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skasquirez · 06-23-2010, 01:39 AM

Hello i have a shadow spirit 07 (uk) and i wanna drill the baffles out with a hole saw. I want to know how this will affect the lamba and the cats on there and if it will pass the mot if i do it

sarnali2 · 06-23-2010, 07:01 AM

That is an extremely bad idea, your bike will sound and run like crap and most likely fail the MOT.

If you insist on annoying the neighbors spring for a set of aftermarket cans and save the stockers for when you realize your mistake and want to put them back on......

MOKE1K · 06-23-2010, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by sarnali2

save the stockers for when you realize your mistake and want to put them back on......

Listen to him he's got experience with this

sarnali2 · 06-23-2010, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by MOKE1K

Listen to him he's got experience with this

LOL That's right! I've got a dandy pair of D&D's I'll sell ya.....I'm sure they'd fit!

MOKE1K · 06-23-2010, 07:25 AM

Seriously though, by doing this your going to give up performance. The bad part about that is you won't feel it- if at all- until it's to late. Which at that point you'll need to replace them with either a stock set or aftermarket. Always beable to return your bike back to stock, the next owner may not like your mods.

seruzawa · 06-23-2010, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MOKE1K

Seriously though, by doing this your going to give up performance. The bad part about that is you won't feel it- if at all- until it's to late. Which at that point you'll need to replace them with either a stock set or aftermarket. Always beable to return your bike back to stock, the next owner may not like your mods.

Ummm, how does one "lose performance" on a Shadow 750? It wouldn't move at all then.

skasquirez · 06-23-2010, 11:04 AM

Thanx for the advice I think I'll buy new pipes when I have the cash

it's my first bike I'm nodding and I'm doing it with no knowlage lol so thankyou

seruzawa · 06-23-2010, 11:21 AM

I would suggest you google search for any specific sites on the 750 Shadow and find any real experiences Shadow owners have had with mods for the bike. There's no need to reinvent the wheel. There are probably plenty of people who have already made most of the mistakes that you could learn from.

skasquirez · 06-23-2010, 11:35 AM

Yeah Im hoping to get new handle bars a set of loud pipes a hypercharger and new lights ect

sarnali2 · 06-23-2010, 11:55 AM

Your bike is in such a mild state of tune I'm not sure you'll see any real benefit from doing a lot of modifications.....plus mods are a very personal thing, what's cool to you may totally remove any value when you try to sell or trade it for something else. I'm sounding like a wet blanket here but just ride the flippin' thing and gain some experience before you go buggering up a perfectly usable bike..

06-23-2010, 01:39 AM	#1
skasquirez Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3	Honda shadow spirit 07 Hello i have a shadow spirit 07 (uk) and i wanna drill the baffles out with a hole saw. I want to know how this will affect the lamba and the cats on there and if it will pass the mot if i do it

06-23-2010, 07:01 AM	#2
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,132	That is an extremely bad idea, your bike will sound and run like crap and most likely fail the MOT. If you insist on annoying the neighbors spring for a set of aftermarket cans and save the stockers for when you realize your mistake and want to put them back on...... __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "All the BMW riders in the room, I want you to leave. Now. Out. "

06-23-2010, 07:25 AM	#5
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	Seriously though, by doing this your going to give up performance. The bad part about that is you won't feel it- if at all- until it's to late. Which at that point you'll need to replace them with either a stock set or aftermarket. Always beable to return your bike back to stock, the next owner may not like your mods. __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

06-23-2010, 11:04 AM	#7
skasquirez Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3	Cool Thanx for the advice I think I'll buy new pipes when I have the cash it's my first bike I'm nodding and I'm doing it with no knowlage lol so thankyou

06-23-2010, 11:21 AM	#8
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	I would suggest you google search for any specific sites on the 750 Shadow and find any real experiences Shadow owners have had with mods for the bike. There's no need to reinvent the wheel. There are probably plenty of people who have already made most of the mistakes that you could learn from. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

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06-23-2010, 11:35 AM	#9
skasquirez Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3	Yeah Im hoping to get new handle bars a set of loud pipes a hypercharger and new lights ect

06-23-2010, 11:55 AM	#10
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,132	Your bike is in such a mild state of tune I'm not sure you'll see any real benefit from doing a lot of modifications.....plus mods are a very personal thing, what's cool to you may totally remove any value when you try to sell or trade it for something else. I'm sounding like a wet blanket here but just ride the flippin' thing and gain some experience before you go buggering up a perfectly usable bike.. __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "All the BMW riders in the room, I want you to leave. Now. Out. "