HONDA VT600 SHADOW CHOP / CHOPPER / CUSTOM - SUPERB!
Price: | £1,700.00 |
Condition: | Used |
Item location: | Sale, United Kingdom |
Make: | Honda |
Model: | VT600 Shadow |
Type: | Chopper/Cruiser |
Year: | 1993 |
Mileage: | 22,647 |
Color: | Black |
Engine size: | 599 |
Gears: | Four-speed manual |
Start type: | Electric start |
Drive type: | Chain |
Extra Features: | Seat cover/Solo seat |
Contact seller: | Contact form |
HONDA VT600 SHADOW CHOP / CHOPPER / CUSTOM ? SUPERB!
FRISCO?D HARLEY SPORTSTER TANK. 8?? OVERS WITH ONE-OFF BILLET FORK BRACE. APES. MODIFIED FRONT MUDGUARD. ONE-OFF FORWARDS. CUSTOM UPSWEPT ZORSTS. SIDE MOUNTED STAINLESS MINI-SPEEDO. ONE-OFF SEAT BASE / TAIL. POLISHED FORKS / YOKES / ENGINE CASINGS / MASTER CYLINDER. NEUTRAL LIGHT IN TOP YOKE?¦ALL OTHER IDIOT LIGHTS REMOVED?¦THE LIST IS ENDLESS. MOT?D TO 9th APRIL 2015. BUT I?M AFRAID THAT UNDER THE GOVERNMENTS NEW ROAD TAX LEGISLATION THE NEW OWNER WILL HAVE TO TAX IT.
ANYWAY PICTURES SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. SO I?VE INCLUDED AS MANY HI-RES PHOTO?S AS I CAN?¦ALL OF WHICH WERE TAKEN THIS AFTERNOON.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIKE A BIT OF A READ ALONG WITH THEIR VIEWING. HERE?S SOME DETAILS RE THE BIKE
OWNED BY ME SINCE APRIL 2012. THIS STUNNING CHOP HAS HAD MORE TIME & MONEY THROWN AT IT THAN I CARE TO REMEMBER. THE SOFTAIL FRAME IS THE ORIGINAL. SO RETAINS THE SHOCK. HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN SMOOTHED AT ALL JOINTS ETC. WHICH REALLY IS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS?¦SOFTAIL RIDE WITH HARDTAIL LOOKS ( A HARDTAIL ON OUR POTHOLED & SPEEDBUMPED ROADS IS MORE LIKE HARDGOING ). THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD UNDERTAKEN A FULL NUT & BOLT REBUILD. & HAD DONE A BRILLIANT JOB OF THE FRONT END. BUT THE BACK END HAD A SEAT LIKE AN ARMCHAIR OFF A BIG CRUISER & A HUGE MUDGUARD SITTING BEHIND IT?¦IT WAS JUST WRONG. & THE BIKE WASN?T? WITHOUT OTHER FAULTS. THE TANK LEAKED FROM A FEW AREAS UNDERNEATH & THE WATER PUMP WAS SHOT. I SENT THE TANK TO HERTS RADIATORS WHERE IT HAD THE OLD BASE CUT OUT & A NEW STEEL BASE WELDED IN. IT WAS THEN PRESSURE TESTED & TREATED TO THEIR ??RENEW? PROCESS OF COATING THE INSIDE. A BRAND NEW WATER PUMP WAS SOURCED & THE ENGINE REMOVED TO FIT IT. AT THIS POINT I UNDERTOOK A DETAILED CLEANING & POLISHING OF EVERYWHERE. THE SEAT & REAR MUDGUARD WERE DITCHED & THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS CHOPPED. THE TANK. SEAT BASE & A FEW OTHER ODDS & ENDS WENT OFF TO THE PAINT SHOP & HAVE BEEN PAINTED IN PANTHER BLACK METALLIC. THE BIKE WAS BUILT UP AGAIN & SINCE THEN VARIOUS SMALL CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE SUCH AS METAL LIGHTS ( NON OF THE PLASTIC SH*TE ). NUMEROUS SPIKE FITTINGS & FIXTURES. THE NEW EXHAUSTS & FORWARDS HAVE ALSO BEEN FITTED BY ME.
EARLIER THIS YEAR A NEW BATTERY WAS FITTED & THE BIKE IS WIRED FOR AN OPTIMATE CHARGER?¦WHICH I?LL INCLUDE WITH THE BIKE. AROUND THE SAME TIME A NEW FRONT DISC & PADS WERE FITTED. & ALL FILTERS / FLUIDS / SPARK PLUGS RENEWED.
TWO & A HALF YEARS IS PROBABLY THE LONGEST I?VE EVER OWNED A BIKE. & IT NEVER FAILS TO PUT A GRIN ON YER FACE. IT?S LOUD & BRASH. THERE ARENT MANY HEADS THAT DON?T? TURN WHEN PEOPLE EITHER SEE IT OR HEAR IT. AS WITH THE CONE AIR FILTERS & LONG OPEN PIPES IT DOES A BIT OF POPPING ON THE OVERUN. WHICH I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT REALLY SUITS THE OLD SCHOOL STYLE OF THE BIKE. SO IF YOU?RE THE SHRINKING VIOLET TYPE THIS MAY NOT BE THE BIKE FOR YOU. THAT SAID IT DOES COME WITH BAFFLES FOR THE ZORSTS WHICH TONE THINGS DOWN QUITE A BIT. OH & A LEGAL SIZE NUMBER PLATE. BOTH OF WHICH ONLY USUALLY SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY AT MOT TIME.
THE MINI-SPEEDO I FITTED READS 1. 12 MILES. & I HAVE THE ORIGINAL BIG UGLY SPEEDO I REMOVED WHICH READS 21. 35 MILES. SO SHE?S COVERED A TOTAL OF 22. 47 IN HER LIFETIME ( IF I GET A SPARE HOUR OR TWO THIS WEEK I MAY TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF A RIDE OUT. SO THE MILEAGE COULD INCREASE SLIGHTLY. BUT IT WONT? BE BY MUCH ). THE ORIGINAL SPEEDO COMES WITH THE BIKE. TO CLARIFY THE MILEAGE. WHICH THE OLD MOT?S ALSO DO. BOTH THE MOT?S I HAVE HAD DONE BOTH HAVE THE SAME TWO ADVISORIES ON: NO REAR MUDGUARD & POOR HEADLAMP BEAM PATTERN?¦WHAT CAN I SAY?¦IF IT?S DARK THE HEADLAMP THROWS OUT A LIGHT SO?S YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOUR GOING?¦JOB DONE! NO OTHER ADVISORIES OR KNOWN FAULTS. THE BIKE ALSO COMES WITH A SH*TLOAD OF RECEIPTS I?VE COLLECTED DURING MY OWNERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HISTORY CHECK I CARRIED OUT WHEN I BOUGHT IT ( SHOWING CLEAR ON ALL COUNTS ) & I HAVE THE FULL V5 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT WITH THE BIKE CORRECTLY REGISTERED TO MY NAME & ADDRESS.
IF YOU DECIDE TO CARRY OUT YOUR OWN HISTORY CHECK. PLEASE NOW EXPECT IT TO FLAG UP A COLOUR CHANGE ( AS IT USED TO BE BEIGE ) & A MILEAGE DISCREPANCY?¦AS THE TWO MOT?S I?VE HAD DONE WERE BOTH WITH THE NEW MINI-SPEEDO FITTED?¦SO STARTING FROM ZERO MILES AGAIN.
IF ANYONE?S GOT THIS FAR WITHOUT FALLING ASLEEP. I?LL END WITH THE USUAL BORING BUT NECESSARY STUFF:
UK BIDDERS ONLY. CASH ON COLLECTION OR BANK TRANSFER?¦TO CLEAR INTO MY ACCOUNT BEFORE I RELEASE THE BIKE. CASH ON COLLECTION MEANS THE FULL WINNING AMOUNT IN CASH?¦NOT PART CHEQUE WHEN YOU GET HERE?¦OR YOU?LL HAVE HAD A WASTED JOURNEY. COLLECTION WITHIN SEVEN DAYS PLEASE.
THE BIKE IS LOCATED IN SALE ( M33 ) WHICH IS 5 MILES SOUTH OF GREATER MANCHESTER. WITH EXCELLENT TRANSPORT LINKS NATIONWIDE. IF YOU NEED HELP WITH A LIFT FROM A TRAIN STATION OR AIRPORT I?LL DO WHAT I CAN TO HELP YOU OUT.
I?M NOT LOOKING FOR A SWOP AS I ALREADY HAVE MY NEXT RIDE LINED UP. BUT I AM RELIANT ON SELLING THIS BEFORE I CAN COMPLETE ON MY NEXT BIKE. SO PLEASE NO MESSERS. TIMEWASTERS. OR LAST MINUTE BIDDERS WHO THEN DISAPPEAR OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
AS IT?S A SOLO SEATER I?M NOT ABLE TO OFFER TEST RIDES. I WILL BE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE TIMEWISE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO VIEW / INSPECT.
I DO NOT HAVE A PRICE IN MIND WHICH I?LL END THE LISTING FOR. IN THE TRUE SPIRIT OF AN AUCTION?¦IT?S A £1 START & NO RESERVE!
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