HONDA VT600 SHADOW CHOP / CHOPPER / CUSTOM - SUPERB!

HONDA VT600 SHADOW CHOP / CHOPPER / CUSTOM ?ˆ“ SUPERB!

FRISCO?ˆ™D HARLEY SPORTSTER TANK. 8?ˆ? 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?ˆ¦ALL OTHER IDIOT LIGHTS REMOVED?ˆ¦THE LIST IS ENDLESS. MOT?ˆ™D TO 9th APRIL 2015. BUT I?ˆ™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?ˆ™VE INCLUDED AS MANY HI-RES PHOTO?ˆ™S AS I CAN?ˆ¦ALL OF WHICH WERE TAKEN THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIKE A BIT OF A READ ALONG WITH THEIR VIEWING. HERE?ˆ™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?ˆ¦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?ˆ¦IT WAS JUST WRONG. & THE BIKE WASN?ˆ™T?ˆ™ 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 ?ˆ?RENEW?ˆ™ 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?ˆ¦WHICH I?ˆ™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?ˆ™VE EVER OWNED A BIKE. & IT NEVER FAILS TO PUT A GRIN ON YER FACE. IT?ˆ™S LOUD & BRASH. THERE ARENT MANY HEADS THAT DON?ˆ™T?ˆ™ 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?ˆ™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?ˆ™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?ˆ™ BE BY MUCH ). THE ORIGINAL SPEEDO COMES WITH THE BIKE. TO CLARIFY THE MILEAGE. WHICH THE OLD MOT?ˆ™S ALSO DO. BOTH THE MOT?ˆ™S I HAVE HAD DONE BOTH HAVE THE SAME TWO ADVISORIES ON: NO REAR MUDGUARD & POOR HEADLAMP BEAM PATTERN?ˆ¦WHAT CAN I SAY?ˆ¦IF IT?ˆ™S DARK THE HEADLAMP THROWS OUT A LIGHT SO?ˆ™S YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOUR GOING?ˆ¦JOB DONE! NO OTHER ADVISORIES OR KNOWN FAULTS. THE BIKE ALSO COMES WITH A SH*TLOAD OF RECEIPTS I?ˆ™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?ˆ¦AS THE TWO MOT?ˆ™S I?ˆ™VE HAD DONE WERE BOTH WITH THE NEW MINI-SPEEDO FITTED?ˆ¦SO STARTING FROM ZERO MILES AGAIN.

IF ANYONE?ˆ™S GOT THIS FAR WITHOUT FALLING ASLEEP. I?ˆ™LL END WITH THE USUAL BORING BUT NECESSARY STUFF:

UK BIDDERS ONLY. CASH ON COLLECTION OR BANK TRANSFER?ˆ¦TO CLEAR INTO MY ACCOUNT BEFORE I RELEASE THE BIKE. CASH ON COLLECTION MEANS THE FULL WINNING AMOUNT IN CASH?ˆ¦NOT PART CHEQUE WHEN YOU GET HERE?ˆ¦OR YOU?ˆ™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?ˆ™LL DO WHAT I CAN TO HELP YOU OUT.

I?ˆ™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?ˆ™S A SOLO SEATER I?ˆ™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?ˆ™LL END THE LISTING FOR. IN THE TRUE SPIRIT OF AN AUCTION?ˆ¦IT?ˆ™S A £1 START & NO RESERVE!

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