Midnight Shadow

Panic-Pete · 07-02-2016, 01:39 AM

In May 2016 I suddenly turned 55.....

There had to be something special as a birthday present.
Since my Sister and Father would rather stick to conventional gifts (like socks or a nice checquered tie...)

....I decided it was time for the Midnight Shadow. (2005 / Honda VT750 Shadow RC50 )

Somewhere in Bad Kissingen county (Happens to be the hometown of Henry Kissinger.. btw)

I already installed an LSL Butterfly Bar and a small rack for my luggage roll.

I will change the headlight too, since Honda decided to do a menacing design experiment,as a standard one, on the RC50.

Let some good times roll!

BlackBike · 07-02-2016, 01:40 PM

That is one "Bad" black bike.

Wunderschön

Panic-Pete · 07-04-2016, 01:02 AM

Next thing i did was to interchange the original (bulge) Headlight for a "traditional" design.

However... The The turn indicator relais is located within the Headlight and originally is protected against vibrations, by a rubber mount.

I thought it would work also by just "cram" it behind the reflector (at least for a day or two...)

I fried it..or shaked it to death within an hour or two.

Have to replace it asap. This time, taking care of a proper place and mount.

zingshoen · 07-04-2016, 04:23 AM

Ooops! Strange place for a relais. Couldn t you just mount it somewhere else altogether, in a rubber mount. Are you going to replace those indicators as well?

Nice bike for touring, you could go to Sweden on it!

Panic-Pete · 08-05-2016, 01:34 PM

The replacement relay is still inside the headlight housing., this time protected by some rubberfoam.
It works alright.
The Indicators will stay.
Besides that i´m always willing to start experiments.. like riding exotic Motorcycles..i´m pretty conventional if it comes to design matters.
In fact, i think, the original indikators add positively to the Bike.

FastDoc · 08-05-2016, 02:57 PM

Beautiful bike. Very classy and clean. Those Shadows ride very nice and are very good in the turns also. Enjoy!

Weldangrind · 08-07-2016, 11:56 AM

Lovely machine! I hope we see many pics from you as you travel Europe.

07-02-2016, 01:39 AM	#1
Panic-Pete Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Frankenbrunn, northern Bavaria, Germany Posts: 43	Midnight Shadow In May 2016 I suddenly turned 55..... There had to be something special as a birthday present. Since my Sister and Father would rather stick to conventional gifts (like socks or a nice checquered tie...) ....I decided it was time for the Midnight Shadow. (2005 / Honda VT750 Shadow RC50 ) Somewhere in Bad Kissingen county (Happens to be the hometown of Henry Kissinger.. btw) I already installed an LSL Butterfly Bar and a small rack for my luggage roll. I will change the headlight too, since Honda decided to do a menacing design experiment,as a standard one, on the RC50. Let some good times roll! __________________ Je suis Paris, je suis Europe ! Liberte Egalite Fraternite ! Last edited by Panic-Pete; 07-02-2016 at 01:49 AM. Reason: Orthography
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07-02-2016, 01:40 PM	#2
BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	That is one "Bad" black bike. Wunderschön __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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07-04-2016, 01:02 AM	#3
Panic-Pete Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Frankenbrunn, northern Bavaria, Germany Posts: 43	Modification #3 Next thing i did was to interchange the original (bulge) Headlight for a "traditional" design. However... The The turn indicator relais is located within the Headlight and originally is protected against vibrations, by a rubber mount. I thought it would work also by just "cram" it behind the reflector (at least for a day or two...) I fried it..or shaked it to death within an hour or two. Have to replace it asap. This time, taking care of a proper place and mount. __________________ Je suis Paris, je suis Europe ! Liberte Egalite Fraternite !
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07-04-2016, 04:23 AM	#4
zingshoen Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 648	Ooops! Strange place for a relais. Couldn t you just mount it somewhere else altogether, in a rubber mount. Are you going to replace those indicators as well? Nice bike for touring, you could go to Sweden on it! __________________ 1971 Garelli Gulp 50cc with open ports and 16 mm Bing Carbie + 1980 Honda XL 223 ZS + 2007 Zongshen LZX200G + DR400SM
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08-05-2016, 01:34 PM	#5
Panic-Pete Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Frankenbrunn, northern Bavaria, Germany Posts: 43	The replacement relay is still inside the headlight housing., this time protected by some rubberfoam. It works alright. The Indicators will stay. Besides that i´m always willing to start experiments.. like riding exotic Motorcycles..i´m pretty conventional if it comes to design matters. In fact, i think, the original indikators add positively to the Bike. __________________ Je suis Paris, je suis Europe ! Liberte Egalite Fraternite !
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08-05-2016, 02:57 PM	#6
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Beautiful bike. Very classy and clean. Those Shadows ride very nice and are very good in the turns also. Enjoy! __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-07-2016, 11:56 AM	#7
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Lovely machine! I hope we see many pics from you as you travel Europe. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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