My buddy gave me his motorcycle today.

[brenner182]

My buddy had a honda shadow 650 sitting in his back yard for the past 5 years. It apparently belong to another friend of ours, so i called steve (the owner) and he said if i want it i can have it. Awesome. Only shitty thing is there is not title. So i gotta get that figured out. Going over tomorrow to snap some pic and the get the yeah and vin number to start there.

Any ideas how to get a title for this thing? I'm in maryland.

[brenner182]

Side note, should all this go sour i will just part the bike out haha

[Brewcrew02]

Salvage title? Bonded title at worst, but that's what I know goes down here in TX.

[brenner182]

hm. ill havee to check into those

[redletter]

Nice, I thought you were running without those silly legalities figure out anyways?

[schrock86]

If your buddy was the last registered owner, you may be able to take him to the DMV with you and get a new title issued.

[brenner182]

Originally Posted by redletter

Nice, I thought you were running without those silly legalities figure out anyways?

No comment. haha

[brenner182]

Originally Posted by schrock86

If your buddy was the last registered owner, you may be able to take him to the DMV with you and get a new title issued.

From what i he told me, it was his dads bike. but his dad passed away.

[07919Dave]

He can file for a Lost title. He just needs his dads death certificate

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[brenner182]

i see. i'll have to ask him for that. thanks for the info

[secondchance]

you cant pull up to a bar where your band plays...on a honda shadow...get a grip man

[brenner182]

Originally Posted by secondchance

you cant pull up to a bar where your band plays...on a honda shadow...get a grip man

Dude, it's a free bike. How about you go fuck yourself? i pull up on the 919 and people just look at me because they cant quite figure out what the hell it is anyway. Is it a touring bike? Is it a sport bike?

I could care less. If i can get it to run then woo i got a free bike. If i dont like it i can sell it. Is that a good enough answer for you? Or will it make you feel better to keep talking shit like you do in just about every thread i post?

[nd4spdbh]

Originally Posted by brenner182

Dude, it's a free bike. How about you go fuck yourself? i pull up on the 919 and people just look at me because they cant quite figure out what the hell it is anyway. Is it a touring bike? Is it a sport bike?

I could care less. If i can get it to run then woo i got a free bike. If i dont like it i can sell it. Is that a good enough answer for you? Or will it make you feel better to keep talking shit like you do in just about every thread i post?

ya seroius. the shadow 650 is a nice lil cruiser... who cares what people think... i show up on my 919 people go wtf... people tell me its a pos and i need a better bike... then i go and pull so far away from them they just tuck their tails between their legs and go home.

A free bike is that FREE... put a lil time and effort to get her back up and running and you will now have a very in expensive bike that will last for ever that you can take out when you want something a lil different.

[zaq123]

you should find a frame with title and do the swap. Can't be better deal than free. Congrats

[zafoam]

Originally Posted by brenner182

Dude, it's a free bike. How about you go fuck yourself? i pull up on the 919 and people just look at me because they cant quite figure out what the hell it is anyway. Is it a touring bike? Is it a sport bike?

I could care less. If i can get it to run then woo i got a free bike. If i dont like it i can sell it. Is that a good enough answer for you? Or will it make you feel better to keep talking shit like you do in just about every thread i post?

Wow some tension here. Internet fight in 3..2....1....

[secondchance]

Originally Posted by brenner182

Dude, it's a free bike. How about you go fuck yourself? i pull up on the 919 and people just look at me because they cant quite figure out what the hell it is anyway. Is it a touring bike? Is it a sport bike?

I could care less. If i can get it to run then woo i got a free bike. If i dont like it i can sell it. Is that a good enough answer for you? Or will it make you feel better to keep talking shit like you do in just about every thread i post?

agreeded....its a harley joke...relax.....who the hell would think a 919 was a touring bike....what kind of people are these

[brenner182]

Originally Posted by secondchance

agreeded....its a harley joke...relax.....who the hell would think a 919 was a touring bike....what kind of people are these

A 919 decked in full givi hardcases can be very convincing.

[HeliMech]

What year Shadow 650? It's free so that makes it a great base for a project bike. This is a '81.........take it home chop it up and turn it into what ever the hell u want.

[nd4spdbh]

^ thats a sick lil 650!

[carotman]

Originally Posted by brenner182

A 919 decked in full givi hardcases can be very convincing.

Haha Indeed... Just check my avatar

[secondchance]

Originally Posted by HeliMech

What year Shadow 650? It's free so that makes it a great base for a project bike. This is a '81.........take it home chop it up and turn it into what ever the hell u want.

now thats a machine //that can be parked any where....nice work

[brenner182]

i wanna say it is a 96 or somewhere around that year. and if i cant get it running and all the title work stuff taken care of i wanna chop it and go for something like this.

[Bigdaa]

Originally Posted by HeliMech

What year Shadow 650? It's free so that makes it a great base for a project bike. This is a '81.........take it home chop it up and turn it into what ever the hell u want.

Effin cooooooool!

[drewvir]

Originally Posted by HeliMech

What year Shadow 650? It's free so that makes it a great base for a project bike. This is a '81.........take it home chop it up and turn it into what ever the hell u want.

as far as i know i thought the shadows were vtwins?

The Honda Shadow refers to a family of cruiser-type motorcycles made by Honda since 1983. The Shadow line features motorcycles with a liquid-cooled 52-degree V-twin ranging from 125cc to 1800cc engine displacement. The 250cc Honda Rebel is associated with the Shadow line in certain markets

[Ottawa919]

Yeah, that's a CB, isn't it? Shadow's are V-Twins.

[Pvster]

what year is the shadow dude? you sure it's a 650? i have a 600 vlx. great bike, great platform to work from!

[brenner182]

Originally Posted by Pvster

what year is the shadow dude? you sure it's a 650? i have a 600 vlx. great bike, great platform to work from!

it prolly is a 600. i still have to go over to his house and get all the info for it.

[Pvster]

Originally Posted by brenner182

it prolly is a 600. i still have to go over to his house and get all the info for it.

ok if its a 96 its either a 600 vlx or a 750 shadow ace. I'm hoping its the 600 because if it is, you'll have a great base to go in any direction and I can guide you onto another forum that is a vlx haven and a wealth of info!

is it chain or shaft? Shaft means 750 and chain means 600. Let me know what you find!

[HeliMech]

Yeah sorry thats a CB......my bad. It's just a random I pulled from my "vintage cafe" project files. I got all kinds stock piled for a future project.

[brenner182]

Originally Posted by Pvster

ok if its a 96 its either a 600 vlx or a 750 shadow ace. I'm hoping its the 600 because if it is, you'll have a great base to go in any direction and I can guide you onto another forum that is a vlx haven and a wealth of info!

is it chain or shaft? Shaft means 750 and chain means 600. Let me know what you find!

It's chain. So it's prolly is the 600.

[Pvster]

if it indeed is a 96 600 shadow vlx, you got a sweet bike! dual carbs, torquey v-twin, makes for an excellent bobber, chopper, cafe, rat bike, etc etc. keep us posted!

[FloridaMountaintop]

Free oversomes many faults!!!

Nice score and I hope you get the title worked out easy enough!

[brenner182]

i've never really messed with a v-twin motor before, but i imagine it cant be that complex. I found a shadow forum or 5 and found a link for the shop book and it seems pretty simple to work on.

[Pvster]

so which one is it???

[brenner182]

i have not gone over since to figure it out haha. i gotta find where the vin is haha. it's not on the neck tube like they normally are.

[Pvster]

hmm, it should be on the neck tube, stamped into the metal, not riveted on via a plate.

[undercover919]

Originally Posted by Pvster

ok if its a 96 its either a 600 vlx or a 750 shadow ace. I'm hoping its the 600 because if it is, you'll have a great base to go in any direction and I can guide you onto another forum that is a vlx haven and a wealth of info!

is it chain or shaft? Shaft means 750 and chain means 600. Let me know what you find!

I had on 03 750 ACE, and mine was chain driven? unless they switched from shaft early years to chain later years (I really wouldn't see why tho)

VLX is Silver and the

ACE is Black (not exact 96 yr models for both, but you get the main concept)

[Pvster]

hey undercover, i cant remember which model it is but i know it's one of the shadow 750 lines that ran with a shaft for a time. had several forum members compare the 99+ vlx to the shaft driven 750 and the vlx spanked the 750 which was pathetic to say in the least lol.

a 96 vlx aka VT600C Standard was only available in Black. The Deluxe was available in one of three colors: Red with Black insets, Black with Pearl Mint insets, or the carry-over 95 Pearl Purple with Pearl White insets.

[undercover919]

Originally Posted by Pvster

hey undercover, i cant remember which model it is but i know it's one of the shadow 750 lines that ran with a shaft for a time. had several forum members compare the 99+ vlx to the shaft driven 750 and the vlx spanked the 750 which was pathetic to say in the least lol.

a 96 vlx aka VT600C Standard was only available in Black. The Deluxe was available in one of three colors: Red with Black insets, Black with Pearl Mint insets, or the carry-over 95 Pearl Purple with Pearl White insets.

Yeah I was just giving my personal knowledge (little) that mine was chain driven. I never had problem keeping up or getting smoked by my friend even being a good 35-40lbs heavier than my friend who owned a VLX like pictured. Maybe I can dig up some info on it.

Googled the question quick and got this answer on hondashadow.net

In 1998, the 750ACE and Spirit 750 were born and they came with a chain drive.

Phil __________________

[Pvster]

Originally Posted by undercover919

Yeah I was just giving my personal knowledge (little) that mine was chain driven. I never had problem keeping up or getting smoked by my friend even being a good 35-40lbs heavier than my friend who owned a VLX like pictured. Maybe I can dig up some info on it.

then he didnt know how to ride that vlx perhaps? that lil v-twin comes alive above 6k rpms. that was one bike i was constantly bouncing off of the rev limiter just because it was so much fun. cant wait to get mine back together and ride the thing!