"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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"Charles Summers" wrote in message
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Pick it up tomorrow!

http://www.midtennclassic.org/pic/shadow.jpg




SaaaahhhhWeeeeeet! I like Shadows. I have owned several of them. None
of
the newer ones, but... I can't tell from the picture for sure. Which
model Shadow did you pick up.

P.S. I knew you would find yourself on a middle weight cruiser. Best
bike
choice for most folks IMO. Ok in traffic and around town, but big enough
to
tour in a pinch.


Ah... I saw from your other thread that its a VLX. Pretty bike. I had a
1988 I bought a decade ago for my wife to learn to ride on. I thought it
was underpowered, but adequate. She road it from Yuma to Laughlin once, and
had a blast rolling all those turns going up and down the mountain at Tahoe
with it. I had a hard time following it in the twisties. I've also got a
2001 version of it that I picked up from a buddy because he needed the cash.
It feels like its got a little more power than the '88, but not a lot. I
noticed they did change the steering geometry with an offset triple tree to
improve low speed handling. The '88 really liked to go straight. LOL. I
think you will enjoy your '06 very much. Resale on them drops pretty quick
after purchase, but then holds steady for many years in the mid to high 2s
for a good used one.


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Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com