A noob's project

corey5988 · 09-08-2009, 11:05 PM

I picked the bike up two weeks ago. It's a '99 Shadow 750 ACE with Cobra exhaust and footboards and House of Kolor Tangerine Pearl paint, otherwise pretty stock. I've already gotten everything planned out for the most part and have started doing a little work. Here's how it was when I picked it up.

Plans for the bike are........

hardtailed or lowered 2.5"
chopped fenders (repainted same color)
one piece 2-up seat
Harley rear wheel and 21" front wheel
aftermarket bars
forward control extensions
custom exhaust

corey5988 · 09-08-2009, 11:08 PM

Made some hardtail struts today. Here they are fit up, but I took them back off to paint.

I also have some 12" apes and a Shadow Spirit C2 one piece seat ordered and on the way.

Romparoo · 09-09-2009, 12:25 AM

Bike looks pretty good already, can't wait to see what you do with it. Good job on the struts. Ya, my seat (C2) is a nice looking stock seat.

corey5988 · 09-13-2009, 11:36 PM

Thanks man. I got the struts painted an put on today. After riding it a bit like that I ordered a 2.5" lowering kit from scootworks and posted the struts for sale in the classifieds. Here's the pics.

Romparoo · 09-13-2009, 11:47 PM

They look good painted black, matches the frame pretty well. I hear a few guys on here not liking the lowering kit because they seem to bottom out sometimes.

corey5988 · 09-13-2009, 11:51 PM

I can deal with that, as long as my tire doesn't rip anything off. I'll just have to crank the shocks up some. I just want it to have a little give, instead of being completely solid.

RescueXJ · 09-16-2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by corey5988

I also have some 12" apes and a Shadow Spirit C2 one piece seat ordered and on the way.

Will that seat fit the ace or are you going to be making up some different mounting brackets?

Dcfam · 09-16-2009, 01:40 PM

Hey corey, while looking at your ACE, i had an idea of what the ACE's rear end should look like.......What do you think?

corey5988 · 09-16-2009, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Dcfam

Hey corey, while looking at your ACE, i had an idea of what the ACE's rear end should look like.......What do you think?

That's similar to how I'm going to cut it, except maybe an inch or two shorter.

corey5988 · 09-16-2009, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RescueXJ

Will that seat fit the ace or are you going to be making up some different mounting brackets?

Got it in and mounted today. The front "bar" piece that slides under the tank and the rear mount holes match up. I just had to take off the strap bracket and chop the plastic pan up some at the rear of the front portion.