20 Most Recent 2001 Honda VT 1100 C3 Shadow Aero Questions & Answers

take the plugs out and press down on the foot starter crank lever/pedal

That's usually a case of the clutch not fully disengaging. It might be a bent fork or dirty lube problem, but more likely a case of the clutch needing to be adjusted.

Under the seat.

Wiring problem. Check the grounding wires from the housing assembly and their connections to the wire harness of the bike.

The C3 is very different to the C2.

The pros at the parts desk at your Honda dealer can answer all your questions and maybe guide you to a owners manual ... you could check here ...http://hrca.honda.com/

The tube should be sealed with 'o' rings. Remove clips from tube. Slide tube into one cylinder. Change 'o' ring for a new one, lubricate it, and push tube into other cylinder. Change that 'o' ring, lubricate, centralise tube between cylinders and refit clips.

Sounds like you are not getting enough gas. Check the fuel filter and change if plugged. Also, you might have gotten bad gas.

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The temperature switch is located on the bottom right side of the radiator. Looking at it from the rear of the bike.

If it is 86, then rear cylinder on the top right side, but it is difficult to get to it.

What year?

Is your coolant hot enough to require the fan to come on?

Did you leave any mounting bolts loose while you assembled it? They most likely should be left loose until its fully assembled.
Even better, email Vance&Hines and ask them. It is their product and they stand behind it and help you.

hondas have a weakness in the regulator rectifier unit on quite a lot of models,if the lights are not brightening when the bike is given the throttle its most likely failed,if u have access 2 a multimeter test the battery,the battery should have around 12 volts with the ignition off and with the bike started the voltage should go up 2 around 14 or 14.5 when the bike is given the throttle,if it doesnt your reg rec unit has failed,hope this is of help.

Hi what honda is this model and year

make sure your floats are set to spec or your running it to rich/ gas and air mixture is not right

The heel and toe shifter is brutal on gear boxes, any motorcycle I have had over the years the heel shift was never used in fact we, we meaning all my friends would ether cut that hell part off or purchase the actual toe shifter and install it. Some of the new cruiser type bikes come with these heel and to shifters and you can hear the rider slamming the gears. The toe shifter is a much more precise feel. You can also feel if the shift has go into the gear or a faults neutral with the hell you slam through it, makes me shiver just thinking of it. A question to you (you don't need to answer it) is how many high performance motorcycles have you see with a heal/toe shifter, I would hope none