Questions & Answers for: honda shadow lacking power

...honda vt750 shadow poppin on deceleration sluggish when ridden in cooler temps, lack of power, just tuned, carbs cleaned, now what Make sure the fan dosen't come on at too low a temperature keeping ...

Lacks power when accelerating Clean your carb using automorive carb cleaner - used sparingly. When was your last tune up?

the bike runs well but lacks power above 4000 rpm. what gives? dirty air filter,fouled spark plugs, bad spark plug caps, weak coil, dirty high end circuit in carburetors, possible bad pulsar pick up ...

...Shadow 500c has severe lack of power. Bike seems to only be running on one cylinder as acceleration is very slow and bike tops out at about 50 MPH. Bike was running perfect then started acting up ...

get a click/click sound when trying to start changed relay still same problem The click/click sound is a give away for a battery that hasn't enough power to activate the starter. It might be running ...

1998 honda shadow 1100 spirit, lack of power and sometimes back fire, already changed spark plugs clean the carbs. If you change the exhoust, - sync the carbs, if you cant sync them, change the jets

my 85 honda vt500c lacks power and wii only run 65 to 70 mph runs and starts good but only runs 65 to 70mph with throttle wide open You have to clean carbs, the main jet is clogged..

Honda VT1100 Shadow Spirit, it runs OK until i have to climb a hill or put the engine under more load it has 18,000 miles any ideas? It appears to run OK it holds speeds on the highway but when it has

Honda Shadow Aero ran fine yesterday, stopped for about 3 hours would not start last night. Turned over would not start, help? This very same issue happened after a 300+ mile trip. Ran fine then would

as I accelerate through the gears, i get a lack of power in the higher rpm and occasional backfire i.e. Mising Hi Zach: Have you checked the plugs? How old is the timing belt? A loose timing belt can ...