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2005 Honda VTX1300C

2005 Honda VTX1300C 
Mark said 2004-11-26 08:14 
 
I´ve had the bike for about a month. Generally happy with the bike.
positives-
1) wife likes the bike.
2) Nice lines
3) 1/3 the price of a harley

negatives
1) Looks of plastic
2) No tach, fuel gauge or water temp (Even my son´s ninja 250 has these
3) Has some disturbing vibration/buzz- I finally found where it´s coming from. The headlight. I disassembled, tightened the internal screws and reassembled. "Buzz" seemed to go away for awhile. It´s back. It may be the harnesing (Connectors etc.) rattling around. Again, the head light assembely is plastic. I may have to get louder pipes to cover up the buzz if I can´t nail it down.
4) For a balance v-twin, I´m surprised you feel so much vibration throughout the bike- handle bars in particular
5) Rear seat is thin and uncomfortable.

more:
I added a sissy bar and luggage rack (Honda custom). With the mounts from Honda was over $500. About double what I could have got similar stuff through the web.
I just added a switchblade 2-up windshield. Easy to install the mount kit. The shield litterally mounts and dismounts instantly. Very nice.

Here´s a few questions:
1- anyone else notice the vibrations? Any rattles or buzz?
2- I bought the 4 year extended warranty so I´m a bit reluctant to try to "decaliforniaize" the bike. I´m told the pipes are restricted and the carb jet is undersized. Anyone have any experience with taking care of the restriction and/or the carb.

Overall I like the bike and will slowly but surely tweak the bike as I find the time.

Thanks
Mark 
 
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