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Post  02Shadow600 Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:26 pm

Hello everyone...
I have a 2002 Honda Shadow 600cc.
As I mentioned in the subject line, the turn signals stopped working, along with my high beams and speedometer light.

I am guessing maybe a fuse blew? Will someone walk me through which fuse I need to replace? Else, any ideas how I can get this fixed so I can pass my inspection and stop using my arms as signals?

Thanks.

Also, unrelated... most car tires are not symmetrically treaded... I would think this is probably desirable?

Also, additionally, if I am not going to be mounting and balancing a car tire, will I run in to problems trying to find a shop that will do it for me?

Fourthly, I am seeing that 195/60/r15 tires would be a good fit, but this seems big to me. the wheel is spoked and I have not a clue as to whether or not it is tubeless. I have also seen that a popular recommendation is the 165 VW beetle tire... this seems about the right size... the OEM size is 170/80/15b (not sure what the B means... maybe "bike"...hmm I will stop writing now as my ignorance is shining brighter by the letter.)

Thanks for all the help!
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Post  02Shadow600 Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:32 pm

*I will be installing a car tire, but will likely not do it myself, unless its possibly to balance a tire without any special equipment (I DO have a torque wrench!, but other than that I have only changed my own oil, air filters, spark plugs, and tightened my chain)

Also, regarding the fourthly line - I am seeking input... I meant to write something like "does anybody have any thoughts?" or "any ideas?"
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Post  Steve-O Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:18 pm

Don't know about the lights. www.hondashadow.net might be a better place to find info on your bike. I would suspect a fuse and it wouldn't take much to check.

Symetry is desired from a "looks" point of view, but functionally, it doesn't matter. My tire is mostly symetrical, but not like a triple tread. Works just fine.

Most bike shops will change your tire. Dealers are doing more of these without question. Can you pull the wheel off?

There is a thread on how to balance your tire yourself in the vt1100 section. Pictures included. dyna beads are the way to go long term.

I believe Otis 56 has the same bike. He's got 2k on his tire. He'll probably pipe up shortly, but PM him if you need the info fast. Really nice guy.
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Post  ttexastim Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:03 pm

The easiest way to balance a tire is to not use anything super greasy to seat the tire, and then use dynabeads.
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