Please Note: if I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times. Get a bud to help you on this. You can’t possibly have enough hands.

First, take stock of your turn signal situation. Are they mounted to the saddlebag brackets? If not, high five! A couple monkeys could this job in five minutes, so I won’t bother telling you how. If they are mounted to the saddlebag brackets, take a stiff drink. Then remove the VT750′s seat and uncouple the turn signals and the rear brake light.

Soon, you’ll need to remove the rear fender so you can proceed to rewiring your turn signals to their original hardpoints. This process involves the wiring for your taillight, too. Alternatively you could just pull off the signals, cut the wires and install new couplings. Seriously, send a diagram to andrew@inlineperformancemag.com to show me how.

Next, we remove the four bolts that connect the saddlebag brackets, frame, and fender (and sissy bar). Try not to lose all the bolts’ washers in the process.

Flip the fender and work the wiring out of the fender’s frame so that you can then remove the wiring from the saddlebag brackets, after you’ve pulled off the turn signals. Go ahead and reattach the turn signals to the fender’s hardpoints, and work all that wiring back through the fender’s frame. You may want to test your signals and taillight before you do this (read: Murphy’s Law).

Reattach the fender (and sissy bar, if you have one) to the motorcycle frame. Here’s where your bud – or spare monkey – comes in handy, because it’s hard to line up that fender, the frame, and those stupid tiny washers by yourself. Everything fits together very snugly, and on top of that, you don’t want to scratch the fender’s fine paint job.

Make sure everything works, then reattach the seat. Congratulations! You now know the back end of your Shadow like only an owner should. And you’ll be sure to bring some help. Did I mention bringing help? It’s probably a good idea to have some help.

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