Carb Rebuild Kit for the 2007-2009 Honda Shadow Spirit 750 (VT750C2): What to Buy
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My '07 Spirit started hunting at idle and stumbling off the line. It sat a winter with old gas in it, so I knew what that meant. I pulled the carb and rebuilt it. This is what I'd buy again.
Know your carb first
The 2007-2009 Spirit 750 (VT750C2) runs one 34mm constant-velocity carb feeding both cylinders. That's straight from Honda's 2007 spec sheet. Don't buy a dual-carb kit. Those are for the older VT750DC Spirit and the earlier Aero/ACE bikes.
Check your VIN or the frame label. If it says VT750C2, you need one kit.
What a good kit includes
- Float bowl gasket and O-rings
- Float needle valve and seat
- Main jet, pilot (slow) jet, needle jet if included
- Pilot screw with spring, washer, and O-ring
- Accelerator pump parts if your carb has one (check before you order)
Skip any kit that's just gaskets. A worn float needle is half the reason these bikes flood or leak.
Kits worth a look
- All Balls Racing 26-1611: All Balls lists it for the VT750C2 2007-09 (and VT750C/CA 08-09). It has the O-rings, gaskets, jets, needle, mixture screw, bowl screws, and float needle and seat. It does not include the needle jet or other pressed-in jets. All Balls 26-1611 on Amazon
- Other brands (K&L, Moose): Search: VT750C2 carb rebuild kit. Before you buy, check the fitment line says 2007-2009 VT750C2.
- Diaphragm: if the slide diaphragm has a pinhole, you can rebuild everything else and it'll still run like junk. Hold it up to a light. Search: VT750C2 carb diaphragm
- Carb cleaner and picks: Search: carb cleaner spray, Search: carb jet cleaning tool set
Tips from my bench
- Count turns on the pilot screw before you pull it. Write the number down.
- Don't run wire through the jets. You'll open them up. Use the soft picks or a strand of a wire brush.
- Get a JIS screwdriver. Phillips bits strip Honda screws.
- Lay parts out in order on a shop towel and take a photo at every step.
- Set idle to Honda's spec: 1,200 ± 100 rpm (owner's manual).
Bottom line
Buy one complete kit marked for the VT750C2, check the diaphragm, and use fresh gas. That fixes most Spirit stumbles.
Sources: All Balls Racing 26-1611 application listing (allballsracing.com/26-1611.html); Honda 2007 Shadow Spirit 750 C2 specifications (hondanews.com); VT750C2 owner's manual specifications page.