2006 Honda Shadow Aero starts but won't idle.

is it warmed up enough, Hondas are cold blooded. is the idle circuit clean and allowing the proper amount of fuel to flow as this sounds like the problem with it dying when the choke is pushed off.

Yes, there IS a clutch safety switch.

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Hi there
I once had a wee car,whenever it got too much petrol inside itself it refused to go anywhere and had to rest for some time and you had to be very careful with the choke and the petrol so it did not swallow too much of it and need another rest.
kolbrun

The choke is on your left hand handle bar, it is the black slide down lever. 1. Push the lever inward to choke the bike 2. give the throttle two turns and start the bike. ( do this so you don't drain your battery, even with a new battery you need give the bike the gas to start or you will have to recharge the battery) You will hear the engine change pitch when it warms up, push the choke upwards and the bike should idle on its own.

You will have to check the carbs it seems the gas isn't flowing in freely into the float chamber and filling it up.

sounds like bad fuel try adding some fuel stabilizer.

The idle is a great place to start. If you have a normal bike with no engine mods ie exhaust, jet work then you need to screw the idle screw all the way in, then back it out 2 and a half turns.