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Message started by LostArtist on 10/12/11 at 14:21:44

Title: worth restoring?
Post by LostArtist on 10/12/11 at 14:21:44

Honda v65 Magna

http://houston.craigslist.org/mcy/2629646114.html

title paperwork is a pain too . . . wonder if I could get it for $300???

Title: Re: worth restoring?
Post by verslagen1 on 10/12/11 at 14:31:07

I was offered one these when I was just starting.
No carbs thou, you could get a set rebuilt for $400 then.
They are said to be a pain.
but good if you can get it running.

Title: Re: worth restoring?
Post by babyhog on 10/13/11 at 05:46:19

Why do people have to be so bitchy in their ads? "i will not send more photos so dont ask" Really makes people wanna come see it, huh? I wouldn't buy it just because of the seller's attitude.

Title: Re: worth restoring?
Post by RidgeRunner13 on 10/13/11 at 06:53:14

Personaly, not having a proper title is a deal breaker for me. It usualy means they never titled it in their name & that can make getting a clear title not worth the time & expense. 8-)

Add to that a snarky attitude from the seller & I wouldn't even waste my time looking at it. ;D

Title: Re: worth restoring?
Post by WD on 10/13/11 at 15:56:00

For their day the V65 was a decent enough bike. IF you could keep it in tune. IF you could get the carbs even remotely in synch. Which is almost impossible, they are under the frame backbone area, between the cylinder banks, and they don't feed the cylinders the way you would think they do...

Bike junkyards refer to the V65 as the "Maggot". You can pull the front wheel with every gear change if the thing is running right. Whether you expect/want it to happen or not. I've seen 15 or so come into the bike graveyards with chunks of people stuck in the engines.

NOT a very user friendly machine.

Title: Re: worth restoring?
Post by built2last66 on 10/13/11 at 18:41:06

3330313C3E245D0 wrote:

Why do people have to be so bitchy in their ads? "i will not send more photos so dont ask" Really makes people wanna come see it, huh? I wouldn't buy it just because of the seller's attitude.

And he couldn't even dust it off for the picture...

Title: Re: worth restoring?
Post by ksthumper on 10/13/11 at 23:35:07

I had a 85 V65 magna and I still wished that I had it. WD has it on the ball with the carb tuning tho. PAIN IN THE ASS half the time but holy crap if it's running right she'll treat you just fine. Put 37k miles for a total of 63k when the shop she was parked in caught on fire.

Title: Re: worth restoring?
Post by JohnBoy on 10/14/11 at 02:20:32

If I remember there was an issue with the back heads getting enough air to keep them cool and it caused valve and cam issues. Fans of the bike had worked out some plumbing mods to fix the issue. It might be worth a little research before shelling out money.
I never rode one but they were said to be wicked fast. Honda's V-max!

Title: Re: worth restoring?
Post by Gyrobob on 10/14/11 at 07:29:24

I liked the Sabre version of this bike a lot better. Less of a cruiser and more of a sport/street bike. It was a real superbike in its day, and quite a showcase for technology.

Title: Re: worth restoring?
Post by LostArtist on 10/14/11 at 08:51:01

sounds like this bike isn't worth it, even at $500

thanks, very interesting conversation too!! love hearing about technology and bikes and all that kinda stuff

awesome! 8-)