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$3,699
1983 Honda V65 Magna — The First Power Cruiser
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$3,699
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Summary:
Used 1983
Location:
Fayetteville, NC
Description:
Original condition low mileage runs excellent, constantly preserved and garage kept.1983 Honda V65 Magna The First Power CruiserHonda V65 MagnaAsserted power: 116hp @ 9,500 rpm.Top speed: 137mph (period test).Engine: 1,098 cc liquid-cooled DOHC 90-degree V4.Weight: 618lb (wet).Hondas 1983 V65 Magna marked a significant departure in motorbike design. For the first time, a Japanese motorbike makers fastest, most effective bike had pull-back handlebars and its footpegs well in front of the seat. The Power Cruiser had been born.Sure, Harley-Davidson had actually been making foot-forward cruisers just about forever, and Yamaha had introduced the special stepped-seat, beach-bar look in the late Seventies, but it was Big Red that put severe power in the picture. The Honda V65 Magna was developed around a 65ci double overhead cam V4 that delivered more than 100 horsepower to the back wheel, pushing the muscular missile to sub-11-second standing quarters at almost 125mph.Not every pilot might manage that party-piece, though. A 45/55 front-to-rear weight predisposition and easygoing riding position indicated keeping the front wheel down was a difficulty. And if the roadway tossed you a curve, the lazy 30-degree rake, 63-inch wheelbase and light front end implied vague steering and a tendency to run large. With the riders weight generally butt-supported, roadway flaws could container the spine, while dialing back the fully adjustable twin shocks welcomed jacking from the shaft last drive. And although the drive of the big V4 was seductive, it wasnt all plain sailing: In city riding, Cycle publications March 1983 test found a combination of too much driveline eyelash and under-damped CV carbohydrates made for a low-speed, jerk and stumble workout. Even so, Cycle stated it was the engine that was by far the V65s best feature, and motorcyclists who buy the V65 on looks will rapidly find themselves enchanted by the 1100s performance.The source of this enjoyment was a 1,098 cc liquid-cooled, 90-degree V4 with four overhead camshafts. Each pair of camshafts was driven from the center of the four-main-bearing crank by its own chain, opening 4 valves per cylinder at a narrow (for the time) 38-degree consisted of angle through screw-adjustable rockers. Primary drive was by straight-cut equipments using a split equipment on the crankshaft to minimize gear and eyelash sound and a semi-slipper, diaphragm-spring clutch that enabled half of the plates to release during over-aggressive downshifting. A 6-speed gearbox (5 plus overdrive, said Honda) drove the back wheel by means of 2 bevel equipments and a shaft.The powerhouse breathed through four 36mm Keihin CV carbs drawing from an airbox set in a recess cut into the gas tank. This compromised fuel space, requiring a second tank hidden under the seat and fed by an electrical pump. Not surprisingly, perhaps, all this performance and intricacy came at a rate: Ridden enthusiastically, the Magnas fuel consumption might drop into the low 30s, and with simply 4.5 gallons of fuel in both tanks (and no fuel gauge or reserve tap just a low-fuel warning light) an unprepared rider could get captured brief including Cycle Worlds April 1983 tester, who discovered the tough method and had to press the huge brute home.Read more: http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-japanese-motorcycles/honda-v65-magna-zmmz12sozbea.aspx#ixzz3O9IkFGmJ.
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