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My buddy GAVE me his 83 V65 Magna. Fast bike. anyone else ever owned one? I need to clean it up, and tap one hole thats stripped on the right side engine case, but other than that it is in great shape. New Kerker 4-1 exhaust and new Kevlar clutch. Oh yeah the right side cover is broken. First thing I am gonna do is replace the handlebars, ugly and uncomfortable.
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"Beware of any man that owns a pig farm"
"Hence the meaning of the Saying,.. As greedy as a pig"
79 XS1100 modified standard
Chain Drive, Monoshock,extendend hand built swingarm, 200 rear
pod filters,150 mains,45 pilots
straight pipe 4-2 exhaust
new to me 05 Kawasaki zxr12r man does she fly
Owned 83 Honda V65 Magna
Owned 02 Vstar 650 classic
owned 85 Honda Shadow VT 700C -
PICS? you know the drill!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!68 Honda Cl350 (sold)
76 Honda Cb 400 super sport
79 special (skull bike)
79 special (parts bike w/title)
79 special
80 standard full dress (Sat 24 years)
81 special (parts for now trying to get the title)
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80 650 maxim (fixing for wife)
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81 Xs 650 special ( No title found in a barn)
88 Zx 600r (Sold)
01 Gz 250 -
Pics!!! Don't make us beg, it's never pretty.Papa Gino
79 and something XS 1100 Special "Battle Cruiser"
78 XT 500 "Old Shaky"
02 Kawasaki Concours "Connie"Comment
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V65 Magna. Not a bad rig. I never have owned one but have ridden with and gone up against with my XS. Close but no cigar for the Magna. Nuff with which one is faster. Ya might wanna look into the top end problem the V65 and 45 had with cam scuffing or something along those lines. I believe Honda came out some fix for the problem. I am sure there is an owners forum out there that could answer the question. The V65 was a real powerhouse but the top end durability problem led to alot of them dying and ending up on the side of the garage. This is also why they never made it big in the aftermarket for hot parts. Free is excellent!!!When a 10 isn't enough, get a 11. 80g HardbaggerComment
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Pics...............will be up tomorrow, Sorry fellas been kinda busy"Beware of any man that owns a pig farm"
"Hence the meaning of the Saying,.. As greedy as a pig"
79 XS1100 modified standard
Chain Drive, Monoshock,extendend hand built swingarm, 200 rear
pod filters,150 mains,45 pilots
straight pipe 4-2 exhaust
new to me 05 Kawasaki zxr12r man does she fly
Owned 83 Honda V65 Magna
Owned 02 Vstar 650 classic
owned 85 Honda Shadow VT 700CComment
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Good bikes, but DO RESEARCH "top end oiling problems"!!
There are a LOT of good bottom ends available, but heads are dear! I think Honda did a redesign on the oil delivery pipe, and that was the fix, but I'm NOT positive! I understand busy, so post a picture or two when you can.
Ray Matteis
KE6NHG
XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!Comment
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PICS FINALLY
Its got 18K on the clock. Been doing alot of research on the oiling problem you guys mentioned. Have purchased the parts to do the "oil Mod". I will be putting it together and on soon.
BUT this is one fast sone of a bithc.
I rolled my buddy on his 2008 F6r or something like that the other day . HE gets a jump on me at the light (I wasn't looking at the light) I didn't even get out of first when I passed him. I hit second and let off as I was already doing 70 in a 55. NO CONTEST. Anyway, Not gonna dick this one up as much as I did my XS"Beware of any man that owns a pig farm"
"Hence the meaning of the Saying,.. As greedy as a pig"
79 XS1100 modified standard
Chain Drive, Monoshock,extendend hand built swingarm, 200 rear
pod filters,150 mains,45 pilots
straight pipe 4-2 exhaust
new to me 05 Kawasaki zxr12r man does she fly
Owned 83 Honda V65 Magna
Owned 02 Vstar 650 classic
owned 85 Honda Shadow VT 700CComment
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf3b5...eature=related
98 RWL horses on an old V-65 is great.
Check out this article:
http://www.magnaownersoftexas.org/v65/v65article.htm
Great bike. I resurrected my friend's Honda Sabre 750, the Magna's little brother. Really like Honda and their V4 engines. Getting the carbs off is a pain because of the angle of the manifolds and such. On the V-Max the carbs drop straight down onto the manifolds.1985 Yamaha VMX12n "Max X" - Stock
1982 Honda XL500r "Big Red" - Stump Puller. Unknown mileage.
1974-78 Honda XL350 hybrid - The thumper that revs. Unknown miles.
1974 Suzuki TC/TS125 hybrid. Trials with trail gear. Invaluable. Unknown miles.
1971 Honda CL350. For Dad. Newtronic Electronic Ign. Reliable. Unknown miles.
Formerly:
1982 XS650
1980 XS1100g
1979 XS1100sf
1978 XS1100e donorComment
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The V65 is one I would really like to have in the stable someday. In fact, while I'm dreaming, I'd also like a GS1100, a KZ1000, a CB750, and a V-Max. One old school muscle bike from all the Jap companies.
'81 XS1100 SH
Melted to the ground during The Valley Fire
Sep. 12th 2015
RIPComment
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I love it so far, gotta do some work to it, already swapped out the bars, doing the oil mod now, and gonna do some cleaning, polishing."Beware of any man that owns a pig farm"
"Hence the meaning of the Saying,.. As greedy as a pig"
79 XS1100 modified standard
Chain Drive, Monoshock,extendend hand built swingarm, 200 rear
pod filters,150 mains,45 pilots
straight pipe 4-2 exhaust
new to me 05 Kawasaki zxr12r man does she fly
Owned 83 Honda V65 Magna
Owned 02 Vstar 650 classic
owned 85 Honda Shadow VT 700CComment
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better pics
OK OK betterish"Beware of any man that owns a pig farm"
"Hence the meaning of the Saying,.. As greedy as a pig"
79 XS1100 modified standard
Chain Drive, Monoshock,extendend hand built swingarm, 200 rear
pod filters,150 mains,45 pilots
straight pipe 4-2 exhaust
new to me 05 Kawasaki zxr12r man does she fly
Owned 83 Honda V65 Magna
Owned 02 Vstar 650 classic
owned 85 Honda Shadow VT 700CComment
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