1983 Honda V65 Magna VF-1100 — The First Power Cruiser

Original condition. maintained and garage kept. Runs Great super fun bike. low mileage clear title.

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NOTE* only 40% of the 1983 Magna V65's were Purple (Maroon)

Ready for the Season!!! a REAL EYE CATCHER !!

Honda V65 Magna Claimed power: 116hp @ 9. 00rpm Top speed: 137mph (period test) Engine: 1. 98cc liquid-cooled DOHC 90-degree V4 Weight: 618lb (wet)

Honda’s 1983 V65 Magna marked a major departure in motorcycle design. For the first time. a Japanese motorcycle maker’s fastest. most powerful motorcycle had pull-back handlebars and its footpegs well in front of the seat. The Power Cruiser had been born.

Sure. Harley-Davidson had 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 serious power in the picture. The Honda V65 Magna was built around a 65ci double overhead cam V4 that delivered more than 100 horsepower to the back wheel. propelling the muscular missile to sub-11-second standing quarters at nearly 125mph.

 Cycle said it was the engine that was by far “the V65’s best feature. and motorcyclists who buy the V65 on looks will quickly find themselves enchanted by the 1100’s performance. ”

The source of this excitement was a 1. 98cc 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 four valves per cylinder at a narrow (for the time) 38-degree included angle via screw-adjustable rockers. Primary drive was by straight-cut gears using a split gear on the crankshaft to reduce lash and gear noise and a semi-slipper. diaphragm-spring clutch that allowed half of the plates to release during over-aggressive downshifting. A 6-speed gearbox (five plus overdrive. said Honda) drove the back wheel via two bevel gears 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 electric pump.

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