nutherjrfan
nutherjrfan UltraDork
2/20/19 11:05 p.m.
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2/21/19 6:36 a.m.

A little bit tempting- you can make some pretty cool bobber type things out of those:  

Brett_Murphy
Brett_Murphy UltimaDork
2/21/19 9:44 a.m.

I looked it up- these had shaft drive. 

bigeyedfish
bigeyedfish Reader
2/21/19 10:13 a.m.

Weren't these absurdly fast compared to other cruisers of the era, or is my memory broken?

pinchvalve
pinchvalve MegaDork
2/21/19 10:14 a.m.
bigeyedfish said:

Weren't these absurdly fast compared to other cruisers of the era, or is my memory broken?

They were quick, yes, but were overshadowed by the V-Max. 

Cooter
Cooter SuperDork
2/21/19 10:42 a.m.
pinchvalve said:
bigeyedfish said:

Weren't these absurdly fast compared to other cruisers of the era, or is my memory broken?

They were quick, yes, but were overshadowed by the V-Max. 

That was the V65 Magna of '83-86. It had 116 Hp

This is the later, smaller 1988 750cc Magna.  It only had 80 hp.
 

bigeyedfish
bigeyedfish Reader
2/21/19 12:45 p.m.

I didn't open the link, but looking at the picture again, it does look like the badge says V45.

There is some kind of disconnect for me where I know these aren't cool by any normal person's standards, but they're cheap and fast (some of them anyway), and they really don't look like they would require much modification to be a comfy, sporty-ish ride.  Kinda makes me want one.  V4's make me nervous though.  I can't imagine those are fun to work on.

Cooter
Cooter SuperDork
2/21/19 2:40 p.m.

The 87-88 700/750 were the only ones called "Super Magna"


If it was a V65, you could make a tidy profit on it, as they are collectible. 

Brett_Murphy
Brett_Murphy UltimaDork
2/21/19 3:05 p.m.

The more I look at that thing, the more I like it.

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