Look what I've got myself into now.

jkevinlilly · Post by **jkevinlilly** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:23 pm

Honda Magna Owners Group is having their annual get together this year in WV. My son-in-law rides an 87 Honda Magna. He is number 5 on the list.

Check out number 23. Should make for some interesting evening conversations of two-strokes verses four-strokes once the beer starts flowing.

1. Tom Bachur (TPBachur) - 88 Super, Maryland
2. Matt Cowles (SM1600) - 88 Super, North Carolina
3. John Bird (Super Bird) - 87 Super, Ohio
4. Doug Gist (Phonger72) - 87 Super, New Jersey
5. Steve Valentine (ricbassman) - West Virginia
6. Todd Gonyer (MachVIII) - 88 Super, North Carolina
7. Chris Bacon (superbaer) - 87 Super, Washington
8. Jim Furlong (GYM) - 87 Super, Maryland
9. Rick Barclay (ricbarclay) - 88 Super, New Jersey
10. Scott Panacek (scottolds) - 87 Super, Florida
11. July Acuesta (sharpmagna) - 87 Super, Virginia
12. Dave Chisholm (DC) - 88 Super, Missouri
13. Steve Henderson (GTPinball) - 88 Super, Tennessee
14. Steve Gordon (novamagna) - 88 Super, Virginia
15. Patrick Skelly (sandpig) - 87 Super, North Carolina
16. Steve Hardi (RXHawk) - VTX, Texas
17. Dave Reynolds (magnamus) - AWAITING INFO, Texas
18. Dean Schafer (SVO_48117) - 87 Super, Michigan
19. Steve Schafer (guest of Dean) - 87 Super, Michigan
20. Dean's unnamed nephew - 94 CBR, Michigan
21. Todd (and maybe Wendi) Johnston (Sily_Rabit) - 88 Super, Indiana
22. Dennis Lassen - 87 Super, Ontario
23. Kevin Lilly - 74 Suzuki GT750, West Virginia
24. John Stewart (johnnystu) - 87 Super, Florida
25. Jared Fortner (guest of Stewart) - Florida
26. Andy Kennedy (andykennedy) - 87 Super, New Hampshire
27. Pat Brown (guest of Bachur) - Virginia

Kevin

H2RICK · Post by **H2RICK** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:27 pm

Hmmmm.....looks like you're surrounded, Kevin.

Well, do your best to keep up the side for us stroker guys.

jkevinlilly · Post by **jkevinlilly** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:43 pm

Headed out early in the morning. I'll make us two-strokers famous. Or is that infamous??

Kevin

jkevinlilly · Post by **jkevinlilly** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:10 pm

Had a good couple days riding WV roads during the days, and partying at night with the Honda Magna Crowd. Only down side was on Saturday when one of the guys hit some gravel in a turn, went down, and cracked 6 ribs. Other than a broken clutch lever, the bike just had some cosmetic damage. Due to a low/old battery I had to use Pinky's kickstarter instead of the electric one. They thought that was facinating, and kept discussing why in the world manufacturers took kick starts off of bikes. Pinky got the meet plaque for Best Non Magna.

So now there is a group of Honda owners scattered across the US and Canada who have new appreciation for old street bikes that blow out blue smoke.

jkevinlilly · Post by **jkevinlilly** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:25 am

For anybody that has wondered if a bike trip to my part of WV is worth it, check out

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthre ... st10649104

One of the guys from the Magna meet posted several pages of photos with subtitles of the meet showing some highlights. I think yours truly and Pinky show up around page 4.

Kevin

Chel_in_IL · Post by **Chel_in_IL** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:26 am

Wow, mostly Super Magnas on that list. I had a '94 VF750 before I bought my ST1100. Loved the Magna, but put the money toward the touring bike.

TLRam1 · Post by **TLRam1** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:59 am

Yes, those Supers are sexy looking bikes to me with the up-swept exhaust. Don't know why Honda can't put something like that out today other than their boring designs.

johnakay · Post by **johnakay** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:03 am

looks nice. I wondered wtf is magna

never heard of it nor seen one.
anyway seat looks comfy...

rngdng · Post by **rngdng** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:46 am

johnakay wrote:looks nice. I wondered wtf is magna never heard of it nor seen one.
anyway seat looks comfy...

It's based on the V4 Interceptor engine, but tuned more for torque and cruising. Reliable as a stone axe.

Lane

Post by **Suzsmokeyallan** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:55 am

Holy crap i didnt know it was legal to pile your stuff up that high on the back of a bike. Thats almost like a pagoda pile of bits begging to tilt to a side.
Nice bikes those Magnas but its a 'V' and im not a 'V' person, John think of a mid 80s Sabre without all the issues,LOL
However i have been thinking of getting an unmolested interceptor one of these days purely for its iconic value.
I saw a beautiful example in Canada last year at Kitchener B.C and it was super clean.

tz375 · Post by **tz375** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:04 am

Of course, the Sabre didn't get to the Uk either.

The Magna is first gen VFR750 motor in a "custom" chassis. Much like all the oddities of the time with stepped seat and black and gold color scheme. The only two that looked OK were Honda's Magna and the Fazer from Yamaha. Both used a sportbike motor in a street custom package that made them street rods.