$8,790
Annapolis, Maryland
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This is without a doubt the best example of a Honda Super Magna you will ever find. The bike is a 1988 Honda Magna VF750C with just under 19,000 miles on the odometer. “Meticulous” is an understatement when discussing the care of this bike. When I purchased this bike from the second owner in 2004, she was pretty close to stock. In the ten years I’ve built her, countless improvements have been made with an eye toward the original design by Honda. She even won “Best Overall Super” at the 2009 meet of the Super Magna Owner’s Group in Elkins, West Virginia and was featured in the History of Motorcycles Show in Greenville, South Carolina the previous year. Before we get into the "what's been done," the asking price will include: The bikeThe rear seat and strap (not pictured)A new set of Avon Venom tires (value $300) The original front wheel (value $75) An original Hondaline backrest, brackets, and 6-pack rack - no reproductions here! (value $350) Custom leather tank bib (value $100) Hondaline engine guard and mounting hardware (value $300) That's an extra $1,125 in accessories and extra parts!! Now, about the bike... The bike “as is” needs absolutely nothing except someone to love and care for her and a set of tires (which again, I will give you). A significant amount of work has been done. This is the most comprehensive list I could think of just based off memory, receipts, and looking the bike over. I'm sure I missed some stuff. I'm including values for all this just so you can see the kind of work that went into this bike. V65 low profile front fender painted to match (value $150) Polished brake rotor (value $70 in polishing) Rebuilt and chromed brake caliper (value $150 in chrome) VT800 front wheel with powdercoated hub and SS spokes (value $300 for the wheel; $450 for rebuild)Chromed front forks with reflector bosses removed (value $300 in chrome) Progressive front springs (value $75)New fork seals and dust caps (another $60) Chromed Custom triple tree (aka “Hulio” Triple Tree) – You get the original too ($400 in parts and $150 in chrome) Chromed lower triple tree ($100 in chrome) VTX headlight (value $300) - even the headlight bracket was chromed (another $35) Neck covers painted to match (value $100) Kuryakyn turn signals (front and rear) - (value $300) 1 1/2" T-bars with chrome grips with chrome wide-blade levers (you get the original bars too) - (value $150) Stainless steel braided brake, clutch, and throttle lines (value $100) Chromed instrument bezel (even the trip dial on the side has been upgraded with the chrome one from a VTX) - ($75 in chrome) VTX/Shadow master cylinders and switch housings with chrome Kuryakyn covers (value $340) Highway Hawk reproduction chrome radiator cover (value $100) Chromed airbox covers ($120 in chrome) Custom Oil Pressure Gauge ($75 in parts) Newly painted tank with new OEM decals (inside is pristine!) - (value $300) Custom seat cover with Super Magna logo (value $100) Chromed engine covers, oil lines, and valve covers ($600 in chrome) Stainless steel braided covers on all cooling/radiator lines (value $300) Kuryakyn Pegs (front, passenger, and highway mounts) - (value $220) Sealed gel cell battery (and improved to 14 amp) - (value $60) Kevlar clutch with heavy-duty springs (value $180) Carbs cleaned, polished, and finished with stainless steel hardware (value $200) VTX 1800 shocks with chromed super tops installed (value $100 in parts and $75 in chrome) Custom "Magna" chromed reflector inserts on grabrails (value $100 in parts and chrome) Chromed rear wheel (value $350) License plate relocated to rear axle and rear fender insert professionally filled-in (value $100)Chrome oil cap and dipstick (value $50)Even found a receipt for $152 in chrome for "misc nuts and caps" That's $6,687 just in parts and chrome!? Add that to the accessories included above, and you're getting $7,812 in "extras" before even buying the bike!!Now, I was fortunate enough to be able to do all this work myself (except the chroming of course). But let's say you wanted to try and recreate this bike by have a shop do it. Let's be REALLY conservative and say a shop could dedicate three full weeks to doing all this work, and see how the math works out:I would expect a really nice stock Super to go for $4,000All the parts and chrome listed above; $6,678The accessories I'm including with this bike $1,125Three weeks of full time labor at a conservative labor rate of $50/hour is $6,000 So as you see, that's about $17,803 in parts, labor, etc to build a bike like this. Maintenance is far from an issue with this bike. Everything from brakes, caliper, carbs, fork seals, even the air diaphragms in the carbs have been replaced at one time or another over the past several years. Rebuilt clutch slave, new seals on the water pump, iridium spark plugs, brand-new NOS automatic fuel valve, things that rarely if ever need to be replaced have been done on this bike! Not out of necessity, but out of a desire for wanting “the best!” Oh, and none of these expenses are listed in the above numbers! I count all this as coming with a "really nice stock Super." Talk about attention to detail… Countless fasteners have also been replaced with either chrome hex head or allen head hardware.The “V45” logos on the airboxes were machined and chromed (not plastic like from the factory!)When things like valve covers were chromed, they got NEW gaskets – nothing reused!Spark plugs boots refinished Honestly, the only thing I never had a chance to do on this bike was chrome the kickstand. But I have an extra one for chroming which I’ll include to get you started on your first project with her! Not one single corner was cut in the care and use of this bike. This bike has never been abused in any way. Even the previous owner considered her his pride and joy. You will NOT be disappointed in this bike at all. Super Magna History. If you are unfamiliar with the Super Magna, it was a limited production bike by Honda only built in 1987 and 1988. The ‘87 is a 700cc liquid-cooled bike with a 6-speed hydraulic transmission. Don’t let age fool you; this engine has PLENTY of power!! It has a disc brake up front and a drum brake on the rear wheel. It is a shaft-drive bike (so no chain to maintain!!). Like many of their bikes, Honda will not release official production numbers for the Super Magna. Therefore, numbers can only be estimated. From a sample of 275 vehicle identification numbers (VIN) from members of The Super Magna Owners Group, as of May 24, 2006, production numbers are estimated at 10,397 for the ‘87 model and about a third of that for 1988. 800x600 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4
