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Hondabuildsa motorcyclemean
enoughfor thoseguys who are
toughenoughto dip your heart
out with a woodenspoon.
Ll D on' t be decei ved.The 1100 Magna i s not j ust an ot her
S peci al .W ri ti ngoff the V 65 as si mpl y another boulevar d
paradefl oat i s l i ke cal l i nga 10-i nchsw i tchbl adea po cket kni fe.l t' s true,but mi ssesthe poi nt enti rel y.The term "Speci al " suggests hi ghl y styl ed motorcycl es tha t go
l i mp-w ri sted
w hen i t' s ti me to perform.B ut the V 65 i s a ur ban streetfi ghter
throughand through,a bi ke that can kick
al mostanythi ngfl at i n a stopl i ght-to-stopl i ght
braw l .
W hat makes thi s S peci also speci al ?In a w ord, th e engi ne. l f you tal k horsepow er,the Magna speaks you r language.l ts horsepow ertransl atesdi rectl yi nto an i mme diat e
gut-w renchi ngrush unmatched by any other produ ct ion
street machine.To a man, the Cycle staft raved about the
engi ne.W i th i ts w onderful l ypotentand fl exi bl epow erplant ,
thi s bi g four i s a strongand w i l l i ngw orkerthat hums a long
happily at 1500 rpm or sings fortissimoat the 10,000rpm
redl i ne.The best part of the V 65 i s a mi d-rangepunch t hat
w oul d do j usti ceto LarryH ol mes,W hack the throttl eopen
at 5000 rpm i n fi rst gear and the front w heel cl aw s fo r t he
sky w hi l e the Magna catapul tsforw ard.These anti c s ar e
i nteresti ngenoughw hen you' re mountedon an open- class
motocrosser,but w hen a 589-poundmotorcycl ewit h a
w heel baseof nearl y63 i nchestakes off l i kea carri er- based
F14,i t gets your ful l attenti on.
H onda bui l t the V 65 engi new i th technol ogycarri edover
from the V 45, but the bi g Magna has al l -newhardwar e;it
sharesno partsw i th the 750s.Thoughthe desi gnsare vir t ual l yi denti caleverythi
,
nghas been scal edto 1100ccspecs.
The V 65 benefi tsfrom H onda' sextremel ycompact Veeengi nedesi gn;at 17.4i nches,the 1100' sengi ne i s b ar ely
an i nch w i der than the narrow750 V -four.The Magna's90degree V ee angl e sets the tw o front cyl i ndersl ow and
nearl yhori zontalw, hi l ethe rearcyl i ndersstand al mostver t iproducesperfectprim ar y
cal . Thi sri ghtangl econfi gurati on
bal ance,and a short stroke l i mi ts secondaryi mbal a nces.
Fi nal l y,to ensure the 1100 Magna' s smoothnessHonda
the engi new i thi nthe ful l - cr adle
compl etel yrubber-mounted
frame,fol l ow i ngthe practi ceof l ast year' s750s.E nd result :
a monsterengi nethat' s a pussycatto l i vew i th
E xceptfor the si ze i ncrease,the 1100' stop end app ear s
i denti calto the V 45' s.The cyl i ndersare an i ntegralpa r t of
the upper case hal f, maki ngthe enti reuni t ri gi d.The liner s
are cast i n freestandi ngcyl i nders-the cyl i ndersand jack-
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e ts a re not c onnec t edw i th a n y s o rt o f
w e b b i ng.
Th e highly ov er sq u a re 7 9 .5 b y
5 5 .3 mmenginedis pla c e s1 0 9 8 c c .L i k e
th e 7 5 0s , t he 1100 us e s a h rg h 1 0 .5 :1
co mp re s s ionr at io,it a l s o i n c o rp o ra te s
fe a tu re s :w a te r
si mi l a rant i- det onat io n
co o l i n g t o lower c om b u s ti o nc h a m b e r
a n d e x haus t - v alv e t e mp e ra tu re s , a
sw i rl -i n duc ing int ak e tra c t th a t p ro mo te s quic k bur ning o f th e fu e l /a i r
ch a rg e , and a c ar ef u l l ys h a p e d c o m b u sti o n c ham ber t ha t c o n c e n tra te s
mo s t o f th e chargenearthe spark pl ug
to p ro mo te rapi d fl ame travel . The
1 1 0 0 ' s 3 0 mm i ntake and 26mm exh a u s tv a l v e ssi t i n thei rfour-val vehead
a t a n a rro w 38-degreei ncl udedval ve
a n g l e ; th e V 45' s i ntake and exhaust
v a l v e d i a metersare 26mm and 23mm
re s p e c ti v el y.
Ea c h p a i r of cyl i ndershas a set of
d u a l o v e rh ead camshafts to actuate
th e v a l v e s.The cams spi n di rectl yon
th e c y l i n d er-headmateri ali n a pl ai nb e a ri n gs e tup. A si ngl ecam l obe acti n g th ro u g ha forkedfol l ow erequi pped
w i th s c re w-type adj usters actuates
each val ve pai r. A si l ent-type cam
chai n dri veseach set of cams , and an
automati c chai n tensi oner elim inat es
mai ntenancechores.
gearstransferthe power
S trai ght-cut
from crank to cl utch,the cl utch gear a
spl i t, zero-backl ashtype to da m p out
gearw hi ne.The cl utchi tsel fi s hydr aulical l y operated,an enl argedve r sionof
the V T750 V -tw i n' s rather than an
upscal ed versi on of the V 4 5's. The
V 65' s di aphragm cl utch spr ing and
cl utch pl ates are l arger i n diam et er
than the V T750' s,and the 1100 holds
tw o more pl atesthan the S hadow.The
di a p h ra gm - s pr ing
c lut c h i s m o re ru g ge d th a n one of c onv e n ti o n a d
l esign
f itte d i n the s am e s pac e . C o n s i d e ri n g
t he a b u s e t he V 65 is lik e l yto a b s o rb
du ri n g str eet f ight s , t he d i a p h ra g m
s p ri n gse tup is indeeda g o o d i d e a .A s
an a n ti -l o c k updev ic eduri n gd o w n s h i ftin g , th e V 65' s c lut c h-l i k e th e V t wi n 's-h o us es a one -w a y s p ra g
c lutch .
Ve rti ca llys t agger edt r a n s mi s s i o ni n pu t a n d o ut put s haf t s r e d u c e o v e ra l l
en g i n el e n gt h;t he out pu t s h a ft l i e s b e lo w a n d af t of t he inout sh a ft. H o n d a ' s
s ix-sp e e dgear box is un u s u a l fo r a n
1 1 0 0 c cb i k e .Becausethe V 65' s gearb o x w a s d e s i gnedas a" fi ve-speedpl us
o v e rd ri v e -s i xth
transmi ssi on,"top gear
i s re a l l y ta l l ; cal cul atedtop speed i n
s i x th w o rk s o ut to 173 moh at the
1 0 ,0 0 0rp m re dl i ne.A t 60 mph the eng i n el o a fsa l o ngat 3460rpm.Fi naldri ve
i s v i a a m a i n tenance-f
ree shaft.
T h e M a g n acarri esi ts engi nei n a f ul l c ra d l e fra m e e qui ppedw i th an ai r-adj u s ta b l e , a n ti -di vefork, Tw i n shocks
a d j u s ta b l efo r rebound and compress i o n d a mp i n gas w el l as spri ngprel oad
g ra c e th e re ar.The 1100' sw heel base,
a w h o p p i n g 62.8 i nches l ong, i s l ess
portronof the tw o-ti eredseat i s wide
and w el l padded, al thoughthe st eep
step confi nesthe pi l ot' s space. While
most ri dersw i l l fi nd i t adequatef or intow n trol l i ng. passengers get shor t changed;thei r pegs are too hi gh, and
the narrow .fi rm rearoorti onof the seat
has the comfortof a bi rd-cagebar .
Once the ri der enthroneshi ms elfin
the saddl e.the oul l backhandl eb arand
the forw ard-mountedfootpegs def ine
hi s posi ti on.The pegs aren' tas ra dical
as the V f750C S hadow ' s,and that 's
good for comfort and control . Given
the V 65' s eyebal l -fl atteni ng
acceler a-
The V65Magna
is one toughie-boy
cruiserthat has real
kayo power rather
thanan okaypunch.
th a n a h a l f-i nchunder a Gol d W i no' s. ti on, a ri di ng posi ti on mi mi cking a
T h i s fi g u re , combi ned w i th the V 6l 5' s ti pped-back rocki ng chai r w ould be
ra k e a n d tra i l of 30.3 degreesand 4.1 dangerous.The forw ard-mounte pegs
d
i n c h e s ,s u g g e ststhe Magna nl i ght be are conveni enti f you' re paddl i ng t he
c u mb e rs o m e and sl ow -steeri ng.N ot V 65 arounda parki ngl ot, and w hilet he
tru e . A ro u n d -tow nand i n parki ng l ots bar has tw o-w ay adj ustabi l i ty,i t has
th e V 6 5 h a n d l esj ust fi ne.
too much oul l backto ol easeour st af f.
T h e VF 1 1 00feel s di sti nctl yl ong and
A l thoughthe ri di ng posi ti onmay be
u n m i s ta k a b l ybi g, yet i t requi resonl y a strongsel l i ngpoi nt on the showr oom
a v e ra g e s te eri ng effort through the fl oor and a vi abl estance for stop light h a n d l e b a r.T he 3' 1.6-i nch-hi gh
seat i s to-stopl i ghtw arfare, the bi ke' s er gon o t e s p e c i a l l yl ow , but the H onda sti l l nomi csofferthe ri dervery l i ttl esu ppor t
f e e l sf a i rl ya g il efor an 1100.H ondaen- at freew ay speeds. A rm, back and
g i n e e rsh a v e done much to keep the stomach muscl es must oosi ti on him
w e i g h t l o w i n the bi ke-the basi c en- agai nst the w i ndstream.Thi s so r t oJ
g i n e d e s i g n ,of course,i s i nstrumental . onboard i sometri cs i s no sw eat f or
Oth e rfe a tu ressuch as the smal lunder- short hops. A fter 30 mi nutesthou ghs a d d l eg a s ta nk contri buteas w el l .A c- especral l yi f you' re ri di ngat supra- legal
tu a l l y ,s ty l i n gtri mmedthe mai n tank' s speeds-you' l l feel as though you've
v o l u me , a n d the V 65' s under-tank been w orki ngoverti meat your N aut ilus
airbox and filter also steal soace from cl ub. A l though l ong-l eggedri ders can
th e m a i nta n k .The under-seattank and use the passenger pegs for a br ief
i ts fu e l p u m p were the answ er.
change i n posi ti on, the reach- back
F o l l o w i n gS peci alstyl i ng,the ri der' s l eavesthei rl egs nearl yfol deddou blein
,,OTIilVOSMAGNA
the process.Shorterriderscan't reach
the rearpegsat all.Forthem,a radical
forwardcrouchprovesmost effective,
thoughit placestheirtorsosat an awkwardangleandtheirfacesmereinches
from the handlebar.
Shortof changing
the
the bar/seat/pegrel ationships,
best remedyis to ride in half-hour
spurrs.
In a somewhatsurprisingmove,
withsusHondaequippedthe VF1100
pensioncomponentsbiasedfor sport
torquereacriding.The up-and-down
tionof shaft-driven
bikesforcesmanu- of-the-art
two-wayadjustadjustability:
facturersto make trade-offswhen able compression damping and
selectingrear suspensioncompo- four-wayadjustable
rebounddamping.
and
nents,Typically,
lightspringand damp- Thespringingis not air adjustable,
ing ratesprovidea soft, cushyride at Hondaengineers
selectedspringrates
the expenseof backroadhandling, that are decidedlystiff. Our heavier
whilea taut,well-damped
rearsuspen- (185-pound)
testersfoundthe rearend
sion makes fast riding easier and firm, but acceptablysoft for freeway
steadierat the exoenseof slow-cruis- cruisingwhen the springswere set at
preload.Lightertestersfound
ing comfort.Adjustableshock damp- minimum
ingand air-adjustable
springing
usually the ridestiff and harsh,and the riding
providean effective,albeitexpensive, positiontends to exacerbatethis asthat givesa riderlatitude sessment.
Thereclining
ridingposition
compromise
in settinghisbikeup for specifictasks. centersmostof the rider'sweightback
TheMagna'srearshockshavestate- towardthe tailbone,and everybump
G.
G.
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a
A pair of sidedraft carbs feeds the Magna's rear cylin
ders while twn'downdrafts fuel the front 'two.
Except for the size difference,
the 1100's top end appears
identical to the V45's. The cylinders (ight, above), an integral
part of the upper case half, arc
set in a go-degrce Vee. The cylinder liners are cast in freestanding cvlinders and are not
connected to the waterjackets
with webbing. The V65's crank,
con rods and pistons (below, far
right) are similarlyup-scaled ver
sions of the 750's.
*w,
WY
and seam in the road transfersa sharp
jo l t d i re c t lyt o t he r ider ' ss p i n e .
Fo r b a ck r oadr iding,H o n d a ' sc h o tc e
of sp o rting s hoc k s pa y s o ff h a n d somely.Set up stiffly,the VF's suspension damps well over all types of road
surfaces,from fast sweepers to slow,
knotty corners;however,the air-adjustable fork flexesperceptiblywhen windunus u a l l y b u m p y
ing th rough
sw e e p e r s . T he M agna ' s tri p l e d i s c
brakes offer excellent feel and stoopin g p o w er , and t he an ti -d i v ev a l v i n g
effectivelypreservesground clearance
duri n g si m ult aneousbr a k i n ga n d tu rn -
i n g . T h e 1 1 0 0offersa good amountof
ground clearance, and the stiff rear
e n d d o e s a g ood j ob of control l i ngthe
s h a J t d ri v e ' s up-and-dow n moti ons.
T h e s ty l i s h l ywi de ti res put a bi g patch
of rubber on the road.
On twisting roads as well as around
to w n , th e 1 1 00 requi resonl y a moderate amount of steering effort. Nice.
H o w e v e r,w h en you' re busti ng al ong
hard on curvy roads, the Magna feels
throughthe hand i s c o n c e rti nglvague
y
dlebar. Seyeralfactors may contribute
to th i s fe e l i n g.Fi rst,the V 65' s seat and
c o n tro l sp u s h the ri der' sw ei ght more
rearwardthan on a sporting bike. On a
sport bike a frisky riding pilot naturally
moves himselfeven more forward than
normal ,appl i esw ei ghtto the bars, and
ri des w i th the bal l s of hi s feet o n t he
pegs. l t' s an acti ve ri di ng posi tion.I n
fast goi ng the Magna' s more passive
oosi ti ondoes l i ttl efor ri derconfidence.
Our staffersdi dn' t l i kethe bar-we Jelt
as if we were steering the V65 with a
ti l l er.S econd,the V 65' s percent ageof
w ei ghtdi stri buti on(dry and unl a den)is
45 front/S 5rear (the C B 1100F'sis 49
front/51 rear). and i t' s reasonablet o
assume that the V65 rider would bias
The VF1l00's clutch is an enlarged version of the
VT750 V-twin's, complete with a diaphragm spring, a
one-waysprag clutch and hydraulic actuaton.
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The 1100 head incorporates
many of the 750 V-four's design
^ ^ n ^ a ^ t.
th a
QA.d a - r aa
in-
cluded valve angle is the same,
and the combustion chamber is
shaped to concentrale mosl ol
lhe luel charge near the cenlrally
located spark plug to promote
rapid flame travel. Each cam
lobe actuates a pair of valves via
a forked follower equipped with
screw-type adjusters (far left).
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towardthe
that distribution
evenmore
rear-thoughwhatmakesthe fronttire
stick in cornersis morecomolexthan
wherethe weightis. Third,the V65engine punchesso hard out of corners
thatthe frontendnaturally
willfeellight
And there'snothunderacceleration.
ing like horsepower
to quickenup the
steeringof any bike.ln morepractical
terms,you'llhaveto go ridingwithyour
tjFJU|r.ilrg
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onlyonceto decideyouwon'tcleanup
on themwhenthe roadsget twisty.
The Magna'sbrutetorqueand milewidepowerspreadmakethe bikea joy
to ride.With a littledeft clutchwork,
the VFwillidleawayfroma deadstop,
even carryingtwo riders,withoutso
much as a blip of the throttle.That's
low-endtorquelStill,the enginerevs
readilyup to redline,and it's all too
easvto sendthetach needledeepinto
smoothly.
Whenyou cruisethe 1100in
freewaytraffic,everybodyelse seems
to be pokingalong,cloggingthe road
at a snail'space.Buta quickglanceat
the instruments
exolainsthe situation:
thanksto the tall gearing,strongengineandsmoothrideyou'recruisingat
80 mph or more.Ridersmust makea
consciouseffortto observethe legal
limit.Passingin top gear is effortless,
but if you want to swoopby cars with
TT]E TEfl-SECOflIt BATTLE
10-second
motorcycle.
We'resureof
! Honda'sV65Magnais an authentic
it, but unofficially
so.
quarterknow that the
Readersfollowingthe battleof the 1O-second
TheHonda1100Fhovered
testedby Cyclelastmonthran 10.91.
GPz1100
threshold
in January,
but didn'tquitemakeit. Hondawas
at the 10-second
jet, andtherewas
though,thatthe V65Magnawasa 10-second
confident,
plentyof evidencepointingin that direction.First,John Gleason,profespilot,hadtakentheV65Magnaintothetensfor Honda,a
sionalquarter-mile
feat wellpublicizedby the company.Second,Hondahad everyreasonto
bike in Cycle's
believethat the Magnawouldturn out to be a 10-second
had runa pre-production
V65
hands-MarkHomchick(outof realcuriosity)
testunit,a
throughthetrapsat 11.06secondslongbeforethe magazine's
line-production
bike,showedup for evaluation.
BeforeHomchickcouldget our test Magnato the strip,he becamethe
proudownerof an unwantedaccessory:
a plastercastrunningfromthumb
steelpins
to armpit.Thecasthad(andstillhas)optionalfeatures-stainless
to immobilize
a leJtwristbrokenin a numberof placesand pieces.lt was a
in February,
it takesa deft touchto
bad breakfor Honda,too.As explained
get a Superbike
intothe tens;onlytwo or threejournalists
can, and MH
is our quota.Hondahad the weapon;Cycle,lhe brokentriggerfinger.
times
consideranyquarter-mile
On the onehand,Cyclecouldn'tofficially
outsidethe onesturnedin by staffers.On the otherhand,Mark'sperforis muchcloserto JohnGleason's
than
mancewith1O-second
motorcycles
lf GleasoncouldtakeourtestV65Magnaandput it
to otherstaffmembers'.
well into the tens, it wouldclearlyindicatethat the V65 would be a 10secondbikein Mark'shands.Andthatwouldgiveourreadersa muchfairer
pictureof the Magna'sperformance
than if we published
an 11.3figure
generated
by BuzzBuzzelli.
124.82-mph
shot with the Magna.
Gleasonturnedin a 10.84-second,
on theGPz1100
while
That'sabout0.04secondquickerthanhe managed
riding.Thetotalrunof Gleason's
times
Homchick
on ten-second
coaching
11.29@ 120.48,11.14
on ourtestunitV65wereas follows:
@ 124.82',11.13
10.87@ 125.17',
10.91@ 125.17',
10.86@
@ 124.48i10.92@ 124.48',
10.90@ 124.65,10.95
125.00;
@ 124,30,10.91
@ 124,82;10.84
@ 124.82.
TheHondaV65is easierto rideat the stripthanthe GPz1100
because
punch-notethe dynocharts.Thismeansit
the Magnahasmoremid-range
gets off the linemoreeasily.Furthermore,
moststreetriderswillhavethe
impression
thatthe Hondais a lot stronger
thanthe GPz1.!00
becauseof
mid-rangepower.And that'sa Jact.The V65 shows
the V65'shellacious
morehorsepower
thanthe GPzat everyrpm levelon the dynocharts,and
At theverytop theV65produces105
thepoweris morebroadlydistributed.
horsepower
at therearwheel,a touchmorethanthe 1O4-horse
GPz.Onlyat
8500ipm doesthe GPzedgeabovethe MonsterMagna.At 3500rpm,'for
10 pounds-feet
of torque.At 4000rpm
example,the V65hasan additional
and 14pounds-feet
on theGPz1100.The
theV65hasover10horsepower
stockerwe'veboltedto the dyno.Though
V65is, by a mile,the strongest
most ridersmightfindthe Hondaeasierto dealwith in the quarter,be asmotorcycleinto the tens is tough.lf you
suredthat gettinga 1O-second
doubtthat,paya visitto yourlocaldragstrip.
the V65 is a 1O-second
bike.Officially,
it's the Horsepower
Unofficially,
to thebankanddepositthem.
King.Youcantakethosenumbers
Homchickmends,we wantto run our V65
WhenMr. Pins-and-Plaster
Magnaagainto get our officialfigures.At that time,we'd liketo gatherall
the 10-second
contenders
for a littlehighdramaaroundthe old dragstrip
I
tree,Wecan hardlvwait.
Christmas
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Honda's FOIL anti-theft system uses an integrated ca
ble/alarm setup; if the cable is cut, the alarm sounds
Cable fits neatlv in the tail comDartment.
authority,droppingdown to fifth or
evenfourthdeliverspassesin an eye
blinkor two.
We paid for our right-handedexcesseswith mediocremileageresults.
Steadycruisingnetted figuresin the
low-4O-mpg
range,but ouraveragefuel
rateworkedout to an unconsumption
spectacular36.1 mpg. The low-fuel
whichlightsup when
warningindicator,
in the4.S-gallon
only0.8gallonremains
tank,usuallywinkedon afterabout135
miles,givingthe riderabout30 milesto
find a gas station;the Magnahas no
reservecapacity.
Our Magnastartedeasilyon chilly
mornings,and the handlebar-mounted
locatedfor
chokeleveris conveniently
The Hondaruns
left-handadjustment.
happilyafterminimalwarm-upand carburetswell,hot or cold,underall engineconditions.
setup
Thehydraulic
clutch-actuating
eliminatesany need for lever adjustment,and givesgood clutchengagementandfeel.Clutchpullis moderately
stiff, considerablystiffer than the
VT750's.
The six-speedgearboxis a wonderful luxurythoughnot reallynecessary,
thanksto the broad oowerbandand
smoothengine.The 700-rpmdrop in
enginespeed betweenfifth and sixth
gears at 60 mph is welcome for
straight-linecruising.The gearbox
proved a reluctantshifter,especially
C Y C LE
,WI'A]IB,
INreTA
indicator,micropro- find themselvesenchantedby the
LCD gear-position
The65'spoweris
turn 1100'sperformance.
cessor-controlled
self-cancelling
The 1100Veewouldmake
se- irresistible.
and FOIL,Honda'sbuilt-in
whenthe enginewas cold;slow,delib- signals,
system.Last year, an idealstartingpointfor a full-fledged,
erateshiftingis the best way to com- curity cable/alarm
sportbike;and while
FOILwas the exclusivefeatureof the pavement-ripping
bat thisquirk.
This king-sizeMagnaexhibitssome V45 Sabre.We thinkthe V65'sengine the VF750FInterceptoris a gorgeous
stylingmake the piece,the 750can'thave1100punch.
driveline
snatch.Gearplay and its streetfighter
bothersome
in the drivetrain,combinedwiththeCV King-Kong Magna motorcycling's You have to wonderhow manyways
carb's tendencyto snap the carb prime candidatefor Midnight(and Honda can find to use the V65. A
and
is an obviouspossibility,
Daylight)
Liberation
Forces. VF1100F
slidesopen and closed,accentuates sometimes
the Magna'slow-speedjerk-and-lurchHonda'sfiber-opticsecuritvcable is the 1100's broad powerband,sixtraf- prettyinnovative-andprobablyoffers speed gearbox,driveshaftand excelroutine.Longstintsof stop-and-go
controlalsomaketheV65
as onecan reason- lentvibration
fic becomeirksome,and in congested, as muchorotection
a wonderfulolatformon whichto build
slow-moving
traffic,riderscan skirtthe ablyexpect.
But for now,Hondahas
problemby shiftingto a highergear
nothing a full-dresser.
Forsheervisceralattraction,
engine
beatsthe 1100engine.By far, it's the takenits premierperformance
and idlingalongslowly.
The Magnahas a numberof attrac- V65'sbest feature,and motorcyclists to the streetsto createa stoplight-toI
extraordinaire.
tivestandardfeatures.
Theyincludean who buy the V65 on lookswill quickly stoplightblockbuster
rear . . . .
Makeand model. . . . . . . . . . HondaVFl 100Clvlagna
Price,suggestedretail(asof 1212182)
.. . . . . , $3898
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Perlormance
Sta n d in g sta%
rt mi l e..... 10.84sec.
@124.82mph
(see text)
En g in e r p m
@ 60mph,topgear ............3460
Ave r a g lu
e e lconsumpti on
rate . ., ., . ., ., 36.1mpg
(15.3km/l )
Cr u isin g r a n ge
........ 162mi .(261
km)
Load capacity
( GVWRle sscurbw ei ght)
...... 371l bs.(168k9)
Maximumspeedin gears
.......(1)57
(2)80 (3)101
@ e n g in e r edl i ne
l4l 121 (s) 145 (6) 173
Seatheight
Groundclearance. ,
Fuel capaci ty......
Curbweight,fulltank
Testweight
140/90-16 BridgestoneMag
Moous-G508
. . . 31.6in. (803mm)
....5.9i n.(150mm)
. . . .4.5gal s.(17.0l )
589.0lbs. (267.2 kg)
749.0lbs.(339.7kg)
Ebctrtcal
Powersource
Three-phaseAC generator,
300 watts
C hargecontrol
....,..,S o|i d-statevol tage
regul ator
Headlight
beams,high/low.
. 60/55watts
Tai l /stopl i ghts
......8/27watts
B attery .
..12V18A H
Engine
T yp e ....
lnstruments
..Four-stroke,9O-degreeV {our;
Incl udes....... S peedometer,
odometer,
tri pmeter,
liquid-cooled
withdual
tachometer
with 10,o@+pmredline.
gauge;indicatorsfor
chain'driven
overheadcamshaf
ts;
Coolanttemperature
gearposition,tail/stoplight
tourvalvespercylinder
burnedout,
(3.13x 2.18i n.)
Bo r ea n dstr o k e. , . .79.5x 55.3mm
lowoil pressure,low luel level,
Pisto n d isp lacement
........ 1098cc(67.0cu.
i n.)
highbeam,turnsignals,neutral
r ati o ., ..
......... 10.5:1 Speedometer
Co m p r e ssion
error,
Ca r b u r e tio n .. (4)K ei hi n36mm
constant-vacuum 30 mph indicated,
actual.
...29.52mph
Exhaustsystem
. Four-into-two 60 mph indicated,
actual.
...57.69mph
lg n itio n .,
....B attery-pow ered,i nducti ve,
magnetically
triggered Cu stome I Seruice Conta ct
Airfillration
. . . Paperelement,disposable AmericanHondaMotorCo.
. . . Paperelement,disposable 100W. AlondraBlvd.
Oilfiltration
. . . . .3.7qts. (3.5l) Gardena,CAW247
Oilcapacity
... 105.00@ 9500 (213)321-8680
Bh p @ r p m
T o r q u e@ r p m ....
,.,... 68.86@ 7000
Ttansmission
rype.
constant-mesh,
wet-clutch
Six-speed,
gear;70141,
Pr im a r yd r ive.........S trai ght-cut
1.71
gear;18/17;1.06
.....H el i cal -bevel
Se co n d a r yd r i ve
gear;35/11;3.18
F in adl r ive .,..... S haftandbevel
. (1)39117,1.71
Ge a rr a tio s( tr a nsmi ssi on)
(2\34t21,1.62 (3)31t24,1,29
(4) 29t27, 1.07 (5) 26129,o.9o
(6\24/32,0.75
Gearratios(overall). (1) 13.20 (2)9.31 (3)7.43
(4)6.18 (5)5.16 (6)4.31
i
A liftup tank provides access to the ai filter. Wo*ing
conditions are cramped, but the paper filter requires
changing only once every 8000 miles.
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Engine
Speed Bhp Tdque
3000...30.20..52.88
3500...39.78..59.694000.. .47.61..62.51
4500...52.15..60.87
5000...56.72..59.58
5500...63.s0..60.636000...75.18..65.80
6500...84.93..68.62
7000...s1.78..68.86
7500...96.32..67.45_
8000..100.77..66.16
8500 . .103.65. .64.04
9000..104.71..61.10
9500..105.00..58.05
10000 .103.37. . 54.29il
B eo
Chassis
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T yp e ... ....... D oubl e-dow ntube,
ful l -cradl eframe;
tube/box-sectionsteeiswingarm
{
front . . . . Leading-axle,
air-assisted
fork
Suspension,
with41mmtubes,anti-dive
valving
and 5.9in,( 150mm)of travel
rear . . (2)shockabsorbers,
adjustable
for springpreloadand reboundand
€
compression
damping,producing4.1 in.
(105mm)of rear-wheel
travel
Wh e e lb a se ........
, . 62.8in, (1595mm)
Rake/trail
.,,.,... 30.3'i 4.1i n.(105mm)
Br a ke ,fr o n t,. ....., . . . . . .Hydraulic,
dual'discwith
twin'pistoncalipers
r e a r ....... . .... H ydraul i si
c,ngl e'di scw i th
twin'pistoncaliper
Wheel,front
.....C ast,2.50x18
(eal
20s
.....C ast,3.00x16
1
lvlag RPMx100
Tire,front
., . 10/90-18
Bridgestone
Mopus'1303
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(105.00max.)
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HondaV65 Magna
TestCondftions:
Bdometer 30.09
Tempsature
52'F s/€t 76'F Dry
Dateot Test:1/11/83
As Tsted m the
lcrker Dyno
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