05-29-2018, 04:03 PM
1983 Honda V65 Magna. Man, what an ugly bike. The back end rose up during heavy acceleration. The front end got really light above 70 mph. The riding position was between cruiser and standard, and transmitted bumps directly up my spine. Working on the carbs was a PITA. Other than that, it would go really fast. In a straight line. I laid it down once. I went into a decreasing radius turn with too much speed. It was either lean more or brake/stand it up/go over the top edge and into some woods. I leaned and very quickly discovered the limits of the bike's geometry. We both slid. I was okay. The bike went crankcase-first into a reflector pole.