Would a 1984 Honda Magna VF700 be a good beginners bike and how reliable were they?

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Would a 1984 Honda Magna VF700 be a good beginners bike and how reliable were they?

Answer 1

Honda made more than 10 models of V4 during the 80s. The VF sportbike, the sabre, and the magna cruisers in displacements from 500cc to 1000 cc. By the 90s, they had all been eliminated by evolutionary forces.

Bottom line: too difficult to maintain and repair.

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Would a 1984 Honda Magna VF700 be a good beginners bike and how reliable were they?

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1984 Honda Magna

Answer 4

If you like cruisers, the Magna is a very nice one. That V4 engine is wonderful, silky smooth, very tractable, plenty of power. Cruisers make good beginners bikes because they have a lower center of gravity and a lower seat so they're very easy to manage. I don't like the seating position with my legs out in front and the handlebars up so high, but that's just me, just a matter of what I'm used to.



It's a very reliable bike (like all Hondas!) but I would worry about its age. If the bike is ridden every day or two and the previous owner has kept up with it, it will be a good bike. But a bike that old (25 years!) might have been sitting in a garage for years at a time, and things go bad when a bike sits. It might be one little thing after another. You have to make a judgement based on the bike, its history, its previous owner.

Answer 5

The Magnas were great bikes. They were eliminated by market forces. The sheeple want V twinkies, so that's what Honda sells, now.

Answer 6

The most important word in your question is "were". These were great bikes in their time. But any mechanical device that is 25 years old is likely to give problems.