ive noticed a few people on here with motorbikes bikes, i was looking at a honda v45 750 magna i dont have a clue about these bikes anybody herd anything about them, i no there a v4 but thats bout it. are the engines any good.
buying a honda v45 750 magna
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Must admit I've become increasingly vague about grey import bikes over the years. Age will play a major role (doesn't it always) as some fo the early V4s like the original VF750 had major problems with the gear driven camshafts and even the cams themselves. At one stage they were known as Cadburyshafts such was their failure rates.
If they're still in business, try looking up West Coast Motorcycles on t'internet as they were big grey importers. There's not much that came into this country they didn't handle at one time or another. Seastar Superbikes in East Anglia were another.
If it's the one I'm thinking about, it was a "sort of" Cruiser and they were mostly in silver/grey. Having said all the above, it's a Honda and they didn't produce many crap bikes.
Sorry I couldn't be more help. There must be some forums somewhere.
If they're still in business, try looking up West Coast Motorcycles on t'internet as they were big grey importers. There's not much that came into this country they didn't handle at one time or another. Seastar Superbikes in East Anglia were another.
If it's the one I'm thinking about, it was a "sort of" Cruiser and they were mostly in silver/grey. Having said all the above, it's a Honda and they didn't produce many crap bikes.
Sorry I couldn't be more help. There must be some forums somewhere.
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The problem was that the VF 750 camshafts WEREN'T gear driven! They were chain driven and the cam chain tensioner system was inadequate and tended to fail, which along with another design fault that caused oil starvation to the head and cams caused the top end of many early models to write themselves off with monotonous regularity. Honda's reputation was in tatters as a result and they were in the poop because they were turning their backs on the straight four engine and placing all their bets on the new V4 range (VF 400, VF 500, VF 750 and VF 1000).
It took the later VFR 750 to solve the problem with gear driven cams and that model is legendary for its bullet proof engine. However, Honda realised that the V4 layout was too complex and expensive to make and went back to the straight four for most of its subsequent models.
Those who remember reading MCN and BIKE magazine back in the early 80's probably remember this joke:
"Knock knock."
"Who's there?"
"Honda VF 750 camshaft!"
