We FIXED this abandoned bike for $83 then put it on a DYNO | 83 Honda Magna 

"If you've never froze your hands and legs off, on a motorcycle you weren't sure was gonna make it, to your destination.....I'm not sure you've even motorcycled." Perfectly described.

I remember when those came out, I worked for Honda and they were scary fast, for the time!

Love this video seeing one of these older beauties come back from the dead! My first street bike was an 84 V65. I still wish I had that bike...it was bad ass! Rode the shit outta that thing...learned a lot of great lessons and really lucky to be alive lol. My pops cosigned a loan to get it 3 months before I graduated high school....he didn't see what he was cosigning for. When I pulled into the garage next to his Harley low rider his comment was, "Jeeezuz!! If I would have seen THAT thing I would NOT have let you get it!" lol About a year and a half later he nearly died on his new 90 Fatboy Grey Ghost...lost his left leg at the hip running into a farm truck out on a poker run in the middle of Wyoming. Blessed to still have him in this world at 73 years old :) I digress....Honda Magna's....still relevant bikes to this day!

My dad still has his Magna, when the carbs are tuned right that bike is stupid fast.. I rode the dragon on that bike when I was 15 years old. This video brought back a lot of great memories of that bike.... Thank you. 🤘

Bring it to me, I'm right up the street and a 80s and 90s Japanese motorcycle fanatic, and my favorite part of restoring old bikes is tuning the carburetors. It's becoming a lost art form.

The end segment where Sean reminisces about bikes through his life hit me right in the feels. God bless SRK cycles!

Hi from across the pond. Some years ago I took one of those out on a test ride which done exactly what yours done at the end of this video, it turned out to be a fuel filter. As the shop didn't stock one, I flushed it through with carb cleaner in the reverse direction, this shifted loads of muck out. This was done as a temporary measure whilst a replacement filter was ordered. This hack cured his fault and bought him time till its next service when I replaced the filter.

A few years ago, I taught my son to ride on an '84 Magna. While a couple of his friends went out and rented scooters to do the test, he took his test on the Magna. He still has it long with his Harley. If anyone thinks that a 700cc motorcycle is slow, they have never tried a Magna.

I'm learning how to ride on an 84 vf700c Magna that sat for 15 years coincidentally enough. My father and I restored it recently and other than a fuel pump and replacing a crusty seized caliper she's all original and runs like a champ! I will be keeping this bike as long as I possibly can. Love your videos man, thanks for the content.

Craigs a real beauty FYI, good to see him in the vids... also really liking the mechanical videos like this. Keep that up. Helps with the winter blues.

It's SO COOL to see older bikes brought to life! I have a 77 Honda Goldwing GL1000 in the shop right now & I CAN'T WAIT to get the call saying IT'S DONE! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

I sold one of these last year, very well looked after and went extremely well, that v4 engine sounded absolutely beautiful.

I got a pretty good chuckle when your guy said "lowest dyno numbers ever.." I thought to myself... they've never had a shovel on the dyno before.

Riding my motorcycle to and from a job I didn’t like were the highlights of my day and indeed kept me motivated to go to work. That is a genuine motorcycle story. Thanks for mentioning this aspect of riding.

Thank you for sharing these 2 videos, I recently just started riding and my bike is a 1979 Honda Twin Star CM185T! it is my first bike, it was my dads first bike, and I even am riding with his jacket he had back in the 80's. It was parked(not stored) in a barn back in 88 and we got it running in under 6 hours for the first time back in August! Thank you for making some awesome content and distracting me while I am supposed to be working!

I just bought a honda magna v45, she's gonna need love and I'm a new mechanic but it was love at first sight. I'll bring that piece of history back to life and ride till I die or the engine does 😉 had to come back and comment because this channel really helped me direct my passion for bikes and in forever grateful for that. Stay safe guys, rubber side down 👊

Hi, I'm a 57y old biker who got back to bikes in the last few years. Just love your enthusiasm and positive can do outlook on life 👍 Nice one man....love the bike fixes...

I love those older standard bikes. Real pieces of art.

I am really glad you guys are local. It was cool to see you guys ride through my hometown (Martinsburg) at the end of the video. Magnas are nice bikes and I would say classic Honda cruisers. I really want to see you guys get your first bike fixed nice and running good. I am currently fixing my first bike that a driver smashed into me at a gas station (Ducati Monster S4 watercooled) Hoping to get up to Lancaster area soon and see the shop!

Really looking forward to seeing how this one works out. Those old Magnas and Sabres were cool bikes.

Sitting in a bar with some friends, when someone said that it was starting to rain....well, rain at 30 degrees freezes as soon as it hits the ground, or your bike. It was 36 miles of freezing rain on my '05 Softtail. between 15-20 mph the whole way, using a borrowed bar towel to wipe my goggles every 2-3 minutes. I actually thought about stopping at a filling station to get under the awning but figured that since I was already soaked, frozen and suffering to just push it all the way home. I'm in my 70's and have been riding since 1967, and this was probably the worst ride of my life. If I ever found myself in that kind of situation again, I think I would try to leave my bike in the bar and get a ride in a car....

My first motorcycle was the Honda Magna 30.Bought it new & my best friend purchased the nighthawk.We traveled all over Texas & made a lifetime of memories.I wouldn’t mind having it back.

Started out on an 82 V45 Magna given to me by my dad. While I got another bike to more suit my needs/wants (I'm young, wanted a Street triple) the Magna is still with me. Take it out every now and then. While it isn't Sportbike fast, I reckon it would keep up with most any Harleys. Its truly amazing the reactions you get out of some people with that bike too. Seems like everyone started out or rode one at some time or another but few have kept them around.

I LOVE this series. Thank you for rescuing this bike. I’m looking forward to every video on this Magna. I’m a Magna rider and so keep it up.

Dude thats your first bike treasure that, if I where you I would do a total overhaul on her and customize it to make her beautiful

Ahh, the old “hit the kill switch” gag. Did you think no one would notice?

Had that exact bike, same color in pristine condition with only 8k miles 4 years ago. I got it In crank - no start condition.. I added a large amount of sea foam into new fuel after draining the old from the tank! After a couple battery charges from cranking and cranking I finally got some spit and sputters that turned into running for 5 seconds and dying then firing right back up and dying... let it sit over night came out the next day hit the choke and it fired up and idled great! Riding was a different story because it would want to bog down as soon as you would start letting off the clutch and want to die, I had to flint stone it a bit to get it to take off on its own! After riding around the block a few times and reaming on it “(slow rpm pull) like you had going on in the video” it started to finally wake up and clear out more and more! After 2 days that bike went from not running to running crappy to running great all due to 1 can of SeaFoam! I now run that crap in every bike I own every fuel up! It’s proved itself to me! If you have not used it.. which I’m sure you have, go on and throw some in the tank!

I really enjoyed this episode. I don't know if you remember, but I picked up an '82 Yamaha Virago 920 last summer. I got a good vibe from the guy, he had trouble with the carbs which I found is most likely from over spraying paint inside the tank. There were pieces of paint flaking off in side. He gave me an extra tank which had the same problem. I haven't had time to work on the bike because I've been working on 2 apartments. The 1st to get ready for the people in the other apartment to move into and now finally finishing up the 2nd for me. It's amazing how some tenants can screw up an apartment. Every door needed some kind of work. Paint had been spilled on one carpet and just left. Luckily I was able to get most of the paint out using paint remover. Also, in my apartment there is an entry room outside the apartment where I Will hopefully work on the bike. Only problem is its on the 2nd floor but where there's a will there's a way and the landlord, a good friend, actually suggested moving it up there as he is a long time bike rider and has a 2003 anniversary decked out Harley. I learned a lot watching the guys working on your carbs, luckily I only have 2 with an extra set. Thanks for sharing.

Engine sounds smooth and I think once you check your fuel pressure, clean carbs (posible rebuild) , check vacuum lines, tune up, hopefully you'll pin point it assuming it's not electrical. I'd start with some simple basics you could perform in the shop like squirting water on the head pipes, voltage reading and fuel pressure test. I'm betting it's fuel related, most likely the pressure regulator. Pulling the slides will give it more hp without extra fuel, it'll just be running super lean when you do that if it's fuel related but anyway super cool bike.

Great quote about freezing on a motorcycle you weren’t sure was gong to get your there... so true

This vid and your new one on the budget dirt bike: gems. Keep doing this stuff and your quality is great. Your optimism is top tier too

All good stuff in the video as usual but the best other than the words of wisdom was your thoughts on what riding has meant to you. I never worked it into a business but other than a few years when there was no money for anything not absolutely necessary, riding has been a serious part of my life. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on your personal journey. Almost forgot to add this. The Honda Magna was a true superbike back in their day. None of us knew it at the time. I am glad to see you bringing it back to life. Lots of smiles left in that one.

I liked Brandon. He seems like a solid dude. Bring him back on more as part of the cast of the show.

That guy at the dino was great. A true biker and it seemed like he really wanted to help you guys out. Great video had a few good laughs especially when you got the 8 horsepower had a little chuckle. Another awesome video guys cheers...

Just stumbled on to your site and I'm hooked. You have a great attitude and presence and create a most enjoyable video. Thanks for all the effort.

It is enjoyable being to see videos where I can relate to the places that you go. Did my Motorcycle safety course when I got back into riding about 5 years ago. Interesting how the Dyno guy has a great feel where the problem lies and he was right on target with the slides. I may take my bike in to have it dyno'd as I feel it is working as good as it did when it was new. 1997 Yamaha Royal Star 1300.

so he shuts the bike off at 15:22 and acts like the engine died, then moves the kill switch back to run...... WTH...

This is one of my favorite bikes lol. I love those mid 80's magnas lol.

A fine video. '83 V 45 Magna was my 4th Bike. And it became my primary, read only, transportation for 8 straight years. Now, its in storage. Hasn't moved in 23 years. Now a days I'm Rockin a '99 Valkyrie Intestate. Whut fun !

I had my zzr11 run on a Dyno years ago. Awesome experience to see your bike flat out through the gears with a loud pipe and jet kit. Loud doesn't describe it!

Memories, My first street bike was the 84 Honda shadow, no lie I actually had a doo doo brown ford pinto pull out in front of me and I totaled the pinto, the bike had damage but was salvageable.

I love hearing them talking bikes been many moons ago. Have no ideal what they talking about. But this use to be music to my ears.✌🐸👍have a amazing weekend.

My first street bike was an 83 750 Magna as well. Been watching your channel for a long time but never saw this one. The sound and over the bars view was so nostalgic! Had a great time on that bike

You guys are awesome and have inspired me to finally go through with getting my license and first bike. This is something I will now be working for. Hopefully by this time next year I will be a motorcycle rider.

I wish I could track down my first car. I would take it to a wrecking yard and have it compacted by a hydraulic press.

15:22 he hit the kill switch LOL

Very nice! My very first NEW bike (not my first ever bike) was a 1983 V45 Magna. Yeah, I wanted the V65 but it wasn't in the budget. In the end the V45 was an awesome bike! Nowadays everything I look at seems to be a step backwards. I mean it had shaft drive, liquid cooling, hydraulic front brake and clutch (no cables!) and she could fly! :) I really liked having a fuel pump as well. No more fuel petcocks... Oh, and a low-fuel light instead of just having to flip to "reserve" when the engine started dying. LOL Man, I had a lot of fun on my V45!

I love this video. I got my motorcycle license in 1971 on a Honda CL100. I love all types of motorcycles thanks for sharing 😎

now that is the coolest family picture I have ever seen ... 15:15

Still have my 83 V-45 that I bought new in 1983. I love that old bike. It's a bit small for the wife and me together but we've had many years of fun on it here in Colorado. It runs very well and still pulls strong and fast.

My dad had one of these and LOVED it. He's 80 years old now, and I wish I could give him another one just to see the look on his face. He's been a motorcycle mechanic for over 60 years and had a few bikes but this one he loved more than the rest.

I bought, fixed and rode my first road bike that was an 83 v65 magna. It was cut up, so I made it my own. Not a bad bike. Pulls hard when they run good. The slides not opening all the way could be some varnish on them making them want to stick, an air leak on the top side (near the cap) stopping it from building enough vacuum to pull the slide up, or a plugged passage in the carbs.

might try opening the gas filler, to see if there is a venting problem, and replacing ALL of the vacuum lines .. ALL of them

Haha my first bike and still own (along with many others now) is a 1984 Honda Magna V65!! Lol stock quarter-mile times like 10.8. Not bad for 1984

Why I Love this Guy most would have Edited out putting it on the back of the Van and just said they rode it all the way. Thumbs up Shawn U the Man.

I have had my 1984 V45 "Maggy " for 30 years . Love my bike and loved this episode ....Much Thanks

V4 Magnas and Sabres were definetly awesome machines in their days. At one time they even made a supercharger for the V65 engines...

"its just like when I'm at the dentist!" yo my brother, *same. same af!*

Once, at the beginning of winter, like those days that start kinda hot, but at night gets really cold I went out to meet a friend at a bar. We stayed for a couple of hours, I had a glass of wine and when we said our goodbyes it was like 37°F outside... I had left my house wearing light gloves, an autumn jacket, nothing that could really prepare me for the 30km ride back home at midnight haha! I soldiered on, but when I got in the garage I couldn't open my hands nor feel my fingers. Took me some minutes breathing hot air in my hands to get them to work. And being honest, this is what makes motorcycling so good. Sometimes you just prove yourself that you can endure a bit of rain, cold, or whatever else nature's got on you just so you can have that nice feeling when you reach your destination.

Great video! I love the comedy you put into your videos. Makes a great video even better!

Imagine how well it would run if there was a mechanic to work on it.

Riding to and from work makes the job bearable, that's me dude all day .😊

I had an '83 Honda Magna at one time, but it was the V65 VF1100 version. I bought it in 2012 from a guy that said it belonged to his dad before he passed away from cancer. Maybe, but a few miles down the road it began to overheat, so I shut it down and threw it in the back of my truck. When I got it home I took a closer look and found that the cooling fan was not kicking in when the coolant temp rose to the proper temp. Eventually, I just rigged a switch and manually activated the fan when the temp got up a bit and that worked like a charm. Then I got the tires replaced and fixed a few other small items and took it out for a spin. Worked very well and very very fast! I never did get the speedo to work, so I just mounted my smartphone to the bars and used that. I used it to commute 35 each way in Southern California traffic for a couple of years. I did eventually give it up, but I remember one time having my son follow me in his Audi Quatro and he clocked me at 130 before he backed off. I estimate I got up to at least 145mph. I sold it eventually. Biggest and fastest bike I've ever owned. First shaft drive bike as well - that took a small amount of getting used to.

I just bought a second generation v45 magna to restore. Beautiful, great bikes and I'm glad this was the first video hat I seen on these bikes.

Too easy... See those big circle things on the top of the carbs. Underneath there are rubber diaphrams that are probably dryrotted and cracked. This is very common when your slides aren't fully opening, unless your bike isn't getting enough air through the filter which I highly doubt.

8 hp?? Is this Bikes and Beards or Cars and Camera? (Kidding!) Some bikes just need to be resurrected for reasons that only makes sense to you. Keep doing what you do, dude!

I have a V35 magna same purple color. Mine started over heating and running bad years ago. its been setting and neglected for about 12 years. now I'M sort-of inspired to fix it up. thanks for this video.

I had a 2001 Honda Magna from 01 to 2016 loved that bike when I went to sell it I had to rebuild all 4 carbs But when I did that it ran like when I bought it new. I really want to see you fix this bike I love Magnas. Mostly because most people don't get how cool and fast these bikes are. Great video loved it.

"If you never froze your hands and legs off on a motorcycle you weren't sure was gonna make it to the destination, I'm not even sure you ride motorcycles" ❤️ Yeah man the feeling of relief when you get close enough to happily push it if it broke. Doitwithdan introduced me to the Magna. What a cool bike man

I absolutely love the first gen Magnas, and just about any v4 cruisers. Early Magnas like this one were plagued with soft cams and top end lubrication issues. I wonder if this has come up in your efforts to get the power back.

My all time FAVORITE Bike..! Honda V45 Magna ...I've just LOVED this bike ..Later on I've owned a Magna V65 , but I have to admit it This magnificant V45 WAS ..and STILL IS...! The best bike I've ever owned ! And year was 1984 and my V45 was the best looking , all chromed bike in LAS VEGAS Nevada !

A week ago bought a Vf750f Intercepter and today it’s ready to be fired up for the first time since 2009. Hope I get more than 8hp. Pretty cold here in UK (40deg) so looking forward to numb thumbs! Great video. Good bunch of guys.

When can we get a update on this bike

EDIT:FIXED so to make a long story short.. my estranged father i just met a few years ago, wanted to give me a motorcycle(i'm 30 now). i was estatic! 1982 gs650. brought it home, fixed the gas leak myself. fixed the head gasket leak myself. changed almost everything simple and standard. ran great! this bike is everything for me that i missed out on with my father... this is the bad part. someone clipped the spark plug caps (boots) off the other night for whatever reason. so i tried fixing it by adding a ghetto fix. the plugs are sparking but i cant get the bike to turn over and run now. any advice? anyone? i have to get this bike going again, it's a part of that gap i had missed with my family. (I found the problem and fixed it.)

When I was about 15 years old and 165lbs I rode on the backorder a v65 magna. My cousin in his 20's was about 300lbs. I couldn't believe how quick that bike was. He was riding wheelies. Leaving long black burn outs and hauling the mail. What an awesome machine.

That’s so awesome! My first bike was a 1985 Honda Magna and I absolutely love that bike. Bought it from a guy who got it from a settlement and it had sat for 8 years and me and my best friend rebuilt it and I put about a thousand miles on it before the crank case cracked and I had to junk it. But those are great fun to ride! Plenty of power and to this day four years later that’s still the fastest I’ve ever been when the speedo buried and the vette behind me said he backed out at 120 😂😂😂

I know you've heard this a tousled times but dang what did you do to the beard?

Man that dyno tech really was really cool. Normally you will get booted quickly, if you bring something that needs endless mechanical tinkering.

90 v twin. Great folks. Surfing old vids. Subscribed!

Notification as asked for, mate. Nice to see your family in the graphic. great informative unbiased videos ... thank you------- stay upright!

it's one of the most beautiful sounding motorcycles too, the small ones sound like batdemons out of hell

When does he mention if it a 750cc (V45) magna (80hp) or a 1100cc (V65) magna (115hp) ? I would just get that said instantly. This must be the V30 (500cc) Magana at 50hp. The V65 can still beat most cruisers today.

You just reminded me of all the fond memories of my first real bike a Yamaha virago I traded an air compressor and a chop saw for. It ran on 1.5 cylinders had no front brakes and bent handle bars (wrecked) but so much fun looking forward to my next big boy bike lots of respect be safe yall!

Bikes that sit THAT long, usually can do with a carburettor rebuild. Old fuel that sits in the carb fuel veins gets all gummy like enamel, which also clogs jets. I wouldn't be surprised if some of that loss of power was from partially blocked jets caused by 13 yr old fuel enamel. Slide needles also get their profile eroded over time, which will also affect the slide lift rate... so the needles could do with replacing too. Other than that, very cool to see these beautiful old Honda v-fours still getting around 👌 Wishing you and yours remain healthy and happy best you can during these challenging times 🙏

My now wife told me that she only dated me because I had a motorcycle.

"If you've never froze your hands and legs off, on a motorcycle you weren't sure was gonna make it, to your destination.....I'm not sure you've even motorcycled." 5 second later..."let's just put the bike on the back of the van"

My first bike was (is) an '85 v30 Magna. It's not the biggest around but its fun as heck to ride! I love seeing these magnas still kicking around with the best of them.

WOW, COOL VIDEO SEAN REALLY BRINGS BACK SOME MEMORIES OF MY 84 V-45 MAGNA, MY FIRST BIKE. IM THOROUGHLY CONFIDENT BETWEEN YOU, CRAIG AND BRANDON THAT MAGNA IS GONNA BE BACK TO 80 PLUS HP IN NO TIME. KEEP IT UP GUYS IF ANYBODY CAN DO IT YOU GUYS CAN.

How are you putting a bike that hasn't been run in over a decade on a dyno without rebuilding the carbs first? Come on, do you even bike?

GOING BEARDLESS MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE YOU OWN A PAIR OF CHOP STICKS AND USE THEM AT HOME WHILE EVERYONE EATS THERE CHINESE FOOD WITH FORKS LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE LOL

the story about this bike has been great for some time, always a nice channel, simple, honest, interesting

I learned to ride on a 85 Sabre 700, the magna’s kid brother. So many memories from watching that from the sound of that V4, to the crazy tight space where they jammed the carbs in, the look of those gauges, I miss that thing! Also, those v4s were very finicky about valve lash, check that if you want to help bring up your numbers.

I see you've shaved. I'm sorry the weight of manhood was just too much.

I had a love hate relationship with a 1986 XV700 Virago and my friends used to call it "Hirohito's Revenge" and I had many moments I wasn't sure I was going to be riding back from where I rode to. But after a year of tinkering I had a bike I fell in love with. Now I'm doing the same thing on a 1982 GL1100.

My first bike back in 2012 was an '82 V45 Magna just like this but purple, could never get mine to run 100% either but still had a great time on it. That sound brought back a lot of memories!

I was really looking forward to seeing more from this bike!

Playing around with old bikes is lots of fun I bet... back in the day my 83 V65 was great. Fun way to spend some time!

My first and favorite motorcycle is an 82 Honda V45 Magna that was bobbed and came as a motor and frame with buckets of parts. It took a couple weeks to get it back to life and years later I'm still in love. Brought that thing home in the back of my mom's mini van

That was awesome bro good stuff man!!!! R Ramos from Kyle Texas👍

You rode right past my place in this video. Wish I had had my Honda Fury out in the driveway. I would have bragged I had my bike on your channel. It was a little early for me. I did take it out yesterday but for some reason couldn't get anyone to go along. (34 degrees and wind-chill)