Remember the old school sport bikes were a lot more friendly ergonomically. They are more like today's Sport touring bikes.
On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > or just get a VF500 interceptor and use risers. > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > >> It's possible, I suppose, but visually they aren't terribly similar. >> >> Might be possible to put a V30 engine into a V45, with a swingarm swap >> for the chain drive. >> >> Kurt >> On Jul 19, 2013 5:07 PM, "nighthawkin" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> i suppose it could be possible to convert a v30 magna to a sabre? >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Is it strange that I wish they had made a V30 Sabre? Little 500cc V4 >>>> with the V30 chain drive in a standard styled bike... >>>> >>>> Kurt >>>> On Jul 19, 2013 1:11 PM, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Here is some info if you are wondering about the cam oiling issue. >>>>> http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~rblander/V4_cams.html >>>>> >>>>> Magsab site: >>>>> http://users.metro2000.net/~cdc/magna/mcpage.htm >>>>> >>>>> Sabmag site: >>>>> http://www.sabmag.org/ >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected] >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The early 80s "big" V4 engines could have cam oiling problems, but >>>>>> there are fixes for them, additional oil lines and such. More prevalent >>>>>> on >>>>>> the 1100s than the 700s >>>>>> >>>>>> Kurt >>>>>> On Jul 19, 2013 12:43 PM, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I must have been thinking of anothe bike. I thought it had closer to >>>>>>> 50K. No they are reliable bikes, if taken care of the V4 engines can go >>>>>>> 100K+ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:16 PM, nighthawkin <[email protected] >>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 24k is high miles? really? I thought you could easily put 100k on >>>>>>>> these bikes? but a lot of that depends on how hard it was ridden to. a >>>>>>>> compression test will tell you the story? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Allen Thomas < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>>> They are good bikes, but that price was high for a non-running >>>>>>>>> bike with high miles. >>>>>>>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >>>>>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>>>>> *From: *nighthawkin <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> *Sender: *[email protected] >>>>>>>>> *Date: *Fri, 19 Jul 2013 10:38:48 -0400 >>>>>>>>> *To: *<[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> *ReplyTo: *[email protected] >>>>>>>>> *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 1987 Honda Magna VF 700 C - >>>>>>>>> $1500 (Fredericksburg) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ok whats wrong with the 87-88 magna's? my impression was they were >>>>>>>>> the best of the magna line? shaft, long , low, no oiling issues? or >>>>>>>>> is it >>>>>>>>> the styling that's the turn off? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 9:25 PM, nighthawkin < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> wow seems like a worth while investment? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/mcy/3942791875.html >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>>>>>> Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>> Visit this group at >>>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle 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