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What I am looking forward to is finishing the carbs on this one, not balanced them yet or got the idle mixture right, once tuned a bit this thing may scare me :)

Thanks glad you enjoyed it

I came to the same conclusion, I just use a 200ml plastic syringe and pull the air out, works well

Hey thanks, I am getting there, end of season for me now, bikes are in Storage just got the V65 still out, was hoping for a nice weekend to do the clutch - but it can wait, thanks glad you enjoyed it

Yes, they do make a difference, the ones on the bike I need to change though, they were generic and the angles on the ends are not right. Also they are too small for the hose guides

@@ThatOldHonda Awesome. Mine's a "barn find", too. 45, 000 miles on it, now. TLC & elbow grease. Nearly everywhere I go, someone compliments it, though, so it's worth it.

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Thanks man, it is getting closer to being done finally, but every time I have tried to video a ride, I have either had camera (operator) or bike issues. I am on the hunt for a CB900 now, seeing yours made me want one. I have a bunch of stuff to do on the bikes I have first though. I would be so bad if I had a shop like Brick House Builds, there would be unfinished projects everywhere :)

@@ThatOldHonda I hear you. I had to stop looking at MarketPlace because my garage is full and need to finish some projects. Brick House Builds does have a beautiful shop.

They are sweet motors, all these old honda's have a whistle/whine when going up through the gears with a low grumble from the motor, gets the juices flowing. I am not sure how many more years I have to ride a beast like this, but these bikes will outlast me :)

Back in '83 when I got my first Magna, I was fascinated by the unique sound of the V-4. I just got an '85 five months ago, and that sound brought back so many memories. I've been fixing things & polishing things & I have it looking almost like a new bike. No trouble getting into traffic.

Yeh, I don't know how you managed without round-abouts, must be a world of red lights :) Get those forks done man, it's a 2 hour job and the V45 rocks. Mine is just waiting for me to pull the carbs one last time and replace a cracked fuel tube, Nighthawk is a nice bike, we need more videos, but I know the pain of editing and uploading, keep them coming

I have come across this, the answer is complicated, it is possible and I have done this, but you are running a big risk, if you get it wrong you will be looking for a replacement motor case. Found a TH-cam video of someone doing what I found on V4Musclebike forum - I got away with it but I really want you to understand the risk if you try this - I dont recommend it but I have done it before very nervously - th-cam.com/video/8ftSbVQhr0w/w-d-xo.html

I was going to split a cam chain and use a master link, but as the big ends are gone, I will split the motor and do it right, but am not in a rush to start that until I build a workshop :)

Nice to see them coming out of the woodwork, these things are getting a little on the rare side

Hell of a first bike :) don't think my ass would have let me ride one of these first :)

Done that :( took a piece out of this one, you have to be sooooo careful - Don't do what I do lol or do it very carefully

@@ThatOldHonda oh yes broke it before. It was a bitch to fix

@@VoodooViking I got lucky the bit that broke off was outside the sealing surface, gonna just JB weld it back on next time I have the carbs off

@@ThatOldHonda also the boots on the inside are damn near impossible to find. I had to rig some pvc pipe to replace them. Just an idea if you ever need to do that. And I’m pretty sure when I go to buy another I’ll have to do the same or buy a cnc and make fresh ones.

Nice!!!!

It will be the Diode under the fuel tank - they are about £15 from ebay (gen Honda ones are about £40) - you will find the diode under the tank in the wiring loom, black square plugged into a white holder - just swap that out and it will be fixed

Yeh, I am trying to be good, but when you wind that throttle these monsters really move :)

I did consider doing this at one point, but I like the look of the original bike

I know that feeling, my V45 Magna is a little Frankenstein, V65 fuel tank, no easy parts swapping when you start making changes. I am getting closer to trusting the V65, engine gets better every time I ride it, then I am definitely ditching the mobile phone, filling the tank and waving bye bye, either Scotland or Cornwall here I come

@@ThatOldHonda Please allow me to come with you... I'd be so into this road trip.

Apologies, it was so hot my camera kept switching itself off, 3 or 4 times I thought it was running but wasnt - I am not a professional here, learning myself, dont like letting you guys down

I’d say take it as constructive criticism even though it wasn’t completely framed that way. There is a lot to learn in this TH-cam business

@@chrisrichardson7217 Yeh, I dont get offended, I like to think people may get some useful tips, last thing I want to do is waste peoples time. I started doing this for myself, videoing bits I was doing so I knew how stuff went back together, I never expected subscribers, really happy with the few hundred I have, that makes it worth spending a few hours editing each video and uploading, re-editing to add music etc etc, new camera, start of this I had only the rear mic on so it sounds muffled, I am learning every time I turn the camera on

Good question, its around 30MPG a little more if I am careful with the throttle..........hahahahaha why would you be careful with the throttle, I dont do a lot of motorway/highway miles, mostly small back road riding, so it probably gets better, but not the way I ride it

I have both a V45 (and it is an animal) and a V65 and I agree it is a monster, if you wind it on hard it bucks like a mule, either rear tyre spins or front end comes up and there is no stopping it, you just hang on for grim death

Great, I will ask you next time I dont know what to do :)

@@ThatOldHonda it's an educational thing....I know you know. But not everyone knows...two things, one they are available. And a simple way to understand or help to understand design is to have a look at a parts break, down via online resources. I'm considering one of these bikes and the fact that they're almost 40 years old, Knowing of parts availability, is a part of the decision making process, for me anyway. No need to be sarcastic 😉.

@@raynic1173 Apologies, wasnt meant to be sarcastic. I am always willing to learn and I know I make a lot of mistakes, but you are seeing my learning process, I dont not post video's because I make mistakes, I share that - example, on early video for the V65, I put it in gear and sat on it and rocked it to turn the engine over - then forgot to take it out of gear, put it on its side stand, and bridged the starter solenoid with a screwdriver and it shot off its stand and crashed onto the floor and broke the indicator - but I then video'd me telling everybody what I had done. I am learning on camera, I need people to tell me what I am doing wrong. Some stuff I know how to do and have learned, others, I just take em appart and figure it out, so I do appreciate your comments and yes I do have the manual I use it all the time.... kind of, I like the challenge of figuring it out and sometimes I get it wrong :)

Plus CMSNL is awesome :) I use that all the time

@@ThatOldHonda now that's a funny story...launching it off the stand..oh my 😂.

erm,,,, no and no?

I am looking for a backrest and mini rack, I have a backrest on my V45, was thinking of moving it over 😁

@@ThatOldHonda I dont think the v45 backrest fits the V65, not 100% tho

You can try using the manual if you want to struggle :)

Cleaned the steel plates with emery, replaced the friction plates

@ThatOldHonda Oh? Good to know I suppose as the kit I first time installed on Shadow had the other plates included, didn't know that was a thing that the other plates sometimes just don't come in a kit! Hey thanks again for all these follow ups good man!

For this one, next step is sorting the fuel leak which means carbs out again

I was going to hit the forks on the V65 today, but my nephew needed help with his car clutch, wanting to get the forks done this weekend or Monday/Tuesday as I am off work

I tried that, I think mine is basically dried fuel, it dissolves with Seafoam. Let me see where I am at the end of this tank of fuel, once its empty again ill give it another go. Spray foam oven cleaner seem to get rid of it best

@@ThatOldHonda Oof, good luck, then! Seafoam is a solid choice, so hopefully that does the trick🤙 Spray oven cleaner, eh? I'll have to remember that one for the future

Yeh, I got the bits to do my V45 Clutch, plates but not steel plates, springs and gasket for the case nearly £100 for Honda Genuine parts - the V65 need 8 plates and they are £15 each so looking for after market ones, has to be done, the one in there is holding for now but wont last. I was so grateful for those people stopping, I had also forgotten my phone, well in truth I never take it, doesnt feel right riding an 80's bike and relying on modern tech, plus there is a freedom to be had not taking your phone, maybe thats why we appreciate people stopping to help, if I had my phone I would have just rang Mrs Honda and got her to bring me some fuel, but with no phone, halfway up a dangerous hill with no fuel and no idea where I was or where the nearest garage was , could have taken me all day to find fuel, but thanks to some kind hearted people I was on my way

.... I could be cheap and take the clutch out of the old engine.......that could work or be a waste of time

My V45 (UK spec) has similar, it works just scratches the frame, pretty unavoidable

It made my day, turned a crappy situation into something cool - plus it let me know that the sensor isnt working, so I have that to fix too now

I will video the forks when I do them which should be soon. Great news on the VT500, they are such a fun bike to ride, they sound fantastic. Which one do you have VT500C or VT500E, mine is a C, love the look too, its an awesome bike, the one I am rising in th-cam.com/video/dA-A8sLOQOE/w-d-xo.html

@@ThatOldHonda it is a 500c 1984 built. Yes man. The fork 🤩 Cu soon 👋

Yeh, I dont want to change the look. There is one problem, the reserve tank has a pickup none removable, so cant line that one anyway, gonna run a tank full through see how it goes

Reminds me of being 17, feels like the 80's, fun bikes

@@ThatOldHonda yes it is a classic bike i had an FZR600 1992 but i unfortunately crashed it couple weeks ago so the choppers back on the road and its such a nice experience when riding solo i dont get from other bikes

Nice, I can imagine a trike V65, you would need to tie yourself to the seat :)

It's had some since then, agree on the oil filter mod, if I can find one on the UK

Yeh, I felt a little silly when it dawned on me what the problem was

@ThatOldHonda you should seen my face when I opened the seat up! I had no idea it was a screen at all! I thought mine were chunky rust pieces or something, until it started crumbling off.

@@jeremyhall134 Mine was more of a Homer moment, was just sitting there thinking of the fuel flow.... wait, isnt there sometimes a little filter behind the.....Doh!!!!!!!

Hey, not much to this circuit, but essentially it runs from one of the CDI's, so assuming you have spark at all 4, you should have a signal to the rev counter - check connection/plug on the CDI, clean them with contact cleaner, I would however suspect the instrument, the good news if you need a replacement is rev counters are normally much cheaper than speedometers. you can check the signal with a meter at the rev counter end to see if you are getting signal to the gauge

@@ThatOldHonda Thank you for that. I have just got back to this post and will be checking your ideas this weekend. I will place feedback. Appreciated. Should I need to replace the rev counter, any suggestions?

@@dudemakingtracks Assuming you are in US there are loads on ebay for around $50 - but check your spark first, you would be surprised how many people I have helped who thought they were running on 4 but had a CDI fault and once running on 4 found a whole new bike hiding inside the one they thought they had - if this thing isnt pulling your arms off on acceleration, something is wrong :)