Keep it up man enjoying the videos. Maybe try launching at higher rpm and shifting later might help, might not. Just keep trying different ways of riding it and the time will come down.
Yea, I’ll try different things and see what works best. The power drops off around 9100 rpms so I’m assuming I’m getting valve float right around that area. Shifting later doesn’t do much for me there. I’ve got new sprockets coming, I’ll try those out and go from there
You made some good starts and engine sound good. NICE. Pilot? Main jet? Shims? Exhaust? Air filter? Not stock I suppose? Edit...4 to 2 exhaust. Was the final main 108? Btw, Im looking forward to your vfr swap.
With all that happened... Turning in a 102... Not too shabby... Especially for what you're riding... It's all about getting that experience... Making new friends along the way. Rubber side down chrome side up. Good deal my friend. Later
@@jamesrevels by the gearing, you mean something internally the transmission itself or in the final drive. Presuming that I know what I'm talking about, isn't the magna a shaft drive?
3rd gen is chain driven. Factory sprockets is 16/40 which is what I’m running. I’m going to a 15/42 which should give me a lot faster acceleration. From what I’m understanding, I should shave almost a full second off my time
@@jamesrevels yeah I had to check myself on that one... I went back and watched one of your early reviews on the bike and you talk about changing the sprocket and chain, that's how much I pay attention, sorry about that. Granted chain drives are so easy to change the ratios on... Then again owning two bikes with shaft drive, the 83 vt750c shadow, and my new ride VTX 1300. I've just always been leery about getting on it too hard with a shaft drive. Anyway, good luck on your endeavors... And persevere. Later
I’ve been contemplating doing that as well. I’d like to find a good Magna engine and VFR engine so I can have it built and ready to install with minimal down time
hello congratulations for the interesting channel, I have a problem with my honda vf 750 c from 1988, I adjusted the air mixture screws as per manual, 1.30 front from all closed and 2.3 / 4 rear, but I find myself with the rear left white spark plug black right, front left black spark plug and right white spark plug, I can't get all four of them in the right color, the bike is all original configuration and the carburetor has been cleaned, thank you very much
Not sure if you adjusted the air in the rear tire, but take one or both(if allowed) those mirrors off, get a set of low bars, or flat bars, should cut 10th's the easy way. helps to have gloves that go over top of your leather sleeves also, they make cafe' like fairings for the Magna too, not sure how much they help, but I'd think it might help some. anything that catches wind makes a huge difference obviously, even if it's something you're wearing. looks like you were having fun, that's what counts :D I've never ever been to the track where someone didn't spill parts or fluids or both, lol, it's just part of it, it's always nice if they stop near where it happened, to keep the next vehicle from possible crash due to it, I have seen cars keep going after spilling fluids, but that's usually near the end of the track where momentum keeps them going thru the timer. always better to stop, always.
I’ve got a set of drag bars on the bike now and just ordered a front fairing today. I tried removing the mirrors and as much random stuff as possible but didn’t make a huge difference if any. But what I’m doing currently will make the bike way faster
@@jamesrevels well, if anything, you gotta admit there's nothing, like that V4 ^^ it puts power down is such unique way, you really have to ride one to even begin to understand it. so many thing they're like V twins, and they couldn't be more different! what I was talking about was more about shaving 10th's than anything else. I know all too well how the bike wants to lift on take off, causing your 60' time to suffer. I just appreciate the honesty of your video, thanks for putting it out there :)
I'm watching again, as seeing you run out past 9k into red, which 9k is the stock drop in power on these things, you probably know all of this, but others don't. maybe a sprocket change would help quite a bit without suffering the rideability too much. these v45's run out of steam right at about 9k, plus your temp light was going nuts, meaning it's got something happening that isn't good. I'm sure you got this ALL covered by now. great bike either way, and I'm happy people are still appreciating these things....there's always NOS
I have dynod this bike and I produce a pretty good power band from 9500-10500. I try to shift around 9500 though. The temp light is inaccurate though. It will light up after just a minute of riding. As long as it doesn’t stay lit I don’t pay attention to it. Either there is a short in the wiring or the sensor is bad
@@jamesrevels well man, I really appreciate you sharing the vids, there's not a lot of them with the Magna out there, so these are valuable imo. please don't stop! may be time for some real performance mods? ^^ I'm sure you've got plans! please keep posting if you can. thanks man! I'd love to see the difference with 50 shot of NOS after the 60 foot, never looked into how that would work on the Magna, but I imagine at least 1/2 second off the 1320', timing would be everything of course, trial an error, only way to learn :) I can't want to get back to the track, last time I was going was with my bolt on everything, GT, It will be a whole new thing with the Magna I'm sure.
Hey maybe stupid question but your temp light keeps blinking on is that normal for these 3rd gen magnas. Asking because iv got a 96 havnt rode real hard yet but just wanting to know for future
I have a short in the wiring somewhere and haven’t tracked it down yet. When you first turn the key on the light should come on for a second or two, basically it’s doing that from time to time. But no, it isn’t overheating
I try to. If it’s a single nozzle for all types of gas, you are putting in about 1.5 gal of whatever the last guy used. I only know of 1 gas station near me that has 91 octane no ethanol that has a dedicated nozzle, and I just recently learned about it
@@jamesrevels Ah. I just bought a 94 magna and the guy I bought it from said he used non ethanol or puts in that stuff that supposedly takes ethanol out of the gas
My '85 V65 Magna scares me so much I won't take it past 7,000 rpm or 80 miles per hour, but then I'm 70 years old. It's a great bike, though!
Well Damm that 750 is almost as quick as my 06 1800 wing I'm impressed
Seems like a pretty good night, all in all. You found a rhythm there for a few runs. Keep working for smooth. Smooth is fast!
Words to live by. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast
Lower rear tire pressure a couple psi for traction, increase launch rpm by 2,000rpm and feed it redline shifts
I’ve played around with different launch rpms and around 5,000 is what does the best for me. The tire pressure is lowered to around 18lbs
Sounds like a lot of fun ... hopefully in a few weeks ill get mine out weather permitting
As long as it’s dry and above freezing it’s always riding season lol
I own a ‘94 myself and am amazed that you were turning faster times than my new 454 1970 Corvette. Best ever was a 13.49 pass
Keep it up man enjoying the videos. Maybe try launching at higher rpm and shifting later might help, might not. Just keep trying different ways of riding it and the time will come down.
Yea, I’ll try different things and see what works best. The power drops off around 9100 rpms so I’m assuming I’m getting valve float right around that area. Shifting later doesn’t do much for me there. I’ve got new sprockets coming, I’ll try those out and go from there
Great video man! I just bought a 94 Magna a few days ago and your videos have been very helpful, keep it up!
Thank you, I appreciate the support. I’m sure that you will fall in love with the Magna as does most other Magna owners.
I bought a 83 v65 a few weeks ago. I’ll de doing videos making it road worthy.
What setup are you using to record your talking while riding?
Exhaust cam was excellent . Sounds like a ardley ableson ticking over then revs to the moon and fux off nicely 🤪😎💪💪💪👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
You made some good starts and engine sound good. NICE. Pilot? Main jet? Shims? Exhaust? Air filter? Not stock I suppose? Edit...4 to 2 exhaust. Was the final main 108? Btw, Im looking forward to your vfr swap.
The Magna is a great bike! Greetings from Poland.:}
It truly is
I just bought a 1982 Magna 750.That will be my first big bike at the age of 60! Wish me luck!
Nice one man did you do the run's with a full tank of gas ?
Yes, I had a full tank
With all that happened... Turning in a 102... Not too shabby... Especially for what you're riding... It's all about getting that experience... Making new friends along the way. Rubber side down chrome side up. Good deal my friend. Later
I’m changing the gearing in it this week, should be faster for sure. I’ll test it out this weekend
@@jamesrevels by the gearing, you mean something internally the transmission itself or in the final drive. Presuming that I know what I'm talking about, isn't the magna a shaft drive?
3rd gen is chain driven. Factory sprockets is 16/40 which is what I’m running. I’m going to a 15/42 which should give me a lot faster acceleration. From what I’m understanding, I should shave almost a full second off my time
@@jamesrevels yeah I had to check myself on that one... I went back and watched one of your early reviews on the bike and you talk about changing the sprocket and chain, that's how much I pay attention, sorry about that. Granted chain drives are so easy to change the ratios on... Then again owning two bikes with shaft drive, the 83 vt750c shadow, and my new ride VTX 1300. I've just always been leery about getting on it too hard with a shaft drive. Anyway, good luck on your endeavors... And persevere. Later
I have a 98 magna, I'm thinking of swapping the VFR motor into it
I’ve been contemplating doing that as well. I’d like to find a good Magna engine and VFR engine so I can have it built and ready to install with minimal down time
hey Brad ,was looking at getting a 98 Magna ,32,000 miles on it, anything I should know ...??? 😳
what was you best and worst time?
It’s great you have all the gear.
It’s definitely interesting seeing you make passes with a Magna. Gonna love the Magna.
I’ll be making passes all summer. Hopefully the videos get better throughout the summer though
Looks like fun to me!!
hello congratulations for the interesting channel, I have a problem with my honda vf 750 c from 1988, I adjusted the air mixture screws as per manual, 1.30 front from all closed and 2.3 / 4 rear, but I find myself with the rear left white spark plug black right, front left black spark plug and right white spark plug, I can't get all four of them in the right color, the bike is all original configuration and the carburetor has been cleaned, thank you very much
If you have a Facebook account, go check out Honda Magna fan club, they are full of great help. I honestly can’t help you on that one, I’m sorry
@@jamesrevels thank u very much
Not sure if you adjusted the air in the rear tire, but take one or both(if allowed) those mirrors off, get a set of low bars, or flat bars, should cut 10th's the easy way. helps to have gloves that go over top of your leather sleeves also, they make cafe' like fairings for the Magna too, not sure how much they help, but I'd think it might help some. anything that catches wind makes a huge difference obviously, even if it's something you're wearing. looks like you were having fun, that's what counts :D I've never ever been to the track where someone didn't spill parts or fluids or both, lol, it's just part of it, it's always nice if they stop near where it happened, to keep the next vehicle from possible crash due to it, I have seen cars keep going after spilling fluids, but that's usually near the end of the track where momentum keeps them going thru the timer. always better to stop, always.
I’ve got a set of drag bars on the bike now and just ordered a front fairing today. I tried removing the mirrors and as much random stuff as possible but didn’t make a huge difference if any. But what I’m doing currently will make the bike way faster
@@jamesrevels well, if anything, you gotta admit there's nothing, like that V4 ^^ it puts power down is such unique way, you really have to ride one to even begin to understand it. so many thing they're like V twins, and they couldn't be more different! what I was talking about was more about shaving 10th's than anything else. I know all too well how the bike wants to lift on take off, causing your 60' time to suffer. I just appreciate the honesty of your video, thanks for putting it out there :)
I'm watching again, as seeing you run out past 9k into red, which 9k is the stock drop in power on these things, you probably know all of this, but others don't. maybe a sprocket change would help quite a bit without suffering the rideability too much. these v45's run out of steam right at about 9k, plus your temp light was going nuts, meaning it's got something happening that isn't good. I'm sure you got this ALL covered by now. great bike either way, and I'm happy people are still appreciating these things....there's always NOS
I have dynod this bike and I produce a pretty good power band from 9500-10500. I try to shift around 9500 though. The temp light is inaccurate though. It will light up after just a minute of riding. As long as it doesn’t stay lit I don’t pay attention to it. Either there is a short in the wiring or the sensor is bad
@@jamesrevels well man, I really appreciate you sharing the vids, there's not a lot of them with the Magna out there, so these are valuable imo. please don't stop! may be time for some real performance mods? ^^ I'm sure you've got plans! please keep posting if you can. thanks man! I'd love to see the difference with 50 shot of NOS after the 60 foot, never looked into how that would work on the Magna, but I imagine at least 1/2 second off the 1320', timing would be everything of course, trial an error, only way to learn :) I can't want to get back to the track, last time I was going was with my bolt on everything, GT, It will be a whole new thing with the Magna I'm sure.
Hey maybe stupid question but your temp light keeps blinking on is that normal for these 3rd gen magnas. Asking because iv got a 96 havnt rode real hard yet but just wanting to know for future
I have a short in the wiring somewhere and haven’t tracked it down yet. When you first turn the key on the light should come on for a second or two, basically it’s doing that from time to time. But no, it isn’t overheating
@@jamesrevels awesome thanks for the response. Love your videos. Can't wait for this page to blow up.
it should do a 11 to 12
Do you put 91 non ethanol in for gas?
I try to. If it’s a single nozzle for all types of gas, you are putting in about 1.5 gal of whatever the last guy used. I only know of 1 gas station near me that has 91 octane no ethanol that has a dedicated nozzle, and I just recently learned about it
@@jamesrevels Ah. I just bought a 94 magna and the guy I bought it from said he used non ethanol or puts in that stuff that supposedly takes ethanol out of the gas
As long as it doesn’t sit for long periods of time, ethanol won’t hurt anything. You just don’t want it to sit for months with ethanol
@@jamesrevels Yeah I learned my lesson with a dirt bike once. There's a gas station about 15 minutes away from me that has a non ethanol only pump
You still running this bike?
Yes, I’m currently working on making the bike better and faster. My newer videos explain this better
Drag race a yamaha vmax
might as well drag race a prius