So lucky to have found your channel. I came upon a deal a couple years ago... I picked up 3 v65's for 500 bucks. None had been ran in ten years, but supposedly ran when parked in the garage. I've been dragging my feet on getting them up and running. I got 3 extra tanks, 4 extra seats, and 4 big Rubbermaid totes of pieces all ziploc'd and labeled. This might be my sign to get after it already and get them back on the road!
I can say that if this were my bike and i had you doing this inspection to it I'd not only be right there with you but I'd have bright yellow cheerleader pom poms rooting you on with every parts list find and in seconds we'd be striking the "BUY IT NOW" button! It's very rare to me to have someone like you in life that is close.
@@RogerDiotte I appreciate your kind words. Parts for these bikes are hard to find and usually take a lot of patience in waiting for a part to pop up for sale.
My mother just gave me my father's 83 v65, heartbreaking that he is battling dementia so can no longer longer ride, Its been sitting since 92 cause life got in the way, its inside for all but about 2 of those years, I have great memories of him picking me up from elementary school on it, I plan to restore it. I have some health issues to check out but if all goes well will have to learn to ride first, then graduate up to a bigger one should take a couple years and bikes I'm planning to take me time learning to do is safe and when I'm good the mag wile be ready to ride occasionally. stay safe.
I’m sorry to hear of your father’s illness. I’m happy that you have such a meaningful heirloom to remember him by. Best wishes for your restoration! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Just found you and boy am I glad I've got a V65 but am in the UK mine has completely been stripped now having a replacement engine and frame as well so it's all in bits and I need to see how these things go together so getting a lot of info just from looking at the one your working on I've had it for a few years this is all gold dust to me many thanks for sharing on this one have to ask what manual have you used ? because I have found the Haynes one of limited use to be honest .👍
Perfect timing on a Honda! My buddy asked me for some help with his carb! I appreciate the heads up on that one! Also my wife wants to know the dogs names if you wouldnt mind. She loves puppy dogs
That’s great. Glad I could help and wish we could have heard it fire up. Black lab is named Ruger. White dog is a visitor from time to time. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@butlercustoms oh man, same! It would have been awesome. Not a bad deal on parting it out though. Someone somewhere is going to be very happy! Again thank you for answering that for her. Got the worlds longest awwww for it
I was watching your video and when you got to the point where you said the solenoid is cheap I must respectfully disagree. I own an 84 v65 Sabre and I had to purchase a new solenoid at the Honda shop and because of rarity and lack of availability I paid $140 for that solenoid. I found one on Amazon that was supposed to be guaranteed fit but when it came in I discovered it was absolutely incorrect
A new OEM ones will be pricy. There are many good used ones. And really any good quality parts store solenoid will work. You just have to wire it up differently. Thanks for commenting.
I just want to ask about the Honda. Did the customer find it on the side of the road, or was it a barn find, or was it on a farm in the paddock. Doesn't matter what sort of bike it is, but I am sure if you own a bike, you tend to look after them.
That's funny how you worded the find cause right now I have 2 Shadows 750's! Ones an 83 and 84. The 83 has been sitting on my farm, in my garage and now in an empty horse stall in my barn for over 10 years lol. The 84 Shadow is in mint condition running excellent.
That plum red was a stock color. Also came in blue and in black might have been other colors but I know that red plum was an actual color in fact i saw more of the red than any I believe?
@@butlercustoms the last time i worked on my yamaha the spark was eratic on 1 plug, i checked the coils even bought a good used one and still the same, so i did a lot of tracing wires and never did get it fixed, i gave up on it and got a "piglet" aka sportster,
@@butlercustoms the bike is a yamaha venture royal 1200cc v4 engine, it dont have ignitors like that one has its got 1 box and only 1 plug wire out of the 4 was eratic, and i got rid of the piglet, i looked like a clown on a minibike lol
@butlercustoms hell ya they are.. timeless styling that hopefully makes its debut.. couldn't come soon enough in my opinion. The tragic part of they do rebuild models of these types are the fact that all the gaudy gadgetry will spoil the whole raw deal these bikes represent! No fancy trickery, sport mode etc.... just the riders ability to drive the bike in real time like we all should be doing and fully aware of what's under that throttle. We've lost this capability... to freaking ride like the wind!
even the 700 magna's ran great after some carb tuning.but never a match for the 1100.why i bought a 700.less chance of killing myself.all the speed i'll ever need.new suspension tires & brakes was definately worth it.other than the VMAX, the V65 was in its own zip code.
Because I’m an idiot. I was working on a Yamaha while editing this video and I guess my brain glitched. Nice catch! I’ll fix it asap! Thank you for pointing it out.
@@butlercustoms You’re welcome. Feel free to delete my original comment to hide the evidence so no one will ever know it even happened.🤣 By the way, I used to have a 1986 V65 Magna. I loved it. I now have a 2020 Yamaha VMAX. I love V4 engines.
I also just inherited my daddy's 83' v65 magna 1100. Must be the best dad bike to pass on to daughters! Can you recommend a chat group or online site for questions about the bike? Need to fix minor parts but I'm not sure I can do it all myself.I used to ride also but my Honda's were CBR 600 & 900. Also not sure where y'all are in TN but my people are from Franklin, Martin, Union City and Antioch🧡🧡🤍🧡
I just bought a pristine 1985 V65 Magna to complement my 1985 Vmax (997 original miles) love these 80's bikes........just raw and awesome!
That’s awesome! Congrats on a good find.
What a great purchase you luckily found!
@@butlercustoms Thank you! hopefully I will pick it up next week
@@butlercustoms Thank you!
@chrisvantassel8867 send pics when you can. Would love to see it.
So lucky to have found your channel. I came upon a deal a couple years ago... I picked up 3 v65's for 500 bucks. None had been ran in ten years, but supposedly ran when parked in the garage. I've been dragging my feet on getting them up and running. I got 3 extra tanks, 4 extra seats, and 4 big Rubbermaid totes of pieces all ziploc'd and labeled. This might be my sign to get after it already and get them back on the road!
Wow. Sounds like you got a sweet deal. Best wishes with the rebuilds and thanks for watching and commenting.
I enjoyed seeing how you methodically go through your processes.
Thank you for your kind comment and for watching!
I can say that if this were my bike and i had you doing this inspection to it I'd not only be right there with you but I'd have bright yellow cheerleader pom poms rooting you on with every parts list find and in seconds we'd be striking the "BUY IT NOW" button!
It's very rare to me to have someone like you in life that is close.
@@RogerDiotte I appreciate your kind words. Parts for these bikes are hard to find and usually take a lot of patience in waiting for a part to pop up for sale.
@butlercustoms BUT we'd no doubt be finding them.... TOGETHER right nice man.
@@RogerDiotte that’s true
I had an 84' V65 Sabre. Having a 121 hp was awesome!!
Those are some fun bikes, they really were a great engine!
Damn... love those bikes, had an '85.. great bike.
Wished I could have heard this one run. Thanks for watching.
My mother just gave me my father's 83 v65, heartbreaking that he is battling dementia so can no longer longer ride, Its been sitting since 92 cause life got in the way, its inside for all but about 2 of those years, I have great memories of him picking me up from elementary school on it, I plan to restore it. I have some health issues to check out but if all goes well will have to learn to ride first, then graduate up to a bigger one should take a couple years and bikes I'm planning to take me time learning to do is safe and when I'm good the mag wile be ready to ride occasionally. stay safe.
I’m sorry to hear of your father’s illness. I’m happy that you have such a meaningful heirloom to remember him by. Best wishes for your restoration! Thanks for watching and commenting.
I got one of these that rides and 2 other projects V65's. They are truly special widow makers. 🤣
Wished I could have heard this one run. Thanks for watching.
Just found you and boy am I glad I've got a V65 but am in the UK mine has completely been stripped now having a replacement engine and frame as well so it's all in bits and I need to see how these things go together so getting a lot of info just from looking at the one your working on I've had it for a few years this is all gold dust to me many thanks for sharing on this one have to ask what manual have you used ? because I have found the Haynes one of limited use to be honest .👍
That’s great! Thanks for watching. I have the Honda service manual.
Love my V45 Sabre
Awesome. Thanks for watching.
I ride it more then my streetglide
@MrDjh66 it’s a whole lot lighter!
Also i wanted to ask if other people had problems with the turn signal posts rotting? All mine need replacing
Yes. That was a common issue on those bikes.
Perfect timing on a Honda! My buddy asked me for some help with his carb! I appreciate the heads up on that one! Also my wife wants to know the dogs names if you wouldnt mind. She loves puppy dogs
That’s great. Glad I could help and wish we could have heard it fire up. Black lab is named Ruger. White dog is a visitor from time to time. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@butlercustoms oh man, same! It would have been awesome. Not a bad deal on parting it out though. Someone somewhere is going to be very happy! Again thank you for answering that for her. Got the worlds longest awwww for it
@@dutch_clutch8211 my pleasure
What 80s bike would you say has the best parts availability?
Harley Evos and sportsters. Hondas after that. Thanks for commenting.
I was watching your video and when you got to the point where you said the solenoid is cheap I must respectfully disagree. I own an 84 v65 Sabre and I had to purchase a new solenoid at the Honda shop and because of rarity and lack of availability I paid $140 for that solenoid. I found one on Amazon that was supposed to be guaranteed fit but when it came in I discovered it was absolutely incorrect
A new OEM ones will be pricy. There are many good used ones. And really any good quality parts store solenoid will work. You just have to wire it up differently. Thanks for commenting.
👍😎👍
I just want to ask about the Honda. Did the customer find it on the side of the road, or was it a barn find, or was it on a farm in the paddock.
Doesn't matter what sort of bike it is, but I am sure if you own a bike, you tend to look after them.
Good question. I’ll ask him about the history of it when he comes to pick it up.
That's funny how you worded the find cause right now I have 2 Shadows 750's! Ones an 83 and 84. The 83 has been sitting on my farm, in my garage and now in an empty horse stall in my barn for over 10 years lol.
The 84 Shadow is in mint condition running excellent.
@@RogerDiotte that’s cool. Thanks for watching and commenting.
That plum red was a stock color. Also came in blue and in black might have been other colors but I know that red plum was an actual color in fact i saw more of the red than any I believe?
That’s good to know. Thanks.
when you turned off key it lite on the 2nd plug
Correct. It was that faulty igniter box.
@@butlercustoms the last time i worked on my yamaha the spark was eratic on 1 plug, i checked the coils even bought a good used one and still the same, so i did a lot of tracing wires and never did get it fixed, i gave up on it and got a "piglet" aka sportster,
@@gravedigger8 it was probably a pesky igniter. But that’s a good upgrade to a sporty!
@@butlercustoms the bike is a yamaha venture royal 1200cc v4 engine, it dont have ignitors like that one has its got 1 box and only 1 plug wire out of the 4 was eratic, and i got rid of the piglet, i looked like a clown on a minibike lol
So sad that another Magna is being parted out!!
I agree.
I 2nd that same sadness, the Magna and Shadows of this era are fallen heroes.
@@RogerDiotte they are good bikes.
@butlercustoms hell ya they are.. timeless styling that hopefully makes its debut.. couldn't come soon enough in my opinion. The tragic part of they do rebuild models of these types are the fact that all the gaudy gadgetry will spoil the whole raw deal these bikes represent! No fancy trickery, sport mode etc.... just the riders ability to drive the bike in real time like we all should be doing and fully aware of what's under that throttle. We've lost this capability... to freaking ride like the wind!
You should have bought it and flip it it’s a sweet historic muscle bike
It needed a little more than I would have wanted to put into it but I would have loved to hear it run. Thanks for watching.
Nice HONDA
It will make someone a good bike.
even the 700 magna's ran great after some carb tuning.but never a match for the 1100.why i bought a 700.less chance of killing myself.all the speed i'll ever need.new suspension tires & brakes was definately worth it.other than the VMAX, the V65 was in its own zip code.
I liked the look of the vmax. Tom cruise bike. Ha.
cool withe out musik
Thanks for watching. I no longer use background music.
@@butlercustoms super thanks:)
@ my pleasure
Why does the title and thumbnail say it’s a Yamaha?
Because I’m an idiot. I was working on a Yamaha while editing this video and I guess my brain glitched. Nice catch! I’ll fix it asap! Thank you for pointing it out.
I just fixed it. Thanks again for catching my mistake!
@@butlercustoms You’re welcome. Feel free to delete my original comment to hide the evidence so no one will ever know it even happened.🤣 By the way, I used to have a 1986 V65 Magna. I loved it. I now have a 2020 Yamaha VMAX. I love V4 engines.
@JeffMarcum I’ll leave it to remind me to pay better attention next time. Ha. Those vmaxs are fun bikes.
That is my bike, except 84 and black tank
Awesome. Thanks for watching and commenting.
too bad, but understandable
That’s the way it is sometimes. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I also just inherited my daddy's 83' v65 magna 1100. Must be the best dad bike to pass on to daughters! Can you recommend a chat group or online site for questions about the bike? Need to fix minor parts but I'm not sure I can do it all myself.I used to ride also but my Honda's were CBR 600 & 900. Also not sure where y'all are in TN but my people are from Franklin, Martin, Union City and Antioch🧡🧡🤍🧡
We are in Hartsville TN. About an hour east of Nashville. I’m sure there is a forum just for the V65s as they were very popular back in the day.