But for this build the client was ME! So I sit and stare at it sometimes.”Īs you should, Sean! The “WeeVee30” weighs just 370 pounds - nearly 60 pounds lighter than stock - and Sean says the exhaust note at the 12,000 rpm rev limit is music to his ears. Being able to see the excitement on the client’s face makes it all worth it. “Getting to see it reborn right before my eyes is the best part of being a custom bike builder. The best part? Putting the whole creation back together, every part falling back into place: After all the fabwork was done, the bike was torn down for paint, polish, and powder.
Sean proceeded to find a “super cheap victim” of a donor and begin transforming the machine into the tracker/supermoto-style backroad burner you see here, complete with an Interceptor swingarm and monoshock, CBR600F2 forks and wheels, Suzuki T500 tank, lighter 520 chain, and much more. That actually got me excited because I could ride my own path with this bike and hopefully make the V30 the next CX500.” “I was curious what other builders have done with them and my search turned up pretty empty. While perusing Facebook Marketplace, he came across one of these midsize Magnas, realizing that it had a tubular frame and chain-drive - helpful elements for a donor. So if you don’t like it then I am the only one to blame.” No outside influence except maybe my wife’s welcome opinions. “This particular build is actually one that I finally did for myself. Usually, he builds bikes for customers - this time was different: Today, the bike is almost forgotten…Įnter Sean Skinner of Virginia’s MotoRelic, whose customs have graced the pages of Bike EXIF, Pipeburn, Silodrome, and many more. In that test, the V30 Magna would clock 0-60 mph in just 3.9 seconds and a quarter mile time of 12.79 seconds at 103 mph - better than many 750s of the era! Unfortunately, the fiesty V4 cruiser would be short-lived, lasting only two model years. “Honda 500 Vee-fours…Honda’s stunning, magical 500 engine finds a home in two places.” The most powerful midsize custom in the world.”Ĭycle magazine was clearly impressed, as evidenced by the title of their 1984 road test of the Magna and Interceptor: In print ads for the new bike, Honda made sure everyone knew this was not your run-of-the-mill middleweight cruiser: In fact, the same engine was used in the bike’s sportbike sibling, the VF500F Interceptor. In 1984, Honda unveiled the VF500C, better known as the V30 Magna - a potent 500cc cruiser whose sophisticated V4 powerplant boasted technology carried over from Honda’s famed V4 racing engines: double overhead cams, four valves per cylinder, liquid cooling, six-speed gearbox, and more. One of America’s most talented builders creates a bike just for himself…
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