1996 Honda Magna VF750C
"Four wheels move the body, Two wheels move
the soul"
The Magna was a replacement for my Kawasaki ZL600, nice trade up!
Went more cruiser than sporty. The kawi was more sporty than cruiser. The magna handles so nice and it loves to sport around the twisties besides comfy cruising. You can find me
many a weekend up in Harriman State Park here in New York at the top of Perkins Peak. Also I like to hang out
at Bear Mountain on wednesday nights as there are many bikes as well as cars on show for all.
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I recently bought a getaway home in the Lake George area and hope
to ride the area this summer. I have been going to Lake George and Americade for many years and have a great base of
operations now. Since owning this bike I have found that it is an
effort to find custom parts for the Magna. I have browsed many a website to find what I have added to my Magna since
I purchased it. I created this website in order to share my information to help others with Magnas get the parts they
really want. Of course there is always ebay where I have gotten many great deals on parts. I have sold a few too!
I added to the Magna: Vance & Hines pipes, Jardine Light bar,
Stage 1 jet kit, Metzler 880E tires, Hondaline luggage rack, Saddlemen Desperado Sissy Bar Bag, De Pretto Moto
Chain Guard and a De Pretto Moto Radiator Cover. Go to
for De Pretto Moto Parts.
Look into the De Pretto Moto page I have here for the catalog parts page. I know that De Pretto Moto has unfortunately
discontinued some items so good luck in getting what you need.
I added Leatherlyke Saddlebags, they are lockable and look great
as well. Latest items I have added are MC Highway pegs, Studded mud flap for the front fender,
Show Chrome brake pedal cover, Hondaline windshield hardware with
a Cee Bailey 18" replacement windshield that is thicker and much nicer than the stock honda shield. They come
in different sizes and tints. http://www.ceebaileys.com/cycle/
Cycle-istic handlebar risers
Mother Nature granted us a couple of really nice days in the beginning
of March 06 so I got to ride with my new Mustang saddle. Thanks to Steve down in Georgia I got an awesome deal on a
new looking Mustang seat. What a comfortable ride, I have been enjoying the cruising much better. I
recently added a new DID X chain with sprockets and I also put on Kuryakyn Flame grips.
Americade in Lake George NY the first week in June was a great event
even though mother nature did not cooperate as nice as expected. It was chilly and showery most of the week. I
looked at it this way, I got rained on heavy 3 times last year in the hot humid days of Americade. This year I got rained
on heavy once on the ride back from Burlington Vermont. I figure I fared better this year than last! Go see
pics from Americade 2005 and 2006 at:
I purchased a 1994 Yellow Honda Magna so I may have a bike at
my upstate house in November of 2006. It was a diamond in the rough and had a long way to go to look like the 96.
I hunted ebay for parts and found many that are on the bike now. I went cheap and found a set of Jardine
Drag pipes that someone didnt like. I got them on ebay from a guy that was getting rid of them because
they are too loud. The 96 had them when I first purchased it and I thought it would win loudest bike contest.
Well any drag pipe is loud for sure! I bought a new fuel tank from www.RonAyers.com and they beat the dealers price by more than a 150 bucks. I found a wrecked Magna and split up the parts with a friend.
I got many good parts including chrome handlebar controls, chrome fork covers, and dynojetted carbs. On ebay I
bought new grips that went with the diamond theme on the bike. I also found on ebay a new triple tree top and rear fender
rail covers to replaced the pitted ones. It has been
transformed bit by bit, I made this one a drag bike and went minimal. Lighter the load the faster we go! Finished rebuild Stage 1 with many new parts and much cleansing and polishing of the bike. I hope
it likes being pampered now! I installed the cleaner top of
triple tree, hondaline crash bars, Wolo horns, new controls, fender rails, fuel tank. Off of the wreck I got a
VTX headlight that had a scratched up case so I purchased a new case from RonAyers.com and put it all together, it looks great
on the bike! It went to honda and got the carbs cleaned and synched
and an X chain and sprockets installed. The rear sprocket has two extra teeth for some more tourque. While it
was there I got Metzler ME880 tires, stock size on the front and a 180/70-15 on the rear. From JC Whitney I bought a
diamond brake pedal cover. I also got diamond passenger pegs, not that I need them with the solo seat. On ebay
I found a cobra chrome brake stay and added that. I purchased a radiator cover from Mapam, VTX shocks. I also got a new Tbar from ebay.
That made a nice difference in comfort and handling. They are 8" up and 8" back and I find that I am seated very
upright. The bike also seems to handle real nice with the bars. Eventually when I am inspired I will route
the wires through the bars to clean up the look. I more recently added 1" fork extensions and progressive fork springs
and it made a big difference in handling. It takes corners better than the stock set up on the 96. The transformation
to this point took 9 months so I think I did pretty good for just getting to work on it on weekends. Check back to more upgrades.
Recently I purchased a 1988 Super Magna thaat was in real good condition.
I had seen some 87's and some other 88's but this one really did not need anything. Most of the others were molested
in one way or another or were just in sorry shape. Since Honda reportedly (by the people at S.M.O.G.) produced only
3300 units this bike is a rare bird. It comes with 80+hp out of the box and cruises nice on the highways. I am
going to add Metzler tires to it also to improve the handling and the ride. My problem will be finding parts to upgrade
or to make the bike perfect as ebay only shows one page of parts. It only has 12,000 miles on it and runs like a champ.
It is a bit different in its feel than the 3rd gen Magnas but is great to ride. If you can find one in good shape I
say go for it! Ok so I have gone over the bike and the first upgrade is tires. I went Avon Venom tires and I am
not dissapointed. I also came across an idea for chrome lovers. I added a Honda Shadow Chrome Brake Assembly.
It helps satisfiy my chrome needs. I needed to get the bike a little lower for my wife and added VTX shocks. The
thing is the upper bolt that is left behind is butt ugly. Now some have changed the tops of their shocks I just have
not gone that far yet. Still to come the Hulio polished triple tree, Handlebar upgrade with 1" honda brake and clutch
reservoirs and bar ends. If anyone has a line on an aftermarket exhaust please let me know as I cannot find one. I
wanted Laser Pipes but they discontinued the part. Maybe we Super Magna Owners should all write Laser to make a new
run of pipes.
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Here is the service manual
for the
1988 Super Magna
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