After reading the horror stories of cracked front fork braces on Magnas and the resulting instability, I have decided not to ride until my replacement stock part comes in. Found it at bikebandit.com for $55.00.
I may also talk to my local "Jurassic" bike shop, who specialize in older bikes and who have access to a machine shop for parts fabrication. I may work with them to design a more substantial replacement.
The jury is out from the group whether after-mark braces -- such as superbrace -- meant for a V45 would work on a V30?
Thanks for all the support and advice. Meanwhile, I've managed to borrow my wife's Magna a time or two.
Regards,
The Rat
1984 Honda Magna V30 (Red) -- "Katie" (my wife's)
1984 Honda Magna V30 (Black) -- as yet unnamed (mine)
Learning The Hard Way
1984 Honda Magna V30 Black
- Bought the bike 9/18/2004
- Wrecked the bike 9/20/2004
Here's a summary of the damage.
Left Front Blinker. Also, road rash on the speedometer housing.
Right Front Blinker. I taped it up and kept on riding.
Left Muffler. Hardly noticeable and didn't affect the bike's rideability.
Left Saddle Bag. Hardly noticeable; I put a little shoe polish on the scuffs and kept riding.
Left Rear Blinker. I taped this one up and though it still drooped, it was functional.
Fork Brace. This was probably the most serious damage and the item I had to send away for a replacement part. I bought a replacement on eBay. I don't recommend riding without one, or with a broken one. It lends stability to the front forks.
This is why I bought a used bike to begin with! It's a learning experience. I wanted to buy a used bike in case I did have a mishap. Not expensive to repair. Tape it up (for the most part) and keep riding.
Re: Ouch, Damn
Okay, my wounds have closed, I've slept since my wreck, and I went back over the bike a second time.
There's more than cosmetic damage. The thing that concerns me most is -- the brace at the front fender of the 1984 Honda Magna V30 is cracked.
Is this brace cosmetic or structural in nature? How serious is this? Can I ride it around my subdivision, should I not ride at all until it's repaired?
As for the rest of the damage, I thought I could tape up the turn signals and ride until the replacements come from Dennis Kirk. I may hold off installing the replacements until I've gotten a few hundred miles experience at least.
The saddle bags -- just a bummer, not anything I can do about it. The muffler -- also just a bummer. Although I did get one good, tongue-in-cheek suggestion off list, that I just convince whomever notices the muffler road rash that the pipes drag when you lean hard in a corner. Sounds better than having to say, "I dropped my bike
There's more than cosmetic damage. The thing that concerns me most is -- the brace at the front fender of the 1984 Honda Magna V30 is cracked.
Is this brace cosmetic or structural in nature? How serious is this? Can I ride it around my subdivision, should I not ride at all until it's repaired?
As for the rest of the damage, I thought I could tape up the turn signals and ride until the replacements come from Dennis Kirk. I may hold off installing the replacements until I've gotten a few hundred miles experience at least.
The saddle bags -- just a bummer, not anything I can do about it. The muffler -- also just a bummer. Although I did get one good, tongue-in-cheek suggestion off list, that I just convince whomever notices the muffler road rash that the pipes drag when you lean hard in a corner. Sounds better than having to say, "I dropped my bike
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