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Re: Hard to find bike?
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:41 pm
by gsJack
That one I like, the PC800 is close to 650# wet weight if that's not too heavy it looks like what your looking for. A motorcycle with a built in scoot size trunk. A quick Google shows a lot of them for sale:
http://motorcycles.smartcarguide.com/ho ... ific-coast
http://motorcycle.jaxed.com/cgi-bin/mas ... ic%20coast
Re: Hard to find bike?
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 12:50 am
by BRUMBEAR
maybe this will help you BTW the versy's maybe afine choice!! Ugly I think not
http://cycle-ergo.com/
Re: Hard to find bike?
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:48 am
by totalmotorcycle
Jarlaxle wrote:Hmm...what about a Honda PC800 Pacific Coast?
Or are they pure unobtanium?
You mean one of these?
If so, as far I as remember, they didn't sell well in their day, unaffectionately known as the "Plastic Maggot" as they were, how did you put it..."Pontiac Aztec" ugly. In fact, they have been voted many times over the years as the ugliest bike (sadly but true).
But if you like the design, you might be able to find one, I've only seen a handful for sale when I've been looking for used bikes over the decades.
Mike
Re: Hard to find bike?
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 2:14 pm
by jstark47
I was also thinking PC800, but hesitated to recommend that, as they are now old. The newest PC800 you can get is now 16 years old. From what I've heard, replacement plastics are getting scarce. The PC800 might not meet the "Not needing weird maintainence/service/parts would be nice" requirement, since dealerships are sometimes reluctant to work on a bike that old, even if it's a brand they sell.
Re: Hard to find bike?
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 3:21 pm
by Jarlaxle
Liz called the local Honda MC shop...the service manager said he'd be happy to service a Pacific Coast. (In fact, he owned one!) There is also a local shop that, judging by what I see there, services all sorts of vintage bikes...and the online PC community seems large, knowledgeable, and very dedicated.
One thing we both like (and the Honda service manager agreed wholeheartedly with) is that a PC is bulletproof even by Honda motorcycle standards. Honda seems to have deliberately designed them to need minimal service--they have hydraulic cam chain tensioners and even lash adjusters.
She looked at one last Friday. While it was an excuse for a nice ride (it was in central Maine, approximately halfway between No and Where) and a decent-looking bike, the guy wanted way too much for it.
Re: Hard to find bike?
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 8:13 pm
by NORTY
Jarlaxle wrote:My wife likes her Hyo Comet...but wants a fairing for longer rides. Bearing that in mind, just about everything else is wide open. I've been of little help, since I know scooters better than motorcycles.
Her requirements:
Not an enormous, heavy bike. (No Goldwings!)
Not a sportbike.
Full fairing with good wind protection.
Medium-sized (400-800cc) engine of any configuration...liquid cooling and EFI nice but not required.
ABS would also be nice, but not required.
No Euro bikes. (No nearby service places we trust.)
At least some storage.
Not costing a fortune.
Not needing weird maintainence/service/parts would be nice. (No needing to ship stuff from East Jabib for a brake job or pulling the engine to adjust the valves, please! Note this rules out a BMW C650GT scoot.)
Must accommodate a 5'8" rider with long legs comfortably. Highway pegs would be nice. (When I say long legs, I mean it--she can flat-foot a Goldwing or a BMW 1150GS.)
What does
she want?
Re: Hard to find bike?
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:25 pm
by jhonjony
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