DFW 3rd Generation Magna Mechanic

[mkgarvin]

Can anyone tell me a good 3rd generation Magna mechanic?  I need to get my bike tuned up, full maintenance, and also rejetted after adding Vance and Hines pipes.  I really don't want to try any of this myself.  Honestly, I'd rather just pay to have it done.  I'm not good in the garage.  We're going on a 4-day trip to Fredericksburg in late April and I want to have this done before we go.  Thanks.

[kdf9511]

Give Andrew at Classic Cycle Parts a call.  He has a great rep with the other Magna/Sabre riders over on  //www.v4hondabbs.com.

email: classiccycleparts@comcast.net
972-221-8902

[Greg Cothern]

If your willing to work with my schedule I will do it for ya and wont beat ya to death on the $$ I am very cheap hehehehe.
I have accomplished the task at hand some 20+ times here with many MOOT'sters.
Let me know.

[chrislarue]

Cycle Concepts - North Frisco, on 289 (Preston) - 972-377-0889

I would take Greg up on his offer though... you won't beat the price OR the confidence in knowing its done right!

Looks like we need a wrench session!!!

Greg, you up for February 18 or March 18?

[Greg Cothern]

MKGarvin dropped her bike off here at the house Thursday for Jets, shims, spark plugs, K & N, flush brake fluid, and an oil change.
Dev and I dove in Saturday evening about 6:15 finished up around 9:45 (took a dinner break hehehehe).  Could not resist taking it for a ride, had to make sure I adjusted the carbs right LoL, actually I have never had the opportunity to ride a Vance & Hines equipped bike.  
She purrs and runs great!  MKGarvin is supposed to stop by tomorrow and pick up her Magna, I think she will enjoy the improvements.
FYI on a V&H with K&N I have found that with the Dave Dodge jets/shims installed that 3 turns out on the pilot jet adjustment works great!  NO decel popping I could find and pulls through the 3K-4K+ range with no hesitation.

[MagnaMan]

Greg, how do you think the V&H pipes sound (especially when compared to the muffler mod)?

[Greg Cothern]

Jesse the V & H are certainly louder and more deeper tone but WoW I like them, of course I could see getting used to them on longer trips LoL.
The 2 nice things about the muffler mod for stock is that well it only costs rivets and a rivet gun (if you dont have one already) and a little black spray paint hehehe.
Second is that at highway speeds the mod stock pipes dont sound any louder than pristine stockers.
I must say that if I would been able to justify the money for my 96 I would have put them on.  I probably would have since I had just all the other goodies on the bike I wanted other than the V & H, but alas I bought the Interstate.

[MagnaMan]

I have not been too happy with the muffler mod, but I'm going to give it some time first, considering the trouble it was to put the pipes on. They sound good when I'm not sitting on the bike. But the problem I have is in the 2 to 4,000 RPM range when sitting on the bike. Everything has a frequency at which it resonates and I think my helmet is vibrating. For some reason these pipes drone rather loudly through my helmet.

My Virago had Jardine slip-ons, and I never got this vibratory drone when wearing the same helmet. Of course it had the characteristic V-twin low rumble, so that's a different frequency.  I'm not looking for a V-twin sound out of V4, but I wouldn't mind the performance increase and a little  more bark.

I am interested in hearing the Vance and Hines pipes before I decide whether to go back to my stock pipes.  I think I would like a deeper rumble or just the sewing machine quiet of the stock pipes.

I have my original pipes which I took off the bike.  If I decide to go that route I can just change out the pipes.  Allen kept my baffle tubes for me on the pipes I modified, so I can always weld them back together and have a new set of stock pipes for someone that needs them.

[roboto65]

I still got them if I ever get some time off hehehe we could changem and see hehehe you could also come to mootmag and we would surely do them there....

[MagnaMan]

Thanks, Allen.  I'm gonna try to finalize my Mootmag attendance this week.

[roboto65]

That would be great to see you there !!!!!!