Speaking at great length, “Klaus walked me through everything I needed to make a HyperPro rear shock from a VF1000 work with my set up. To control this entire new rear end a custom shock was required and Sean worked with Klaus from EPM Performance. Then on went a VTR1000 brake bracket that allowed the use of the CBR rear brake setup, again with more machining required. A switch to a set of CBR600 wheels meant using the Magna cush drive as well as time spent machining spacers and utilising new bearings. To convert the bike to a mono-shock setup an Interceptor 500 swingarm fits up nicely but required customisation for what was to come. With the under-seat area now clear, Sean could focus on getting the bike into a rolling chassis and sorting out the suspension. Once I had the spacer machined and the air filter assembly properly aligned I drilled and threaded the base to hold it all in place.” I cut out aluminum plates to sandwich a custom sized K&N air filter in. This gave an excellent base to start a new airbox. “I saw that Honda used the bottom of the airbox which is aluminum to hold the 4 carbs together. A conventional one that hides an enormous airbox and a sub-tank under the seat. The stock bikes shocking looks might put off some, but probably the real turn off for customisers is the fact the V30 has two fuel tanks. The first task was to strip the bike of its ugly ’80s clothing and get it down to the bare bones to see what he was working with. And with its worn-out condition and no love in the used bike marketplace for the model, he took himself home a steal. That actually got me excited because I could ride my own path with this bike and hopefully make the V30 the next CX500, Probably not,” Sean smiles. I was curious about what other builders have done with them and my search turned up pretty empty.
Two things that definitely help when building a custom bike. I noticed the tubular frame and saw that it was chain-drive. “I saw one of these bikes while flipping through Facebook marketplace. 2 spot in the Pipeburn Bike of the Year, there was never any doubt he’d hit it out of the park with this incredible transformation of a 1984 Honda Magna V30. Despite his demanding schedule, Sean Skinner of Virginia’s MotoRelic decided it was his turn for a bike of his own and chose a left-field option that would be no easy task and sans bolt-on options. All the R&D has been done for you and even complex modifications for many models have become mainstream.
Over the last ten years the custom scene has grown so big that you can practically build a show level bike with off the shelf parts.
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