I fell in love yesterday!

Going round to dealerships yesterday looking for bikes for the Mrs (soon to be wife) and I found this beauty and instantly fell in love with this.









It's a 1988 "Super" Magna, 750 V4 at about 90hp. Love the exhaust system.

Strangely the dealership hasn't done their research and put it down as a 93 model, but this model was only produced for 2 years, in 1987 as a 700 and 1988 as a 750.

And then I found out how rare it is.

20000 were produced...tops! Probably less than that, I searched ebay, couldn't find any bikes for sale and then auto trader and the only one I could find was this one!

Just wish I had £3,000!

 

The Magna's were badass muscle cruisers in their time. The Super Magn's like you said are pretty rare. Especially the '88. Less than a third of the Super Magna's were 88 models!

 

I had that same bike for a few months in 2010. Pristine 1988 with less than 10k miles. It was my dream bike from when I was a kid. After a couple thousand miles, it turned out I wasn't much of a cruiser guy, so I bought a 2007 VFR and sold the Magna. So, last month after 36k miles, I traded the 07 in for a new 2014 VFR and couldn't be happier! It will always have a special place in my heart, and even if I never ride it, there will be a Super Magna in my "lottery garage"

This was mine...

 

Love the rear wheel and exhaust. ...remember when the came out....saw one at Laguna. ....

 

Aloha, I also have always had a fondness for the Magna. If I found one in acceptable condition
I would seriously consider it. If I every got to the point of a cruiser( no offence to anyone), the
magna might be my only choice. Very nice example, yes very nice.

 

So...is it your soon to be wife's bike or yours? I like how you were shopping for her and YOU are the one who fell in love.

 

Tis always the way metallyguitarded! It's neither mine or hers. I'd love to have it though

 

Well, today I was successful in convincing my wife that I needed another motorcycle. "Needed" being a tough sell. In the end, it's clear she just loves me and tolerates my obsession with two wheeled vehicles. Bottom line, I bought the bike. You, my friend, are still in the very early stages of romance and bliss. I'm guessing you'll have a much easier go at it than I did. Consider me the little red devil on your right shoulder - GET THE MAGNA!

 

MG....now if ya do get that there motorcicle...you buy-in a new bell bullet helmet with a bubble shield????....honestly it would rock JMO

 

I don't know. That bullitt is a sweet helmet. But I'm still kinda partial to this one ...