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Rider Magazine:
August 2007 "retrospective" article on 1987
Super

Road Bike Magazine: March
2007 article on the life of the Magna's
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Motorcycle Cruiser
Magazine: October 2006 edition with a general
article on motorcycles that shows a photo of a 1987
SuperMagna.

Cycle World Magazine:
December 2005 section with DC and Chris Bacon's responses to
the October cartoon of a dilapidated Super.

Cycle
World Magazine: October 2005 "hotshots" reader
feedback section. Funny (if not somewhat
insulting...;-)) comic in which an 87 Super is used to
accent comments from a previous issues "Cheap Bikes"
article.

Canadian Biker:
June 1999 edition of Canadian Biker Magazine with article on
a 1988 Super Magna owner.

1989 Hondaline:
Accessories catalog (Super listed on back)

Reader's tech questions
from various magazines.

Honda's motorcycle
identification guide: Entry for the 87 & 88 Supermagnas.

1988 Cycle World
Buyers Guide: Listing of the Super with
available models. Incorrectly identifies Super as a
"VT750C"

Motorcyclist Magazine: June 1988.
"Out in front of a field of one". Laments over the
Magna's lack of competition. Contains performance test
results.

Cycle Magazine: April 1988. "You
say motorcycling has an image problem, and we say you’re
nuts. You still meet the nicest people on a Honda - it’s
just that now they’re wearing stick-on tattoos rather than
Madras-print Bermudas.". Article compares the VF750C
Magna and the VT800C Shadow.

1988 Brochure:
Brochure for 1988 Honda Magna VF750C

1988 Setup Guide:
A PDF of the original setup guide for the 1988 VF750C.

Rider Magazine: October 1987.
"9,000 miles on a two-wheeled workhorse". Very
positive and entertaining article.

Road
Rider magazine: July 1987.
"In the Eye of the Beholder" by Bob Anderson.

Cycle Canada Magazine: April 1987.
"Stand Back for the new V45 Magna. It's a candy-colored,
chrome-plated, tire-smokin', eyeball-seizin' boulevard
strutter. It's also a real motorcycle - goodness, gracious
great balls of fire!", Fun article with performance
test results.

Cycle World Magazine: March 1987.
"One look tells you everything you didn't need to know".
Praises the quality of the bike and stand-out styling.
Contains performance test results.

Motorcyclist Magazine: February 1987.
"The original muscle bike gets longer, lower - and more
muscular". Gives good impression of the bike, with
insightful "off the record" section. Article contains
performance test results.

Cycle Magazine:
February 1987. "Magna: the shape of a sole survivor".
Discusses in detail the design of the bike and Honda
philosophy.

Cycle Magazine Buyers Guide:
1987. "Editor's choice, mid-size cruiser: Honda
VF700C Magna!". Great article with buyers guide
listing.

1987 Cycle World
Buyers Guide: "Riding Impression" section.
Short review with three pictures.

Newspaper Ad:
Newspaper ad for 1987 Super Magna from Kentucky.

1987 Honda Lineup:
Brochure showing the entire Honda lineup for 1987

Accessories
Brochure: An order form for accessories
available on the 1987 Super Magna

1987 Brochure:
Brochure for the 1987 Honda Magna VF700C

Service Manual: Honda's service manual for the 1987
VF700C

Honda 1987 VF700C Set-up Instructions:
The set-up guide that came with the 1987 VF700C SuperMagna.

1987 VF700C owners manual

1988 VF750C owners manual

1987 VF700C
tank sticker, left side.

1987 VF700C
tank sticker, right side

1987 VF750C tank
stickers
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