These are the Hall's bikes...
This is Jon's '97 Honda Pacific Coast. These are wonderful bikes that never quite caught on. Honda made them first in '89, discontinued them after '90 only to restart production in '94. The last year for them was '98 and mine was the 111th bike built in 1997.
As I make changes, modifications or improvements I plan to document them here. Below is the list of what I have done so far. If it is worthy I will make a link and further explain what I have done and how I have done it.
The first change I did to my bike was to add a Hondaline backrest. Dot hated riding the bike without a backrest. It wasn't easy finding a backrest but I finally found a new one at a dealer on the internet.
After it became apparent I often fail to cancel my turn signal, I added a Signalminder from Kisan Technologies. Interestingly, all models of the PC prior to '97 came equipped with self canceling turn signals. Here is my review of the Signalminder as well as documentation of my installation.
I replaced the Honda tall windscreen with the original standard one. I did this to reduce air turbulence for the passenger. Dot had informed me that the back seat of the PC was not the nicest place to ride. It was suggested that the short windscreen was better for the passenger and since my bike came with it I put it on. If there is anything significant to report on this I will add it here. If you want to see what is involved with replacing the windscreen look at the installation of the Signalminder above.
This is Dot's Yamaha Virago 250. Starting to ride was Dot's idea and I knew she would need a bike that didn't intimidate her. I did some searching and this seemed to be a great choice. She is taking the MSF course the end of July so time will tell how well this works out.
Tuesday June 12, 2007