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Why did Honda stop making the Pacific Coast? I always wanted one of these was it a piece of crappo?

homie wrote:Why did Honda stop making the Pacific Coast? I always wanted one of these was it a piece of crappo?

I always fancied one too. Rare over here

Drooling? Lookie here: http://www.pc800buysell.org
Did you know that Dave (our forum owner, for those who don't know) had one in the past, sold it and thought about buying another? Yep, he liked it that much!
I think the PC is stylish, an eye catcher. Like Bring a friend, or two
(Photo taken from the above link)

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homie wrote:Why did Honda stop making the Pacific Coast? I always wanted one of these was it a piece of crappo?

I always fancied one too. Rare over here

Just like the Silver Wing, not sold by Honda in Canada. Mororcycle.com describes as "It's looks like a port-o-pottie on wheels" and "a scooter on steroids". Today the NM4 is the red headed step sister of the Honda range!

The rear end looks funny.

Steph wrote:The rear end looks funny.

Yes brings new meaning to some junk in the trunk!

Steph wrote:The rear end looks funny.

I always thought when I first saw these on the road it would change everything for light cruiser street bikes. The completely covered motorcycle seemed destine to be the future and immediately brought about images from the original Syfi Battlestar Galactica series when something like the Pacific Coast would be stuck in LA traffic and then blast off back to the mothership. Sometimes when beauty and practical line up so perfectly it doesn't always result in a 67 corvette IMO we haven't see the end of this design.

I got the feeling the Pacific coast was just too far ahead of it's time in looks. Shaft drive and hyd valves that never need adjusting. I have read many stories about guys going 50,000 plus mile with no real maint. besides the needed oil changes. I almost bought a used one, then decided to go with the Forza.

stryder123 wrote:I got the feeling the Pacific coast was just too far ahead of it's time in looks. Shaft drive and hyd valves that never need adjusting. I have read many stories about guys going 50,000 plus mile with no real maint. besides the needed oil changes. I almost bought a used one, then decided to go with the Forza.

It had one of Honda's finest engines, that front end looked like a Chicago PD parking violation boot
It was just cool as hell and sounded as much. You would have had all the looks, storage, windscreen and comfort of the finest scooter plus a time tested power plant and plenty of fuel on board. I get mesmerized watching and hearing that motor lope... Honda should bring Pacific Coast back and try it overseas this time as well as USA. It's the only thing I see I worth trade up for

Unfortunately the rear end kills it. It reminds me of the Morpheous or a scooter with no style. The front is nice though, and the six of the engine is just right. Aside from the fact that it has a carb, it is a nice bike...if that rear end could be modified.

Random PC800 thoughts:

My parents had one (stepmother's).

I think they basically sold it after a while out of boredom with it. They have had all kinds of bikes between the two of them. Nothing at all wrong with the PC, but I think a lack of perceived character slowly doomed in in my folks' garage.

If I recall, and my memory is not 100% on this, the later ones had a better charging system than the early ones. Something about capacity or stator reliability or something. Can't recall off the top of my head.

Everyone I've ever talked to that owned one spoke positively about it. Non owners I've talked to generally think they look like chick bikes.

Again, memory hazy on this but some of them, certain years, came with a factory radio. Not sure if you can get an ideal year where they offered both the upgraded charging spec AND the stock radio. Radio may have been early bikes, and better electrical the later bikes. I'd take better charging. But I may be wrong on this, just recalling what I researched long ago when I thought of buying a used one.

I like the looks of the PC better than the Honda STs, but my dad opined that since you can get an ST1100 for roughly the same coin as a PC these days, you're better off getting the ST. Not sure of his line of reasoning on this, but he's put lots of seat time on both of them having owned one of each.

In the end, if a well maintained, cherry PC came on the market around me for the right price, I'd be real tempted on one. There are still enough of them out there that it would be worth waiting for a minty one.

I owned a red 1998 PC800. It was the best year, the front end didn't have the weird brake cover.

It handled like a dream. It got 60mpg. It sounded like a spaceship, had no chain to worry about, hydraulic valves (no valve adjustments), two storage bins in the back, and a spectacularly easy maintenance schedule. The seat was comfortable. The visibility was great, with perfect protection, and my wife thought it was incredibly comfortable as a passenger.

They had a flaw though. On many of the newer ones (1998 was the last year they were made), the valve cover gasket would fail, and require nearly complete disassembly of the bike to service. I didn't have a garage at the time, and sold it before the oil leak got too terrible. I was losing a bit under a quart a tank from drips when I sold it. I regret selling it to this day. It's actually the only bike I've ever regretted selling, and if I can one day have the money to buy whatever I want, I will have another.

*sigh*

I really miss that bike...