1996 Honda Other

JH2RC3402TM400110

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Hello and thanks for looking at my auction. Here we have a 1996 Honda Pacific Coast with a 800cc engine. Red in color with blackish trim on the lower body. I bought this motorcycle at an estate sale six months ago from a man who enjoyed travelling from California to the Vietnam Vets wall as often as possible with his friends in the Patriot Guard. He reportedly loved this motorcycle and that it was ever sold to me - is due to his passing. Now I am selling this motorcycle as I have decided keeping 4 motorcycles on hand, even as nice as this one may be - just does not make any sense at all! And... Truth be told I am trying to buy a certain special pickup. But money has been tight and The registration expenses alone for all of my vehicles has caused me to delay renewing the non-op registration that was apparently filed back in 2010 for this bike. Thus, Any and all back California DMV fees are the bidders responsibility. I have the pink slip in hand so out of state bidders can register the motorcycle without delay. Mechanically she runs like a top! The gas gauge consistently does not work - tho I am not sure why. Sometimes the turn signals are stubborn to activate, tho do work. BUT For the record, please let me be clear. I am not a mechanic. This is a used 22 year old motorcycle. (though it does not look it!) and if you are expecting a new motorcycle then this is not your bike. The aluminum wheels look amazing. At 27000 Freeway miles a Honda has a ton of life left. It has been polished and the seat recovered. The battery is less than a month old! Cosmetically the paint has chips and scratches here and there. I have spotted a crack near the upper left turn signal as well. I do not know the details for how this happened as I bought the bike as it sits - and while riding it from time to time, Ive had no incidents at all. I bought the bike as you see it along with a twin sister (she is not included in the auction but is also for sale). This motorcycle runs well and is reliable in my opinion, however the pictures are part of the description and she is being sold "as is - where is" . After the auction ends I cannot hold the bike for you awaiting funding or dealing with other delays. I have a family trip planned and If you win the bid for this item you must pay for it and pick it up before I leave town to talk to me personally or then at least be willing to deal with my eldest Daughter - or my on site caretaker (who probably knows the bike as well or better than I do anyways) to take delivery and answer any questions. I am also selling the bike locally so I reservethe right to end the auction at ANY time. Please ask any and all questions prior to bidding. Please do not bid if you are under the legal age of 18. Please do not bid if you do not accept the above statements as the terms of sale. Please do not bid if you cannot pay for the item. Here is some information I found on the Internet... "Honda Pacific Coast makes you a lightning rod for all kinds of questions and comments." "The Pacific Coast, or PC800, was introduced by Honda in the 1989 model year. It was a revolutionary look back then, the bike completely sheathed in plastic body panels, and a spacious clamshell trunk in the place of traditional saddlebags. The appearance was pure Starfleet, sans phasers and warp drive. Had it arrived in ET's UFO, it could not have been more striking. The futuristic shape caught the eye of filmmakers, appearing in movies such as “Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man,” “Back to the Future,” and “The Bourne Identity.” "Honda wanted a bike that would appeal to the suit-and-tie set; a bike one could ride to work without the risk of soiling the Armani. With that in mind, they purposely modeled the rear end after the very popular Honda Accord. " Honda produced the PC initially for two years, the ’89 in an ethereal Pacific Pearl White, and the ’90 in a magnificent Candy Red. The PC800 is possibly the most misunderstood motorcycle in industry history. The bike was designed as a sport-tourer, yes; but its primary intended function was commuting. Hence, its capacious carrying capacity, low-maintenance, upright riding position, and the artful balance between a bike heavy enough for stability, yet nimble enough to maneuver through heavy traffic. As long as you understand this basic fact, then the bike becomes comprehensible." Design Strengths These days, the volatile nature of gas prices has many commuters looking at motorcycles in an entirely new light; from the standpoint of practicality. Along with the exalted MPG, maintenance issues are usually high on the list. Commuters don't like to tinker. They want "gas 'n' go." One of the Pacific Coast’s strengths is that it’s about as close to that ideal of “fill and forget” as you’ll ever get with a motorcycle. Noteworthy are the hydraulic valves, which eliminate the need for valve adjustments. Digital ignition, hydraulic clutch, and automatic cam chain tensioners add to the easy care. The exterior skin also means that clean-up is an absolute breeze. 15 minutes, and this baby shines as it did on the showroom floor. These enhancements, combined with the bike's tremendous reliability combine to make it one of the most economical rides on the road. One rider reported - "Over the nearly 8 years that I owned my PC, the operating costs (including gas, oil, tires, batteries, maintenance, and the very occasional repair), consistently stayed below 7 cents per mile. By comparison, my 4-cylinder Toyota Camry averaged a hedonistic 13 cents per mile!" The design has some nice well-thought-out features. At the four corners are crash bars, covered in plastic and smoothly integrated into the skin. If the bike does lay over, these bars keep the main body from contacting the pavement. The rear views are the breakaway type with integrated turn signals. If they snap off, they can be reattached with patience and an Allen wrench. Another nice touch is the Torque-Reaction Anti-Dive Control, quite the nifty piece of handling tech. Self-canceling turn signals were available through the 1995 edition. And while the big tail lights look odd, you can be sure that when you activate either turn signal or brake, whoever's behind you will know it; far better than the tiny-by-comparison red dots most bikes have. The car-like instrument cluster is large, easily readable at any speed and logically laid out. It includes a speedo, tach, fuel gauge, water temp gauge, and warning lights for oil pressure, high beam, and sidestand. Strangely, on a bike where the engine noise is so hard to hear, there's no gear indicator, except for the nominal neutral light. It also lacks a clock, but as one rhapsodic PC owner soliloquized, "Riding is a timeless exercise in freeing the human spirit. Who the hell needs a clock for that?" The seat is wide and comfortable, which is fine for long-distance, but a little awkward for the back-and-forth slide of the dedicated knee-dragger. Seat height is a comfortable 30.1 inches, which fits perfectly for a rider between 5'6" and 5'11". For the long-legged, the forward crash bars are perfectly placed and configured to mount a set of after-market highway pegs. The rider position is almost upright with just a slight forward lean, and the knees at a relaxed angle of 100 degrees; very comfortable, especially for those long days.