Very nice truck. I own a v65 and can believe the video. If you were to run a 1/4 mile I think the results would favor the Honda. either way. You have an awesome truck that is fast. And a 4x4 at that.
I am thinking that the V65 is not a first generation Magna. The forks are much shorter and it doesn't sound like one. A first generation would destroy that truck. Jay "Pee Wee" Gleason did a 10.92 second, 124.82 mph 1/4-mile on an 83 V65.
Yup. You can see in one of the other videos what happened when I forgot to lock the hubs in. Lotsa smoke. It's not a real good racing suspension, so as I started making more power I had to put slicks on all 4 corners and race in 4 wheel drive. Very fun.
yet the bike is still cooler. i mean, it did tens with peewee gleason and tall gearing, 3.18's. peewee gleason ran both the vmax & v65 in high 10s and the vmax has a freakin' 3.66 rear end. then, i don't even know why someone would put that sort of money into a truck like that.
How many thousands of those bikes are there? I mean, a few hundred bucks to pick up a V65 out of the local Cycle Trader is a little short of cool. Taking an old truck and beating the "cool" bikes...now that's good ol' fashioned fun.
For a parts bike, maybe. A good condition magna is going to bring around $3,000. Consider the thrill of the acceleration, shifting through the gears, being able to top out in the 150's(not that i care to try)... yeah, hard to beat that with an 1/8th mile pick-up that can't do much more than go down the strip.
Well, the ol' truck accelerates faster, and I have to shift gears just like you, though I admit I can't do 150 with my gearing (and also wouldn't care to try). I guess it wouldn't be any fun if we all did the same thing.
A bone stock 427 FE makes 425hp and 475 ft/lbs of torque. Now the 427's bored and stroked to a 511... that's a lot of torque and horsepower! Plus the rearend in the truck is probably running a really low gearset which means good acceleration, even if the truck does way a ton - especially on a short 1/8th mile track! I don't think that V65 had a chance! I'd put my money on that truck before any other one! Nice man!
That is precisely the point I have been making all along. The V65 in the video is stock, with saddlebags, at altitude, on a poorly prepared track. The result is the truck goes around it, even off the bottle. Why some of these guys can't figure that out is beyond me.
What do you think that truck weighs in at then? BTW That little v65 is turning some little tiny tires. Lets see it pull 10's with those same size tires as the truck....... YEHA RIGHT!!!
This truck did 6.96 in the 1/8 mile today (6/14/2008) coasting the last 130 feet after shutting off early. Run down to your local racetrack with your V65 and try that. Real video.
i had an 84 v65 magna just yours, till i got in a headon collision with an asshole coming my way. but i loved that bike. as much as i loved that bike, i still believe what this truck does, and what these guys are saying. you have to take underconsideration what they say plus power-to-weight ratio...it is what it is....i know it hurts lol
man that truck is nuts, all the haters come out when a big truck like that comes out to play hard!! Nice work, well done. Do you do drag racing only or mud racing as well?
We have a traveling mud show that comes to town once per year. They will let first timers run in their street category. I think I'm gonna try it this year.
Damn good run with the truck. I know the Magna can do 7's in the 8th because I've done it, but at that altitude, the Magna didn't stand a chance. If I hit 5000 feet on mine, it'll fall on it's face if I try to hammer it. Sweet truck.
Riiiiiggghhhtt. Not only did it beat the V65, but it outran a Vmax as well, twice. I believe they are faster than your Magna, no? Actually you are close on one thing. Due to altitude and air conditions (I think we measured corrected altitude at 8,800' that day)he was weaker than normal, and was launching like a 700. Just like yours would at this altitude. Your 25+ years of experience should have told you that. Tsk, Tsk. You should be more careful what you "definately" state.
Just out of curiosity, I searched Youtube for video of a V65 on the track. I couldn't find one at all, and certainly not a stock one doing a 10. On Google I found one credible reference of a stock V65 doing a 10.92 at OCIR during a magazine review, with a professional rider. The real world results seem to show the stock V65 averaging around 11.30 at the track with a typical rider.
sorry, but theres no way that is a v65. too whiny at launch. AND, real v65's can run a 1/4 mile in under 11 seconds. and if the truck runs 8.1 in 1/8, something doesnt match.
Yep, a V65. In spite of your comment, we are smart enough here in the country to read the nameplate on the side of a motorcycle. Read the posts below. Your post should say that a V65 can run under 11 seconds AT SEA LEVEL, ON A PREPARED DRAGSTRIP. It cannot be done on green ashpalt at 6,600' with a stock V65. Sorry.
Another Einstein that can't read the posts below. Your V65 will NOT EVER do 10's at 6,600' above sea level. If you believe it can you must already be a proud owner of plenty of Florida swampland. Ask somebody who knows about drag racing what effect altitude has on engines. Also, please post a video of yourself doing a 10 on you V65. Still Real Video.
We will be having our first race Memorial Day weekend. I will be running a new set of 35" tires. If I can hook on the launch, the smaller diameter should make a big difference downtrack.
i dont know if you can get 15" wheels on that rig, but did you ever look into dirt track stock car tires? they are very wide and really hook up on dirt or asphalt.
We actually did consider dirt track tires, but the truck came with 16.5 rims, and anything smaller will hit the calipers. I'm pretty much stuck with 16.5 or 17" rims. I also need a 35" tire. I'm afraid if I go any smaller the gearing reduction will just tear 'em loose. I guess I'm looking for a very soft, 35" tire, as wide as I can get it.
mickey thompson has a 35/14.50 baja belted. did you ever take a grinding wheel to the tread of a tire? just run it over as if you were removing paint from metal, and it makes the rubber extremely sticky. try it with an old tire. a little trick guys do to get more traction.
Some of you guys crack me up. Read the post. This is an unprepared track at 6,600 feet of altitude. For some of you who let your mouth run before you do any research, that means these vehicles in the video are spinning off the line, and giving up OVER 20% of their horsepower. If you believe for a second that you can run the numbers you are talking about at this altitude, then bring it on. You'll find out quick whats its like to lose 3lbs of air pressure.
i've had my v65 Sabre in the &'s in a 1/8 mile....i also ran a 10.29 in a 1/4 mile...only thing i did was the dave dodge oil mod...New better mufflers and I tuned the carb's.....i'm good at tuning carb's ;P...I got a 2 stage 75hp shot kit for it 2 stages 25 first 50 second...never hit 2nd button yet....
At 6600 feet he is down 20-25% of his horsepower depending on air quality that day. I don't think ANY rider is going to put a stock V65 very far into the 7's under those conditions, if they can get into the 7's at all.
Very nice truck. I own a v65 and can believe the video. If you were to run a 1/4 mile I think the results would favor the Honda. either way. You have an awesome truck that is fast. And a 4x4 at that.
slowmotion4x4 11 months ago
@slowmotion4x4 I tend to agree. If he had another 1/8 mile he would probably have come around me. That was a very fun year at the track.
ScouderFord 11 months ago
I am thinking that the V65 is not a first generation Magna. The forks are much shorter and it doesn't sound like one. A first generation would destroy that truck. Jay "Pee Wee" Gleason did a 10.92 second, 124.82 mph 1/4-mile on an 83 V65.
JonHawaii2003 1 year ago 2
did u have that thing in 4wd when u were racing?
86F150FORD 2 years ago
Yup. You can see in one of the other videos what happened when I forgot to lock the hubs in. Lotsa smoke. It's not a real good racing suspension, so as I started making more power I had to put slicks on all 4 corners and race in 4 wheel drive. Very fun.
ScouderFord 2 years ago
soon as I saw it run the bike down, I knew the other 2 would be cake.
eatpogs 2 years ago
crotchrockets are for fags. this dude built a fuckin truck that could whoop about everything out there. give him props!
Southernpride005 2 years ago
yet the bike is still cooler. i mean, it did tens with peewee gleason and tall gearing, 3.18's. peewee gleason ran both the vmax & v65 in high 10s and the vmax has a freakin' 3.66 rear end. then, i don't even know why someone would put that sort of money into a truck like that.
RosieKR 2 years ago
How many thousands of those bikes are there? I mean, a few hundred bucks to pick up a V65 out of the local Cycle Trader is a little short of cool. Taking an old truck and beating the "cool" bikes...now that's good ol' fashioned fun.
ScouderFord 2 years ago
For a parts bike, maybe. A good condition magna is going to bring around $3,000. Consider the thrill of the acceleration, shifting through the gears, being able to top out in the 150's(not that i care to try)... yeah, hard to beat that with an 1/8th mile pick-up that can't do much more than go down the strip.
RosieKR 2 years ago
Well, the ol' truck accelerates faster, and I have to shift gears just like you, though I admit I can't do 150 with my gearing (and also wouldn't care to try). I guess it wouldn't be any fun if we all did the same thing.
ScouderFord 2 years ago
I saw an ad in a old bike magazine when the magna first came out. Honda said that stock it could do almost 125 in a 1/4 at I think about 12-13 sec
dieselman723 3 years ago
There i an article that i read where the editors got the v65 to run a 10.8
norman12341234 2 years ago
I had a 85 v65 with a few mods, I could smoke my buddys 98 600cbr which had a pipe and air filter in a 1/4 mile. They were an awsome bike.
dieselman723 3 years ago
A bone stock 427 FE makes 425hp and 475 ft/lbs of torque. Now the 427's bored and stroked to a 511... that's a lot of torque and horsepower! Plus the rearend in the truck is probably running a really low gearset which means good acceleration, even if the truck does way a ton - especially on a short 1/8th mile track! I don't think that V65 had a chance! I'd put my money on that truck before any other one! Nice man!
eddiesautoworks 3 years ago
That is precisely the point I have been making all along. The V65 in the video is stock, with saddlebags, at altitude, on a poorly prepared track. The result is the truck goes around it, even off the bottle. Why some of these guys can't figure that out is beyond me.
ScouderFord 3 years ago
Yeah the V65 pulls 10s stock. It would take an insane amount of power for a lifted truck to come close to the ETs that a Magna can stock.
giddyup306 3 years ago
This truck makes somewhere between 820 and 880 flywheel HP on the bottle. 920+ at sea level. I think that qualifies as pretty insane for a truck. :)
ScouderFord 3 years ago
What do you think that truck weighs in at then? BTW That little v65 is turning some little tiny tires. Lets see it pull 10's with those same size tires as the truck....... YEHA RIGHT!!!
gijoemedic20 3 years ago
I think the truck weighed about 4100-4200 with driver in that video.
ScouderFord 3 years ago
No way a truck can beat a V65
Fake Video!
84V65MAG 3 years ago
This truck did 6.96 in the 1/8 mile today (6/14/2008) coasting the last 130 feet after shutting off early. Run down to your local racetrack with your V65 and try that. Real video.
ScouderFord 3 years ago
i had an 84 v65 magna just yours, till i got in a headon collision with an asshole coming my way. but i loved that bike. as much as i loved that bike, i still believe what this truck does, and what these guys are saying. you have to take underconsideration what they say plus power-to-weight ratio...it is what it is....i know it hurts lol
odmcarp 3 years ago
man that truck is nuts, all the haters come out when a big truck like that comes out to play hard!! Nice work, well done. Do you do drag racing only or mud racing as well?
mudfreak79 3 years ago
We have a traveling mud show that comes to town once per year. They will let first timers run in their street category. I think I'm gonna try it this year.
ScouderFord 3 years ago
Damn good run with the truck. I know the Magna can do 7's in the 8th because I've done it, but at that altitude, the Magna didn't stand a chance. If I hit 5000 feet on mine, it'll fall on it's face if I try to hammer it. Sweet truck.
V65pilot 3 years ago
Riiiiiggghhhtt. Not only did it beat the V65, but it outran a Vmax as well, twice. I believe they are faster than your Magna, no? Actually you are close on one thing. Due to altitude and air conditions (I think we measured corrected altitude at 8,800' that day)he was weaker than normal, and was launching like a 700. Just like yours would at this altitude. Your 25+ years of experience should have told you that. Tsk, Tsk. You should be more careful what you "definately" state.
ScouderFord 3 years ago
Thats awesome. I have an 83 v65 magna, and it is fast as all get up. I'd love to drive that truck....
starwalt12 4 years ago
Just out of curiosity, I searched Youtube for video of a V65 on the track. I couldn't find one at all, and certainly not a stock one doing a 10. On Google I found one credible reference of a stock V65 doing a 10.92 at OCIR during a magazine review, with a professional rider. The real world results seem to show the stock V65 averaging around 11.30 at the track with a typical rider.
ScouderFord 4 years ago
sorry, but theres no way that is a v65. too whiny at launch. AND, real v65's can run a 1/4 mile in under 11 seconds. and if the truck runs 8.1 in 1/8, something doesnt match.
LHSclin10 4 years ago
Yep, a V65. In spite of your comment, we are smart enough here in the country to read the nameplate on the side of a motorcycle. Read the posts below. Your post should say that a V65 can run under 11 seconds AT SEA LEVEL, ON A PREPARED DRAGSTRIP. It cannot be done on green ashpalt at 6,600' with a stock V65. Sorry.
ScouderFord 4 years ago
Your right the bike rider cant ride?
Or this is setup for a fake video
There is no way!!!!!!!!
If this truck does 8 second in a 1/8 mile
and the magna gets into the 10's in a 1/4 mile
If any one belives this? I will sell you some swampland in florida
84V65MAG 3 years ago
Another Einstein that can't read the posts below. Your V65 will NOT EVER do 10's at 6,600' above sea level. If you believe it can you must already be a proud owner of plenty of Florida swampland. Ask somebody who knows about drag racing what effect altitude has on engines. Also, please post a video of yourself doing a 10 on you V65. Still Real Video.
ScouderFord 3 years ago
Some people dont understand, they just turn the key and drive. Didnt you read the v65 Brochure? LOL. Everyone else who thinks 10's did....lol.
gijoemedic20 3 years ago
that is awsome! have you tried any other tire sizes? although she appears to be hooking up quite well with them big mudders!
aaronjam99 4 years ago
We will be having our first race Memorial Day weekend. I will be running a new set of 35" tires. If I can hook on the launch, the smaller diameter should make a big difference downtrack.
ScouderFord 4 years ago
i dont know if you can get 15" wheels on that rig, but did you ever look into dirt track stock car tires? they are very wide and really hook up on dirt or asphalt.
aaronjam99 4 years ago
We actually did consider dirt track tires, but the truck came with 16.5 rims, and anything smaller will hit the calipers. I'm pretty much stuck with 16.5 or 17" rims. I also need a 35" tire. I'm afraid if I go any smaller the gearing reduction will just tear 'em loose. I guess I'm looking for a very soft, 35" tire, as wide as I can get it.
ScouderFord 4 years ago
mickey thompson has a 35/14.50 baja belted. did you ever take a grinding wheel to the tread of a tire? just run it over as if you were removing paint from metal, and it makes the rubber extremely sticky. try it with an old tire. a little trick guys do to get more traction.
aaronjam99 4 years ago
Thanks for the tip. I never heard of the grinder thing, maybe I'll try it on an old set.
ScouderFord 4 years ago
LOL check out the kids, they are just "ladi da".
Pretty impressive Ford truck there. The bike rider was just asleep at the light, the rest just got owned.
macebigelow 4 years ago
Some of you guys crack me up. Read the post. This is an unprepared track at 6,600 feet of altitude. For some of you who let your mouth run before you do any research, that means these vehicles in the video are spinning off the line, and giving up OVER 20% of their horsepower. If you believe for a second that you can run the numbers you are talking about at this altitude, then bring it on. You'll find out quick whats its like to lose 3lbs of air pressure.
ScouderFord 4 years ago
You know they're talking 1/8 mile not 1/4 mile, right?
chevrofreak 4 years ago
i've had my v65 Sabre in the &'s in a 1/8 mile....i also ran a 10.29 in a 1/4 mile...only thing i did was the dave dodge oil mod...New better mufflers and I tuned the carb's.....i'm good at tuning carb's ;P...I got a 2 stage 75hp shot kit for it 2 stages 25 first 50 second...never hit 2nd button yet....
kaos420007 4 years ago
Magnas have been known to do the 1/4 mile in under 11 seconds. a 7 second 1/8th is very possible.
hls1974 4 years ago
At 6600 feet he is down 20-25% of his horsepower depending on air quality that day. I don't think ANY rider is going to put a stock V65 very far into the 7's under those conditions, if they can get into the 7's at all.
ScouderFord 4 years ago
That's 8 seconds in the 1/8th mile, NOT the 1/4. A V45 with a top-notch rider would probably beat the truck.
A Magna with a good rider should do the 1/8th in 6-7 seconds. This guy needs to work on his launch.
Fast truck though.
hls1974 4 years ago
nice truck
78f2504x4 4 years ago
I have seen that truck in person, and the sound alone would make just about anyone fear being in the lane next to it. The engine is...
... big
microcentillion 4 years ago
lmao that truck is worked 8 seconds...either that or the dude on the magna cant drive for shit...
kaos420007 4 years ago