1991 Honda PC800, Pacific Coast, 798 cc. Registration number...

Estimate

£1,500 - £2,000

1991 Honda PC800, Pacific Coast, 798 cc. Registration number H763 ATV. Frame number (not visible, declared RC341 000319. Engine number (not visible).

The Pacific Coast was manufactured by Honda between 1989 and 1998, named after California's Pacific Coast Highway, over 14,000 were sold in North America, Europe and Japan. The bike is noted for its single integrated boot straddling the rear wheel, full bodywork, and distinctive two-tone paint. Like the earlier Honda Goldwing and later Rune, the Pacific Coast had been conceived and designed by Honda Research America specifically for the US market.

Honda outfitted the Pacific Coast as a "low-maintenance motorcycle for daily use" aimed primarily toward first-time motorcycle owners. Riding position is classed as comfortable, instrumentation is "car-like", switches and controls are large and clearly marked, self-cancelling indicators were included along with a seat height of 30 inches and an integrated fairing and windshield.
Like other motorcycles with full bodywork, the PC800's plastic conceals almost the entirety of the motorcycle's mechanical underpinnings. While routine oil changes do not require panel removal the PC800 owners manual calls for removal and replacement of four panels (two each side) for servicing the spark plugs. The design of the bodywork includes three vents on each side of the bike to cool the mechanicals: a pair of forward vents on the wheel cowling, a lower vent on each side for the transmission, and two larger vents to accommodate the engine's cooling system.

ATV was imported into the UK in 1999, presumably from Japan, (due to the large number of Japanese instruction stickers and that RC340 was USA market, RC341 Japan and RC342 Canada and Europe. By 2004 it was with George Budd of Deal and later Gareth Roberts of Mountain Ash in 2008, followed by Mr Leeming of Liverpool a couple of months later. The first MOT on file, is from 2004 at 32,098 km (19,94421 miles) and every year since a few miles had been added until 2015 at 49, 849 km. It was then stored before being sold by these rooms at the Sledmere House auction of October 2019.

Recommissioned by our vendor and MOT'd at 49,877KM he set about improving the machine with heated grips, LED headlamp and driving lamps, new Hagon shocks, new steering head taper bearings, fully rebuilt the front forks, the front calipers were resealed, USB and 12v sockets added and upgraded the rear drive unit to an 1100 version, (this reduces the revs by 500RPM when cruising).
Used by him for the last three years the mileage has increased, the last and current MOT was undertaken in November 2021 at 52,080KM. It is now being sold as he requires a hip operation and is downsizing to a smaller machine.

Sold with the V5C, MOT history, various receipts for works, two keys, including the red master one. It was ridden to the saleroom but the battery is very low so will need replacing.