Written by Martin Hodgson
Over the last ten years the custom scene has grown so big that you can practically build a show level bike with off the shelf parts. All the R&D has been done for you and even complex modifications for many models have become mainstream. Despite his demanding schedule, Sean Skinner of Virginia?s MotoRelic decided it was his turn for a bike of his own and chose a left-field option that would be no easy task and sans bolt-on options. But having previously taken out the No. 2 spot in the Pipeburn Bike of the Year, there was never any doubt he’d hit it out of the park with this incredible transformation of a 1984 Honda Magna V30.

?I saw one of these bikes while flipping through Facebook marketplace. I noticed the tubular frame and saw that it was chain-drive. Two things that definitely help when building a custom bike. I was curious about what other builders have done with them and my search turned up pretty empty. That actually got me excited because I could ride my own path with this bike and hopefully make the V30 the next CX500, Probably not,? Sean smiles. And with its worn-out condition and no love in the used bike marketplace for the model, he took himself home a steal.
The first task was to strip the bike of its ugly ’80s clothing and get it down to the bare bones to see what he was working with. The stock bikes shocking looks might put off some, but probably the real turn off for customisers is the fact the V30 has two fuel t...