Spicers Auctioneers Ltd
Lot 1044
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; our vendor buying it from him 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 have been added until the last MOT in 2015 at 49, 849 km, today it is 49,873 (30,989 miles). Unused for the last 3 years, but stored in a warm garage, it will require some recommissioning and will make an unusual long distance tourer for the next owner. Sold with the V5C, MOT's from 2004 until 2015 and various receipts.
