1989 Honda PC800 Pacific Coast – Page 109

December 16, 2009June 21, 2020

Am I missing a hose or three on my PC800?

NEWER UPDATE: The hose barb that dumped all the fuel out would connect to the evaporative emissions control on a California emissions-equipped bike. Page 5-6 in the service manual shows the way the hoses should be setup.

UPDATE: There were no hoses missing from my 49 state 1989 Pacific Coast. I am told that it is supposed to be this way. And the bike runs just fine. Check out this thread and this post from the IPCRC for more information.

This morning while I was pulling the carbs off my bike I noticed what appears to be some missing hoses. In fact, one of the bare hose barbs even dumped a bunch of fuel out when I pulled the carbs off. Anyone know if there should be hoses on these barbs and where those hoses should go? The bike has run just fine since I bought it 1000 miles ago. Maybe I should just let sleeping dogs lay?

My finger is pointing toward a bare hose barb. It is open to the other hoses. When I pulled the carbs off, a bunch of gas dumped out of this barb. The hoses that branch off from this barb go to both carbs. Update: that weird T thing is where all of the vacuum hoses come together on the carbs.

Another view looking from the right side of the bike. There is also a barb with no hose on the plastic part where our trunk release and gas cap live. It is visible on the lower front of that assembly (the left side of the photo). It is in front of a brown hose with some condensation on it. It is the same size as the barb on that multi-T thing which is at the same height in this photo and just to the right of center in the picture.

This is looking from the right side of the bike. My finger is pointing toward a little metal tube that comes off of the carb and goes into a rubber hose that appears to be broken off. Is that supposed to be that way? Maybe it’s just a plug or something? The carbs are several blocks away (internet is out at the house) so I can’t look on the other carb to see if there is a similar setup or if it is unique to this carb. Also can’t tell you if it is a plug or open. Yeah, not to prepared this time 🙂

December 16, 2009

Taking off the carbs

This morning I took the carbs off my Pacific Coast. The hardest parts of the operation were 1) figuring out how to get the throttle cables detached and 2) freeing the carbs from the engine. Here are a few photos of the process.

Air filter off. Rags are stuffed in the carbs so rain/dirt/etc doesn’t fall inside.

The bike is positively looking like a parts bike! Here the carbs are removed. Rags are stuffed in the holes leading to the pistons and in the larger hoses that I had to disconnect. Make sure to do this job in a well ventilated area. Lots and lots of gas came out when I pulled off the carbs.

December 15, 2009

Athena’s PC800 trunk liner bags

A month or so back I was searching Ebay for parts for my Honda Pacific Coast when I stumbled across some sharp looking trunk liner bags. It turns out that a woman in Oregon makes them at her house not only for the PC800 but for several other sport touring bikes as well. I shot her an email and a few days later went to her house to pick up a pair. As luck would have it she still had one or two pairs of the “ghost” bags left. I can’t find a listing on Ebay at the moment from Athena but if you keep checking every few days for PC800-specific bags, you will find her.

The bags come in a pair. They are designed in such a way that it does matter what direction you place them in the trunk. Athena suggested that I use a twist tie or piece of ribbon to show which side needs to face which direction. I haven’t done that yet though because I can’t figure out which way the bags are supposed to be oriented. Maybe when I go to a PC800 rally I’ll ask someone there to show me the light.

Looking inside one of the bags. On one side there is a large zippered internal pocket. That would be a good place to put maps or dirty underwear.

On the other side there are three open-top pockets. I put my glasses, checkbook, house keys, and other small things like that in these pockets. They are also good for your toiletries and clean socks.

Looking down into the bag.

A bag stuffed full. Athena informed me that these are designed to be stuffed to the brim. Also note the reflective light piping. It is a very, very nice feature to have. You might also notice the D ring below the zipper. There is one on the other end of the bag as well. Attach a shoulder strap from another bag and suddenly you have a very easy way to carry the bag if you don’t feel like using the handle.

All in all I am very impressed with these bags. They are very well-made and it is obvious Athena cares about making these bags right. I am very happy to have them as a part of my touring gear. They will log many miles in the years to come.