81 Hondamatic that needs valve job

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81 Hondamatic that needs valve job

81 Hondamatic that needs valve job 
Brian Pitt said 2009-03-29 23:17 
 
My wife is interested in a bike, so we found one on ebay that looks to be in great condition with only a few minor cosmetic issues. It has about 20K miles on it and was supposedly running up until last summer. It turns over but won´t start. The seller says that a shop told him it needs a valve job. I´m pretty proficient in the garage (rebuilt the carbs along with a few other issues on my 81 Honda Magna), but I´m not a mechanic. If that is, in fact, what it needs, what does that entail and is it worth it if I get the bike for a few hundred bucks? 
 
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