Rossco
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- Joined
- Jan 30, 2009
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- Location
- Massachusetts
- Car(s)
- 05 Saab 9-5, '99 Yamaha XVS650A, '07 Suzuki DL650
Well, after reading the threads of Blaro, Spectre, and Crazyjeeper, I've been inspired to buy an old Honda to fix-up. I found an add for an 84 Honda Nighthawk for $100, on a local bike forum and pulled the trigger.
Now for those of you that aren't familiar with the Nighthawk 650, heres what it's supposed to look like:
This is what mine looks like:
And the proof that I own it.
I'll get some more pics later. But for now, here's a checklist of what it needs.
-New battery cable
-Tune-up
-Carb rebuild
-Rebuild brake master cylinder
-Obtain/rebuild clutch master cylinder
-rebuild/replace clutch slave
-new back brakes
-new tires
-change fork oil (maybe seals )
-obtain sidecovers
-repair/relplace tailsection
-replace turn signals (LEDs?)
-repaint "tins"
and some other odds and ends
However, I did put a charger on it the day I got it home, just for the hell of it, and after a few cranks, and fired up, but could barely hold an idle. But hey, at least it runs!
Now for those of you that aren't familiar with the Nighthawk 650, heres what it's supposed to look like:
This is what mine looks like:
And the proof that I own it.
I'll get some more pics later. But for now, here's a checklist of what it needs.
-New battery cable
-Tune-up
-Carb rebuild
-Rebuild brake master cylinder
-Obtain/rebuild clutch master cylinder
-rebuild/replace clutch slave
-new back brakes
-new tires
-change fork oil (maybe seals )
-obtain sidecovers
-repair/relplace tailsection
-replace turn signals (LEDs?)
-repaint "tins"
and some other odds and ends
However, I did put a charger on it the day I got it home, just for the hell of it, and after a few cranks, and fired up, but could barely hold an idle. But hey, at least it runs!
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