We did get a version of the 6 cylinder CBX. A guy has one for sale in my
area...it looks like a beast. He says his is a '79.
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From: Dennis Hammerl
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 3:23 PM
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: '82 Nighthawk 750
Really ? They must get all the neat stuff before we do. I had an '82
CB650sc and it was still a chain drive bike. Single cam, five speed, cable
operated clutch. It did have a dual disc front brake though. The foil trim was
tacky... Nice bike otherwise.The last of the single cam 650's, they used CV
carbs and overcame the terrible throttle response problems they had with the
slide carbs. Every market has it's own variations. I like the Euro version of
the 750 and the earlier one too. The big gas tank and dual brakes of the late
one makes it a good long-haul bike. Did your market get a version of the six
cylinder CBX ? (1024CC here)
--- On Sat, 1/24/09, [email protected]
<[email protected]> wrote:
From: [email protected]
<[email protected]>
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: '82 Nighthawk 750
To: [email protected]
Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 12:06 PM
You are right. I saw a 82 650 for sale and it looked like that one. But the 650
had already the shaft drive.At 16:34 23/01/2009 -0800, Dennis Hammerl
wrote:>Look again. It's a twin-cam 750. They first came out in '79. Fivespeed,
>chain drive. The tin foil trim and seat indicates it's a Nighthawk and >yes,
it does look like the 650. A higher refinement of the Custom series >750's.
It's all cosmetic at this point in time. The NH didn'treally >become something
unto itself till '83 with the 650 / six speed / shaft >drive which wasn't
shared with any other model. From my perspective(IMHO) >the NH750 that was
reborn as a five speed / chain drive bike should
have >been designated CB750C since it most closely resembles the 750 Custom
from >'79~'82. It has more in common with those than the '83~'86models. At any
>rate, blame the marketing / advertising departments.>
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