Too bad about those, one year... I wonder why. No known issues, we never did much work to them. I often thought of what you could make out of one of them. Better headlight, suspension work, and the front end from a 650 to get two brakes. Would make a neat ride. I do have a left side exhaust for a 550, no right. Honda must have lost a ton on those. Consider how much it cost to develop the motor alone. I don't think it was ever used on anything else. Maybe some other market. None of the 83~86 bikes share much at all. Just the ideas. You hit the jackpot, you got all three.
--- On Fri, 7/10/09, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 1983 Nighthawk 550 side cover To: [email protected] Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 5:22 AM Is it true Dennis? The 550 NH doesn't have a gear indicator, just neutral and over drive? I am really impressed with this bike. It is very peppy when it gets over 4k rpms and it's nice powerful enough for me at 142 pounds to just toodle around on. It seems like the ticking/clacking may have gone away. It was too windy through my helmet on the last ride to tell but the idle was good. I changed the oil again and a new filter. Yesterday I came across another Kawa 454. The guy wanted $1200 for it. It doesn't have original exhausts and one has a hole in it but the bike runs good, needs a lot of cleaning up but that's what I do. I offered him $300 and he gladly accepted. I'll go back today and get it - I think. It needs a new exhaust system. I'll be away all next week and out of touch. I'm a counsellor at a boys camp in northern PA. When I get back I'll get back to the CB750F and the 700S and .... Graham On Jul 5, 2009, at 7:29 PM, Dennis Hammerl wrote: Not too familiar with the north of PA. Which side muffler? I have a left side complete. --- On Sun, 7/5/09, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 1983 Nighthawk 550 side cover To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 5:40 PM Bike has excellent paint job, new tires, one muffler has the etching marks from battery acid. I've not found a means of cleaning that up, has anyone else?? Seat is in excellent condition. It has the backrest and rack - just that missing side cover and hydraulic valve lifter tick. Got the bike for $350. I pick it up tomorrow from Hughesville - know where that is Dennis (not far from Bob Logue in Williamsport)?Graham On Jul 5, 2009, at 4:56 PM, Dennis Hammerl wrote: What a find. Good shape otherwise ? Yes on the hydraulics. Do that first. --- On Sun, 7/5/09, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 1983 Nighthawk 550 side cover To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 4:05 PM Anyone out there with a left hand side cover for a 550 NH? I just bought one and the left side cover is missing. It has a ticking in the top end which was diagnozed by a Harley rider neighbor as rings but I am sure it is the non adjustable valves so I'll change the oil add seafoam and run it for a while and see if the noise goes away. The bike has had only about 1200 miles put on it in 9 years. Good condition otherwise. I'd buy or trade for a side cover. I have a size 46 leather jacket I would trade or bike parts for various Nighthawk models and other bikes - or cash, Graham --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
