I don't think Honda did the black on the engine for looks so much as it is a thermal dispersant. They wrote a paper on that, some time back in the 70s, I think. It runs about 20º cooler that way. I used it, along with plazmacoating of the piston crowns and cylinder heads, on every Beetle engine I built. They not only ran cooler, but used a bit less fuel as well. Of course, they also had a bit more power. I also cc'd the heads and made the combustion chambers the same size. Well, off by a cc or so, but balanced. If I get a basket case 450, I will do it withthat engine, and add water injection. Will I ever max out the performance potential? Probably not, because I am an old fart and my reflexes aren't as quick as when I was young and crazy enough to ride between cars at speed. But it's there if I need it, and in a harassment type situation, some fool in a car won't be able to catch me. Even a 250 is good enough to evade crackpots in cars, in town, if you know how to use the gears. My wife wanted to get a 50cc machine and I told her nothin' doin' - you can't get away from the crazys on the road. You have no power. You would have to get at least a 250, which I bought. We both used it. I taught her how to ride, how to use the gears for more power to get away fast, and the riding course taught her the rest. And, how to fall and minimize your injuries. That part they did in the grass, actual live training. The bikes they used were - you guessed it - Honda 250 Nighthawks...
________________________________ From: jgalban <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, March 19, 2010 11:26:54 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: My FIRST NightHawk I love the old r/w/b scheme on the '86. One of my favorites. The gold rims look good on your current ride, but I didn't care for what the PO did on the '86. The thing that set the '86 apart from the other versions was the blacked out engine and wheels. John On Mar 17, 7:08 pm, "Glen Gareau" <[email protected]> wrote: > I was cleaning up my office and found some old pictures of my first > nighthawk. It was a 1986 700S I bought in 1989. The previous owner painted > the rims gold. That bike gave me the idea to paint my current bikes rims > red. I still have that "Jimmy Spencer" Arai Helmut, but all the linings > have rotted away. > > Dennis H: I still need your help to finish the wheel alignment on my > current red and black 1984 700. I bought a car last month and have been > preoccupied with it ever since it arrived. > > Sea Ya! > > Tight Lines and Smooth Drags > > cooper_faust_fish_morph > > Glen > > image001.gif > 98KViewDownload > > 1986 2.JPG > 556KViewDownload > > 1986.JPG > 370KViewDownload > > me and my 86 NH.JPG > 384KViewDownload > > Nighthawk 001 (Small).jpg > 118KViewDownload -- 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. -- 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.
