I wish I could get a round headlight for my 85. I like it. On May 19, 8:09 pm, [email protected] wrote: > Nice looking. The round headlight gives it a different look. The small right > side engine cover with the Honda logo is different than the US models, also > the mufflers are a little different. What is the switch in the plastic > handlebar cover do? I have not seen that before. The rotors look like an 85 > model. Wynn > > 2010/5/19 Rafał Ostrowski <[email protected]> > > > > > Thanks for all your effort, I really appreciate it :) > > > Yes, the VIN starts with a J. I did a little research as well - > > various VIN checkers online report this bike as CB650SC or SCF, > > manufactured in 1985 - sounds a bit strange - it's officially > > registered as '89 bike. > > > Here are the photos for reference: > > >http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs50/i/2009/273/8/e/helga_v_2_by_caithuniv... > > - overall view > >http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/caithuniverse/dscn3073.jpg- > > back view > >http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/caithuniverse/dscn3067.jpg- > > speedometer and rev meter > >http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/caithuniverse/dscn3065.jpg- > > front view (w/headlight) > > > On 19 Maj, 09:57, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've since also learned the the "X" in CBX designates a model that was > > > orginally intended for non-U.S. markets. > > > > In the early 80s the Harley Davidson company was ailing and > > > successfully lobbied our Congress for a ban on imports of bikes of 750 > > > cc and larger to stifle foreign competition. Honda circumvented the > > > ban by designing Nighthawks of 700 cc displacement, which is why our > > > '84-'86 Nighthawks are of that engine size. > > > > That worked for a few years, but Honda apparently lost interest in > > > offering Nighthawks of any size, including your 650, in the U.S. after > > > that, even though they continued to make and market them for the rest > > > of the world. It wasn't until '91 that Honda resurrected the name and > > > attached it to the second generation Nighthawk 750, which was a more > > > spartan version of the original. > > > > What that means for your bike, I think, is that yours found its way > > > into the U.S. somehow, and instead of being sold here, since there was > > > no market for it, was imported to Poland. Perhaps via the "gray" > > > market or the aforementioned "smuggIing" method or maybe even > > > legitimately. > > > > So I think you can safely assume it's a CBX and order parts > > > accordingly. If the VIN number starts with a "J" that indicates it > > > was assembled in Japan, therefore compatible with original equipment > > > parts. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > On May 18, 6:06 pm, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Welcome Rafal. > > > > > I did a little research and confirmed that Nighthawks were not > > > > marketed in the U.S. that year. So your bike may have been imported > > > > from the U.S. to Poland, but it was probably brought here, sans > > > > documentation, from another country originally. > > > > > I would first speculate that it might be Canadian, since that's > > > > nearest our borders and they use metric measure (kilometers). But I > > > > know American servicemen who have bought bikes unavailable in the > > > > states and "smuggled" them here by various means (crated/stored in the > > > > foodstuffs hold of an aircraft carrier, for instance !!). > > > > > When I was in the Navy I once bought a 500cc Meguro (BSA clone made by > > > > the Kawasaki Aircraft Co. in Yokosuka, Japan, before they started > > > > producing their own name brand, and transported it to Hawaii aboard > > > > ship). I then had it shipped to the mainland as part of my personal > > > > household goods when I was transferred. > > > > > So it's possible that your bike may have originated in a Pacific Rim > > > > country as well. > > > > > Don't know if that helps with the parts problem, but it gives you a > > > > helluva story to tell (!) > > > > > -- > > > > 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]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > > 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]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > > . > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > > 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]<nighthawk_lovers%[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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
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