The story, 700 vs. 750, is: When homegrown Harley Davidson was struggling financially back in the 80s, the company successfully lobbied our congress for an embargo against imported bikes 750 and larger, in order to stifle competition -- it was and still is, called protectionism, and still goes on in some parts of the world despite mostly free markets everywhere. The Japanese had done the same against Harley early on (pre-Honda) when they were struggling to establish their motorcycle manufacturing industry.
But in the case of the Nighthawk, Honda modified the 750, which was in full production everywhere except the U.S., by reducing the displacement and tinkering with the bore and stroke, to bring it in at less than 750 cc, thereby circumventing the embargo. Long story short, the bikes are virtually identical except for displacement (and maybe kilometers vs. miles on the speedo). -- 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.
