I have totally re-built and "resto-modded" a 1979 Yamaha XS650 Special
II, ("Special" designates the cast wheels) w/ a 750 kit, mikunis, new
everything, from harness to switches, hot cam, boyer, sparxs charging
unit and digi reg/rec, emgo mini turn and running lights, powder
coated black, new tank, braced swingarm and front fork/fender, extra
euro spec fr caliper and disk, clutch, all seals and gaskets, cam
chain, new dunlops, stainless 1"3/4" pipes w/ EPO and TPO, lots of
stainless, on and on...$12k in parts alone and about 750 hrs. Sounds
and pulls like a 900. It is for sale btw, will sacrifice.
Also have a Honda Rukus which is a gas!
On May 8, 8:23 pm, Paul LeBoutillier <[email protected]> wrote:
> Wow! Thanks for that info Mike. How cool to have been on the inside
> for something like that!!
>
> So what are you riding these days?
>
> Paul
>
> On May 8, 11:54 am, Double G <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi Paul, Just visited the new web site. Cudos.
> > As a former District Manager for the Honda motorcycle division I'd
> > like to add some little known info on the birth of the Nighthawk S.
> > One of our east coast Area Managers was Mike Kehne. (Hope I spelled
> > that right) Prior to his joining Honda he worked at a shop in Maryland
> > I think it was....He and fellow sales folk were adding the bits such
> > as bikini fairing to std 750s and having good sales numbers with them.
> > As luck would have it, Japanese engineers were traveling the area and
> > visited the shop. They liked what they saw and consulted w/ Mike over
> > the next few months to come up with a new bike. The Nighthawk S. So
> > the "S" was Born in the USA!. Mike is no longer with us, but his
> > inovation and vision helped create on of the all time greats. He too
> > was an all time great.
> > Hope I did justice to this Mike. Double G
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