Hey Tyler, welcome to the group! Please don't take it personally but I'm guessing that most of the folks on this group love the Nighthawks "as is" and if anything, like to see them restored to their original factory splendor rather than bobbed or customized beyond recognition. Again...not a personal thing toward you IN ANY WAY...just a kind of love for the original article. :)
Having said that, go ahead and share some pics and if we can help with mechanical questions, by all means lets us know. Ride safe! Paul * Paul LeBoutillier * *www.hondanighthawks.net <http://www.hondanighthawks.net/>* Honda Nighthawk Lovers Email group<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nighthawk_lovers> On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 3:25 PM, Tyler Rhodes < [email protected]> wrote: > Hey guys I'm new to the group and just thought I would share progress > and get a few suggestions on my project build. > First, I'll give a little backstory: > About 8 months ago I did a little trading on Craigslist and > ended up with a decent nighthawk. At factory, it wasn't a bad bike but it > needed some personality. I jumped right in and started changing things I > didn't like and had a nice bike to ride around on. > Then a good friend of mine wrecked it (Luckily he wasn't hurt > too bad) and I basically had some shiny scrap, so I started from the ground > up and I'm currently working on getting her back to where I want her. > > Mods include: > -removal of the god-awful factory air box and passenger pegs > -conversion into a rigid > -smaller solo seat. > -28" black drag bars > -Arlen-Ness billet chrome mirrors > -fixed steel rear flat fender > -Harley Davidson highway pegs > -Harley Davidson FLH pipes (which need to be replaced!) > -Offset chopper-style brake light and custom tag mount > -And strangely enough, Renthal soft compound MotoX grips, which > are pretty comfortable as it turns out. > > Mods to come: > -Harley Davidson SoftTail pipes (They were free and I want to at > leats try them) > -2 1/2 gallon peanut tank > -new saddlebags (as mine were destroyed in the wreck) > -bobber spring seat > -Classic chopper style pods > -a little creative surprise for turn signals on the rear! > > I will be more than happy to post some pics when the rain lets up and any > suggestions are greatly appreciated! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
