Hi guys going to Boston in afew days anyone know of any good places breakers yard etc for pickin up 83nk sc spare parts ? Sent from my iPhone
> On 8 Oct 2014, at 10:49, [email protected] wrote: > > > [email protected] Google Groups > Topic digest > View all topics > think i found my next bike - 4 Updates > Does this make you feel like crying? - 7 Updates > 1983 Nighthawk 650 Clutch Master Cylinder Reservoir. - 1 Update > think i found my next bike > Matthew Ward <[email protected]>: Oct 07 07:46AM -0700 > > http://desmoines.craigslist.org/mcy/4681858126.html > Allen Thomas <[email protected]>: Oct 07 11:05AM -0400 > > Got one in my garage, it is my buddy Jason's. They don't have the top end > speed like the 83-85, the bars are more cruiser like, and they are chain > drive, but otherwise a very similar riding experience. Just be careful when > ordering parts as the Nighthawk has larger forks, different brakes, and > such from the standard CB650, and the aftermarket doesn't seem to know it > and advertizes that things fit but actually don't. Also the 82 needs > regular valve adjustments, however they are a simple thing to do since it > has adjustable rockers. Lastly Jason's bike would sputter at high RPM it > turned out that it was starving for air despite having stock jetting, so > removing the airbox lid totally cured that. I like the bike, it is > especially suited for around the town or back roads cruising. > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Matthew Ward <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Matthew Ward <[email protected]>: Oct 07 10:07AM -0700 > > Thanks for the information allen i plan to go look at it this weekend > Joey Kelley <[email protected]>: Oct 07 06:02PM -0400 > > Having been on one for a short test ride (although to be fair - it might > have been a 1982 750) it feels very heavy - hard to get going and not a lot > of oomph for the displacement at low speeds. the 1982 450 I had was > considerably snappier, primarily do to less weight. Either was too tall for > me so the 750s added weight really caused issues on the short check ride. > -Joey > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Matthew Ward <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > -- > -Joey Kelley > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > Back to top > Does this make you feel like crying? > EGrider <[email protected]>: Oct 07 05:58AM -0700 > > It makes me feel more like shooting. Honda could have made it like that, > too, but instead they made it something that people would like. > MJB_LBC <[email protected]>: Oct 07 06:57AM -0700 > > We should start a Nighthawk Intervention program, we could show it on AE. All > of us show up crying at this guy's house, with letters about how much we love > the Nighthawk the way they were made. Convince him to go to counseling. And > like the real Intervention show, he goes to the nice seaside program for 3 > weeks, drops out, and comes back resuming his destruction of the Nighthawk. :) > Kyle Munz <[email protected]>: Oct 07 09:10AM -0500 > > You left out the part where we take him away from the cameras and beat him > with his own wrenches. > > -Kyle > Allen Thomas <[email protected]>: Oct 07 10:55AM -0400 > > Seriously, a 700S doesn't even remotely have the lines for a cafe bike. I > hope he has to give it away, or better yet pay someone to get it off his > property. > > Tommy Hill <[email protected]>: Oct 07 07:58AM -0700 > > Ha ha! We are a heartless bunch.... > paul annen <[email protected]>: Oct 07 11:02AM -0400 > > +1 kyle.. what hurts deeper then being beat with a wrench... your own! > (Auto correct tried to spell derper instead of deeper... almost left it!) > "[email protected]" <[email protected]>: Oct 07 11:04AM -0400 > > No, we are full of compassion for 1980's bikes. > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Tommy Hill" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Does this make you feel like crying? > Date: Tue, Oct 7, 2014 10:58 am > > > Ha ha! We are a heartless bunch.... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/nighthawk_lovers/aAo2gE4cZBs/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. > Back to top > 1983 Nighthawk 650 Clutch Master Cylinder Reservoir. > EGrider <[email protected]>: Oct 07 06:03AM -0700 > > If it's leaking out the sight glass, they're on Ebay for $20, as jman says. > Or were last I checked. If dimes work, I might go for that. I saw a write > up on this that said black RTV also held up against brake fluid. > Back to top > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. > You can change your settings on the group membership page. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected]. -- 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.
