Make sure the opening in the cover is wide enough for that belt. It's going to be much wider than the chain, if memory serves. What's the rear sprocket diameter in the kit?
Also, you know you'll need to remove the swingarm to install the belt, and without an integral tensioner it won't last as long as most factory belts. Kurt On Jun 4, 2015 5:26 PM, "Coach Harry" <[email protected]> wrote: > Kurt and Ross, > > Thanks for the feedback. I discovered that the front and rear sprocket of > a VF750 Magna is the right spline and bolt arrangement as the Nighthawk. > The VF750 uses a 17T and since you as well as the JT Sprocket catalog > confirmed the diameter is OK on the Nighthawk. I know Scootworks makes a > belt kit for the Magna with a drive ratio of 2.4:1. > The reason I would like to convert is because belts leave the back tire > and rim clean. Like to keep a shiny rim and the grease from the chain is a > pain. > > Keep safe, > > Harry > > On Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 4:15:46 PM UTC-4, Rmj wrote: >> >> How about a '92 night hawk? I have a 17t on mine >> >> Thank you, >> >> Ross >> ------------------------------ >> From: Coach Harry >> Sent: 6/4/2015 2:15 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Conversion kits: chain drive to belt >> drive. >> >> Allen, >> Thanks for your quick response. When I looked into the chain and >> sprockets catalog they came up empty when I tried to fit a 17T to the >> Nighthawk '95. Do you know the max diameter allowed under the engine cover? >> It may be possible and I need proof before I purchase the belt upgrade >> kit actually meant for the VT750 Honda Ace Shadow. >> >> Harry >> >> On Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 8:02:14 AM UTC-4, Allen wrote: >>> >>> You can run a 17T front sprocket on a 90's 750. >>> >>> Allen Thomas >>> On Jun 3, 2015 10:27 PM, "Coach Harry" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Are there conversion kits available to convert the chain >>>> drive to belt drive? I have a 95 Honda Nighthawk 750. >>>> The front is 15T and back 38T (2.53 : 1). >>>> Have found Scootworks makes a kit for a VT750 Honda Ace but >>>> the original front sprocket was 17T which will not fit the Nighthawk. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >> > -- > 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.
