[Nighthawk Lovers] 650 Sissy Bar Luggage Rack For Sale

[Nate R. - Phily, PA - 83, now 84 650]

I just posted an extra sissy bar/luggage rack I've had hanging in my 
utility room from the first Nighthawk I owned. I already have one of these 
on the current bike I am riding and I don't need two. Anyone here 
interested? I like the look of the bike more without this attached but it's 
hard to beat the utility these provide. I can hang enough stuff on this to 
go camping for a week.

https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/mpo/6269099916.html

-Nate

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Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: VMax or V65 Magna?

[Nate R. - Phily, PA - 83, now 84 650]

Graham, I grew up in Harrisburg and I have a brother in Tyrone, PA. Maybe 
when I'm up that way I can make an extra jaunt your way to lay my eyes on 
your incredible collection, or disease. I'm often not sure if it's an 
opportunity you have or an affliction that you suffer from.

Cheers from Philly.
-Nate

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Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 1985 Nighthawk 750S Electrical Conversion

[Kyle Munz]

When I buy insurance all they ask for is the VIN, no questions about the
motor or any modifications, just give them the VIN and $60 gets me full
coverage. Maybe that's a US vs CA thing.

Oh, and you're welcome, hopefully that busted fairing helps you out 


-Kyle

On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 6:55 PM, Matt Awesome 
wrote:

> No new pics. Mostly a week of paperwork and phone calls. Fabbed some new
> motor mounts. Did some embarrassing welding, first time I've welded in 5
> years (and I've welded maybe an hour total).
>
> Got the alignment sorted pretty good I think, doesn't clunk at all and I
> cranked it as fast as it'd go on 12v without issues. It's so quiet, even
> for an electric motor. It's less noisy than a bicycle.
>
> One of you (haven't asked if it's okay to say who) was kind enough to give
> me a wrecked front fender thing I was missing. In exchange I'm sending back
> the coils and the aluminum Honda coverplates. It's cracked in half but I
> can probably do some fiberglass repair or, at the very least, use it as a
> guide to fab my own from sheet metal. So, thanks a bunch to that member :),
>
> 3 questions bike-wise, if anyone has knowledge:
>
> I need:
> - A rectangular headlight lens. And the headlight... bulb I'll just buy,
> but what about the lens? I'm not even peripherally aware of what the usual
> shopping places are for bike parts. Do I buy a used original? Is there a
> replica supply place? Cheap LED ones from China? Make one from plastic? DOT
> requirements? Plan A is to drop $20+shipping off Ebay.
>
> - Brake lines looks like I could go to any auto shop, but, is there a
> better place to go to get that done? It's looking like it'll be $80 for the
> pair. Old ones from Ebay for $40-ish and just buy new one-time washers for
> the banjos.
>
> - Tires. I could just go to a store, but is there a cheaper/better place
> to go buy tires? Particular online stores you'd recommend? I hear people
> derogatorily refer to how someone put on "cheapest chinese tire they could
> find" and I'm thinking "Aha! A cheap chinese tire, sounds perfect, where do
> I get one of those?"
>
> ...
>
> Insurance is a bit of a struggle. I was warned, but I kind of brushed it
> off until now. Reasons I can't be insured various places:
> - Not off the shelf.
> - Electric? Sorry.
> - 30+ years old? Doesn't matter the value, no.
> - Did any work on it yourself? No.
>
> Unintuitively, I get better luck with places that don't normally do bike
> insurance, but have some anyway just so their customers with car/home/etc
> insurance can be under the same umbrella. They don't have as many questions
> that rule me out, so I've made it farther into the process that way.
>
> The only one I've found who'll insure (so far, and they may still turn me
> down when they ask more questions) insists on comprehensive, not just
> liability, for $500/year. Which, for how short the Canadian riding season
> is, probably wouldn't even save me anything on gas to switch over for the
> commute. I mean, I'll do it anyways so that I can ride, but, it's not fun.
>
> One broker suggested I get a letter from the manufacturer describing the
> conversion and then call back. Honda wouldn't go near that, if it's not in
> a book they can look up they will not offer an opinion, even a negative
> opinion to say "Do not alter the following components" just so the
> insurance company had something to narrow it to.
>
> Some hundreds of guys have done conversions, makes me wonder how they're
> getting insurance. Maybe existing policies and brokers wanting to keep
> customers?
>
> There's a dangerous chicken and egg thing. Many places say "Tell us what
> you've done and we'll tell you whether we'll insure and what the rates will
> be", and I'm like "No, what I do depends on whether you'll insure it and
> what the rates would be. I don't want to do anything I can't take back."
> Back and forth, they want me to do something that someone else requires me
> to have insurance before they can give me that step. Bit of a pain.
>
> ...
>
> Good news on registration:
> - it is not (reported as? :P) stolen, nice to have that confirmed.
> - it is not from out of province (requiring a $150 "out of province
> inspection" where shops do their best to find everything wrong because you
> have to pay for another inspection unless you also hire them to do the
> work).
> - it does not have any registration flags (salvage from a crash, never
> repair due to critical damage, etc).
>
> So, reg wise, $50 for a plate and I'm good. If I change anything (moped to
> motorcycle, power, whatever), $9 to modify the title. Cheap cheap.
>
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Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 1985 Nighthawk 750S Electrical Conversion

[Matt Awesome]

No new pics. Mostly a week of paperwork and phone calls. Fabbed some new
motor mounts. Did some embarrassing welding, first time I've welded in 5
years (and I've welded maybe an hour total).

Got the alignment sorted pretty good I think, doesn't clunk at all and I
cranked it as fast as it'd go on 12v without issues. It's so quiet, even
for an electric motor. It's less noisy than a bicycle.

One of you (haven't asked if it's okay to say who) was kind enough to give
me a wrecked front fender thing I was missing. In exchange I'm sending back
the coils and the aluminum Honda coverplates. It's cracked in half but I
can probably do some fiberglass repair or, at the very least, use it as a
guide to fab my own from sheet metal. So, thanks a bunch to that member :),

3 questions bike-wise, if anyone has knowledge:

I need:
- A rectangular headlight lens. And the headlight... bulb I'll just buy,
but what about the lens? I'm not even peripherally aware of what the usual
shopping places are for bike parts. Do I buy a used original? Is there a
replica supply place? Cheap LED ones from China? Make one from plastic? DOT
requirements? Plan A is to drop $20+shipping off Ebay.

- Brake lines looks like I could go to any auto shop, but, is there a
better place to go to get that done? It's looking like it'll be $80 for the
pair. Old ones from Ebay for $40-ish and just buy new one-time washers for
the banjos.

- Tires. I could just go to a store, but is there a cheaper/better place to
go buy tires? Particular online stores you'd recommend? I hear people
derogatorily refer to how someone put on "cheapest chinese tire they could
find" and I'm thinking "Aha! A cheap chinese tire, sounds perfect, where do
I get one of those?"

...

Insurance is a bit of a struggle. I was warned, but I kind of brushed it
off until now. Reasons I can't be insured various places:
- Not off the shelf.
- Electric? Sorry.
- 30+ years old? Doesn't matter the value, no.
- Did any work on it yourself? No.

Unintuitively, I get better luck with places that don't normally do bike
insurance, but have some anyway just so their customers with car/home/etc
insurance can be under the same umbrella. They don't have as many questions
that rule me out, so I've made it farther into the process that way.

The only one I've found who'll insure (so far, and they may still turn me
down when they ask more questions) insists on comprehensive, not just
liability, for $500/year. Which, for how short the Canadian riding season
is, probably wouldn't even save me anything on gas to switch over for the
commute. I mean, I'll do it anyways so that I can ride, but, it's not fun.

One broker suggested I get a letter from the manufacturer describing the
conversion and then call back. Honda wouldn't go near that, if it's not in
a book they can look up they will not offer an opinion, even a negative
opinion to say "Do not alter the following components" just so the
insurance company had something to narrow it to.

Some hundreds of guys have done conversions, makes me wonder how they're
getting insurance. Maybe existing policies and brokers wanting to keep
customers?

There's a dangerous chicken and egg thing. Many places say "Tell us what
you've done and we'll tell you whether we'll insure and what the rates will
be", and I'm like "No, what I do depends on whether you'll insure it and
what the rates would be. I don't want to do anything I can't take back."
Back and forth, they want me to do something that someone else requires me
to have insurance before they can give me that step. Bit of a pain.

...

Good news on registration:
- it is not (reported as? :P) stolen, nice to have that confirmed.
- it is not from out of province (requiring a $150 "out of province
inspection" where shops do their best to find everything wrong because you
have to pay for another inspection unless you also hire them to do the
work).
- it does not have any registration flags (salvage from a crash, never
repair due to critical damage, etc).

So, reg wise, $50 for a plate and I'm good. If I change anything (moped to
motorcycle, power, whatever), $9 to modify the title. Cheap cheap.

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Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 1983 650S for sale

[Graham Rogers]

I'd love to work something out Erik. I'm thinking..

On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 10:24 AM Erik Prime  wrote:

> Yea i hear ya
>
> if its for sale in like 2 weeks ill go down to $750 if that makes it worth
> your while
>
>
> On Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 9:56:42 AM UTC-4, kiwinPA wrote:
>
>> Erik, looks like you are at least 3 and a half hours away. Though
>> tempting, too far for this islander, Graham
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 7:00 AM Erik Prime  wrote:
>>
> Yea I forgot to mention I am buying a skiff this weekend too.. And with my
>>> Pickup Truck, Antique truck, A Harley, and a Boat it's all too much
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Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 1983 650S for sale

[Erik Prime]

Yea i hear ya

if its for sale in like 2 weeks ill go down to $750 if that makes it worth 
your while

On Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 9:56:42 AM UTC-4, kiwinPA wrote:
>
>
> Erik, looks like you are at least 3 and a half hours away. Though 
> tempting, too far for this islander, Graham
>
> On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 7:00 AM Erik Prime  > wrote:
>
>> Yea I forgot to mention I am buying a skiff this weekend too.. And with 
>> my Pickup Truck, Antique truck, A Harley, and a Boat it's all too much
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Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 1983 650S for sale

[Graham Rogers]

Erik, looks like you are at least 3 and a half hours away. Though tempting,
too far for this islander, Graham

On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 7:00 AM Erik Prime  wrote:

> Yea I forgot to mention I am buying a skiff this weekend too.. And with my
> Pickup Truck, Antique truck, A Harley, and a Boat it's all too much
>
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Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Wiring newbie... Blinkers not blinking???

[Wil Turner]

I got a new flasher from Amazon and that fixed the issue.

Im replacing the rear tail unit with a small LED running/brake light and some 
aftermarket blinkers. 

Will I have any issues running the LED brake light? I seem to remember hearing 
that these lights will require the R/R to shunt more power and burn up if too 
many are installed. 

Also, the light is very small and I was hoping to add in another LED brake 
light. How would I wire it in? 

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Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Classic bike

[LOU anonymous]

omg that's beautiful

On Aug 17, 2017 12:20 AM, Paul  wrote:
A friend of mine grabbed me this evening and wanted to show off his latest 
"garage find." A 1999 Triumph Bonneville in incredible condition. He bought it 
from the original owner who parted with it for $3900. It's really in stunning 
condition. Thought you folks might enjoy seeing it.

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Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 1983 650S for sale

[Erik Prime]

Yea I forgot to mention I am buying a skiff this weekend too.. And with my 
Pickup Truck, Antique truck, A Harley, and a Boat it's all too much

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Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Classic bike

[Dave duChêne]

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On 17 August 2017 at 01:20, Paul  wrote:

> A friend of mine grabbed me this evening and wanted to show off his latest
> "garage find." A 1999 Triumph Bonneville in incredible condition. He bought
> it from the original owner who parted with it for $3900. It's really in
> stunning condition. Thought you folks might enjoy seeing it.
>
>
>
>
>
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