fazer1sniper Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 So The kid next door tells me he got his first bike. He's recently back from Afganistan and his father gave him his '82 650 Nitehawk. His dad, old , crusty, funny 'Nam vet , who Loved his bike, gave it up to his son last week. The's fighting it out with cancer and went and got himself a scooter & gave the CB to his son. It ran like crap, busted up plastics, bent bar, & generally ran hard and put away wet. I was prety busy last week so thiss week I have been helping him out in return for Budweiser. Here is what we got so far...Carbs were just nasty, like the rst of this old bike. Pulled them cleaned them and so on. Swapped ot the rather crappy front brakes and rotors with ones off an 82 Gold Wing I had on the shelf. Cut the old bars, welded a drag bar accross the base of them, inverted and cut the old CB signals off the 8" head light mounts and installed a 7" lite of an old Magna, added stock turn signals off a 90's CBR. Lowered the gage cluster by about 3''The stock air box looked to be a vaction home to all sorts of critters so we are putting on UNI filter pods on the carbs.The New owner of the bike decided that he wanted it painted, so what the hell, I'm a sucker and he's good people, so he picked colors to complement his ne HJC helmet and I went with it...NOW.. I have the parts in final clear. Cleaning of the bike, clean & lube the chain, air cleaners & oil breathers need on, and so on, and so on... Hope to hear her run tomorrow. Hope it looks classy and not busy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightRider Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Damn man. You did all this for beer? And the paint yourself? Looks great! I had an 82 Nighthawk myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazer1sniper Posted June 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 yep. all the paint is in house here in my shop down back. The card is a decal from Lethal Threat. The pin stripe is a combination of decals, vinyil strips & and hand painting with a brush. It's in final clear and cooking tonite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonzie Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Damn man. You did all this for beer? And the paint yourself? Looks great! DittoLookin' good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_racing_guy Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 That looks great and I'm sure the owner is happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyboy1011 Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Love that tank....looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timotheus Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 looks great....waiting for more pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted12 Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 nice paint work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CattaniAFJ Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Nice! I would imagine that the fact that it was his dad's bike makes it more of a big deal.Sometimes, the back story on something is much more than the result of a project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 My dad had that same year/color nighthawk brand new when I was a kid. I rode many miles on the back of it in football gear going to games and practice. I would pay a small fortune to get another one in good condition. Awesome bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Did the dad see it yet? That pile went custom quick. Good work mang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reimbrandt Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 nice work...love the layout. this is from a custom painter.......... ya did good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazer1sniper Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 I call it done. Back to the bill-paying job tomorrow. I Had to swap out the old front master brake of an old V45 Magna, old one Leaked all over even with the new line. I plan to turn out some bar ends for it on the lathe but ran outta waking hours. Added about a pint of fuel in it and it fired up darn fast. Hope to play around with it abit more, I was on a time crunch facing going back to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 wow, just wow that looks amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood3586 Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 thats a good thing you did, it looks wonderful pat yourself on the back.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerBoy Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinciBusa Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 super pimp job on a nice old bike!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrillo Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 That is bad ass! I love it, I'd rock that thing in a heartbeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-flores Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Wicked awesome man!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerik Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Seriously nice work, man. My mom just bought an '85 a few weeks ago, and they really are pretty cool bikes once they're running right.(I'm just gonna go pick this up from her house, and park it by your place with a 12-pack next to it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazer1sniper Posted June 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Nice Nitehawk, That a 750? About 90 minutes from finishing my work shift. Got a vaction day for tonite's shift. Plan to take a nap and then mabe get a few pics of this bike in the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerik Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Nope, it's an '85 650. She just stepped up to that after her '81 GN400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazer1sniper Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Well, this is how the old girl hit the road today. Dad loves it, except for the drag bar, but thats what the boy wanted. Bit hard starting and after a short test ride I brought it back in to adust the cluch cable before a final test. Second time out it buried the spedo at 85mph just before the top of 4th gear. Corners well at speed. Low speed turns are rough by todays standards, but what you would expect from a 28 year old motorcycle. The better brakes and rotors made a notible differnce in stopping power. Soon after these pics, kid took it out for a short 5 mile trip to his grandfather's, who still rides an 81 CB750C. Think he wanted to show off. Thanks for all the kind words on this build from all of you, this one was alot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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