Official Nighthawk thread

Make sure you have some sort of roadside assistance plan!

OH to CA ? I would not hesitate at all, just pack well, bring a AAA card or equivalent, and if you can spare the time, stay off of interstates as much as possible, the better to enjoy the ride. Go for it & if you can, let us know how it goes.

We have a guy who rides into the Carolina's every year from Iowa on his 550.

Make sure you check the oil at every gas stop. Extended high speed running may cause the motor to use a bit.

My 750 didn't burn a drop during my run to key west.


I'd say make sure you set the bike up to allow you to move around the most.

Highway pegs and bar backs help a lot.


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My CB900, at about 45k miles on the clock, would burn about a quart every thousand miles. On road trips a bit less. But I still had to mind the oil level.

When you have an old CB, you just have to let it tell you what it needs and then be sure you attend to it.

Speaking of old CBs, it is time to replace the tires on my 700S. The newer date code is from 2010 I think, and the sidewalls look REALLY sketchy. They looked kind of bad last season, and sitting outside over the winter did them no good. I picked up a pair of Shinko 712s (I'm on a tight budget), which arrived today. I was kind of bummed to see that the rear had a 2012 date code :huh This is actually the first time buying bike tires for me, is it common that they'd be two years old?

Where did you get these from? I have the same bike and need the same tires, so curious as to this as well.

where is a good spot on line to buy a centerstand for a 1996 750 nighthawk ??

Western hills honda.

Yeah, it's not a big deal. Shinko bought the old tooling from Bridgestone, I think. So, that's why they're cheap. They make them in quantities and then sell them off as they can, making more when stock runs low/out.

Tires are generally okay out to about 5 years when manufactured and stored. Out in the weather, <1 year can make them crack if they're aging.
So, install them and ride the bike. You should be able to eat through the Shinkos in about 10k miles.

Change them yourself and save yourself some money, if your budget is tight.

Motorcycle Superstore, wound up being ~$120 altogether. I shopped around a good bit, and after taking shipping cost into consideration that was just about the cheapest I could find. If I bought the front and rear from separate sellers I could've saved like $3, but figured it'd be better to not potentially lose one during shipping. There were sales last Fall that brought it down to ~$90 total, and although I was considering it then I assumed the same price would be available now. Lesson learned.

Cool, thanks for the info. I do have a friend helping me change them. He's on here, but I actually don't remember his username.

I was always steered away from older tires.

The reason I was told is the older rubber wouldn't be as pliable.

No truth to that?

It made enough sense to me that I always check now...

Truth, but it doesn't really begin to be an issue until about 5 years or so. Take off two years, and you've got 3 years to wear down the tire. With a tire that doesn't get a hell of a lot of mileage, you'd have to ride pretty slow not to wear it out in three years.

Good point.

I'm going through a set of Avon Roadriders a season.

Yeah, Roadriders are a great tire choice, imo.

I loved the first set I ever got and have never felt the need to experiment with other tires.


If it ain't broke...

Spent a beautiful Easter weekend doing an oil change and bad gas flush on the 750 to get riding (I've been lazy and the weather has sucked here). Plans to spend the weekend on two wheels were dashed when I took her around the block and heard *screech grind grind* when I applied the front brake. Yup, time for new pads. Go directly to jail, do not collect $200, do not enjoy 75F weather.

Anybody here rebore to a larger discplacement?

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Why?