Official Nighthawk thread

Just have installed most of the parts in the pictures. The new conical steering stem bearings made a big improvement over the OEM ball bearing, huge! Also installed new roller bearings on both wheels. Rides nice! New spark plugs and fuel hose were added also.



Air filter will be installed soon along with fresh oil and filter. Bike's at almost 49k and rides awesome after having replaced several 25 year old parts.

These 25 year old ball bearings



Got replaced by these bad boys


The result is an amazing Top Quality feel.
Just to note, the upper(smaller) dust seal is not needed, as in they didn't put one in the factory.


Go figure..

How's the quality of the Niche cables?

Niche cables feel like an upgrade over OEM—really solid and smooth. I’ve got their clutch and throttle “push” cables and love them. Couldn’t track down their “pull” cable, but the generics I found are close to OEM and work just fine. Time will tell.