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Shawns Nighthawk Page

Well, on Sept 9, 2000, I bought my first motorcycle. It's a 1985 Honda Nighthawk 700SC. I paid a great price of $200 for it. Unfortunately, the bike has been neglected for over 6 years (read: never ridden or even turned on) so it's gonna need some work before I can even turn it on. You can only imagine, it was really ditry and dusty too. At least it was covered for that time though it does look like it's seen its share of outside parking too.

For the price, I figured it would be worth the experience to repair it anyway. The worst part of the neglect is simply there is come corrosion in the gas tank. That's my first step of repair. The carbs might need some attention too, but it should at least run one the gas tank is fixed.

Thanks to expert guidance by Rick Ramirez, I shold have no problems getting this bike on the road again. And hey, for the price, it will be worth it! Right now, the bike is still in the garage of it's last owner since I'm still trying to arrange transportation to a place where I can work on it.

This bike is a total kick-ass bike and many people think it's one fo the best bikes of its type EVER made. Honda motorcycles are well known for being the most reliable bikes around and this one is at the top of the list. After reading reviews of this bike, it was generally regarded as an amazing all around performer. Reliable, fast, great handling, comfortable, smooth and cheap.

Some features include:

Shaft drive
4 cylinder 695cc DOHC engine
Air cooled with oil cooler
Fuel gauge, digital gear indicator
6 speed tranny
80hp @ 10,000rpm
Dual front disc brakes
16" wheels
624lbs including me! (Only 7.8lbs per hp)
12.3sec 1/4mile in peak condition

 
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