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03-29-2012, 07:58 PM
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Adventurer
Joined: Mar 2010
Location: Cen-Cal
Oddometer: 24
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nighthawk 250 hack
I found a light weight hack on CL and had to buy it.
pictures coming soon. thoughts and opinions are welcome on what I am going to try to do with the little 250. That poor little hawk has only one back bone, one down tube, and a stressed member engine. ....drum brakes that might get me killed..... |
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03-29-2012, 09:28 PM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Mar 2012
Location: Brandywine, WV
Oddometer: 381
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Sweet!
I'm working on an old '80 400 Hawk + Velorex combo myself. We'll have to trade notes on subframe ideas. :3 |
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03-30-2012, 07:38 AM
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Studly Adventurer
Joined: Sep 2008
Oddometer: 610
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We do make a mounting kit for this bike, never sold it to any one who is going to use it on the street. It was developed for S/tep training bikes. The kit sells for $500
Jay G DMC sidecars www.dmcsidecars.com 866-638-1793 |
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03-30-2012, 07:47 AM
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Useful and decorative
Joined: Jun 2006
Location: SLC, UT
Oddometer: 499
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Stopping a Nighthawk 250 with a sidecar... Wow. With those totally sweet drums all I can think of is Yosemite Sam and his camel.
Should be an entertaining light rig though!
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03-30-2012, 08:17 AM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Mar 2012
Location: Brandywine, WV
Oddometer: 381
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Oh yea, the 250 Nighthawk still has a front drum, doesn't it? O_O
I bet it'd be pretty easy to transplant forks/wheel from some other bike if the drum ain't up to snuff... http://www.scribd.com/doc/3565549/Mo...ork-tube-sizes Looks like the 250 Nighthawk has 31 mm forks? At first glance, I am not sure if any of the other Hondas of that size have a front disc, but I am pretty sure the KZ200 did... |
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03-30-2012, 09:40 AM
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Studly Adventurer
Joined: Sep 2008
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For the training bikes we did, which are really only used for 20mph in a parking lot we kept the front forks and drum brake but did put spacers on top of the fork springs to pre load them some.
Jay G DMC sidecars www.dmcsidecars.com 866-638-1793 jay@dmcsidecars.com |
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03-30-2012, 10:39 AM
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Useful and decorative
Joined: Jun 2006
Location: SLC, UT
Oddometer: 499
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03-30-2012, 09:32 PM
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Joined: Mar 2010
Location: Cen-Cal
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        ...tired... and those low bars are killing my back..... ...put a few miles on it, showed it off at the cafe; time for bed. 
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03-30-2012, 11:33 PM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Mar 2012
Location: Brandywine, WV
Oddometer: 381
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Ah, your downtube is longer than mine. :<
Did you get away without a subframe? Neat looking bike, btw! |
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03-31-2012, 12:14 AM
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Joined: Mar 2010
Location: Cen-Cal
Oddometer: 24
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Quote:
It just looks longer. The stinger tail is still holding the shock mounts apart, and the engine still sits as a stressed member. I want to put in a brace reaching from the downtube, to the back. The stinger has to go. It scares my kidneys, and when I mount the bike, I have bad visions. thanks for the props, when I got the bike, it was horribly stock. |
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05-21-2012, 08:27 PM
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Stromtrooper
Joined: Jan 2011
Location: End of the Trail
Oddometer: 246
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how about a Rebel 250?
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