True, cost cutting was an issue, but that's because Honda was reaching for a $3995 price, absurdly low for a 750 in 1991. (Competitive bikes were at least $500 more.) The idea, of course, was to broaden the market and entice in as many new riders as they could get. That's a good thing for the sport.
And while they left off the center stand, they did include "deluxe" items like self-adjusting hydraulic valves, freeing us from the endless cost and hassle of valve adjustments. You can easily add a center stand for about $150. Try changing from regular valves to adjustable and see what that costs. Jay S 92 NH750 South Florida On Dec 27, 1:33 am, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > You got it right the first time. Cost cutting. The 84~86 models have all that > stuff except for the self-canceling turn signals and clock (digital). My '84 > VF1100s has those too. Not to mention a six speed and shaft drive. In the > years between those models was a change of thinking at the highest levels at > Honda. Sochiro wanted the coolest toys his engineers could build, now it's > just number crunchers. One was an obsession, now just accounting. To own and > ride the twenty year old bikes is a trip, to see what they became makes me > sad. I'd never take away that the late models are good, honest, reliable > bikes with many virtues, just not the same. > > --- On Fri, 12/26/08, TL <[email protected]> wrote: > From: TL <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] 750 Nighthawk Center Stand > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, December 26, 2008, 6:39 PM > > Wanted to buy a center stand for my Nighthawk 750. It seems Honda > failed to put one on it. (Cost cutting HELLO!) Even though the bracket > is there???!! Mine is a 1997. Some of the older ones have a center > stand and I am sure they are the same. Will pay a fair price. > Every bike should be required to have a center stand. > And while I am on the subject every bike should also have a indicator > light to tell you what gear you are in. Self canceling turn signals > is another item that should be standard. While we are at it let's > toss in an analog clock and an ambient temperature display. And a gas > gauge. > Sorry, just got started and couldn't stop. > email: [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
