ya I did find it via Pauls website. Looking at all the other nighthawks there and reading up on them is what inspired me to get one and hopefully put a finished pic up on that site soon. Ya carbs are sitting untouched right now till I finish educating myself on it. I'll definitely check out the two links thanks. And anyone with info on whether any nighthawk tachometer can be installed without issue on this bike that would be awesome thanks!
On Monday, June 11, 2012 4:43:15 PM UTC-7, Allen wrote: > > Well your not afraid to tear into it! I see you got the carbs off, dirty > carbs are the #1 problem we see on the list, and surprisingly must be very > intimidating to the uninitiated. I hope you found us from Paul's nighthawk > website. He is in the process of migrating to a different platform so there > are two sites currently. > Here is his tech tips section (links to carb cleaning): > http://paulsnighthawkpages.blogspot.com/p/fix-it-tips.html > > Kyle has a blog as well http://www.kylemunz.com/nighthawk/. Though I > don't particularly find that format very useful or intuitive (Sorry Kyle, > I'm not versed in blogging). > > If you have questions just post them we try to help one another out, and I > personally find troubleshooting issues to be an entertaining challenge. > > On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 7:01 PM, clkcrawford > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks for the message Allen. Heres two pics of the bike one from when I >> picked it up and one after about 15 hours of work into it which woulda been >> more like 5 if it was a mechanic. Not super worried about speed or how fast >> just kind of curious as to how it will stack up against the harleys and >> such. Definitely never gonna sell it and am excited to post a pic hopefully >> soon of the finished results. thanks for all the info and help its much >> appreciated! >> >> >> On Monday, June 11, 2012 1:22:15 PM UTC-7, clkcrawford wrote: >>> >>> Welp...just bought my first bike last weekend. A project bike that with >>> a little >>> TLC should be running and looking good in a few weeks. Its a 1985 Honda >>> Nighthawk cb450sc. The only part I'm having trouble finding or even >>> figuring out >>> is the tachometer. I need to replace the speedo in it and the other >>> gauge I'm >>> assuming is the tachometer is missing from the "cluster". I cant find one >>> anywhere for that year and in the Clymer pictures it shows some other >>> like >>> indicator gauge and not something that looks like your traditional RPM >>> tachometer. I searched everywhere online and in this group to see if I >>> could find a pic of the tach that I need but to no avail. So my question is >>> this...does a >>> 1985 honda nighthawk cb450 have a tachometer? And if it doesnt, how easy >>> would >>> it be to get one and get it installed? And can I use any speedometer too >>> from a >>> different nighthawk? I'm finding that my selection is a lot more and >>> pricing a >>> lot better if I can choose any speedometer except I'm not mechanically >>> inclined >>> (not yet) and dont know if those are particular to the bikes or what. My >>> last >>> question is this..any one from either experience or print references >>> know what >>> the 1/4 mile and/or 0-60 times are for the 450? Having trouble finding >>> any info >>> on that. Hoping its at least in the 13's somewhere so I dont have to try >>> and >>> upgrade or make it faster. Maybe shoulda bought a 650 or bigger >>> nighthawk but >>> got a great deal on this one and love the potential 55mpg I'll be >>> getting. >>> Thanks for this group I love reading the posts and I appreciate any and >>> all info >>> ya'll could provide me about this. Thanks! >>> >>> Nighthawk Rookie >>> >> >> On Monday, June 11, 2012 1:22:15 PM UTC-7, clkcrawford wrote: >>> >>> Welp...just bought my first bike last weekend. A project bike that with >>> a little >>> TLC should be running and looking good in a few weeks. Its a 1985 Honda >>> Nighthawk cb450sc. The only part I'm having trouble finding or even >>> figuring out >>> is the tachometer. I need to replace the speedo in it and the other >>> gauge I'm >>> assuming is the tachometer is missing from the "cluster". I cant find one >>> anywhere for that year and in the Clymer pictures it shows some other >>> like >>> indicator gauge and not something that looks like your traditional RPM >>> tachometer. I searched everywhere online and in this group to see if I >>> could find a pic of the tach that I need but to no avail. So my question is >>> this...does a >>> 1985 honda nighthawk cb450 have a tachometer? And if it doesnt, how easy >>> would >>> it be to get one and get it installed? And can I use any speedometer too >>> from a >>> different nighthawk? I'm finding that my selection is a lot more and >>> pricing a >>> lot better if I can choose any speedometer except I'm not mechanically >>> inclined >>> (not yet) and dont know if those are particular to the bikes or what. My >>> last >>> question is this..any one from either experience or print references >>> know what >>> the 1/4 mile and/or 0-60 times are for the 450? Having trouble finding >>> any info >>> on that. Hoping its at least in the 13's somewhere so I dont have to try >>> and >>> upgrade or make it faster. Maybe shoulda bought a 650 or bigger >>> nighthawk but >>> got a great deal on this one and love the potential 55mpg I'll be >>> getting. >>> Thanks for this group I love reading the posts and I appreciate any and >>> all info >>> ya'll could provide me about this. Thanks! >>> >>> Nighthawk Rookie >>> >> >> On Monday, June 11, 2012 1:22:15 PM UTC-7, clkcrawford wrote: >>> >>> Welp...just bought my first bike last weekend. A project bike that with >>> a little >>> TLC should be running and looking good in a few weeks. Its a 1985 Honda >>> Nighthawk cb450sc. The only part I'm having trouble finding or even >>> figuring out >>> is the tachometer. I need to replace the speedo in it and the other >>> gauge I'm >>> assuming is the tachometer is missing from the "cluster". I cant find one >>> anywhere for that year and in the Clymer pictures it shows some other >>> like >>> indicator gauge and not something that looks like your traditional RPM >>> tachometer. I searched everywhere online and in this group to see if I >>> could find a pic of the tach that I need but to no avail. So my question is >>> this...does a >>> 1985 honda nighthawk cb450 have a tachometer? And if it doesnt, how easy >>> would >>> it be to get one and get it installed? And can I use any speedometer too >>> from a >>> different nighthawk? I'm finding that my selection is a lot more and >>> pricing a >>> lot better if I can choose any speedometer except I'm not mechanically >>> inclined >>> (not yet) and dont know if those are particular to the bikes or what. My >>> last >>> question is this..any one from either experience or print references >>> know what >>> the 1/4 mile and/or 0-60 times are for the 450? Having trouble finding >>> any info >>> on that. Hoping its at least in the 13's somewhere so I dont have to try >>> and >>> upgrade or make it faster. Maybe shoulda bought a 650 or bigger >>> nighthawk but >>> got a great deal on this one and love the potential 55mpg I'll be >>> getting. >>> Thanks for this group I love reading the posts and I appreciate any and >>> all info >>> ya'll could provide me about this. Thanks! >>> >>> Nighthawk Rookie >>> >> >> On Monday, June 11, 2012 1:22:15 PM UTC-7, clkcrawford wrote: >>> >>> Welp...just bought my first bike last weekend. A project bike that with >>> a little >>> TLC should be running and looking good in a few weeks. Its a 1985 Honda >>> Nighthawk cb450sc. The only part I'm having trouble finding or even >>> figuring out >>> is the tachometer. I need to replace the speedo in it and the other >>> gauge I'm >>> assuming is the tachometer is missing from the "cluster". I cant find one >>> anywhere for that year and in the Clymer pictures it shows some other >>> like >>> indicator gauge and not something that looks like your traditional RPM >>> tachometer. I searched everywhere online and in this group to see if I >>> could find a pic of the tach that I need but to no avail. So my question is >>> this...does a >>> 1985 honda nighthawk cb450 have a tachometer? And if it doesnt, how easy >>> would >>> it be to get one and get it installed? And can I use any speedometer too >>> from a >>> different nighthawk? I'm finding that my selection is a lot more and >>> pricing a >>> lot better if I can choose any speedometer except I'm not mechanically >>> inclined >>> (not yet) and dont know if those are particular to the bikes or what. My >>> last >>> question is this..any one from either experience or print references >>> know what >>> the 1/4 mile and/or 0-60 times are for the 450? Having trouble finding >>> any info >>> on that. Hoping its at least in the 13's somewhere so I dont have to try >>> and >>> upgrade or make it faster. Maybe shoulda bought a 650 or bigger >>> nighthawk but >>> got a great deal on this one and love the potential 55mpg I'll be >>> getting. >>> Thanks for this group I love reading the posts and I appreciate any and >>> all info >>> ya'll could provide me about this. Thanks! >>> >>> Nighthawk Rookie >>> >> >> On Monday, June 11, 2012 1:22:15 PM UTC-7, clkcrawford wrote: >>> >>> Welp...just bought my first bike last weekend. A project bike that with >>> a little >>> TLC should be running and looking good in a few weeks. Its a 1985 Honda >>> Nighthawk cb450sc. The only part I'm having trouble finding or even >>> figuring out >>> is the tachometer. I need to replace the speedo in it and the other >>> gauge I'm >>> assuming is the tachometer is missing from the "cluster". I cant find one >>> anywhere for that year and in the Clymer pictures it shows some other >>> like >>> indicator gauge and not something that looks like your traditional RPM >>> tachometer. I searched everywhere online and in this group to see if I >>> could find a pic of the tach that I need but to no avail. So my question is >>> this...does a >>> 1985 honda nighthawk cb450 have a tachometer? And if it doesnt, how easy >>> would >>> it be to get one and get it installed? And can I use any speedometer too >>> from a >>> different nighthawk? I'm finding that my selection is a lot more and >>> pricing a >>> lot better if I can choose any speedometer except I'm not mechanically >>> inclined >>> (not yet) and dont know if those are particular to the bikes or what. My >>> last >>> question is this..any one from either experience or print references >>> know what >>> the 1/4 mile and/or 0-60 times are for the 450? Having trouble finding >>> any info >>> on that. Hoping its at least in the 13's somewhere so I dont have to try >>> and >>> upgrade or make it faster. Maybe shoulda bought a 650 or bigger >>> nighthawk but >>> got a great deal on this one and love the potential 55mpg I'll be >>> getting. >>> Thanks for this group I love reading the posts and I appreciate any and >>> all info >>> ya'll could provide me about this. Thanks! >>> >>> Nighthawk Rookie >>> >> >> On Monday, June 11, 2012 1:22:15 PM UTC-7, clkcrawford wrote: >>> >>> Welp...just bought my first bike last weekend. A project bike that with >>> a little >>> TLC should be running and looking good in a few weeks. Its a 1985 Honda >>> Nighthawk cb450sc. The only part I'm having trouble finding or even >>> figuring out >>> is the tachometer. I need to replace the speedo in it and the other >>> gauge I'm >>> assuming is the tachometer is missing from the "cluster". I cant find one >>> anywhere for that year and in the Clymer pictures it shows some other >>> like >>> indicator gauge and not something that looks like your traditional RPM >>> tachometer. I searched everywhere online and in this group to see if I >>> could find a pic of the tach that I need but to no avail. So my question is >>> this...does a >>> 1985 honda nighthawk cb450 have a tachometer? And if it doesnt, how easy >>> would >>> it be to get one and get it installed? And can I use any speedometer too >>> from a >>> different nighthawk? I'm finding that my selection is a lot more and >>> pricing a >>> lot better if I can choose any speedometer except I'm not mechanically >>> inclined >>> (not yet) and dont know if those are particular to the bikes or what. My >>> last >>> question is this..any one from either experience or print references >>> know what >>> the 1/4 mile and/or 0-60 times are for the 450? Having trouble finding >>> any info >>> on that. Hoping its at least in the 13's somewhere so I dont have to try >>> and >>> upgrade or make it faster. Maybe shoulda bought a 650 or bigger >>> nighthawk but >>> got a great deal on this one and love the potential 55mpg I'll be >>> getting. >>> Thanks for this group I love reading the posts and I appreciate any and >>> all info >>> ya'll could provide me about this. Thanks! >>> >>> Nighthawk Rookie >>> >> >> On Monday, June 11, 2012 1:22:15 PM UTC-7, clkcrawford wrote: >>> >>> Welp...just bought my first bike last weekend. A project bike that with >>> a little >>> TLC should be running and looking good in a few weeks. Its a 1985 Honda >>> Nighthawk cb450sc. The only part I'm having trouble finding or even >>> figuring out >>> is the tachometer. I need to replace the speedo in it and the other >>> gauge I'm >>> assuming is the tachometer is missing from the "cluster". I cant find one >>> anywhere for that year and in the Clymer pictures it shows some other >>> like >>> indicator gauge and not something that looks like your traditional RPM >>> tachometer. I searched everywhere online and in this group to see if I >>> could find a pic of the tach that I need but to no avail. So my question is >>> this...does a >>> 1985 honda nighthawk cb450 have a tachometer? And if it doesnt, how easy >>> would >>> it be to get one and get it installed? And can I use any speedometer too >>> from a >>> different nighthawk? I'm finding that my selection is a lot more and >>> pricing a >>> lot better if I can choose any speedometer except I'm not mechanically >>> inclined >>> (not yet) and dont know if those are particular to the bikes or what. My >>> last >>> question is this..any one from either experience or print references >>> know what >>> the 1/4 mile and/or 0-60 times are for the 450? Having trouble finding >>> any info >>> on that. Hoping its at least in the 13's somewhere so I dont have to try >>> and >>> upgrade or make it faster. Maybe shoulda bought a 650 or bigger >>> nighthawk but >>> got a great deal on this one and love the potential 55mpg I'll be >>> getting. >>> Thanks for this group I love reading the posts and I appreciate any and >>> all info >>> ya'll could provide me about this. Thanks! >>> >>> Nighthawk Rookie >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/03TCedrp3FAJ. >> >> 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. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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