Hello everyone,
I just got my first Nighthawk ever!
After hearing a lot of good things about these bikes I found what it seemed to me a great deal.
I paid $45 for a 1982 Nighthawk 750 !!!....... Well no so fast about celebrating
I found the bike in a marina in Berkeley CA... The bike had been seating there for the last 3 years under a cover that wasn't covering much at this point... As expected there is lots of rust and corrosion going on here and more concerning there is a ticking noise in the engine and the second gear is not engaging.
But for $45 what do you expect?
My plan is to completely take the bike apart and Restore, Fix, Replace etc etc anything that needs to be done in order to make it functional and look nice.
That sounds like a good plan! Except for the fact that I know nothing about mechanics.... The most I ever done is changing the oil in my previous bikes ( I'm not even sure I did it correctly)
Here is a video of what the bike looks like now:
(it says I'm not allowd post external links) does any one knows how to do this?
Any comments, advice, suggestions etc are welcome.. If you think I'm crazy please feel free to say so as well.