1983 honda nighthawk 550

[SLOWHOUND]

Me also ,where did you find them?

[teamnaptime]

thanks.

a member on another forum had some like this on his bike. i commented how much i liked them, and he happened to know of a link on ebay for the same pair. sent me the link and i started bidding immediately.

i won them for 75 and 12 bucks for shipping.

i know drag bars could be purchase cheaper.. but i liked that these were drag bars with built in risers.

[HenryinVa]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cycle...item2ea7b009a9


49 bucks, 10 bucks shipping, buy it now deal.

Sorry teamnaptime, I just looked on ebay and found these!

Cyclex has a online store and has a TON of bobber stuff. If your looking for goodies, click the link and then click his other items. You'll go nuts there so watch yer wallet!

[teamnaptime]

sonofa !!!!!!!

and those are NEW.

mine are old, had been in a box for a few years, have surface rust on the chrome... gggrrrr


i'll have to measure mine, as those look like they are longer on the sides than mine are too.


live and learn.

[HenryinVa]

Nah, go to his store. Hes got throttle's there for 14 bucks. Move yer start switch and such in your build. most guys are cuttin their bars down to little broomstick style , like yours, now anyways. Those will work dude!

[teamnaptime]

well....... the fun has begun.

woke up saturday morning to a box on the front porch....

DAMN. tcbros got my hardtail to me in two days. i ordered like thursday night/friday morning at around 3 or 4 am, and it was here on my porch at 10am saturday morning.

those boys rock.




not only did it get here quick, but it was packed extremely well, and just from looks alone i can tell what a quality product it is. everything is cut and bent perfectly. no burs or sharp edges, beefy, the whole 9. now i see why they come so highly recommended.

so, since the tailend was here, i figured i better get started and stop procrastinating.

[teamnaptime]

let the teardown begin..

seat. gone.


tank. gone.


battery. exhaust. carb boots. gone.


outter rear fender. gone.


and inner rear fender. gone.

[teamnaptime]

oops. i tripped and cut half my frame off!!


removed all the foot controls, brake, and shift controls.

[teamnaptime]

well, thats all for tonight. started around 9pm and finished up around 4am.

i could have gotten more done except for a few reasons.

1. its my FIRST time tearning apart a bike, so i've been taking my time and making sure i knew what i was doing, before doing it.

2. EVERY part that came off, got a label attached to it and got bagged in ziplock bags. i bought quart size, gallon size, and 5 gallon size. i labeled all parts. and then small things like screws, bolts, etc, simply got bagged with the parts they belong to, but all componets of any specific area are in a singel bag, with a label on it. as i was pulling wiring, i labeled each end of every wire too, for what part of the bike it belonged, and what it plugged into.

all the labeling took quite a while, but for a first timer, i think it was not only necessary, but i think it will prove to be a life saver down the road.

[teamnaptime]

well, i got a little more done last night. took longer cuz it was mostly wiring, so there was a lot to lable.

got the rest of the main harness pulled off the bike. and all of the front end stuff. ie: turn signals, fuse box, lights, horn, dash cluster, ignition, etc...






then i cut the left over nubs off the rear. still need to grind it before i think about welding on the hardtail. of course, there is still a chunk at the bottom that has to go, after i get the swingarm out of there.