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4 1/2 year quest may be ending tomorrow

chuck hahn

chuck hahn

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Had to sell my 83 CB 650CS back in 2010 to pay some utility bills after a job ended and in between the unemployment kicking in. Not a wheelie bike but was a good ride. Told myself someday, IF I could ever find the same bike......

Well found this yesterday and got a pending deal going on to go see it first hand tomorrow afternoon. Said he would take 600.00 bottom line. Same year and color as mine was.

The clutch "noise" is most likely due to either the loose clutch hub nut or the slave cylinder. Rebuild kit and gaskets are 50 bucks. He says he has another exhaust for it which I am assuming is the stock one.

http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/mcy/4846897007.html
 
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Jeez...I wish I had known! I had a beautiful 1985 just like this one. It was dark blue and in mint shape. Had 4k original miles. It did have a very loud engine noise. I didn't have any interest in opening it up so I gave it to a friend.
 
Gonna have the cash in the pocket and meet him after work tomorrow...so more will be revieled.
 
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When his nephews (us) got into riding, my late uncle reentered the sport after many years on that same bike. He piled a ton of miles on it.
If i recall at some point it had an engine noise which i think was a cam chain tensioner problem.
Good luck.
 
What are you going to do with another bike Chuck? It's not like that thing is super cool or anything. I'd pass unless you think you can fix and flip for profit. I don't think there's much upside in that bike though.
 
Plan is too check the clutch hub nut, the carb synching, the slave cylinder, and the tensioner right out of the gate. Drain the oil and look for sparklies..which I will hear it run first ( his add says it runs "great" ). So of course we are gonna see if he will fire it for me first before i decide to drop the cash in his hand.
 
I have had to sell things to pay bills and get fresh starts many many times...so now I am at a place where I can get a few of the old toys back and have some fun fixing them up and riding them again. I dont see any harm in that. And youre right...nothing special about that bike at all. But its a decent little bike and who knows, someday may be one of the auction bikes for Th Harvest Classic raising some money for the kids with cancer.

I just gave away my other 78 GS 1000C project for the 2015 auction bike so this year should be pretty interesting to see the auctions closing bid.
 
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What are you going to do with another bike Chuck? It's not like that thing is super cool or anything. I'd pass unless you think you can fix and flip for profit. I don't think there's much upside in that bike though.
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Geeese, what a ray of sunshine and encouragement.

Go for it Chuck. Nighthawks are great commuter bikes. Hydraulic lifters = no valve adjustments, smooth, pretty nimble, and the one I had for my wife would pull the front wheel. I didn't care much for the foot peg set up and the weird place they put the fuse( took forever to figure out where it was), but other than that, it was a nice bike. Honda wouldn't have made them as long as they did if others didn't think so also.
 
Rick....some are all gathered up in the FLIP IT mentality and if thats their thing then cool. I had one and liked it very much and like i said..was sad to watch the guy ride it off. But hey...found the same exact bike again!! and I sold the other one for 650.00 ( what I needed to keep the electric and water turned on and get food in the house ).
 
Yeah brother, sometimes we have to make sacrifices. Parts will be easy to get, that's a bonus right there.
 
And they are cheap too......rebuild kit for the slave cylinder is 30.00!!! Bet I have it sorted in the evening Saturday!!!! Since I had one, I know right where to focus the attention.
 
Do what makes you happy. I'm not in the "flip it" mentality myself. In fact I may soon drop another grand or two into my '82 that I know I'll never get back.

These are functional works of art. Besides cars, the only other thing I can even think of in that category are guitars.

They're emotional possessions that provide pleasure without even touching them. Then you get to ride or play them...:biggrin:
 
Weird dreams people have. I remember when you found that TX. I always wanted one. Just found mine- without wheels and in two large and well labeled Rubbermaid totes. I am not planning on flipping it but I may trip over it in the garage.
 
Chuck, you aren't suggesting that you are are going to fix it up and actually RIDE it are you? Not just make it look pretty and talk about how much you know about bikes on this forum and leave it
parked in the garage??? What is WRONG with you!!!??? LOL. :biggrin:
 
The SC Nighthawks were way sweet bikes. Far from slow, beautifully balanced, do it all bikes. I prefer the '85-86 700 SC (or, if out of the U.S., the 750), but love the 650s as well. Awesome rides.
 
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