superhawk996 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Got it from a friend who's moving soon. It's been sitting for several years and will need tires, battery, and a hearty scrubbing/polishing. I cleaned out the gas tank & soaked the carbs in cleaner and she runs. If it doesn't go on a 'buddy deal' I'll pretty it up and put it on CL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbyog1 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 What city are you located in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Does it look like this? They were a nice bike in their day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 2 hours ago, robbyog1 said: What city are you located in Hacienda Heights, CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 It looks EXACTLY like that, somewhere under the layers of grunge. A few hours in Dave's garage and it might be almost that sparkly. From memory the battery is a 2004-ish Walmart Everstart, neverstart according to some around here. A few days of reconditioning and the fuckng thing actually starts the bike. It didn't come back to anywhere near full power, but still impressive. Last time I worked on it was '04ish. It got a new battery, oil change, spark plugs, and whatever other services I thought were appropriate. He rode it a little, parked it for the winter, the battery died and he just let it sit till now. It spent a couple years outside semi-covered then went indoors 'till a few days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalBird Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 my first bike was a Nighthawk SS think it was a 93. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXitanium Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Great little bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 It's a cool basic bike with enough power that looks & sounds good enough to wanna keep it. The front brake is surprisingly strong for a smallish single disc. I find the riding position of any 'normal' bike to be somewhat uncomfortable which reduces the temptation to keep it, and I'm glad because I really don't need another fucking vehicle around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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