1991 Honda Nighthawk 750 restoration
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2024
- Picked up this 124000km, 1991 Honda Nighthawk 750 and decided to Scramblerize it a bit and go over the bike to make sure all is in good working condition.
* I had a brain fart for the video, it's a 1991, not 1993!
Let me know what you think!
My first bike was a 1991 Nighthawk. It was a great beginner bike for me. The styling was a bit generic but your mods have given the bike some character. Nice job on the paint work.
Thanks, appreciated!
Good job on restoration. I am glad you recycled this bike/model. Excellent UJM.
I’ve had a lot of bikes over the years and looking at one of these to do essentially the same project. Thanks for this video! Great build, same budget I’m looking for, same realistic time investment I’m willing to make!
Glad you enjoyed and thats awesome, make sure to document your progress and post back with the end result! :)
This is exactly what I was looking for! My brother in law and I are coming up with ideas for a back road bike that still has highway capabilities. I used to have the 650 nighthawk and later sold it to him. We were watching some custom bike builds making scrambler type bikes and I remembered the nighthawk. With the knobby tires it's perfect!
Love the simplicity and the scrambler look, great job 👏.
Yes ! The bike is worth it 👌
Thanks, appreciated! :)
Impressive work
Thanks! 🤜 🤛
This is awesome!! Realy cool and respect for riding an hour long trip competly without a clutch!That shows skill . I manage to stall from time to time even with a clutch xD
Great Projekt and greetings from Germany ✌️
Thanks @Johannes, without a clutch you just want to avoid the city, shifting up and even down without a clutch is not too bad with good timing but starting from a stop is another story, I was lucky I could avoid most lights and stops on the way home, if I had to go through a city I would have had it towed, just too dangerous hehe
awesome work dude! I just came into a nighthawk for $350.. needs a lot of the work you did. already got the carbs rebuilt and had her fired up. so far i've fiberglass repaired side panels.. need a lot of paint, need a battery, brake overhaul, fork rebuild, tires, paint the tank.. the works.
and it is my first bike lol. figured it would be satisfying to get her running and learn about it at the same time. still need a license!
Thanks and good luck on your project, I'm sure you'll LOVE the bike once you've brought it back to its' glory! :)
on my third NH 750, and you did a fantastic job on this!
Thanks appreciated! :)
Just bought a ‘98 Nighthawk 750 with 8000 miles on it. It looks like yours. Is it worth the 3 grand you invested? Yeah, it is. It has that classic look, rides nice and feels right. My first bike was a ‘76 Suzuki TS 250.
Plenty miles left on yours! 😎
I have a 92 and I love it. I want to paint mine as well. Looks nice!
Thanks appreciated!
This is the video I have been looking for now for some weeks, I just bought my first bike. a 2002 CB750 Nighthawk. I am in NYC and honestly hadn't had much knowledge regarding motor bikes. my first car was a stick and I've ridden bikes through out the city. this piece of machine as really just melded in the middle and feels so natural (especially considering I was very nervous at first, impulse buy, 2 weeks in and now its cozy) I still have a lot to learn, but I have also learned how one can customize a bike so I am excited to learn how to work on my bike and make it my own,
I am not interested in the cafe build, looking for something more upright and cozy like this. Think even higher bars would be a nice addition? WBU? that's what I have in my sights.
also since the clutch broke does that mean you rode in first gear at high rpm the whole way? I'm still learning rpm management on motorcycles so am curious.
THANKS!
Thanks, I'm really glad this video is inspiring some to wrench on their bikes to make it their own :) I've owned many bikes, and have done small mods before, but this is the first time I spent so much time on restoring a bike and I still have plenty to learn...
100% agreed on the cafe racer trend, at 6'1", the last thing I needed is having my wrists bellow my knees hehe
The tricky part of not having a clutch is starting....cause you have to push start the bike and you drop it in 1st gear while at the same time pressing the start button...then you're usually off to a jerky start, but after that I would just upshift and downshift without the clutch (upshifting is quite easy, downshifting requires really good timing as you are basically reving the engine while simultaneously dropping a gear so that it falls in place at the right rev). Glad I had watch this video a few years ago, I remembered the basics: ua-cam.com/video/viWuolNYGyI/v-deo.html
Fortunately I was able to pick a route that had few lights, I would slow down way ahead of time so that I could time myself with green lights and on stop signs, same thing I would slow down as much as possible without completely stopping (using brake and staying on the gas a bit). Had it happened in the city, I would have had it towed it would just be too dangerous because of the constant stop and go.
Looks awesome OP!
Thanks! 🤜 🤛
FUCKING LOVE THIS REBUILD!!! I’m rebuilding an Nighthawk out 84 🤓 first ever build, had some downers in the beginning, but she is riding!! But def not done yet
Thanks appreciated! 🤜🤛 You can post a link to your video in the commenrs once your done! Im really not a professional restorer, but I like learning new skills and like to see that this video has inspired a few people to tackle on projects they iniatially would have thought they weren’t capable of. With youtube we have endless resources to figure out anything :)
Love it im restoring mine now for next year's Mardi Gras going to put a 240 rear end kit on it and a 2000 CBR front end on it and jet the carbs in it and new Vance and Hines pipe open head 🗣️ so she can sing that high Oprah Note 🎶🎵
Make sure to post a video! :)
Nice man, about to start working on mine today. This was some nice inspiration!
It's often getting started that's the hardest. Once you stark taking it a part, it's hard to stop! :)
I'm restoring one of these right now! They are great bikes. Where did you find the foot peg rubber?
Great bikes indeed! I think I bought mine from here: www.bike-parts-honda.ca/honda-motorcycle/750-MOTO/CB/1993/CB750P/Frame/STEP/95215/F_19/2/1907
Unbelievable. Beautiful job. Amazing!!!!
Thanks, appreciated! 🤜🤛
I'm currently rebuilding a 1991 Nighthawk that was my late best friend who died last year from ALS. His wife asked me to get in running so she can ride. She requested the bike be black and if you can send me link of where you bought the paint and or color. Did you keep the tachometer or did you go with an aftermarket tachometer?
I wanted to black out the whole bike from painting the engine , headers and exhaust. Any recommendations?
Hey @Joseph Estralla, sorry for your friend, his wife will certainly love whatever you make of the bike! For the colors I just grabbed satin black urethane paint on sale, then added coats of clear coat and wet sanded and polished with a car compound to a shine. Any quality black paint will do, you can even find some 1 stage paint that would save you the clear coat. I’m by no means a professional painter, I shot it from the can, in a poorly lit shed, and it came out pretty nice! As for the engine, unless you want to take it appart and powdercoat it, I wouldnt touch it as paing will most likely peal overtime, If she doesnt do much gravel roads, you could have the headers ceramic coated, but those to can chip with rocks.
This is gonna be the exact stuff I’m gonna replicate! Wonderful! Btw what mod and brand were these tires you chose?
Cool! :) Anakee wild tires. From memory the front was a rear size and I had to use a tube with it. Rear was tubeless.
@@Speedytrip ahhh I see, thanks for the help!
Sweet!
Where did get the fork boots? I couldn’t find one the fits mine..
@kiko baliko I bought them on Amazon, it was extremely hard to find something that fit. These are a bit on the tight side, but they work:
www.amazon.ca/-/fr/gp/product/B08G1CW1JD/
Love the bike, hate the tires. 😮
Brilliant tires both on and offroad :)
where did you get the tank emblem from? or did you just make/obtain a stencil and paint it on there yourself?
motor-stickers.com/honda-cb-750-seven-fifty-1999-2003-1
I think you did a great job 👏🏼 👍🏼
Hi I need to know please where you get front Foot Pegs please I need to buy I have a Honda 750 Nighthawk 1991
@cesar capla I bought from this site: www.bike-parts-honda.ca/honda-motorcycle/750-MOTO/CB/1991
Hey man quick question, what kind of handlebar does this Nighthawk have? Looking to replace the stock one in mine!
Sorry it was already on the bike when I bought it and already sold the bike. I think it was a Renthal dirtbike bar, and if its flatter youll need risers to clear the tank :)
damn.you did a ton to it..looks super awesome..especially with the knobbies haha.. yeah that paint looks super nice.. im wanting an africa twin as my "big bike" eventually for cruising the country and long trips..
Thanks! And yeah its the kind of project that you know where it starts, but not where it ends hehe
The Africa Twin is an awesome bike for sure. I used to change bikes every year (some years I changed 3 times)...so for me to keep a buy 3 almost 4 years now, it says a lot!
@@Speedytrip nice nice.. yeah i have a few buddies like that.. until i find a decent job or figure out a hustle im stuck with bikes i have.. i dont mind them at all lol. just would like something bigger eventually and to have more options to ride on
@@GROMSQUATCH Wishing you the best of luck! :) As long as you can ride, you're already doing ok!
@@Speedytrip no doubt.. riding is one of the only things i care about..
Hey there! the bike looks awesome! What size tires are you running?
Thanks I sold the bike, but I could recover this from a previous post:
"Michelin Anakee Wilds. They are both rear tires, the rear is tubeless and the front needs a tube as there was no tubeless version in that size. Im not home at the moment but they seem to have stock sizes for front and back, its just that technically its a rear tire that has the size of the front wheel (and youll see its a TT for “tube tire”.It’s been working great so far."
Thanks for taking the time out to do the video. I have a 93. Do you have a link for the bar riser. Also your bar looks a lot straighter than my 93. Or am I only seeing thing? Thanks again
Thanks, glad you enjoyed! The handlebars were those on the bike when I got it, I just bought some cheap ebay risers (cause without risers, the handlebars hit the tank and that's why when previous owner dropped the bike it made a huge dent in the tank...). From experience, cheap risers do the job and are a fraction of the price of Rox Risers. For the handlebars, I'm really not sure but it might have even come off an ATV. Looks a bit like this: fortnine.ca/en/quadboss-atv-oem-replacement-handlebar
But even better than handlebars and risers, are just to get handlebars that have the proper bend to clear the tank, I ordered 2 and neither of them was enough, so I ended up keeping the ones that were on the bike and just added risers.
I got the same bike but a 99, looks great, nice job i got a few things id like to change or repair also on mine dents from previous owner
Thanks, really fun bikes and bulletproof with basic maintenance :)
What tires did you use??
Anakee Wild. I had to use a rear tire with tube on the front, as they had no front tires that fit. But it worked well.
Yo, I think we’re on the same Facebook page for these Nighthawks. 😂
Hey - great job on the bike! I'm in the middle of doing something similar with my Nighthawk. Do you happen to recall where you got your decals at?
Thanks @T.Johnson, I got them from here:
motor-stickers.com/honda-cb-750-seven-fifty-1999-2003-1
Not cheap but they look great :)
Greetings. I am looking for starter for a 750 nighthawk
Depending on where you live, they seem to have sold more of these bikes in europe where it might be easier to find parts.
Thank you for not Cafe racer-ing this bike. Let's keep CB750s is alive without chopping the frame lol
I'm tall and the last thing I needed was a tiny seat and clip-ons lower than my knees :D
Bike looks great man. What tires and in what size did you go with? I’m having a tough time finding knobbies for my bike
Thanks appreciated! I dont remember the sizes (and sold the bike since) but it was ANakee Wild tires and the front is a rear tire with tube, rear is stock size, tubeless.
What tires are those and sizes?
Michelin Anakee Wilds. They are both rear tires, the rear is tubeless and the front needs a tube as there was no tubeless version in that size. Im not home at the moment but they seem to have stock sizes fir front and back, its just that technically its a rear tire that has the size of the front wheel (and youll see its a TT for “tube tire”.It’s been working great so far.
@@Speedytrip word thank you bub. Just got a new bike so the cb750 is going to be the goon around bike. I put to much into it to sell it haha
How do those tire preform in the road
Extremely well, they perform way better than the look aggressive look would suggest.
Looks cool.
Thanks! 🤜 🤛
Great job! 🤩
Sweet
How does the bike do off roading?
It has stock suspensions so I wouldnt jump it. But it does great on dirt and gravel roads where its mostly used.
Thanks for replying, just bought one and playing to do pretty much what u did taking ur project as a model for mine .
Great job, I love nighthawks. I had an 82 for a couple of years a few years ago. Check out the yamaha t7, great option
Thanks! Just sold my africa twin for a super tenere 1200. The T7 looks like a lot of fun, but less on long distance rides :)
@@Speedytrip The tenere 1200 is a beast, cruise control, shaft drive, heated grips , great touring bike 🏍, I had a 2014, looking at a new one now, enjoy !
@@lucacaileanu8989 Yeah I'm still trying to tweak the ergos for it to be more comfortable 2 up, but there's a lot to love about this bike.
Nice bike
Thanks, appreciated!
i suggest you sell the nighthawk.....to me!!.. always wanted one!
Sorry, already sold it :D But it is a great bike and I'd buy another one without hesitation. With that said, I only kept the DR650 going on my 3rd year on it, which is the longest I've kept any bike.
XJR1200 next
Sadly we didn’t get those in Canada :(
Part standard part sport part touring part adventure.
Nice bike
Thanks! :)