1982 Honda Nighthawk 450 active again. Video Clips.
1982 Nighthawk 450 that my buddy and I are building. It's been going really slow so far, but we finally got it running again. It still needs some work, so this video isn't to show off my bike. Well ok, maybe to show off the custom exhaust we built lol. We're still planning on putting some tips on the exhaust, so it's in the final stages and functional. Here's a list of the customizations done so far (some of which still needs to be put together, but the "invention" of the parts are done): Frame bobbed, lowered, and hard tailed. Hard tailing done not with struts, but by welding the frame to the swing arm, and then those weld covered with angle iron and welded again. Said angle iron being an old brown steel bed frame. Forks and engine were from original bike we got for free. Frame (with a title!) from an identical year/make/model bike purchased from junkyard for dirt cheap. Custom exhaust made from exhausts from both bikes. Took them completely apart and ditched the equalizer which took up waaay too much room under the bike. Then we used 2 straight pieces and 4 adapters bought from AutoZone to connect the stock pipes that we rearranged to make what you see and hear in the video. Electronics that were in area covered by side cover moved to underneath seat, bolted to 2 rails which are welded to frame under seat. These rails are, yet again, old brown steel bed frame. Shifter and brake linkage fabricated with various brake parts, threaded rod and foot peg mounts. Handlebar ...
Keywords: Nighthawk running again, Honda, nighthawk, 450, cb450sc, bobber, chopper
