# Never thought I'd buy a Honda **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 25, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497 "2014-05-25T21:05:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Transporter7220](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/transporter7220/32/5466_2.png) [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/1 "2014-05-25T21:05:19Z")
But at least it’ll do a 12 second quarter mile… I picked up an '85 Honda Nighthawk 700S in North Greece yesterday, Danger towed it out to my place for me. Should be fun this summer. 700cc inline 4 DOHC with 80 hp, fully adjustable suspension, shaft drive, dual front disks, gear indicator and a 10,750rpm redline. It needs some updated lighting, but it runs strong and it’s in great shape. ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140524_184934.jpg](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140524_184934.jpg) ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140524_190428.jpg](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140524_190428.jpg) ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140524_190420.jpg](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140524_190420.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/2 "2014-05-25T22:11:20Z")
Like! Be safe. First bike? ---
**Author:** ![Transporter7220](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/transporter7220/32/5466_2.png) [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/3 "2014-05-25T22:16:36Z")
Yeah first bike, doing my best to take it easy and stay safe. All I need now are a good pair of riding shoes that wont just pop off my feet. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2014, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/4 "2014-05-26T06:55:01Z")
What size are you? I have a pair of Icon riding boots (not full racing boots, you can wear them with jeans) that I don’t need. - - - Updated - - - Used maybe all of 10 times I think. Size 10-1/2 ---
**Author:** ![Transporter7220](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/transporter7220/32/5466_2.png) [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2014, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/5 "2014-05-26T07:47:38Z")
I’m size 15, thanks for the offer though. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2014, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/6 "2014-05-26T07:49:35Z")
Holy feet! Haha no problem dude ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/7 "2014-05-26T18:11:27Z")
Awesome vintage looking bike ---
**Author:** ![Transporter7220](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/transporter7220/32/5466_2.png) [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/8 "2014-05-26T20:21:19Z")
> [@Mr. T](#): > > Awesome vintage looking bike For the price I couldn’t find another bike with the long list of features this one has. Surprising for the years it was produced. ---
**Author:** ![Transporter7220](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/transporter7220/32/5466_2.png) [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/9 "2014-05-30T20:54:16Z")
Swapped all the fluids in the bike today, engine/tranny oil and filter, gear oil in the rear end, and flushed the front brake and clutch with fresh DOT4. Nice to know everything is in order. Come to find out the oil filter that is supposed to go on the bike is too big to fit between the exhaust primaries, who’s fucking idea was that? Thankfully the previous owner had found a smaller Honda filter that fits and works just fine. It took a couple trips to the Honda dealer to end up with the right filter, but that’s better than pulling the pipes. Also installed a Nokya 2500k 55/65W H4 bulb in my headlight, should help people notice me even during the day, and be a pretty nice upgrade from the original 1985 lamp that was still in it. ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140530_2100210.jpg](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140530_2100210.jpg) And then I promptly covered the bike and myself in dead mosquitoes… ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140530_211743.jpg](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140530_211743.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/10 "2014-05-31T09:33:03Z")
I bet that will wheelie just fine ---
**Author:** ![Transporter7220](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/transporter7220/32/5466_2.png) [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/11 "2014-05-31T09:43:11Z")
Just rolling onto it it won’t, which I’m perfectly fine with, I’m sure if I got stupid with the clutch it would, haha. ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/12 "2014-05-31T15:12:35Z")
That bike should clutch em up pretty good in 1st gear ---
**Author:** ![L8APEX1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/l8apex1/32/7276_2.png) [@L8APEX1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/L8APEX1)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/13 "2014-05-31T16:07:14Z")
> [@Transporter7220](#): > > And then I promptly covered the bike and myself in dead mosquitoes… > > ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140530_211743.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/b/0b3464a96557b3332fafae74ba1c72615609e22e.jpeg) Ugh I did this the other day, in my mouth and everything. ---
**Author:** ![Transporter7220](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/transporter7220/32/5466_2.png) [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/14 "2014-05-31T19:18:08Z")
Closed face FTW! ---
**Author:** ![Transporter7220](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/transporter7220/32/5466_2.png) [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/15 "2014-06-02T17:20:31Z")
I picked up a flashing tail light from Superbrightleds, it has the flasher built into the led module, so there is no secondary flasher box to install. [http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/tail-brake-turn/1157-led-bulb-dual-intensity-1-x-3-watt-high-power-led-w-brake-flasher/923/](http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/tail-brake-turn/1157-led-bulb-dual-intensity-1-x-3-watt-high-power-led-w-brake-flasher/923/) What I forgot to order was a load resistor, so now I’ve got the tail light warning light on until the resistor shows up. Installed ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140602_180914.jpg](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140602_180914.jpg) ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140602_181041.jpg](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140602_181041.jpg) ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140602_1810350.jpg](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140602_1810350.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Transporter7220](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/transporter7220/32/5466_2.png) [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/16 "2014-06-06T22:32:35Z")
Picked up some Hella Supertones, planned on running just one of the two horns, which was pretty much bolt on. Got this far and figured out the front fairing wasn’t going to fit over it, so I’m toying with ideas to space the front fairing forward just enough for the horn to fit. ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140605_184508.jpg](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140605_184508.jpg) Also picked up a couple LED work lights, 16W per side and should output about 1000 lumins at 12V. I’m planning on stepping them up to 24V which should bring them to roughly 1600 lumins. ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140606_144130.jpg](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140606_144130.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/17 "2014-06-07T04:24:24Z")
nice to do the safety items on a bike like this. Making people see you is important! ---
**Author:** ![Transporter7220](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/transporter7220/32/5466_2.png) [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/18 "2014-06-07T21:25:40Z")
Made a couple quick brackets to space the front fairing forward 0.75" to fit the Supertone. Originals on the right, new brackets on the left. Now it sounds like a truck, haha ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140607_212046.jpg](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140607_212046.jpg) ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140607_212715.jpg](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140607_212715.jpg) Also picked up some 18 LED 6" flexible waterproof strips. I could only find them with a white backing, so I removed the white heat shrink and applied one layer of gunsmoke Lamin-x and added some black heat shrink. ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140607_164335.jpg](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140607_164335.jpg) Installed them on the rear hand bar, wired to the running lights so they are always on. ![http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140607_212111.jpg](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/Transporter7220/Nighthawk%20700S/20140607_212111.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Transporter7220](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/transporter7220/32/5466_2.png) [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/19 "2014-06-10T18:12:32Z")
It seems to haul my fat ass around pretty well, haha [https://youtu.be/Fy\_\_6g8F1Pw](https://youtu.be/Fy__6g8F1Pw) ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497/20 "2014-06-10T20:44:19Z")
Try it clutchless. It won’t hurt it [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-buy-a-honda/269497.md?page=2)