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« on: October 26, 2011, 09:42:47 PM » |
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 Hi guys...Living in Bangladesh you have to dream of riding a big bike. The Presidential Guard Regiment imported Honda 650P bikes in the mid 80s and then when they couldnt maintain them anymore auctioned them off...not before letting them rot in some dump. To cut a long story short - I was previously riding a Honda CMX 250 LA Custom - a nice bike. I was looking for one of the 650Ps, one with a decent engine condition, which I was hoping I could prep up and ride. Finally found one and thanks to ebay was able to get parts to get it up and going. A big thanks to Ravi (a friend from Delhi riding a Blackbird) who pushed me to this. Posting pictures of the before and after. Enjoy.
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« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2011, 09:52:46 PM » |
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Wow! Thanks for rescuing it!  to the forum! |
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« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2011, 10:12:41 PM » |
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You did an awesome job bringing it back to life!
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« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2011, 04:59:16 AM » |
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to the forum! You did a great job on that bike. 
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What is good Phaedrus, what is not good? Need we ask anyone this?
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« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2011, 05:57:49 AM » |
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Welcome aboard. Lots of those 650's around here.
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« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2011, 06:44:21 AM » |
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Wow, I feel guilty about complaining when I can't find an obsolete part for my bike here in the US.
Good work, and welcome onboard.
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« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2011, 07:12:29 AM » |
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Nice work. |
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« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2011, 11:16:26 AM » |
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Welcome to the group - ride safe.
The instruments look different (round v/s rectangular), the rear fender also looks extended. Do you think these were stock for the model?
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Yassir
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« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2011, 09:49:53 PM » |
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Welcome to the group - ride safe.
The instruments look different (round v/s rectangular), the rear fender also looks extended. Do you think these were stock for the model?
These were police models and not the regular commercial models. All the 650Ps in Bangladesh have round instruments including some of the 750s. I was confused too at first and could not ascertain whether this was a nighthawk at all - but then after much review and picture viewing - thanks to this forum as well - I realised it was a nighthawk and was finally able to source all the parts I required. |
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« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2011, 07:42:07 PM » |
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Great improvement.. I like the silver.. |
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« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2011, 10:16:00 PM » |
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Hi Guys...got some lettering shipped in from xtremedecals and have put them on, for your viewing pleasure.
Also sharing with you pictures of CB 750 modification done by one of our fellow enthusiasts in Dhaka.
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« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2011, 11:43:31 PM » |
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Your friend has a far better custom than many other bikes on here! For anyone wondering, his bike is not technically a Nighthawk, but rather a CBX650E, a bike that was mechanically identical but had some cosmetic differences. If I recall, they are: Different gas tank Different trim paint Larger rear fender Different gauges (Depending on market) Footpegs are higher and farther back than on a Nighthawk Different Rear exhaust hanger and mufflers I've looked at the differences before, but I never noticed that the shifter on a CBX650 is mounted directly to the engine. On the Nighthawk the shifter is mounted to the footpeg and a linkage connects it to the engine. Basically, it's a Nighthawk in a different skin. A very very sexy skin too.  |
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« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2011, 11:46:10 PM » |
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I have a question for you as well. What is that small box behind the alternator? It's just in front of the sidecover in the last picture of your bike.
Oh, and the bike looks awesome. Great job rescuing it!
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'84 650 - "Naia" | DDM HID | 700S Rotors | SS Brake Lines
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