My 1992 Nighthawk 750

[pstehley]

This is my first bike and I really just took it on my first trip over memorial day weekend (400+ miles (2hrs there, riding around all weekend, 2hrs back)) and I was ecstatic on how it handled the ride!







I love it.. only thing I really wanna do on it right now is some highway pegs and possibly get a new custom seat with some impact gel in it..  

Nice to meet all of yinz...
 

[geaux]

nice bike. I envy your sissy bar, they are hard to come by. I just got a 91 this weekend.

[pstehley]

yeah.. and I love the windshield too.. Makes a HUGE difference on the highway

[JB1290]

  Very nice bike you got there. 

[ariwhiteboy]

  to the forum!  Nice bike you got there, glad to hear you're enjoying it.  Since this is your first bike, have you taken the MSF course?  ALso how is your safety gear situation?  www.newenough.com is a site alot of members use to get good deals on their gear.  Take care and ride safe

[highwayjamin]

   To the forum. Great looking bike,the windshield is a must have on long drives.  Great find 

[fishball]

Hi and welcome!

[pstehley]

to the forum!  Nice bike you got there, glad to hear you're enjoying it.  Since this is your first bike, have you taken the MSF course?  ALso how is your safety gear situation?  www.newenough.com is a site alot of members use to get good deals on their gear.  Take care and ride safe

I did just complete the MSF course last thursday.. and I'll definately check out the link for gear!

I just dropped it off at the shop to have rear brakes put on it (they need replaced, plus the guy I bought it from didn't know when they had been changed last so I thought it was a good idea no matter what).  I also am having new grips put on (it still has the OEM grips) too.  I also tracked down a place to get my seat redone as well, for around $300, but that might wait til the end of summer.

thanks for welcoming me people! 

[pstehley]

got a call from the bike shop.. the rear brakes are in great shape and don't need anything done with them.. SWEET.. But, the grips they got me were open ended , so we ordered some plugs... Well, they took off the left grip and it turns out that they have welded ends.  They checked the owners one bike (which is the same bike) and it has welded ends too.  So for now, I have to go with the OEM grips for simplicity.  But it's nice to save money! 

[skramer360]

got a call from the bike shop.. the rear brakes are in great shape and don't need anything done with them.. SWEET..

Wow an honest shop. Where are you located? Some people might want to know where there is an honest shop.

[pstehley]

got a call from the bike shop.. the rear brakes are in great shape and don't need anything done with them.. SWEET..

Wow an honest shop. Where are you located? Some people might want to know where there is an honest shop.

I'm in Pittsburgh, PA.. and I got to Pittsburgh Cycle center, it's a great shop.  They're gonna try and give me a deal on my OEM grips since I'm going through this hassle.  Awesome shop!

[coffee_brake]

cutting just the welded ends off the bars shouldn't be too hard, so you can run any grips you want.

Glad your shop didn't charge you for rear brakes, they last tens of thousands of miles. All you do with drum brakes is adjust the nut on the end till you get braking again.
But I'd have them check the front brake pads and also the brake fluid. You can do this work yourself with the manual (the Clymers for our 750 is a very good resource).

As for your Gel seat: They aren't all that great. If it ever freezes the gell will leak out and ruin the seat, I've repaired the damage on a friend's seat and it's nasty.
If you want a firmer seat I'd suggest checking out a Corbin. I tell people it's firm and hard like a plastic cafeteria chair in the morning. But 600 miles later, it still feels like a cafeteria chair, not a torture device.
Folks think a softer seat will be better, but it's the opposite. A harder seat is better for long rides.

Nice bike, you've found a good place to answer your questions.

[Hangster]

got a call from the bike shop.. the rear brakes are in great shape and don't need anything done with them.. SWEET.. But, the grips they got me were open ended , so we ordered some plugs... Well, they took off the left grip and it turns out that they have welded ends.  They checked the owners one bike (which is the same bike) and it has welded ends too.  So for now, I have to go with the OEM grips for simplicity.  But it's nice to save money! 

I was going to put bar ends on mine too and found out that the ends have weights in there i couldn't remove , but i'd recomend these grips over the OEM ones , they are 10 times better and cheap too

http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/product_catalog/Product.jsp?skuId=&store=&catId=&productId=p592024&leafCatId=&mmyId=

[Rusty B]

Welcome to the site, and that is a nice lookin bike.
I like that windshield better than mine, its wider and longer.
Mine is fine for summer riding, but I want to get a bigger one for the winter.
I put the Grip Puppies over my OEM grips and they do just fine. Very cheap.
They are just foam covers that slip over the oem.
They do hold water from a heavy dew, or rain but with gloves no problem, and they dry out right quick.

Rusty     

[pstehley]

Welcome to the site, and that is a nice lookin bike.
I like that windshield better than mine, its wider and longer.
Mine is fine for summer riding, but I want to get a bigger one for the winter.
I put the Grip Puppies over my OEM grips and they do just fine. Very cheap.
They are just foam covers that slip over the oem.
They do hold water from a heavy dew, or rain but with gloves no problem, and they dry out right quick.

Rusty     

thanks for the suggestion!  I don't want to go with an all foam grip, but one that slides over the oem might be alright.. i'll check it out!  Thanks!

[skramer360]

I use dirt bike grips on mine. They have ends on them and have AWESOME grip. You can see them a little in this pic.



They are cheap too, only $10 to $12.