1982 Honda Nighthawk

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You know what ladies love? Guys who work on motorbikes. But you know what ladies sure don't love? Guys who leave project bikes in said ladies' basements after leaving for school out of state. I bought this project 1982 Honda Nighthawk 750 in the summer of 2012 with the purest of intentions. 'The motor turns over! It already runs on starting fluid! I'll clean up the carbs, sort out the breaks, put in a new battery, and I'll be on the open road in no time!' I thought to myself, naively. After five years of this bike gazing at me wistfully with its slightly crooked headlight (see Picture 3 above), I'm finally willing to admit defeat. But my defeat could very well be your triumph! Or rather, it could be your Honda. If I was selling a Triumph, this would be a whole other situation. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. This magnificent monster of a machine is, as best I am aware, complete, save for a few parts I've removed. I've already disposed of the corroded lead-acid battery which came with the bike. Though the battery will be missed deeply, he is survived by a fairly rusty battery mount (Picture 8), as well as a wiring harness which I haven't tested. I've also removed the right-hand side exhaust pipe, which was rusted through. I still have the pipe, and you're welcome to it if you'd care for it (Picture 9). Also included with the bike, should you so choose, is a new, never ridden CS Hi-Max 150/80-16 rear motorcycle tire (Picture 10). Both the tires currently on the bike are in decent enough condition, but as I'm giving up my dreams of Honda Nighthawk ownership, may as well give up the spare tire, too. Also of Note:As I live in Georgia and this bike is pre-1985, there's no title. The bike will come with a bill of sale.The gas tank has two dents, one on the left-hand side at the forwardmost corner (visible Pictures 2, 5), the other on the right-hand side under the H of the Honda badge. Neither dent particularly affects the gas tank's basic ability to be a gas tank.As a result of the bike's mysterious past, the left-hand side headlight mount is slightly crimped. It doesn't seem to affect anything structural, it just makes it look like the bike is trying hard to avoid eye contact.Buyer is responsible for shipping or pickup.Any questions, please feel free to ask. Cheers.On Jul-26-17 at 13:11:24 PDT, seller added the following information: *Addendum 26 July, 4:05 PM - I wasn't thinking about it at the time of listing, but this bike does not currently have wing mirrors or the plastic panels that fit below the seat to cover the electrics. Not that either of these things particularly affect the actual mechanics of the bike, but I don't want to lead anybody astray by claiming the bike is complete in case you're out there getting really jazzed about early '80s thermoformed plastic panelling. So just to clarify, this bike still does not run, but that is not because of any particular mirror/panel deficiency which it may currently be experiencing.