1982 Honda Nighthawk

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This is a very nice 1982 Honda 650 Nighthawk. It is in excellent condition and a plearure to ride! It has a brand new sealed battery (purchased 11/1/2013). It’s just been serviced by a highly experienced mechanic. Carbs properly adjusted and synced, entire bike gone through. Ready to ride. The front fender has some dings but very nice for a 31 year old bike! This would make an excellent elegant daily driver and / or collector. Chrome shines nice, pipes look great, paint & seat in excellent condition. Original tool kit, owner's manual. Have service records. I have title in hand. These bikes are great motorcycles, hard to find, and considered one of the best made by Honda – see reviews below. Please do not bid unless you are serious. Please ask any questions prior to bidding. I’ll be glad to help with shipping. Overseas buyers welcome. Don’t miss this ONE! Thanks for looking -:) 1982 Nighthawk 650 Review "In it's 1982 debut, the 650 Nighthawk was actually just as much a "swan song" as it was a "new beginning." Although it was a new model, the engine was the last of the Honda SOHC inline 4's. One has to believe that either Honda had a lot of left over SOHC motors to clear from inventory, or the engine factory was way behind schedule on the new one. It hit the showroom with two color schemes; Candy Flair Blue, and Cosmo Black Metallic. The instruments and headlight were round. This was also the only year the 650 had "four into four" exhaust. The actual engine size was 627cc, and it had "screen-type" valve adjusters. It was also chain driven. It came with one feature that should be brought back - adjustable handle bars! Once upon a time, old-timers will tell you, a man and his machine had a special relationship. The man doctored and nursed the machine so that it might carry him. This symbiotic relationship only began with priming cups and long-armed kick starters; the rider controlled ignition advance as well as throttle settings; at regular intervals the man would reach down and operate the manual oil pump; at regular intervals he would tend the chain, tighten the spokes and fix the latest flat. There was a time when a fancy engine-driven oil pump was seen as too appliance-like--too prissy for a real man and his machine. Motorcycling has come a long, long way in 70 years. Now picture THE FUTURE MOTORCYCLE, a machine that takes care of itself, never intruding on riding time. Imagine this machine, a 650, quicker and faster than most 650s yet so smooth there is little difference between off and idle. Picture an almost no-maintenance engine in equally service-free running gear. Tune-up money you can invest now in money-market funds--or maybe an outrageous after-six caper. The Nighthawk synthesizes ideas already proven in previous designs. Nothing is completely new, but no other motorcycle has incorporated all these no-and low-maintenance features. The CB650SC has hydraulic valve-lash adjusters and clutch actuation; self-setting cam chain and starter chain tensioners; and ignition, generator and drive systems that require no periodic servicing. And what a ride! No other 650--and few bikes of any displacement runs as smoothly, and no other 650 we've tested has had more power. Its acceleration places it among 750 performers. Seating comfort, cornering clearance, handling stability and overall ride are all exemplary. The Honda 650's real sophistication shows in its automatic valve- lash adjusters. Harley-Davidson pioneered hydraulic lifters in its big overhead-valve twins 35 years ago, by putting the lifters at the bottom end of conventional pushrods. Honda has developed a system capable of functioning in a high-output, 10,000-rpm double-overhead camshaft engine. Most hydraulic lifter systems position the adjuster in the reciprocating valve train, and the entire lifter assembly rises and falls with the action of the cams. Honda anchors its adjusters in the cylinder head: the adjuster acts purely as a fulcrum for the lifter. This is important to a high-rpm engine because it avoids problems inherent in conventional systems, including increased reciprocating weight, pump-up, complicated valve-train harmonics and oil froth. The frame cradles the engine in a rubber mounting system that isolates vibration beautifully and so encourages the rider to rev this 650 well into its prime power range. A single, large-diameter backbone curves over the engine bay, joining the twin-tube cradle just above the swing arm at the rear engine mount. This is a rigid piece. The 19.8-inch-long swing arm, made possible by the compact engine, is among the longest in shaft-drive motorcycling. Stopping power is excellent. The front brake has a light and progressive feeling, characteristic of Honda's twin piston calipers. This binder operates on new-style discs with flat-sectioned rotors. Honda controls the disc spacing from model to model by varying the width of the cast hub. The TRAC system minimizes front-end dive well; even under heavy braking there's some fork travel left for bump response. The single-leading-shoe rear brake uses one 30mm-wide shoe and one 40mm. It too offers good stopping power and sensitive feel. Most riders will find the Nighthawk's seating position comfortable. Honda placed the seat's kick-up rearward enough to allow tall riders to stretch. Footpeg, seat and handlebar relationships accommodate short and tall riders for hours of comfortable riding. The Nighthawk is a first-class compromise suiting a wide range of bodies. Nighthawk detailing has likewise benefited from experience on the road. Finger switches are well spaced--using bulky gloves poses no problem. A thumb-operated choke lever sits next to the left grip. The mirrors give clear images directly rearward. Both the rectangular quartz-halogen headlamp and the dual horns have long-range power. The center stand tang gives good leverage, making the bike easy to hoist. The helmet lock easily holds two helmets, chassis promises to deliver trouble-free daily operation. The CB650 has a 12-month, unlimited-mileage warranty. About a dozen or so details must be inspected and serviced every few thousand miles. Anyone who can manage hand tools can perform most of these chores. For those who prefer to do their own servicing, here's a summary--a necessarily short one--of Honda's scheduled intervals: every 4000 miles, change oil and filter; every 8000 miles, replace spark plugs, clean the air filters and fuel strainer. Perform these services according to the Owner's Handbook and you'll keep the warranty valid; you don't need to have a Honda dealership's mechanic do the work. Without doubt the new CB650's most impressive features are its valve-lash adjustment and its low-maintenance design. Honda engineers seem to have removed the last tedious, time-consuming ritual from motorcycling's Saturday afternoon. Here is a machine that fulfills the 650 promise: it feels small, smaller than a 750, yet runs with 750s without even breathing hard. Its smoothness and comfort invite long rides. Having a motorcycle that needs barely more maintenance than a safety pin is a bargain only if its owner genuinely enjoys the way the motorcycle works. Few riders will quarrel with the way this motorcycle functions. For about six or seven years, first one manufacturer and then another has proclaimed that its 650s perform like 750s; certainly there's been much sound to this proclamation but little real 750 fury. Now the 650 Nighthawk delivers. Everyone who has ridden the 650 Nighthawk has come back impressed. This 650 is the new measuring standard of the 40-inch class. And the standard has just been raised. A lot."On Nov-04-13 at 05:39:44 PST, seller added the following information: LOW RESERVE I am open to reasonable offers. Andre 718 207-9325