Hey guys, a few weeks ago I found a decent little 91' CB250 Nighthawk on craigslist for cheap. Fairly lame bike in most aspects, but also fairly solid, so i decided to have some fun with it. Here's a play by play of the build.
The Day I bought it, stupid and ugly, this will be tough.:
New home at the Shop:
Seat and Fairing Removed:
Put the Stock Seat back on and the bike already looks cooler! but no … this a build thread:
Made a New Tail Section out of Fiberglass, Chopped the frame, and of course installed the obligatory Clubmans…:
Quick Paint:
Foam Seat, Metal Mesh and Lights!:
Said 'bye bye' to those Giant Mufflers, 'Hello' to some Fork Gaiters, and placed a Sticker over the gouge I just put in the paint!:
And Ta'da! a CB250 Nighthawk which is a bit more exciting to look at and a lot more fun to fly around the City on.
After installing a larger main jet, and tuning the mixture screw the bike runs pretty well. All said and done this project total was under $1k, the bike has minimal power, but also weighs very little. Basically its just a Fun little toy to fling around the streets of DC!
This project is not really done, so any ideas, feedback, criticism, harsh words are all welcome.
The Day I bought it, stupid and ugly, this will be tough.:
New home at the Shop:
Seat and Fairing Removed:
Put the Stock Seat back on and the bike already looks cooler! but no … this a build thread:
Made a New Tail Section out of Fiberglass, Chopped the frame, and of course installed the obligatory Clubmans…:
Quick Paint:
Foam Seat, Metal Mesh and Lights!:
Said 'bye bye' to those Giant Mufflers, 'Hello' to some Fork Gaiters, and placed a Sticker over the gouge I just put in the paint!:
And Ta'da! a CB250 Nighthawk which is a bit more exciting to look at and a lot more fun to fly around the City on.
After installing a larger main jet, and tuning the mixture screw the bike runs pretty well. All said and done this project total was under $1k, the bike has minimal power, but also weighs very little. Basically its just a Fun little toy to fling around the streets of DC!
This project is not really done, so any ideas, feedback, criticism, harsh words are all welcome.