Recent content by JAGspeed

Thanks everyone for all the positive feedback! Been out a couple times on the bike, runs great the brakes and suspension are a big improvement.

Here is the finished bike. Happy with how it came out. Runs nice too no issues. I always though Honda should have made a new version of the Nighthawk S.

Thanks for the compliment. I'm not wealthy by any means or retired. Work a normal work week. I just have everything at my disposal at a shop that allows me to work on my personal projects after hours and on the weekends. I also have built several other bikes and have just become much more...

Moving along with the paint here are pics of the Tank, tail and headlight cowl. Also upholstered the seat. finishing up the wheels this week

This is the fun part bolting everything back on the bike. I was able to secure all of electronics in the rear under the seat. Mounted the swing arm, shock and added a new 520 chain and sprockets. I finished welding the exhaust and cleaned it up. Had custom red braided brake lines made to fit. I...

Tore the bike down, lots of sanding and sand blasting to prep for paint. Painted the frame,engine and some other parts. Sent some parts to be powder coated. Was able to get the engine mounted back in the frame.

I mounted a small headlight cowl and was able to retain the stock gauges. Mocked up the bike to get an idea of the overall look. Time to tear it all down and paint and powder coat everything.

I added a steering damper with a universal mount off the fork and welded a mount to the frame. The 919 had a fuel pump in the tank and cutting a hole CB700 tank mounting it inside wasn't the best option. I found an external pump that had the same PSI and GPH flow rate. I did test it and the bike...

Worked on the seat padding. I glued several layers of different density foam together and shaped most of it with an angle die grinder with a 2" sanding disc.

I added a rear brake master. I didn't like how far back the rear-set mount put the master and it was in the way of my exhaust, so I opted for a CBR1000RR master which had the reservoir inlet on the opposite side of the master for more clearance. I also made a new mounting bracket to bring it...

I originally was going to use a VFR swing arm on my 78 CB750 but there were several issues. The length of the arm was more that what I wanted and the offset of the sprockets was an issue. Now I have overcome the offset issue on other builds including this one, In my opinion a Hawk GT swing arm...

I installed rear sets on the bike. They were made for a CBR600RR so I made brackets to mount them to the Hornet. This will also allow me to move the peg position if I choose to.

Made a seat pan out of fiberglass. Just need to make a couple of mounts for it then I can glue in the foam and shape it.

Made side panels out of aluminum to join the tank and tail together. Welded them at the seams and cleaned them up for a more finished look. I will make separate filler panels to cover the airbox.

Making mounts for the tank was easy enough,but I had several clearance issues, one was the coil, that I had to relocate a little lower, second was the airbox had to be trimmed a bit and will need to be resealed, third is the radiator cap is mounted under the tank and will have to be relocated...