I recently purchased a 94 cb250 nighthawk from a friend for $500. It has 1,800 miles on it and runs like a champion. After taking some time to learn how to ride, I started working on making it my own.
Here is my workshop. My roommate also has the same nighthawk, but needs to get it registered. The other bike is a Yamaha xs 400 and belongs to a friend of mine. He decided to go the cafe racer route.
I mounted the license plate off to the side with a vintage style light from DCC.
I removed the airbox and replaced it with a pod. I also modified the battery box to fit under the seat area.
I removed the cluster of indicator lights and relocated the speedo to the center. I still have a neutral light, but it isn't visible in this pic.
Here is a shot of the front. All I've done here is painted the fender and mounted some bar end mirrors.
Here are a couple shots of the full bike. I wasn't a big fan of the huge megaphone mufflers, so I chopped them short. I'm waiting on a pair of 11" shocks from DCC. When I get them put on, I'm going to make a seat that doesn't look like garbage using the street sign trick and some type of cool leather or vinyl. My current seat is just the old seat chopped up and the foam sanded down. I'm also going to mount a steel fender. What I have on there now is just a part of the old plastic fender cut short. It doesn't really protect the electronics and engine from splashing and debris.
After shimming the float needle and upping the jet sizes, this little bike runs like a champion.
Let me know what you all think. Any and all comments are welcome. Thanks for checking it out!
Here is my workshop. My roommate also has the same nighthawk, but needs to get it registered. The other bike is a Yamaha xs 400 and belongs to a friend of mine. He decided to go the cafe racer route.
I mounted the license plate off to the side with a vintage style light from DCC.
I removed the airbox and replaced it with a pod. I also modified the battery box to fit under the seat area.
I removed the cluster of indicator lights and relocated the speedo to the center. I still have a neutral light, but it isn't visible in this pic.
Here is a shot of the front. All I've done here is painted the fender and mounted some bar end mirrors.
Here are a couple shots of the full bike. I wasn't a big fan of the huge megaphone mufflers, so I chopped them short. I'm waiting on a pair of 11" shocks from DCC. When I get them put on, I'm going to make a seat that doesn't look like garbage using the street sign trick and some type of cool leather or vinyl. My current seat is just the old seat chopped up and the foam sanded down. I'm also going to mount a steel fender. What I have on there now is just a part of the old plastic fender cut short. It doesn't really protect the electronics and engine from splashing and debris.
After shimming the float needle and upping the jet sizes, this little bike runs like a champion.
Let me know what you all think. Any and all comments are welcome. Thanks for checking it out!