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Back from paint and all back together. Also took care of some details made filler panels at the rear of the tank, added a plate under the tail to help protect electronics and act as a plate mount. I used 2 led bulbs hidden at the bottom inside corners of the tail light for turn signals. One...

I took care of some details while everything is at paint. Added grips, levers and mirrors. Did some mods to the chain guard. I also got my seat back from upholstery.

Going back together lots of stuff blacked out. Bodywork going to paint this week. Hope to have it done before the end of the month.

I dismantled the bike so I could start painting all the parts. Since the original Nighthawk was blacked out there was plenty to paint and powdercoat. I sent several parts to PC. I painted the engine and frame as well as some parts. I wanted to black out the forks but anodizing wasn't in the...

Back to it. The bad news is I had a bent valve so I had to tear the engine down. The good news is that it gave me an opportunity to freshen up the motor. I honed the cylinders and put in a new set of rings. I did some porting on the heads, mainly cleaned them up, smoothed out all the transitions...

Made a mount for the front of the seat out of plastic then cut a rectangle hole in the frame for it to slide into. I mounted a couple of nuts tacked to a bar to the back inside of the seat also made a mount on the frame to secure it with 2 bolts. I glued several layers of foam to the base and...

Worked on the exhaust system. The stock system exited through the swingarm and out under the seat. I used a slip on aftermarket carbon pipe that came with the bike. I basically cut the stock pipe under the bike just after the collector. I cut the aftermarket pipe and used the bends to route it...

Started on my fiberglass seat base. I taped off everything so I could make a form fit base for the seat. I used a release agent over the tape so it could be removed easily. I then laid down several layers of fiberglass. After trimming it up I set it back in place, fits like a glove. Just need to...

I did this on a bike once. I had to lengthen an aluminum stem so I took 2 stems from the same bike and cut both but used the longer to section of one stem to give me the length. The inner diameter of the stems was just under 14mm so I drilled tapped both sides and used a 14mm treaded bolt to go...

I cut off the passenger pegs. I left a little room on the backside of the right rear set to possibly use as an exhaust mounting point.

I wanted a small belly pan that fit the shape of the tank and tail. I had a lower fairing lying around off a Chinese pocket bike so I cut and shaped it down to fit. Then made a couple of brackets to hold it in place. Also used a rear hugger fender off a mid-sized pocket bike. I added some...

Made my mounts for the electronics. I kept everything close to the original mounting position that way I won't have to cut up the wiring harness. I used a smaller brake reservoir for a better fit under the seat. Also I lowered the position of the grab rail to give it a sleeker look but in doing...

I connected the Hornet side panels to the Nighthawk grab rail had to do quite a bit of trimming to make it look right. I was able to join them enough so when I make the seat it should look fairly seamless. Also welded up the mounts for the grab rail. Trimmed the tail section down and mocked it...

Made more progress on the sub-frame to support the seat , tail section, and side panels. I will mount all the electronics to the sub-frame and try and keep them relatively close to the stock location so I don't have to cut and rewire a bunch of stuff.

Found a clean tank and tail section from a Nighthawk. Fitted the tank up and made the front mounts for it. I also trimmed the Hornet side panels a bit. I going to try and tie the side panels into the Nighthawk grab rail somehow. I am going to use the stock airbox just had to trim it a little bit...

I picked a 2006 Honda Hornet up from a guy that had started to turn it into a café racer. lucky for me his skills didn't match his ambition. The rear part of the frame was already cut of and old cb tank was on the bike, but I have different plans. My idea was to combine an old 80's classic with...

Since my clutch cover already had some damage it inspired me to cut it out and do a plexiglass cover. I had 2 rings plasma cut and then powdercoated. I still need to PC the cover and cut my plexi. Also finished up the exhaust pipes. Getting close to test firing it. I have the wiring about 95%...

I am using 2 FCR 40mm carburetors so I had to make my own manifolds. I turned down some aluminum tubing and had two flanges made. Clearance was tight but I made it all work. I was going to try and use a single throttle cable to Carb #1 and use the push side of that carb to pull Carb #2.

Nice work! Clean looking build. Can't beat that M-unt just started wiring one up on my build.