da Speedinger Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 started with an tamiya RC30 kit, heavily used my parts box and scratch built all the rest. engine was cut into pieces to make slimmer (V4 --> V2) and cylinder angle was reduced from 90 to (almost) 52 degrees. also cylinders were made taller. frame was modified for engine mounting points. rims where cut apart to add different spokes. tank was sectioned to become slimmer. rear cowling was cut apart to make new rear and seat, which was then covered with a piece of leather. front fender is a modified GPZ rear fender. exhaust headers made from RC30, muffler and rear shock are scratch built. many other bits are also scratch built like handlebars, mirrors, clocks (7 different pieces), and so on, and so on.custom printed decals.only parts used as shown in the assembly guide: swingarm-axle and spark plug connectors. rear wheel nut was also not modified, but was used in the scratch built rear shock absorber.3 1/2 months of work with roughly estimated 300+ hours overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Wow, that looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 That is superb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 VERY nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 14 hours ago, cobraman said: Wow, that looks great ! 13 hours ago, Jim N said: That is superb! 4 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: VERY nice. Thank you guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Very nice! A good friend of mine had one like this; we swapped bikes on a ride one time (I had Nighthawk S) and I found the Hawk to be an extremely fun, agile bike. He loved the Nighthawk too, a good bit more power than he was used to. Fun times from 20 years ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 That looks awesome! Very well done. I have a Nighthawk in my garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 9.2.2018 at 12:58 AM, Jim B said: That looks awesome! Very well done. On 8.2.2018 at 1:34 PM, Zoom Zoom said: Very nice! A good friend of mine had one like this; we swapped bikes on a ride one time (I had Nighthawk S) and I found the Hawk to be an extremely fun, agile bike. He loved the Nighthawk too, a good bit more power than he was used to. Fun times from 20 years ago... Thank you guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Nice,there's never enough motorcycles on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I agree, and I even have on in the stash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 Finally managed to shoot some outdoor photos in the sun: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r60man Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 The real test of scratch built is when it looks like it was a kit. If you hadn't told me the work you did I would have thought it was a kit. Outstanding job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 16 hours ago, r60man said: The real test of scratch built is when it looks like it was a kit. If you hadn't told me the work you did I would have thought it was a kit. Outstanding job. Very true, but i can spot the mistakes i made. I couldn't find a kit, so i had to go the tough way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Really Nice,,love those Nighthawk series bikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r60man Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 On 12/28/2018 at 1:53 AM, da Speedinger said: Very true, but i can spot the mistakes i made. I couldn't find a kit, so i had to go the tough way. You are always your worst critic. When I used to compete I could list many many errors in each build, but the judges would see differently. You did a great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 On 29.12.2018 at 6:32 PM, skymnky721 said: Really Nice,,love those Nighthawk series bikes just to clarify which motorcycle we're talking about Honda Hawk Honda Nighthawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 On 30.12.2018 at 10:18 PM, r60man said: You are always your worst critic. When I used to compete I could list many many errors in each build, but the judges would see differently. You did a great job. Thanks a lot John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 OK,,yea the nighthhawk is a different bike.whoops,,my silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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