I owned a '92 and a '93 and combined rode them 150K miles. Other than being somewhat top-heavy (DOHC 4s are), which a small guy like me struggled with on the driveway and very tight slow turns, they were reliable, comfortable, well-performing bikes. Had to rebuild the starter, a bit of high mileage valve cover seepage, and faulty tachs (93 and later models fixed this) and that was it for repair. Regular maintenance was oil changes, chain adjust, brake pads, and new tires when needed. Valves were self-adjusting, as was the timing chain. True, nobody told me how cool my bike was, but seeing them scrunched or stretched out of shape on crotch rockets and radical cruisers, I, sitting easy chair upright, didn't care. The 91-03 CB750 Nighthawk 750 is a winner. Grab one if you can. Hold the one you've got.
Just bought a 92. I can't wait to take it on a long drive but not before I have a shop go over it first. It's 2 wheels , not much room for error. Better safe than sorry. Great video btw
I have a 95 night hawk and I love it too. The best thing is how smooth it is and well built. Just the right amount of power and extremely pleasant to ride. Heavy enough for highway too. Laid back but fast. So comfortable. Good mileage. Engine is so good. It’s kind of perfect for everyday riding.
@@donwarren7983 I have a 95 nighthawk 750 and these are air cooled. you don't need to add coolant. the little thing that looks like a tiny radiator does not take coolant, I think it uses the engine oil. That's the beauty of these nighthawks - low maintenance, no valve adjustments either.
So I remember watching these videos way back in July when as a completely new rider I bought a 2002 Seven Fifty to learn on. Figured it was cheap and if I dropped it then no biggie. Now I’m a lot more experienced but still haven’t gotten my license yet (Sweden !) and been practicing a lot in an underground garage. Now with months of riding under my belt I appreciate this video more and more. A part of me actually thinks maybe I’ll keep this bike for a while and not sell it to get a newer one as I had planned
Great bike. I always thought the Nighthawks were about the best looking daily uprights they ever made.Good video brother, but I would have talked a little about the gear box. Regardless, nice video.
I just picked up a 1983 CB650 Nighthawk. The thing is comfortable with good power delivery.. I always wanted a Harley.... Then I bought a metric and been riding metrics ever since
Hi neighbor! It looks like your riding in my area, either south OC or north San Diego County. I live presently in South OC, close to mission Viejo. I used to live in Vista, close to oceanside and Carlsbad. I have a 85 650sc, also a great bike. Nice to see a local on here.
Great video! Thanks for the info. Great looking bike! I love the color as it has just enough flare to give it some pop. Convinced me to look at one tomorrow. I'm a new rider and would be my first bike if I decide to purchase. Looking for something I can grow into. I'll check back in if I get it.
did you ever get it? I am going to look at a low mileage black 97 CB750 Nighthawk near me. They want $2800 with 17,000 miles. Seems fair in this inflated market.
Total agreemwnt. Rock solid reliable, gorgeous on the eyes, good brakes, but...yes, very top heavy and in the curves can be a bit nervous. And, actually pretty poor mileage. On balance? Still a solid buy. Very very fast, catchy acceleration, but just fine as long as you respect it.
Cool bike, just bought one with title for $100. Needs work of course for that price. Can’t wait to fix it. Running into a cafe racer because is missing allot of parts and it would just cost so much to get it to its original state.
Well I’m like you lol i recently bought a 99 cd750 nighthawk for my First bike and i love it. I got it because it was super cheap. Didn’t know much about it when i got it. Just didn’t want to spend a lot on my first learning bike. Wasn’t running good had to clean the carbs change the chain and a mouse built a home in the air filter lol Original parts except i had to change broken blinkers and mirrors. I might need a new clutch i can never find neutral and when i do find it by accident the light never comes on. Unless its in neutral at a cold start. Ive been looking for decent saddlebags there isn’t a lot of room under my seat i wish you showed what you put in yours wonder if its different then mine.
This is for you and all who have one. 1991-2003. Cali bike 110 main jet, rest of US 112. For good running put in 115 main, small washer on needle, and 3 turns out on pilot screws. Then 30 sec. warm up, choke off and gone. No wonder your Cali. bike is so cold blooded. If you add a pipe, richer yet. Still $2000 for a decent one. I like the 2003 version, black engine, red paint. Still want to get one but still like my 2015 FJ-09.
I removed the pilot caps from the factory and went 2.5 turns out, 20 thousands needle shim's, #115 mains and the jetting in cold NY state is as good as it will ever be. 3 minutes at most for a ready to ride from cold engine. Transitions from idle to full throttle perfectly.
i agree i just bought a 81 cb650c and want to bobber it so bad but it only has 6400miles and is near mint no dings dents scratches and hardly any rust very minimal surface rust
The long warm up is down to how lean air cooled bikes were to (allegedly) lower emissions. a simple re-jetting (needle shims) made them much nicer to live with. It's a shame so many bike mags looked down on the Nighthawk while singing the praises of Brit retro standards and HD Sportsters. The Honda is a much better bike in many ways. The worse thing you can say about is (IMHO) is it's a little bland. BTW the average American male is 5' 9'' not 6 feet, the Nighthawk has a low enough seat for anyone with a 30+ inch inseam.
10-4 on the rejet, my 99 had the same issues for warming up and cold weather riding. I took off the pilot caps and opened them to 2.5 turns out from closed .Stock was 1.0 out from closed. shimmed the needles , unsure what shims size I used and went to next size bigger on the main. Totally different bike .Warms up much quicker, transitions from pilot to midrange all the way to the mains flawlessly.
Thanks for the informative video! I've owned 3 of these bikes (currently a '99) and I absolutely love them. I'm looking for a windshield and like the design of yours. We are about the same size of person, so I was wondering what size of windshield this bike has?
you've got to have an air leak somewhere around the carbs for it to rev like that. yeah, you still need to warm it up, but turning off the choke should not make it rev. thats weird. get some canned air, put the little straw in it, and spray around your intake, carb boots, airbox....is there an air filter in it? idk, whoever cleaned that carb last missed something.
Thanks for the comment. After reading this I went and made sure the filter was in and there was no other gaps anywhere. Tried the air spray too. Nothing noticeable. I wonder if one of the vacuum hoses is connected incorrectly. 🤷♂️ I might have to take it to a CB carb guru. Luckily there are quite a few of those guys here in SoCal. Thanks for watching!
I have the UK version, the CB750f2r. It's a super, all day long comfortable, machine. I'm on my second. They make rubbish 2nd hand money in the UK compared with e.g. Triumphs of the same period. These will take you from one end of this country to the other and you can still walk at the end of the ride !. Beware crap petrol adulterated with ethanol though, use a octane booster that will counteract the stuff's rubber eating effects of your petrol petcock diaphragm will go west, as mine did.
I agree they are really good looking mine doesn't have the storage doesn't matter mine 650 needs work only has 11000 miles but the thing was neglected I wish I had a place to rebuild her or had someone to help me because this is my first motorcycle I don't think I have the Cal. Carbs not sure I need new mirrors I think I am going to have trouble finding a set mine are black I am 6ft tall and the 650 fit me fine wish I could have found a 750 you I am 62 years old drove trailer trucks speed boats so I know how to shift gears etc. Wish I had the wind screen like yours !!!!!!!
2 things: How many rpm you turn at 70mph and how many miles can you go on a full tank before reserve? I think many NHawk riders would like to know that. Great bike 👌👌👌
I know you said you wouldn't recommend this as a first motorcycle but that's what I'm looking for and I've got an odd set of circumstances. My house is right on a highway, I have to pull out of the drive and get up to 55 mph right away and that's considering that there aren't any idiots out acting a fool when I'm riding. What I want is something that is good at a lot of things but not great at anything like a Swiss army knife. Do you think this is a good, bad or indifferent choice for my first given my circumstances?
@@hunterbrock2347 that should be okay. But if it were me, I would look for a 400-600cc bike that has ABS for my first bike. There are tons of options and all of them will get you to highway speeds pretty quickly. The Nighthawk will be fine, but not ideal for a first time rider. Also, the one thing I don’t like about this bike is the four carburetors will require costly rebuilds every few years unless you’re always riding it. Good luck and ride safe. Update us with what you end up doing ;)
@@AverageCarGuy from the very beginning I was looking between 400-800cc. My parents just got the first motorcycle they've had in like 20 years, a rebel 250 from around 2005 and they've let me use it here and there to learn on. I didn't know I had a major brand bias coming into it but my dad has always had a Honda weather it was a motorcycle or a four wheeler and they've been good to him. Just yesterday I found a clean fairly low mile 92 nighthawk for pretty cheap, if it isn't the one than it's going to be a very hard one to pass on, I can't keep my mind off it and I don't know if that's good or bad but I'm excited at the thought of having my own and I want to get my parents back into riding more often.
I love the look of theses bikes just the way they Are the Crome headers I love there are fewer an fewer of these stock like you said no abs are anything you have to a actually ride the the bike lol one thing I found out with just 1 disk break up front it seems a little heavy for just 1
The non-north American models are nicer with twin disc brakes in front and single disc in the rear. Winter here in New England doesn't murder my chrome because most of us don't ride street bikes in the winter.
Na, no lock up on my part. It was my first bike so it’s all I know. I could stop that thing like a F1 car Several times in occasion I out the thing to the test Knee drags and all
I find many of them around the $2500 mark, not in great condition and often with high miles. In the mint condition mine is in with only 3k miles I’d like expect $4-5k.
@@AverageCarGuy yea I wouldn't count on getting 4-5k I've been watching these quite a bit on sales sites most of the ones listed that high get ignored. 2500 for a good condition one, and then 1000 for sun damaged and cracked seat beater. 2000 seems to be the typical price for them. At least that's how it is in the places I've lived.
I got my 92 750 for a steal of 1,000$$. It had 40,000 miles on it, blown fork seals, dented gas tank, dead battery, leaking valve cover etc...what you'd expect from someone who bought something they couldn't handle. But I've got it to 66,000 miles in about a year and I don't think I would give it up unless I wrecked it
@@AverageCarGuy We had the same in the UK. On the bright side, it's the only time in decades where petrol/gas station staff wanted you to keep your helmet ON and your visor DOWN.
I owned a '92 and a '93 and combined rode them 150K miles. Other than being somewhat top-heavy (DOHC 4s are), which a small guy like me struggled with on the driveway and very tight slow turns, they were reliable, comfortable, well-performing bikes. Had to rebuild the starter, a bit of high mileage valve cover seepage, and faulty tachs (93 and later models fixed this) and that was it for repair. Regular maintenance was oil changes, chain adjust, brake pads, and new tires when needed. Valves were self-adjusting, as was the timing chain. True, nobody told me how cool my bike was, but seeing them scrunched or stretched out of shape on crotch rockets and radical cruisers, I, sitting easy chair upright, didn't care. The 91-03 CB750 Nighthawk 750 is a winner. Grab one if you can. Hold the one you've got.
Just bought a 92. I can't wait to take it on a long drive but not before I have a shop go over it first. It's 2 wheels , not much room for error. Better safe than sorry. Great video btw
I have a 95 night hawk and I love it too. The best thing is how smooth it is and well built. Just the right amount of power and extremely pleasant to ride. Heavy enough for highway too. Laid back but fast. So comfortable. Good mileage. Engine is so good. It’s kind of perfect for everyday riding.
Always great to meet another Nighthawk fan. Thanks for watching. I totally agree.
I just got one and I can't seem to find out how to check the coolant level. I can't see an overflow res and there's no radiator cap.
@@donwarren7983 I have a 95 nighthawk 750 and these are air cooled. you don't need to add coolant. the little thing that looks like a tiny radiator does not take coolant, I think it uses the engine oil. That's the beauty of these nighthawks - low maintenance, no valve adjustments either.
It’s like a rock on the highway.
Planted.
So I remember watching these videos way back in July when as a completely new rider I bought a 2002 Seven Fifty to learn on. Figured it was cheap and if I dropped it then no biggie. Now I’m a lot more experienced but still haven’t gotten my license yet (Sweden !) and been practicing a lot in an underground garage. Now with months of riding under my belt I appreciate this video more and more. A part of me actually thinks maybe I’ll keep this bike for a while and not sell it to get a newer one as I had planned
Great bike. I always thought the Nighthawks were about the best looking daily uprights they ever made.Good video brother, but I would have talked a little about the gear box. Regardless, nice video.
Good call on the gearbox. Stay tuned for a full review Doug Score style. ;)
I just picked up a 1983 CB650 Nighthawk. The thing is comfortable with good power delivery.. I always wanted a Harley.... Then I bought a metric and been riding metrics ever since
Great bike...they have 65 hp and it's a 6 speed!!
Hi neighbor!
It looks like your riding in my area, either south OC or north San Diego County. I live presently in South OC, close to mission Viejo. I used to live in Vista, close to oceanside and Carlsbad. I have a 85 650sc, also a great bike. Nice to see a local on here.
Great bike had one too, I'm waiting to get one again
Great video! Thanks for the info. Great looking bike! I love the color as it has just enough flare to give it some pop. Convinced me to look at one tomorrow. I'm a new rider and would be my first bike if I decide to purchase. Looking for something I can grow into. I'll check back in if I get it.
did you ever get it? I am going to look at a low mileage black 97 CB750 Nighthawk near me. They want $2800 with 17,000 miles. Seems fair in this inflated market.
Nice clean nighthawk
Love that windscreen
Video got recommended to me 3 years after i saw it 😅
I’m about to buy one 93 and it looks nice like yours do you recommend it for a new rider ?
Total agreemwnt. Rock solid reliable, gorgeous on the eyes, good brakes, but...yes, very top heavy and in the curves can be a bit nervous. And, actually pretty poor mileage. On balance? Still a solid buy. Very very fast, catchy acceleration, but just fine as long as you respect it.
Yep, handling: beware the speed wobble if banked over at 80mph and the road isn't to the liking of the suspension. Spare underpants time !
cb nighthawk is a great bike even on its age.
bought a '84 700 S (CB750SC) for cheap and to restore it. cant wait to ride it
Awesome video!
I have an 85 Nighthawk 650 and I am 5’11” 230lbs, it is a perfect bike for me. If I did get another it might be this 750.
I have a 92 nighthawk 750, what fairing is that and is it still available anywhere
Cool bike, just bought one with title for $100. Needs work of course for that price. Can’t wait to fix it. Running into a cafe racer because is missing allot of parts and it would just cost so much to get it to its original state.
$100 well spent. You should consider making a little RUclips series of your repair and café transformation.
Well I’m like you lol i recently bought a 99 cd750 nighthawk for my First bike and i love it. I got it because it was super cheap. Didn’t know much about it when i got it. Just didn’t want to spend a lot on my first learning bike. Wasn’t running good had to clean the carbs change the chain and a mouse built a home in the air filter lol Original parts except i had to change broken blinkers and mirrors. I might need a new clutch i can never find neutral and when i do find it by accident the light never comes on. Unless its in neutral at a cold start. Ive been looking for decent saddlebags there isn’t a lot of room under my seat i wish you showed what you put in yours wonder if its different then mine.
This is for you and all who have one. 1991-2003. Cali bike 110 main jet, rest of US 112. For good running put in 115 main, small washer on needle, and 3 turns out on pilot screws.
Then 30 sec. warm up, choke off and gone. No wonder your Cali. bike is so cold blooded.
If you add a pipe, richer yet.
Still $2000 for a decent one. I like the 2003 version, black engine, red paint.
Still want to get one but still like my 2015 FJ-09.
I removed the pilot caps from the factory and went 2.5 turns out, 20 thousands needle shim's, #115 mains and the jetting in cold NY state is as good as it will ever be. 3 minutes at most for a ready to ride from cold engine. Transitions from idle to full throttle perfectly.
still trying to find the light cover windshield thing...
i agree i just bought a 81 cb650c and want to bobber it so bad but it only has 6400miles and is near mint no dings dents scratches and hardly any rust very minimal surface rust
The long warm up is down to how lean air cooled bikes were to (allegedly) lower emissions. a simple re-jetting (needle shims) made them much nicer to live with. It's a shame so many bike mags looked down on the Nighthawk while singing the praises of Brit retro standards and HD Sportsters. The Honda is a much better bike in many ways. The worse thing you can say about is (IMHO) is it's a little bland.
BTW the average American male is 5' 9'' not 6 feet, the Nighthawk has a low enough seat for anyone with a 30+ inch inseam.
10-4 on the rejet, my 99 had the same issues for warming up and cold weather riding. I took off the pilot caps and opened them to 2.5 turns out from closed .Stock was 1.0 out from closed. shimmed the needles , unsure what shims size I used and went to next size bigger on the main. Totally different bike .Warms up much quicker, transitions from pilot to midrange all the way to the mains flawlessly.
Thanks for the informative video! I've owned 3 of these bikes (currently a '99) and I absolutely love them. I'm looking for a windshield and like the design of yours. We are about the same size of person, so I was wondering what size of windshield this bike has?
I’m actually planning on strapping the motor to the chassis and making a full rebuilding project!
im 240 5' 11 and the cb650c will go 80 all day and pulls huge hills as fast as i want to go no issue
Are there any differences between the 1991-2003 models? They seem identical.
Only change was the colors. Mine is a 1993, the only year they did Blue
@@adjbob56 Thanks. I bought a 2000 owners manual so I'm glad I can use it for my older bike.
thoughts on one of these for a total learner / new rider, anyone? have experience driving and working on quick, light cars but near zero
you've got to have an air leak somewhere around the carbs for it to rev like that. yeah, you still need to warm it up, but turning off the choke should not make it rev. thats weird. get some canned air, put the little straw in it, and spray around your intake, carb boots, airbox....is there an air filter in it? idk, whoever cleaned that carb last missed something.
Thanks for the comment. After reading this I went and made sure the filter was in and there was no other gaps anywhere. Tried the air spray too. Nothing noticeable. I wonder if one of the vacuum hoses is connected incorrectly. 🤷♂️ I might have to take it to a CB carb guru. Luckily there are quite a few of those guys here in SoCal. Thanks for watching!
Tenho uma 1992, preta, 100% original e em perfeitas condições, aqui no Brasil
my fist bike was a yamaha venture 1200 lol rode it all over no helmet or registration till i wizened up
I'm modifying the fuck outa mine😅😅 mines a 93 and was in great shape..but I'm going for a cafe/adventure cruiser
@@juanandrade8733 make it yours brother. Keep the rubber down though :)
I have the UK version, the CB750f2r. It's a super, all day long comfortable, machine. I'm on my second. They make rubbish 2nd hand money in the UK compared with e.g. Triumphs of the same period. These will take you from one end of this country to the other and you can still walk at the end of the ride !. Beware crap petrol adulterated with ethanol though, use a octane booster that will counteract the stuff's rubber eating effects of your petrol petcock diaphragm will go west, as mine did.
I agree they are really good looking mine doesn't have the storage doesn't matter mine 650 needs work only has 11000 miles but the thing was neglected I wish I had a place to rebuild her or had someone to help me because this is my first motorcycle I don't think I have the Cal. Carbs not sure I need new mirrors I think I am going to have trouble finding a set mine are black I am 6ft tall and the 650 fit me fine wish I could have found a 750 you I am 62 years old drove trailer trucks speed boats so I know how to shift gears etc. Wish I had the wind screen like yours !!!!!!!
2 things:
How many rpm you turn at 70mph and how many miles can you go on a full tank before reserve?
I think many NHawk riders would like to know that.
Great bike 👌👌👌
Can't speak on the RPM at 70 but the bike has a 5.28 US Gal tank and Honda rated the mileage at 31-41 MPG.
These bikes were jetted way too lean for emissions. Shim the carb needles 0.020 and it'll wake up and help with that little flat spot around 3k
Where can I get that plastic for the front head lighy
I’m 5’7” is the seat height ok for me ?
I know you said you wouldn't recommend this as a first motorcycle but that's what I'm looking for and I've got an odd set of circumstances. My house is right on a highway, I have to pull out of the drive and get up to 55 mph right away and that's considering that there aren't any idiots out acting a fool when I'm riding. What I want is something that is good at a lot of things but not great at anything like a Swiss army knife. Do you think this is a good, bad or indifferent choice for my first given my circumstances?
How tall are you and how much do you weigh?
@@AverageCarGuy about 5'10" and 180
@@hunterbrock2347 that should be okay. But if it were me, I would look for a 400-600cc bike that has ABS for my first bike. There are tons of options and all of them will get you to highway speeds pretty quickly. The Nighthawk will be fine, but not ideal for a first time rider. Also, the one thing I don’t like about this bike is the four carburetors will require costly rebuilds every few years unless you’re always riding it. Good luck and ride safe. Update us with what you end up doing ;)
@@AverageCarGuy from the very beginning I was looking between 400-800cc. My parents just got the first motorcycle they've had in like 20 years, a rebel 250 from around 2005 and they've let me use it here and there to learn on. I didn't know I had a major brand bias coming into it but my dad has always had a Honda weather it was a motorcycle or a four wheeler and they've been good to him. Just yesterday I found a clean fairly low mile 92 nighthawk for pretty cheap, if it isn't the one than it's going to be a very hard one to pass on, I can't keep my mind off it and I don't know if that's good or bad but I'm excited at the thought of having my own and I want to get my parents back into riding more often.
@@AverageCarGuyI bought one today, a 1993 in Tahitian blue
I ride a 93 Nighthawk 250 I'm gonna get the 750 next
I love the look of theses bikes just the way they Are the Crome headers I love there are fewer an fewer of these stock like you said no abs are anything you have to a actually ride the the bike lol one thing I found out with just 1 disk break up front it seems a little heavy for just 1
mine has no choke because the choke broke... but it does eventually warm up
Broke choke 😂
@@AverageCarGuy broke as a joke
@@Mojokiss can’t even bum a smoke
@@AverageCarGuy so my dodge was bought by some strippers that wanted to turn it into a japanese style racer. i dunno what ever became of it
That's a great looking bike, not officially imported to UK unfortunately. Or maybe fortunately. Our winters would MURDER all that lovely chrome!
The non-north American models are nicer with twin disc brakes in front and single disc in the rear. Winter here in New England doesn't murder my chrome because most of us don't ride street bikes in the winter.
Nice bike..I have a 92 Nighthawk 750 and an identical 91 250 I'm currently trying to sell..also nighthawk goes 250, 450, 500, 600 and 750.
650*
Buen video gracias
Na, no lock up on my part.
It was my first bike so it’s all I know.
I could stop that thing like a F1 car
Several times in occasion I out the thing to the test
Knee drags and all
I have a 650 night hawk 1982 first year was 1979
I want to turn one into a cafe racer
What would you value that at $ ?
I find many of them around the $2500 mark, not in great condition and often with high miles. In the mint condition mine is in with only 3k miles I’d like expect $4-5k.
@@AverageCarGuy yea I wouldn't count on getting 4-5k I've been watching these quite a bit on sales sites most of the ones listed that high get ignored. 2500 for a good condition one, and then 1000 for sun damaged and cracked seat beater. 2000 seems to be the typical price for them.
At least that's how it is in the places I've lived.
I frequently seem them $1200-1500 around me in the midwest.
I got my 92 750 for a steal of 1,000$$. It had 40,000 miles on it, blown fork seals, dented gas tank, dead battery, leaking valve cover etc...what you'd expect from someone who bought something they couldn't handle. But I've got it to 66,000 miles in about a year and I don't think I would give it up unless I wrecked it
Oy past me, shut up. Stop judging people for dumb shit.
You got the choke terminology backwards. Open = not choked; closed = choked.
i may have missed that part.....was he closing the choke and thinking he was opening it? because that might explain the revs (see my comment)
Ya know ..nice sunny days don't make falling off with in proper clothing feel any better..
You never ride without full gear? Good on you mate. That’s commendable.
Say uh one more time
Again....no riding gear... you're meat and bones..!!
imagine tasking the entire world right to your house LOL smh people arent bright
Face diaper ?? Really ?
Maybe check the date on the video before you judge. You couldn't get into HD without one back then.
@@AverageCarGuy We had the same in the UK. On the bright side, it's the only time in decades where petrol/gas station staff wanted you to keep your helmet ON and your visor DOWN.
Lane splitting not safe a way to die