Hey there DALE! This is Jana, Steve's neighbor. I looked last night for your decals but could not find them. I found them for Steve and Stan's bike (I...
Hello all. I have had my bike for around 3 years. This year for some reason a week ago it would not start in the morning but perfect when i came back from...
A lot of problems having to do Spark Plugs might have to do with the spacing between the metal in the center of the plug and the top of the plug...another...
Hi Jovi, Try checking all your electrical connectors in the wiring, sometimes they get corrosion where they plug into each other. Check your emergency kill...
www.OldBikeBarn.com www.OnlineMCParts.com Both of these sites have the decals for the 1982 CB450T Hawk I personally prefer customizing my bike... when I get...
One other thing to check is whether it starts in neutral or not. The problem could be the clutch lever sensor in the left hand controller. I was having a hard...
he i was riding my cb and ont of the exhaust valves broke and i am looking for new valves and head bolts i found everything else but those if anyone knowss...
I just bought a Hawk and it is my first bike. I have to say it is a nice bike to ride. Anyone have a recommendation for a good oil to use? I was going to do...
Alot of people will recommend not using synthetic oil. The same oil that lubricates the motor also lube's the clutch and synthetics can make the clutch slip....
Any oil of appropriate viscosity works well if you remember to change it. I use generic store brand 20-50, (it gets very hot here) and change it every year...
Here is a nice artice about motorcycle oil. http://www.sportrider.com/tech/146_0310_oil/index.html Myself I just use Honda GN4 10w 40w oil. ... From:...
Hi newbie here and wanted to introduce myself. Rick from Buffalo NY I just picked up a running 1982 cm450c for my son. It will be a suprise next spring . The...
If someone can let me know Honda 400-450Cc Twins 1978-1987 Same motor but just bigger piston bore ? I have a 82 450 by previous owner says it is a 81 400 motor...
I should have done this a couple of months ago when I joined, but never got round to it. I bought my cb450t a couple of months ago, as my first bigger bike,...
The other day I was inspecting my BD 450 and oiling the chain, I noticed the sprocket has a lot of wobble in it. The forward and backward wobble seems normal,...
There has been problems with the rear sprocket mounting on the Hawk. If you look you will see that all that holds it on to the wheel is a large snap ring. ...
Hi, I have to renew the seals on my front brake caliper, coz of old age. I have managed to get the replacement seals, and have a rough idea of how to do this,...
The rubber cushions are still available from Honda. I just replaced mine about 5 months ago. I also got a machine washer made to fit to help take up some of...
I lost power in one cylinder totally today, and the plug is very oily...its looking to me like the piston ring has gone. Does anyone have any idea wether Im...
The cylinder might just not be firing. The plug cap screws into the plug wire. Unscrew the cap and see if the screw is bright and clean. If it's all dark and...
Hi Dan, I tried that, and the cylinder's firing fine, or at least I am getting a nice juicy spark. There isnt a huge amount of smoke, and while it was the...
Maybe a head gasket leak? Check the compression and that will tell you how bad it is. Should be within 10% of each other. I should have thought about that...
Brand new here. Robert from CA. Hello, all. I have, as you should assume from me joining the group, an 82 Hawk. I love it, even now as I am trying to get two...
Hi Robert, I cant help you with the seized bolt, being of the brute force and bloody ignorance school of mechanicing. But.......I bought my Hawk with an...
I wouldn't know what to do without brute force and ignorance. American after all. Thanks for the exhaust numbers. I contacted a Micron Exhaust North America...
Are those the really long bolts that go all the way down? I have no great ideas, but I had a spark plug in my car badly seized once and the mechanic warmed up...
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