Does anyone out there know where I can get an Owners Manual for my 1981 CB400T Hawk. Either an original or scans of an original. I have mine almost restored...
... Steven, I scanned my CB450T manual and put it in a zip file for easier downloading. It's in the files section of our Yahoo CB450T group located here: Yahoo...
Just wanted to say hi. This is my first motorcycle ever, purchased it for 500 bucks. It needs some matienance, but runs. I am going take care of the title...
I bought mine for $500 also about a month ago. It's also a 1982. It needed new front fork - not bad, it only had very low mileage. Safe and happy riding! ...
Hello All, My chain is looking super gunky, so I'm trying to remove it to clean it. I popped the master clip off without trouble, and now it looks to me like...
... clean ... to ... rollers. ... that ... Hi Kevin Before you attempt to remove the master link, you will want to put the bike up on its center stand, and you...
... Ryan, I couldn't follow that link. What brand and style was the exhaust? Way back when the CB450T came out I think there was a Jardine 2 into 1 pipe that...
Dan, Try this link . You have to cut/paste the web address into a single line. -James Bai Dan Libby <libbyd22@...> wrote: Ryan wrote: has anyone tired...
... Thanks Wobbly Cat, I guess I had a pretty good brain fart there. I could at least have noticed the manufacturer name in the first sentence! Those 2 into 1 ...
I read through the file on the recall for the poor drivability problem and the culprit being the needle in the carb... I have looked all over the web but cant...
... Ryan, I bought mine new. (i am not as old as dirt! Close though *G*) it had a bog in power delivery about the RPM you mentioned.. 3-4 K. It didn't konk out...
Someone said that I should be using a "lead" additive to the unleaded gas. I am interested if this is true. Also what is the recommended octane level as well...
... We have an owners manual in the "Files" section. It's in zip format for easier downloading. Page 25 states "any automotive gasoline with a pump octane...
Hi everyone i just jot my first bike and you can probley guess what it is. the bike works perfect except for the tach, it moves verry slowley. I checked the...
Welcome. I also got mine a few months ago. It's my first motorbike, and so far, it runs great! I'm sure you'll get a reply from Dan Libby - he's great at...
... Thanks for the compliment! I thought all night about the problem and the only thing I came up with is that it's normal if the tach doesn't quite keep up...
Thanks Dan, I tried all of that stuff with the cable and it seems to be working fine, so i think it might be the guage. I've been looking for the guage for...
... I always try my Honda dealer first. You'd be surprised how often they can get a new part. I prefer new parts if I can get them 'cause I've had my bike...
Unlike Dan... I've had really poor luck dealing with my local Honda dealers. If the bike is more than 10 years old... they want you to buy a new one from them...
You also may want to check in the back of some of the major motorcycle magazines such as Motorcyclist, Sportrider, and Cycle World. There are a lot of Honda ...
Hello All, I've been trying to learn how to lube various parts of my Hawk (talking to the previous owner leads me to suspect that most routine maintenance...
... Kevin, According to our owners manual, ( pages 47-48. I put a copy of the manual in zip format in our CB450T group's "Files" section) Greasing the bearings...
I am thinking of simply buying a newer bike. just because technology has gottent better. but i might have to sell my beloved hawk to make this a reality. I...
sorry about not replying i was on vacation. thanks for all of your help, i did find it at my honda dealer but it was $180 so i am going to try a salvage yard....
(Well, technically, my girlfriend is a new hawk basketcase owner. But close enough.) Just picked up a 82 CB450T rolling chassis/engine which turns freely. Not...