Hi all. A guy named Ken sent these comments via my CB450T website. If you want to reply, please reply to Ken at vintage3iron@..., not to me. Thanks. ...
If I had all the bikes you do and was told I have can only keep one then it would be my 1986 450 SC Nighthawk I rebuilt the engine installed progress springs,2...
Ken, ANY rim decades old will get deformed from abuse. Even car tires lose air and I lose about 4-5 pounds a month in my station wagon and I have top quality...
Hello all, I am experiencing frequent front brake lock up on my 82 CB450T Hawk. They work great, but in a sudden application, more often than not they will...
... Raj, Sorry it took so long to reply. I'm gettin' lazy in my old age and it's been very cold here. The bike takes a 3.60(or 90mm)S19 4ply tubeless radial on...
I am the new guy here and I just got a hawk. It needs some good cleaning and polishing and an exhaust. The MAC exhaust comes in 2 varients: black/chrome and...
I have the mac exhaust on my bike however i have the chrome version, the only thing i would worry about with the black one is having it rust faster then the...
To be honest, I think my stock exhaust sounds like a lawnmower. Maybe the Mac was trying to be OEM sounding :) I would lean towards getting the chrome one as...
You can buy just aftermarket mufflers that will make it sound much better then the mac exhaust will, the stock pipes are double thickness and are very hard to...
My stock mufflers say 'HM443 K' on them. You may want to also look at the other suggestion that was made of going with aftermarket mufflers. As long as the...
after working on the valves i had my new bike running, warmed up and testing the throttle a bit i noticed that the carb drain for the right carb was dripping...
... duboggs, No the float level is most likely OK. The problem is the float bowl needle and seat. If the bike is old the needle can wear and not shut off the...
thanks it appears to be better now. i removed the carb bowl and sprayed it with some carb cleaner. might have been a piece of grit that got up in there from...
It means the float is either sticking, or it's fuel valve isn't closing properly. Therefore the bowl overfills and it leaks. Try rapping the bowl firmly with a...
I have been working on fixing everything on the bike thats broken and I found that the front caliper is stuck on, I am planning on changing the brake fluid but...
Crack open the bleeder valve and see if the brakes let go. Anyway when I see problems like this I feel it's not a bad i'dea to install a new kit in the M/S and...
the brakes did let go so this means that the master cylinder did not allow the fluid to return fully? It did not spurt from the caliper but dribbled a little....
It could be the pistons in the caliper getting a bit tight from rust. I would flush the entire system. What does the fluid look like? As I said in my other...
Hey Folks- I want to buy a backup headlight to avoid being stranded if the one currently installed ever burns out at night. Does anyone know if I'm able to...
Will 1985 forks fit? I have the whole front end from a 1985 450 SC Vegas/ In a message dated 3/10/2007 2:07:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, abbasgirl777@......
It was running alright until I took the carb apart, and after that this is what happened. I've dissasembled carbs before and I can't think of anything that I...
George, read the service bulletin about lean jetting. Even after the change to new jetting there is a small bog, but find out if you have the new jets. It...
George, Any time you pull off a plug wire the engine will bog down. You left out the important info 1.Is it blowing out black/sooty smoke? 2. Did you pull and...
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