This is a group for owners of Honda Twinstar 185-200-250, Rebel 250-450 and Nighthawk 250 twins of all years. The purpose is to provide and share information to help owners restore, customize or just keep these bikes alive.
Photo at right is of Terry Sanderson's 1979 CM185 Twinstar. The bike has over 50,000 miles on it and has never been restored and the most major repair it has had was a clutch replacement and really all it needed was new clutch springs. The seat was redone with cloth inserts and a gel pad about 3 years ago. The mufflers are from a late model Harley-Davidson Sportster and it is almost too quiet to suit me. It also has the European Honda headlight with parking light.
... I recall seeing some 6 volt headlights at Autozone a few months ago. You might want to check Dennis Kirk of J & P Cycles, since they both have pretty big
NAPA is a good source for 6 volt turn signal and tail light bulbs. Honda still caries them all, but some Honda dealers mark them up quite a bit. I work at
Today I should have my new battery. Glad I bought a parts bike. Last year I bought a pair of near perfect front turn signals. When I installed them I found
I would install new points if it has been a long time. They can ground out with heat. Be careful with the outside case screws, first time I checked my points
Thanks Tom, I'll give it a shot. Robbie ... From: TOM SHINN <tsdsisbsms@...> To: HondaTwinstar@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:06:34 PM