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1983 Nighthawk 650 Restoration

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Hi Paul, Just a line to tell you about how my son and I made a project from a wrecked and dead 83 650 Nighthawk.We decided the best way to get my 16 year old son onto a bike was to have him build one and then learn to ride. This convoluted idea seemed to me a good way to introduce mechanical skills, respect for the machine and to give the boy an appreciation for the spirit of riding.

We were successful in rebuilding the engine from a top end off the seized original and the bottom end from a scrapper we found on e-bay.

He cleaned and sorted all the parts and worked each night on the reassembly. He also repainted the frame and body parts. He has learned to ride in parking areas and is now almost ready for his safety course. I hope to have him join me and my KZP and take some trips camping and exploring the state in the next year or so.

I think it is great to see the bike running and on the road again after years of sitting in the scrap heap of a garage and it is extra cool that this is a kid's first bike. I hope he will enjoy touring and relying on his mechanical abilities for years to come.

















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