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« on: February 05, 2010, 01:04:29 PM »

Hey guys I'm 19 years old and own a 1984 CB650 nighthawk. Its a great bike. I've done some small upgrades on it like turn signals and stuff but I'd like to do some performance work to it. Being that its so old, I dont really know of parts for it other than stock ones. I didn't know if any of you more "seasoned" guys knew of any tricks or anything that you guys did back in the day? Thanks guys!
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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2010, 01:09:52 PM »

All I can think of without stroking it is adding pod filters, jet kits, and exhaust mods.  You could always lose some weight on the bike in places I guess.
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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2010, 03:21:27 PM »

All I can think of without stroking it is adding pod filters, jet kits, and exhaust mods.  You could always lose some weight on the bike in places I guess.

Side from from these I wouldn't get to deep into the engine trying to get more out of it. From my experience the more "tuned" an engine is the less reliable it becomes. I had an old Vespa that I put a 210cc conversion in (198cc stock), 8% larger main gear, Bored out the air/gas ducts, installed a 30mm side mount carb and an expansion exhaust. This thing was fast. Scary fast in the power ban. But I had to rebuild it almost every other year. The last time it broke I blew up the clutch basket. THEN I sold it.

The first Vespa I owned I did nothing to, not even change the oil, and it lasted years while commuting 50miles a day on it.

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