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    #1

    4 1/2 year quest may be ending tomorrow

    Had to sell my 83 CB 650CS back in 2010 to pay some utility bills after a job ended and in between the unemployment kicking in. Not a wheelie bike but was a good ride. Told myself someday, IF I could ever find the same bike......

    Well found this yesterday and got a pending deal going on to go see it first hand tomorrow afternoon. Said he would take 600.00 bottom line. Same year and color as mine was.

    The clutch "noise" is most likely due to either the loose clutch hub nut or the slave cylinder. Rebuild kit and gaskets are 50 bucks. He says he has another exhaust for it which I am assuming is the stock one.

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    Last edited by chuck hahn; 01-15-2015, 08:49 PM.
    MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
    1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

    NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


    I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.
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    #2
    Jeez...I wish I had known! I had a beautiful 1985 just like this one. It was dark blue and in mint shape. Had 4k original miles. It did have a very loud engine noise. I didn't have any interest in opening it up so I gave it to a friend.

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      #3
      Go for it Chuck!


      Ed
      GS750TZ V&H/4-1, Progressive Shocks, Rebuilt MC/braided line, Tarozzi Stabilizer[Seq#2312]
      GS750TZ Parts Bike [Seq#6036]
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      my opinion shouldn't be taken as gospel or in any way that would lead you to believe otherwise (30Sep2021)

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        #4
        Gonna have the cash in the pocket and meet him after work tomorrow...so more will be revieled.
        Last edited by chuck hahn; 08-26-2015, 03:04 PM.
        MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
        1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

        NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


        I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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          #5
          It's got one cam too many!
          Suzuki GS550; Kawasaki H-1E, GPz900; Honda MT250, CB400F, CB550, GL500, CBR929.

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            #6
            When his nephews (us) got into riding, my late uncle reentered the sport after many years on that same bike. He piled a ton of miles on it.
            If i recall at some point it had an engine noise which i think was a cam chain tensioner problem.
            Good luck.
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              #7
              What are you going to do with another bike Chuck? It's not like that thing is super cool or anything. I'd pass unless you think you can fix and flip for profit. I don't think there's much upside in that bike though.
              Ed

              To measure is to know.

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              KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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                #8
                Plan is too check the clutch hub nut, the carb synching, the slave cylinder, and the tensioner right out of the gate. Drain the oil and look for sparklies..which I will hear it run first ( his add says it runs "great" ). So of course we are gonna see if he will fire it for me first before i decide to drop the cash in his hand.
                MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                  #9
                  Ride it.........
                  MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                  1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                  NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                  I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                    #10
                    I have had to sell things to pay bills and get fresh starts many many times...so now I am at a place where I can get a few of the old toys back and have some fun fixing them up and riding them again. I dont see any harm in that. And youre right...nothing special about that bike at all. But its a decent little bike and who knows, someday may be one of the auction bikes for Th Harvest Classic raising some money for the kids with cancer.

                    I just gave away my other 78 GS 1000C project for the 2015 auction bike so this year should be pretty interesting to see the auctions closing bid.
                    MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                    1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                    NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                    I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Nessism View Post
                      What are you going to do with another bike Chuck? It's not like that thing is super cool or anything. I'd pass unless you think you can fix and flip for profit. I don't think there's much upside in that bike though.
                      Geeese, what a ray of sunshine and encouragement.

                      Go for it Chuck. Nighthawks are great commuter bikes. Hydraulic lifters = no valve adjustments, smooth, pretty nimble, and the one I had for my wife would pull the front wheel. I didn't care much for the foot peg set up and the weird place they put the fuse( took forever to figure out where it was), but other than that, it was a nice bike. Honda wouldn't have made them as long as they did if others didn't think so also.
                      :cool:GSRick
                      No God, no peace. Know God, know peace.

                      Eric Bang RIP 9/5/2018
                      Have some bikes ready for us when we meet up.

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                        #12
                        Rick....some are all gathered up in the FLIP IT mentality and if thats their thing then cool. I had one and liked it very much and like i said..was sad to watch the guy ride it off. But hey...found the same exact bike again!! and I sold the other one for 650.00 ( what I needed to keep the electric and water turned on and get food in the house ).
                        MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                        1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                        NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                        I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                          #13
                          Yeah brother, sometimes we have to make sacrifices. Parts will be easy to get, that's a bonus right there.
                          :cool:GSRick
                          No God, no peace. Know God, know peace.

                          Eric Bang RIP 9/5/2018
                          Have some bikes ready for us when we meet up.

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                            #14
                            And they are cheap too......rebuild kit for the slave cylinder is 30.00!!! Bet I have it sorted in the evening Saturday!!!! Since I had one, I know right where to focus the attention.
                            MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                            1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                            NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                            I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                              #15
                              Do what makes you happy. I'm not in the "flip it" mentality myself. In fact I may soon drop another grand or two into my '82 that I know I'll never get back.

                              These are functional works of art. Besides cars, the only other thing I can even think of in that category are guitars.

                              They're emotional possessions that provide pleasure without even touching them. Then you get to ride or play them...
                              1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

                              2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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