Red headed step child
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scott_cb650
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Bastard Step Child
Mine has been called the Bastard Step Child.
I still love her.
I still love her.
I'm not shure you wan't to know what they wrote about the Nighthawk. 
They liked the engine, and they felt that the CV carbs on the Nighthawk was working better than the earlier piston carbs.
But the English motorcycle press never liked the Nighthawk style, they described the chromed decals as cheap looking, and they didn't like riding position. And don't shoot me for this one, I'm only the messenger, but they named it the "Shitehawk".
They liked the engine, and they felt that the CV carbs on the Nighthawk was working better than the earlier piston carbs.
But the English motorcycle press never liked the Nighthawk style, they described the chromed decals as cheap looking, and they didn't like riding position. And don't shoot me for this one, I'm only the messenger, but they named it the "Shitehawk".
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Zeke
Hey Y'all:
Yep, that was me called us the "red-headed stepchild" on the SOHC forum. It's alway kind of bothered me that to get help over there you have to hide your identity, or nobody's interested. Most problems are general anyway, and in that sense all SOHC are very similar.
I have a 1980 650C, and to be honest with you I prefer the 650 standard better. I like the boxy-looking tank, and the forks are a bit shorter.
Ibsen's 650Z was only offered in Europe and features a different riding position than any American 650.
Ibsen, maybe one of these days you can take some measurements of your pegs and shifter, from some point which is in common with all cb650s -- I think it would be interesting to fabricate something to mimic the more agressive handling position of the Z on my bike.
The 82 bike was known to be fast, but the styling was definately modernized, and a bit more cruiser-like. Don't get me wrong, but it's no wonder 20 years ago it wasn't well received in Europe, where at the time all bikes sold there were styled to compete against british bikes.
Anyway, thanks for setting up this site. I still plan to use the other site as it holds a wealth of SOHC info, but I'm looking forward to commiserating with my fellow 650 riders!
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Yep, that was me called us the "red-headed stepchild" on the SOHC forum. It's alway kind of bothered me that to get help over there you have to hide your identity, or nobody's interested. Most problems are general anyway, and in that sense all SOHC are very similar.
I have a 1980 650C, and to be honest with you I prefer the 650 standard better. I like the boxy-looking tank, and the forks are a bit shorter.
Ibsen's 650Z was only offered in Europe and features a different riding position than any American 650.
Ibsen, maybe one of these days you can take some measurements of your pegs and shifter, from some point which is in common with all cb650s -- I think it would be interesting to fabricate something to mimic the more agressive handling position of the Z on my bike.
The 82 bike was known to be fast, but the styling was definately modernized, and a bit more cruiser-like. Don't get me wrong, but it's no wonder 20 years ago it wasn't well received in Europe, where at the time all bikes sold there were styled to compete against british bikes.
Anyway, thanks for setting up this site. I still plan to use the other site as it holds a wealth of SOHC info, but I'm looking forward to commiserating with my fellow 650 riders!
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