Nighthawk 750 on The Tail of the Dragon

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7 жыл бұрын

Chasing my dad and his 2009 Triumph Speed Triple down The Tail of the Dragon on my 1997 Honda Nighthawk 750. Then a few minutes of the trip back to Robinsville before my camera died.
My very first KZfaq video! So please excuse the terrible editing. I'm learning.

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@matthewmorrissey4756 5 жыл бұрын

I've ridden more bikes than i can recall. Nighthawk 750 is still my favorite.

@robcraft1373 5 жыл бұрын

Matthew Morrissey 1800 goldwing for me!! But I did have a awesome cb650 nighthawk 1983 bad ass

@m27931 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s a great bike. Gl1100 Goldwings are up there too. Those old Hondas are the best bikes

@Guy-ky9mc Жыл бұрын

No doubt the cb750 is great..so simple. But the CBR 1100xx super blackbird takes my favorite

@ransom9 6 жыл бұрын

A nighthawk is a thing of beauty!

@jeffreybodine2897 2 ай бұрын

The powerband on that bike , while decent in the lower revs , makes it power for 7- 9 thousand rpm and has a top end rush thats decent . He never quite got there but riding within your limits is good karma and a good message for fellow youtube riders ( respect) and so is a good pair of leather motorcycle gloves ... First thing that goes is the skin on the palm of your hand when you go down .... Take notice people ... anybody can ride fast but can you save your bacon with a split second braking maneuver or countersteer when you over shoot the corner takes years of experience ... This guy here sets a good example of honing your skills slowly and appears to me to be a competent rider , nice and smooth is where its at in the corners at any speed ... and of course the bike sounds great Cheers

@nodnarbthered6896 Ай бұрын

I appreciate it, man. I actually was wearing gloves that day. Took them off and put them in my pockets while stopped at the top and forgot to put them back on. Had a dumb moment there.

@jareddahlseid551 11 ай бұрын

Love my 92 nighthawk but it will never pull corners like a triple 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

@caroltenge5147 5 жыл бұрын

Did the tail 3 weeks ago on my 74 honda cb360. Great ride!

@menom7 3 жыл бұрын

LOVED this video!!! I have an 01 Honda CB750 Nighthawk and I'd LOVE to take that bike down to the Tail someday!!! I've already ridden the Tail back in the early 2000's on my New Honda CBR-929!!! THAT was a RUSH,but watching this video made me smile from ear to ear the whole time,listening to the CB's engine sing the whole way!!! Great video!!! :-)

@TheCeedub 2 жыл бұрын

Which bike do you prefer to ride the most? I'm thinking about getting a 919 or a old nighthawk

@menom7 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCeedub I'd again,stick with a Nighthawk on that! There as reliable as an old watch!!!

@TheCeedub 2 жыл бұрын

Oh damn. I had 919 on my Brian and completely read 929 as 919 lol

@menom7 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCeedub Lol. Understood! Of course the CBR-929 is more sporty and has more acceleration/top-speed,etc. but unlike the Nighthawks,it also has a back-breaking riding position,where your putting most of your weight,right on your wrists in a leaned-over riding-position! On a Nighthawk,your in a much more relaxed upright riding position which means you can ride a lot further in a more comfortable riding position!

@huntertomsett9840 7 жыл бұрын

Looks like an absolute blast.

@nodnarbthered6896 7 жыл бұрын

Hunter Tomsett it was! I uploaded a newer video a few days ago on the same road. I've gotten a little bit faster over the last year. Can't wait to go again.

@phyllispetras2181 4 жыл бұрын

Brendan this is for you! He lived from 12/25/66 to 3/5/11. Merry Christmas a little early, and Happy Birthday!! Love Mom

@1972RB26Datsun 2 жыл бұрын

If you still got this one man, check out the Pirelli Angel GT 1 tires on your next change over... thats what I had on mine when i took my 91 through the Tail.... Absolutely rips with them!

@terryhodges303 5 жыл бұрын

I had that same Blake and you definitely wasn't pushing it those things are quite a bit faster than what you was doing on those roads

@geraldchurchill8050 3 жыл бұрын

Love my 96 nighthawk

@caroltenge5147 3 жыл бұрын

love my 2002 nighthawk.

@robcraft1373 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome show...

@miataman89 6 жыл бұрын

god those honda's sound good

@nodnarbthered6896 6 жыл бұрын

Don’t they? I love it

@robcraft1373 5 жыл бұрын

Fabian Delao always!!!! Honda is the king of motorcycle

@aragorn1780 3 жыл бұрын

I just got an 02 nighthawk, it rides so smoothly it feels like some hoverbike from the future xD

@STho205 6 жыл бұрын

Nicely filmed and good sound. Thank you for not chatting to the camera, but just riding. Thanks for letting us ride along. I've been on 129 several times and go to Marysville/Vanore often. You know, I find the roads over the mountains of extreme North Ga, more enjoyable. I know several back highways near my home with constant switchbacks, better banked curves, 55 and 45 speed limits and similar scenery. Tail is pretty crowded, low speed limit and the Tenn troopers are writing tickets constantly. Maybe I ought to quit the office job, build a shed bar and biker campground on one of our highways, come up with a road name and publicize it on the internet. Nahhh I just like riding the way it is.

@nodnarbthered6896 6 жыл бұрын

S Tho I’ve found the bet way to avoid the cops and crowds on the dragon is try to go during the week. Weekends are always packed and the cops are like vultures. But go up there on a Monday morning and there’s no one.

@GoatyHerps 4 жыл бұрын

Maryville, Vonore*

@STho205 4 жыл бұрын

@@GoatyHerps the "o" is bigger than the town. I assume you live there.

@GoatyHerps 4 жыл бұрын

@@STho205 No, actually. I was also just correcting it for people who might want to find it some day. Not being a dick.

@STho205 3 жыл бұрын

@@GoatyHerps I was joking myself. BTW what is that store on the road to Fort Loudon, the Cherokee Center and the lake. The old one with a full gas station, grocery, clothing, tools, hardware, sporting goods, and taxidermy all mixed together. That store is exactly like the fictional store in Parks and Recreation. Ron Swanson's, "...Food and Stuff", where he gets all his food and most of his stuff.

@dougelick8397 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. I kept wishing you'd take it up to 9K RPM....

@nodnarbthered6896 6 жыл бұрын

Doug Elick thank you! I was already pushing my comfort zone at the time. I had only been riding for about a hair over a year and we don’t have turns like that where I live. I’m getting better though! Maybe next time.

@robcraft1373 5 жыл бұрын

Kerker exhaust?

@phyllispetras2181 4 жыл бұрын

North Carolina???

@derbilmcdillet3960 5 жыл бұрын

around that 9 min mark gets pretty dank ya

@geronimolewis4712 Жыл бұрын

Nice roads

@domelsass8209 5 жыл бұрын

Hey what kind of exhaust do you got on it? Sounds good

@nodnarbthered6896 5 жыл бұрын

It came with the bike. I'm pretty sure it's a Chinese (eBay) copy of a vance and Hines 4-1. Looks just like it but without the V&H tag on the muffler.

@richardfuller3309 7 жыл бұрын

hey man, cool video. where is this? beautiful area!

@nodnarbthered6896 7 жыл бұрын

Richard Fuller thanks, man. That's highway 129 between Robinsville, NC and Maryville, TN. Aka the tail of the dragon.

@cdbrown30 6 жыл бұрын

How big was your dads bike? He lost you a few times

@nodnarbthered6896 6 жыл бұрын

Caleb Brown Triumph 1050 Speed Triple. That thing’s a beast! My poor little Honda just can’t keep up with it

@robcraft1373 5 жыл бұрын

That 750 is ripping up that tail man what year bike is it?

@nodnarbthered6896 5 жыл бұрын

It's a '97

@legostarwarsrulez 6 жыл бұрын

man I want one of those nighthawk 750s. How much did you get yours for?

@nodnarbthered6896 6 жыл бұрын

shut your face! I bought it right at the beginning of the riding season back in 2015 so I may have overpaid a bit but I think I paid around $2,300 for it.

@legostarwarsrulez 6 жыл бұрын

NodnarbTheRed that seems to be their going rate in my area too. Has it given you any problems since you’ve had it? I know the motor is carbureted, just wondering on reliability.

@nodnarbthered6896 6 жыл бұрын

shut your face! The only issue I’ve ever had with it is one of the coils went bad and I’d randomly lose two cylinders. I replaced both coils, plug wires, and spark plugs. No reliability issues otherwise.

@deadwejght5357 6 жыл бұрын

I got lucky with my 750 dude was moving out and had to be gone next day so i picked it up for 570. Granted its not winning any beauty contest but its just cosmetics like theres a little surface rust on the exhaust its missing a side panel and the paint is a lil faded. But hell it runs like a champion.

@robcraft1373 5 жыл бұрын

Need some gloves just in case buddy. I hope your sporting the rest of safety gear!!😎🇺🇸👍🏻

@nodnarbthered6896 5 жыл бұрын

I was. I had taken my gloves off when we stopped at the top and never put them back on. Definitely should have but I didn't.

@dougelick8397 6 жыл бұрын

Are those stock pipes? I've got to get my '92 ship-shape over the winter....

@nodnarbthered6896 6 жыл бұрын

Doug Elick Nope, I’m pretty sure it’s the eBay knockoff of the V&H exhaust. It was on the bike when I got it and I love the sound

@GreenMachineGun 4 жыл бұрын

awesome vid, awesome bike! you think this is too much for a first bike? I've only ever ridden two friends' bikes, once each...

@nodnarbthered6896 4 жыл бұрын

It's my first bike, dude. First Street bike anyway. I had a few dirt bikes growing up but that's it. Thing only makes about 70hp, if that. They're fun but they're kinda heavy and slow for a 750.

@almadeiczotl1715 4 жыл бұрын

They are awesome bike but they are CB (city bikes) not R (racing) That’s why they’re heavy and slow Nice videos thanks for sharing I really love it 👍🏻

@nodnarbthered6896 4 жыл бұрын

@@almadeiczotl1715 wait is that what the CB means? So a CBR is City Bike-Racing??? Weird

@almadeiczotl1715 4 жыл бұрын

That’s is absolutely right My friends unless they have a different meaning in this days but in the 80’s that’s what used to mean Greetings

@nodnarbthered6896 4 жыл бұрын

@@almadeiczotl1715 I just got home a little while ago and looked it up. Looks like CB is nothing more than a model designation. There's no actual meaning to the letters. There was the C series bikes, then the CAs, then the CBs.

@garycarrjr2884 2 жыл бұрын

Is 65k miles a lot for a 750 night hawk

@nodnarbthered6896 2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that's a lot of miles on basically any bike. But if it's been ridden fairly gently and taken good care of it's probably fine. If it's been ridden by someone like me for 64k miles, I'm impressed it lasted this long lol.

@poisoNation 3 жыл бұрын

Nighthawks are great bikes and pretty damn cheap these days too. My buddy had an 84 650 that I rode and afterwards i kept bothering him to sell it to me lol.

@gasparmuniz6531 7 жыл бұрын

what handlebar is this? cool!

@nodnarbthered6896 7 жыл бұрын

Gaspar Muniz sorry about the slow response. Those are just cheap dirt bike bars from Cycle Gear. I wasn't a fan of the stock bar height or all the chrome and those were a cheap solution. I've had them on there for two years and I'm happy with them

@gasparmuniz6531 7 жыл бұрын

does it touch the tank at full range to either side?

@nodnarbthered6896 7 жыл бұрын

Nope, it just barely clears it. Close but no touch

@OldSchool9690 5 жыл бұрын

What is the redline on this bike?

@nodnarbthered6896 5 жыл бұрын

8500. I definitely wasn't getting there in the video.

@OldSchool9690 5 жыл бұрын

@@nodnarbthered6896 thanks. I see some people getting well into the red, is that okay to do on motorcycles?

@Speedytrip 3 жыл бұрын

What exhaust is that?

@nodnarbthered6896 3 жыл бұрын

I honestly do not know. It was on the bike when I got it. Looks like a V&H but there's no tag on it.

@Speedytrip 3 жыл бұрын

@@nodnarbthered6896 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j89jY7uczam7aH0.html I Ended up buying a Nighthawk 750 (1991) and it came with stock exhausts but modified baffles)

@williegates8305 Жыл бұрын

What bars on the hawk?

@nodnarbthered6896 Жыл бұрын

Just some cheap dirt bike bars from Cycle Gear. The controls just barely clear the tank with the bars turned all the way. I think I had to cut about 1/2" off each end because the wires weren't long enough.

@williegates8305 Жыл бұрын

@@nodnarbthered6896 Thank you so much for the detailed response. =)

@fernandocurbelo6764 2 жыл бұрын

no les da la cabeza para mostrar la moto ?? en que conoce poco no sabe ni de que moto estan probando.

@emcash8874 2 жыл бұрын

where r ur gloves broh

@nodnarbthered6896 2 жыл бұрын

I had taken them off at the top of the hill and forgot to put them back on before we took off again. Accidental squidding.

@emcash8874 2 жыл бұрын

@@nodnarbthered6896 fair enough broh. U still have the nighthawk

@nodnarbthered6896 2 жыл бұрын

@@emcash8874 i do but it's in pieces at the moment. Took it apart to do some upgrades and I've been working a shit ton of overtime ever since and haven't had a chance to get her back together. I sure do miss riding it. It's a great bike

@emcash8874 2 жыл бұрын

@@nodnarbthered6896 :( she'll live yet!

@terryhodges303 5 жыл бұрын

That was really a waste of my time I waited for you to get on it more than half throttle and you never did. I had one and they go twice as fast as what you doing acceleration wise

@nodnarbthered6896 5 жыл бұрын

Cool story, bro.

@marleb3733 5 жыл бұрын

He was having fun and staying safe . Nothing wrong with that .

@phyllispetras2181 4 жыл бұрын

Go eat.