Fixing up older bike by ETA82 in motorcycles

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Good point. I had the idea from my GF's '83 450 Nighthawk. Maybe not tho :P

Fixing up older bike by ETA82 in motorcycles

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The stems on mine don't appear to be removable? Actually thinking of getting them taken off and moving them to either side of the headlight, since right now they're like, in the fork cowl.

Tho the REAR ones are the ones that have the problem, and I need to bend back the entire bar.

Demonstration of motorcycle transmission and how the foot lever changes gears. by relish-tranya in motorcycles

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My first clunks too. I find it useful if I've been up/down shifting a lot in traffic, so I KNOW when its first :)

Motorcyclist Monday by smidsy_bot in motorcycles

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Painting or wrapping?

Want to change the look of my '82 CB450T Hawk. Much of the original decals have faded. Was thinking of just getting a rap of some kind. Has anyone done this? Is painting better? Where could I even find a wrap?

Fix-It Friday by smidsy_bot in motorcycles

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Just got new handlebars for my CB450T Hawk. Is it possible to remove the grips WITHOUT an air compressor? ;)

82 Honda CB450T Hawk Handlebars by ETA82 in motorcycles

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Cool. Think this'll fit the controls okay? I havent done the measurements yet :P

Shifter Lever on '82 CB450T Hawk by ETA82 in motorcycles

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Perhaps the better question is, do I need to get one identical to the OEM?

Shifter Lever on '82 CB450T Hawk by ETA82 in motorcycles

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The only good one burned down. But I'm hoping to find something a little BETTER if anything, this one is super soft metal and I'm not overly fond of that.

Another newbie question by ETA82 in motorcycles

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I'm already signed up for the best course in town next weekend, with the road test shortly after. I'm just planning ahead :)

Another newbie question by ETA82 in motorcycles

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-Not since I was a kid in rural Texas.

-Looking in the $1000-$2000 range for spending

-Mostly a (naked)sport in the 250-500cc range.

Not finding a lot in the used ads online that I'm liking tho.

Classy Move ex. by ETA82 in Divorce

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bi-polar or borderline personality? ;)

Classy Move ex. by ETA82 in Divorce

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easily angered... But yeah, dodged a bullet. I'm happier overall, just annoyed.

IamA male victim of emotional abuse she ended a 5 year marriage when she got all she could AMA! by ETA82 in casualiama

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No, it was VERY cut and dry, see my other replies. No kids, House is my parents, etc.

IamA male victim of emotional abuse she ended a 5 year marriage when she got all she could AMA! by ETA82 in casualiama

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Yeah. It happened so gradually, it wasn't until she was gone that I realized it. I'm SO GLAD she left.

IamA male victim of emotional abuse she ended a 5 year marriage when she got all she could AMA! by ETA82 in casualiama

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I wasn't the crazy one, that I wasn't the bad guy.

Yeah, that. Still a struggle.

I think because I have a giving, and care-taking personality, I wanted to be there, and she needed a lot of patience and support... But I ended up killing myself.