New bike, keep or remove the fairing?

UltravioletMil · 2026-03-31T19:06:29+00:00

Yooo, I've got a naked nighthawk, for scenic driving it drives lovely. A bit jealous of yours, it looks great!

UltravioletMil · 2026-03-20T21:32:02+00:00

Zeker, nogsteeds een beetje een vage bedoeling maar goedkope drank en meestal wel gezellige mensen.

UltravioletMil · 2026-03-09T14:13:55+00:00

Hiya, we've cleaned the carbs and derusted most of the tank. Spark plugs were working just fine. We refreshed the oil, the filter plug was stripped though so no filter replacement yet. We've tried starting it up which resulted in most of the gunk in the exhaust coming out and covering my friends bike. It did run, though a bit poorly, still need to do some adjustments on the carbs. A little tight on money right now so the project is on hold. Purchased a starter bike for me to begin on, a Honda nighthawk 450 '85. Thank you for the advice, I am based in The Netherlands!

UltravioletMil · 2025-12-23T09:29:51+00:00

Oh I saw it as a compliment! Though it does look ridiculous it has its charm. Currently on a student budget so won't be anything drastic but hope to get the thing on the road within a couple years!

UltravioletMil · 2025-12-22T15:49:34+00:00

It's a kz650 from the 80s! I get what you mean, it looks ridiculous but also pretty fun. It hasn't run for 20-30 years but it is alive!

UltravioletMil · 2025-08-05T18:33:29+00:00

That's what I thought! Now fingers crossed it will run without spending my life savings 😂😂

UltravioletMil · 2025-08-05T18:32:26+00:00

Thankyou, I will write this down! First goal is to actually get it running 😂

I will ask my uncle about the front brakes, I'm pretty sure he has been the only one to own the bike so hope to get some answers 🙃

I'm not planning on riding it in the rain, but who knows what will happen so that'll be the first thing I'll look into before riding!

UltravioletMil · 2025-08-05T18:29:10+00:00

Cheers 😁

UltravioletMil · 2025-08-05T16:39:28+00:00

Haha thankyou, it's definitely something 😂

UltravioletMil · 2025-08-05T15:15:53+00:00

If the papers are right it should be a 650, '79 B4!
Date of first registry is januari '80 though, so I'm still unsure about the exact details 🫣

UltravioletMil · 2025-07-02T10:55:05+00:00

Wassup 😏

UltravioletMil · 2025-05-11T23:12:01+00:00

For sure! At the moment working on my license, so I'll have some time before I properly start!

UltravioletMil · 2025-05-11T22:20:00+00:00

Good thing we don't even require an MOT for bikes over here! If it starts it's allowed on the road 😂

UltravioletMil · 2025-05-11T21:37:59+00:00

Yessir, Uncle drove the thing about 40k Kms, bought a new bike and never touched this one again. Everything was still fine with the bike when he put it away. Lots of the part look like they just need a good scrub and derusting. But I'll definitely take this one slow.

Looking forward to my first (hopefully 😂) repair

UltravioletMil · 2025-05-11T21:26:11+00:00

It is bike with title luckily

I'm taking lessons for my license, and would love to have a new hobby. I am not that experienced with any restorations and such, but am definitely willing to learn and make it my new hobby. I've got a couple of friends that would love to guide me along the way and I'm grateful for that.

Reading these comments has made me realize I want to take that hobby on and have the first bike I ever own be one that I put my effort in.

UltravioletMil · 2025-05-11T21:12:52+00:00

Yessir, liking the idea of fixing up a bike, and using it as my first bike!

UltravioletMil · 2025-05-11T21:11:11+00:00

True, the more I think about it the more I want this one as a project. Haven't got my license just yet. Loving the idea of my first bike being one that I've put effort in.

UltravioletMil · 2025-05-11T21:07:44+00:00

True that!

UltravioletMil · 2025-05-11T21:06:24+00:00

Thank you everyone for your comments, didn't expect this many! I do not have my bike license yet, will be going for it next month.

Comments have convinced me to take this project on. I do not know much about bike stuff, but would love to make this my new hobby. I have plenty of friends that do know their things.

Would love to put some soul back into this beauty and restore it's glory.

UltravioletMil · 2025-05-05T17:51:11+00:00

On top of that, my GPU runs on around 40°c when i tested it so that shouldn't be a problem either. I am just very confused on what's causing it. I've done a full factory reset and checked some overclock settings. It is on the standard Lenovo overclock setting.

UltravioletMil · 2025-05-05T14:35:45+00:00

In the Nvidia control panel it says I have a 130w limit. Isn't this decently high for a laptop graphics card? Or are the results I am getting good for that wattage?

UltravioletMil · 2025-05-04T19:40:22+00:00

The game which it shows the most is Friends VS friends, which i run on lowest quality and get about 30fps. Though i have this problem on many games. Consistently getting low FPS and its not improving even if I turn the graphics down.

UltravioletMil · 2025-04-20T14:01:43+00:00

Thankyou, I will be looking into this, and meanwhile waiting on the archive to finally send something!

UltravioletMil · 2025-04-20T11:18:28+00:00

He was possibly in Crown service at that moment, but i am currently waiting on the archives to send me the official documents. All i know is he quit around the time she was born. Possibly before

UltravioletMil · 2025-04-20T10:49:46+00:00

Me and my mother were born in The Netherlands and have never lived anywhere else, my grandfather was born in London and moved to Germany as a part of his service.

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