11-30-2022, 06:43 AM
I wanted a smaller, lighter bike in addition to the Kawi Vulcan 1500 I had, and found a black mid 90's Honda 750 Nighthawk nearby. In great shape, it ran well, and felt good. I bought it. It had the 4-2 exhaust and sounded like a hair dryer, so I removed the end caps of both mufflers, cut two inches off both snooters and reassembled. It sounded like a Ferrari on steroids. Not real loud, but what a sound! It looked stock and other riders would ask why it sounded so good. I'd give a vague, non committal answer. It became my every-day ride and the Kawi just sat. Then one day, some elderly female made a lane change right into me leaving a red light and I got stuffed under a truck. The Honda was totalled. I took the insurance money and went looking for another one, and found it, but it wasn't the same. It had a Yoshimura pipe on it, way too loud, and it took four repackings to quiet it down, but it wasn't the same. Sold it soon after.
