New Owner

[rtsd]

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,

I am new to the Honda CB750 scene with my 1998 Nighthawk. The bike is immaculate and almost completely stock. I am looking for information on where to go, who to talk to, and general information about gear and parts.

First, I would like to make the bike louder. Not for the sake being AWESOME, but so that people on the crazy SO-CAL freeways can hear me coming.

Second, I would like to set it up like a touring bike, with nice rigid saddlebags and outer fairings to start.

[Re-run]

Well, we have the factory manual here. That is your first start.

As for making it louder, the "loud pipes save lives" is dubious, at best. Most of your sound will still be directed behind you and so doesn't do a whole lot unless you are right next to someone. Anyways, if your stock exhaust is still good, find a donor exhaust to chop up. Change the muffler to something with less baffling and you got a louder bike. A slip-on with a removable baffles is easy to find, you just need to get a slip-on with the right I.D. to match the pipes O.D.

As for touring, you will be hard pressed to find fairings. A universal windshield will do fine though. I put one on my 78 and it works very well. Most mount to the handlebars and that can be goofy in cross winds sometimes.

Saddlebags can be easily fitted with some clever mounting. Find a set of bags you like and fab up some mounts.

[Truck]

The belief that loud pipes alert people to you is a myth. A standard siren used by police and Fire/rescue is many times louder than an exaust. They teach you that you will outrun your siren at 35-40 mph.

Not trying to discorage, a set of loud pipes sound cool and if that is what you like go for it, just don't want to see a fellow rider injured due to a false sence of security.