The 1991 Honda CB250 Nighthawk Was The Ultimate Beginner Bike

When Honda introduced the Nighthawk S for the 1984 model year, the brand was also celebrating Freddie Spencer's double 1983 Grand Prix Road Racing World Championships (250 and 500). That being the case, the decision was made to use the popular American in the model's advertising. It made for a cool ad, and it wasn't as much of a stretch as it may initially seem. Although the Nighthawk S had a shaft drive and self-adjusting valves (features that are typically more appealing to value- and reliabil