Wow, great story. You got any pictures from your trip? -Kyle
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 1:51 AM, crosscountryhawker <[email protected] > wrote: > > > > Hello, I'm new to the group. I couldn't find an intro thread so I > thought I'd just jump in here. I got my 83 650SC the beginning of last > summer for $200. A new battery, unsticking the front calipers and > replacing the bent handlebars and I was riding again after nearly > thirty years of abstinence. I found that everytime I went for a ride > it got harder and harder to turn around and head for home. Finally, I > decided to take a month long road trip, I left Sacramento on Sept 1. > Now comes the weather part, it was 110 degrees the day I left. I rode > over the Sierras into Nevada and thru the desert up into Oregon, > sunblock doesn't work at 75mph. My face was so cooked, on morning two > I bought a bandana and wore it like a bankrobber mask. The weather in > Oregon and Idaho was perfect. I went over some mountain pass heading > to Missoula and got frozen rained on, it stung like hell even through > my bank robber mask. The only thing that kept me warm was my > uncontrollable shivering. The next leg took me south to around Salt > Lake City, another two day stretch of beautiful weather. Even heading > east with Fort Collins Co in my sights the weather was perfect. Then I > got to the foot of the rockies and it started raining. I rode over the > rocky mountains in a freezing rain storm, the only scenery I saw was > the inside of a bunch of clouds. Gorgeous weather through eastern > Colorado and Nebraska, but there is a lot of cow poop in those two > states. I got caught in a deluge towards the eastern edge of my > journey, Kirksville Mo. It took me almost eight hours to go 95 miles. > I had my rain suit on but the water coming off the Nighthawks front > tire was splashing up onio my pant legs and running down into my brand > new hiking boots. When I looked down at my feet I could see water > running out of the shoe lace holes. I spent a few days visiting in > Missouri then headed south and west the weather was really nice most > of the way back, one monsoon in New Mexico and headwinds all the way > through Oklahoma. The Nighthawk performed flawlessly for the entire > trip, 6500 miles. It ran 4500-5500rpm eight to ten hours a day > everyday. It's an amazing motorcycle. Thanks, Jay > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
