A quickie about the R60. My girlfriend loved it because it rode so good (Earles front fork, remember them ?) It was kinda' sloooow (My X6 would've killed it) but it was a cool ride and attracted attention. Now here comes the bad part.I bought it for cheap from a guy who got drafted and was leaving like tomorrow.. I didn't notice the locking gas cap till... Guess where the key was? I had to wait till he got back from basic. Untill that time I had to fill it from a carb hose by extending the hose above the gas trank and pouring it in a funnel. The R60 had a kick start only and if you recall they kick out ?? My Sportster was a XLH not an XLCH so it did have an electric starter. Speedo in the tank top, no seperate gauges.
--- On Fri, 2/27/09, Creative Residential Designs <[email protected]> wrote: From: Creative Residential Designs <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: The weather is CHANGING! (Slowly) To: [email protected] Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 12:25 AM 1000cc Ironhead, 4 speed. Of course it leaks oil...it is a Harley after all and if it didn't leak oil that only means it's out and needs a couple of quarts..LOL! No tattoos on this ol' girl EVER, no cigs (allergies) and whiskey on occasion. I figured the Sporty would be my valley ride, the Nighthawk my distance ride. I like your stories! I ordered up some parts for it already and I should have it road-able in a week or so. I paid $2,000.00 for it and the guy threw in about $500.00 in parts (at least) so I think I'm O.K. Thanks Dennis! ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis Hammerl To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 10:10 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: The weather is CHANGING! (Slowly) I don't remember them having a front disc brake (?) I could do without the high-rise handlebars too. still in all, a nice bike. 883 ? A four speed ? I don't know if I'd ever have another one (I had a 59 sportster many years ago) I like riding them from time to time but I always stop before the tattoos start appearing and I crave a Lucky and a beer. They were way ahead of their time. Mine had a primitive GPS. An automatic country hotel finder. My mother was the reason for me giving the sporty up. It leaked oil on the patio.... I got into a "race" against a Triumph Bonneville one day and when it came time to stop (like WHOA !) It came up a little short (front drum brake model) and I bumped the back of a stopped Valiant station wagon. The bike climbed the bumper and dented the rear door. (a good solid bump) The driver leaned out the window and cursed me out and drove off. I turned right at the next light.... I guess he noticed the dent later. I sold it and bought a BMW R60. Got some good stories about that too. Enjoy your HD, one thing is sure, parts availability and resale value. Can't go wrong. --- On Thu, 2/26/09, Creative Residential Designs <[email protected]> wrote: From: Creative Residential Designs <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: The weather is CHANGING! (Slowly) To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 3:51 AM No...it's been repainted...see attached photo. The shocker is that it's a kicker, but I'm installing the starter. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis Hammerl To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 10:31 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: The weather is CHANGING! (Slowly) Is it R,W&B ? I had a friend who had a Bicentennial Glide and it was. Talk about collectible ! --- On Wed, 2/25/09, Creative Residential Designs <[email protected]> wrote: From: Creative Residential Designs <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: The weather is CHANGING! (Slowly) To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 1:50 PM Hey Paul....it was a great day yesterday. I put a new starter on my Nighthawk and took it for a spin. I missed riding! I also got myself a '76 Harley Sportster to play with. (Bicentennial model). Now I have a put-put and a VROOM-VROOM! ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul To: Nighthawk Lovers Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:38 AM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] The weather is CHANGING! (Slowly) Yesterday I was driving to a basketball game my daughter was playing in at a small town nearby (Middleton, Idaho) and along the way noticed the outside temperature reading was 60 degrees!!!!! Wow!!! It won't be long now! Paul Paul LeBoutillier Nighthawk Lovers Email Group Admin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
