center stands did not come standard on these bikes,they are accessories added on by the owner, it may not have one.
--- On Fri, 3/13/09, Creative Residential Designs <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Creative Residential Designs <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: To Javier > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 8:51 AM > Remember to put the bike on it's center stand to check > the oil, otherwise it'll run all over the floor. If you > buy it, it's a good idea to check the oil regularly. > These bikes are touchy about their oil level. HotrodMamma. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Javier Garcia > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 7:47 AM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: To Javier > > > Hi Jay, > > thank you very much for such a nice explanation. It is a > good idea to try the stand-up shifting, I did not though > about it. I might be getting a friend to go with me today, > and he can ride. As I said, I did check all that I could... > all the electrical, tires look fine (but I could put new > ones just in case), all the parts in the engine I can see > look really clean. > I also looked the foot pegs, they don't look old. > Although I didn't check the oil.... I'll do next > time. > > I guess there is always an implicit risk when you buy an > used vehicle, so I'm not going to think too much about > it. > Thanks again, > > Javier. > > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 9:29 AM, > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Javier. > > Bikes can have low mileage. A lot of people think they > want to ride, then try it and decide they don't. The > bike goes to the back of the garage, often for years, until > clean out time when it's sold. > > Yes, gauges can be swapped. My bike's speedometer > shows 43K miles, but the bike has 77K. I put in a > replacement gauge, that's why. > > However if the general condition of the bike is as you > say, and the motor runs clean with no strange noises, > rattles, leaks, or smoking, and the transmission shifts > smoothly, even from neutral to 1st and 2nd on the kickstand, > it's probably good to go. Also look at the tires for any > sign of uneven wear.And pull the dipstick and see the > condition of the oil. It should be relatively clean with > that mileage. Also, check all electrical devices. > > Then let the owner ride it around in front of you. Look > for wobbles as he rides and listen to the sounds as he > accelerates, shifts, and brakes. > > Check the footpegs too. Do they show wear? That's a > sign of higher than indicated mileage. > > Anyway, sounds like a great deal! These Nighthawks are > pretty hard to break. My bet is if you take care of it, > change the oil and filter every 3M miles, and keep the > battery full, chain adjusted and tires right, you'll > have a lot of great years of service from this bike. > > Let us know what happens. > > Jay S > 92 NH750 > South Florida > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just > 2 easy steps! > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
