I had seen Honda Nighthawk commercials when I was younger and liked
the way they looked. My dad started riding around that time
(Harley's, not Hondas) and I think the image stuck. When I wanted to
upgrade last summer from the 71 350 I started to think of nighthawks.
Turns out the older ones were pretty cheap, reliable, and had a more
"neutral" riding position than other bikes and as a new rider, I
didn't want to be too far forward or backwards on a bike. Found an
'83 650 and really enjoy it. I also like to give my dad crap about
the fact that if I had an 83 Harley I would be fixing it, not riding
it!
On Mar 28, 1:45 pm, "Kyle K.K." <[email protected]> wrote:
> Question for everyone: why are you riding a Nighthawk? Because you got
> one cheap, love the Nighthawk....etc?
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > My first bike was a 1971 Honda SL350. That was just last year. It
> > had been my uncle's bike from new and he gave it to me several years
> > ago. It sat for over 20 years. Brought it to a local mechanic and he
> > got it running pretty darn good. Amazing little bike. Took a few
> > bucks to get everything straightened out, but that little bike did
> > everything I asked. It's amazing that after all that time it just
> > picked right back up. Sold it at the end of last summer (for more
> > then I spent on it) and used the money to buy my Nighthawk '83 650.
> > Had to upgrade. The 350 was just too small (my tailbone still hasn't
> > forgiven me for all that riding on it!) Good little bikes though.
> > Lot's of fun. Love those Hondas!
>
> > On Mar 28, 7:10 am, [email protected] wrote:
> >> Back in the day, my friend bought a bright red CB160. Gorgeous bike, but
> >> when it came time for me to buy, I chose a Ducati 160 Monza Junior instead.
>
> >> The Duc cost $479, the Honda $525, and a 160 was a 160, right?? Big
> >> mistake!? In a year, the Ducati was rolling junk...bearings shot, chrome
> >> rusted, paint weathered out.? The Honda still looked and rode like new.
> >> Every bike since has been a Honda: CL175, CL350, two CM450C's and now the
> >> Nighthawk. You can't go wrong by "following The Leader."
>
> >> Jay S
> >> 92 NH750
> >> South Florida
>
> >> P.S. By the way, how do you find out where those Florida swap meets are
> >> held?- Hide quoted text -
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