speaking of BSA my dad just got a 441 victor special, very nice and clean also, payed right around 3500 for it, not running, took it home cleaned the carbs, 10 kicks later and it was runnin, but damn he kicked it as did i and that damn oil cap sticks out there and can leave one hell of a bruise on your thigh when u kick it over wrong...
On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Dennis <[email protected]> wrote: > > A BSA. Cool. That was my first MC in about 1965. In those days, I think > the British bikes were made of whatever pot metal they could find. I > remember, I had to replace my foot shift lever every month of so because it > would strip on the shaft splines. > > Later, when I switched over to Japanese bikes and I had to learn that the > shift and rear brakes were on opposite sides, I think there was about week > or so when I had a very short life expectancy until I got the new layout > into my brain properly. > > Cheers! > > Dennis G. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Graham Rogers > Sent: 05 April, 2009 13:27 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Looking for speedo and tacho casings for > 1997 Nighthawk 750. > > > > Just kidding you Dennis! I will get back to NZ for a visit as soon > as can afford. Actually I have a 1956 BSA Gold Flash back in NZ ... > somewhere. > > On Apr 5, 2009, at 2:35 PM, Dennis wrote: > > > > > Graham, > > > > I thought you were living here full time? And that your machines > > were all > > here as well? > > > > I didn't mean to cut you out be being a southern man but I thought > > you were > > committed to the northern world now. My apologies! > > > > Dennis G > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Graham Rogers > > Sent: 05 April, 2009 11:14 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Looking for speedo and tacho > > casings for > > 1997 Nighthawk 750. > > > > > > > > What do you mean - you're the only one with a Nighthawk owner on this > > list with a foot in the southern hemisphere? Where am I - outer > > space? Graham lol > > > > On Apr 5, 2009, at 1:20 PM, Dennis wrote: > > > >> > >> Paddy, > >> > >> Nice to see someone else from the southern half. I spend half my > >> time in Seattle in the US and half in Christchurch in New Zealand. > >> Thus far, I've > >> been the only Nighthawk owner on this list with a foot in the > >> southern > >> hemisphere. > >> > >> I can't help you with the parts issues - wish I could. Ive got a > >> CB700SC 1985 that I shipped last year to Christchurch and I really > >> love having it > >> down there (I'm in Seattle now until November). It gets a lot of > >> looks and > >> comments from folks there. > >> > >> I don't know if you know about it but the creator of this group, > >> Paul, has set up a map so everyone can see where the other Nighthawk > >> owners on the > >> list live. If you get a chance, you might put yourself on the map > >> so our > >> 'international' contingent can grow. > >> > >> The map is here: > >> > >> http://maps.google.com/maps/ms? > >> ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=110903024475757551727.00045 > >> 3552d6648c15b67f > >> > >> Cheers! > >> > >> Dennis Gallagher > >> - 1985 CB700SC - Christchurch, NZ > >> - 1986 CB700SC - Seattle, WA, USA > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of PaddyK > >> Sent: 05 April, 2009 06:09 > >> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! > >> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Looking for speedo and tacho casings for > >> 1997 Nighthawk 750. > >> > >> > >> > >> Hi everyone, I am new to the group and hoping you can help me finding > >> some parts for my 1997 Honda Nighthawk. Having an American model bike > >> and living > >> in Australia,as you can appreciate information on buying parts is > >> very > >> limited,so I thought I would try this medium for help. I purchased > >> the bike > >> from ebay here in Australia as the original owner had moved here to > >> work and > >> brought the bike with him.He was returning back home and decided to > >> sell his > >> bike. I absolutely love it ,as this model was never offered for > >> sale in > >> Australia. I am looking for speedo and tacho casings (plastic > >> chrome) to > >> replace the originals and would appreciate any help on where I > >> could find > >> some new or good condition secondhand ones. Thanks > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
