Please tell me you typed that in your best Crocodile Dundee accent. -Kyle
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Creative Residential Designs < [email protected]> wrote: > THAT'S not a truck...THIS is a truck! HotrodMamma.... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Aldo" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:56 PM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ride to work day > > > > I don't think so... we all share an appreciation for Japanese machines or > else we wouldn't be here. :p > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of NytWing > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:46 PM > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ride to work day > > > I'm about to take delivery on a 2001 Tundra, TRD package, leather, 6 > disk CD changer, the works!!! 140K on the dial but that doesn't worry > me. I'm buying it from my Father-in-law who has been the only > owner... I can't wait.... Best thing of all, I'm stealing it at > $5,000.... I know American pickups are supposed to be the end-all-be- > all but Toyota has got them all beat... (I'm going to really stir > the sh*t storm with that comment) > > On Jun 16, 2:23 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can't sell it, I can't tell them I don't want it, even more they want > to > > charge me $90/mo to use it, so far I'm just "forgetting" to go pick it up > > and seeing how long I get away with that. I'm getting $.55/mile for > driving > > my personal vehicle right now, that's why they want me out of it and into > > the impala. I can't say that my taco has been trouble free, I broke the > > timing chain at 150K (non-interference engine so no bent valves!), wore > out > > two exhaust valves and had the head rebuilt at 210K, replaced the clutch > at > > that same time and it still had meat on it! I've replaced the front brake > > pads several times, on my 5th set of tires, on my second set of rotors, > > replaced all the bushings up front. I've also had to replace the damn > > catalytic converters and O2 sensors a couple of times, stupid OBDII. > > My wife's corolla has 80K on it, and so far all I've replaced is the > window > > washer fluid reservoir and one set of tires. > > Toyotas rock for reliability. > > > > -Kyle > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sell the Impala! > > > Tacos are awesome. I love mine. I'm going to run it into the ground > (around > > > the 300k mark), have my brother rebuild it and then do it again. > > > > > -Kyle KK > > > > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> I was, and still am, hell on 4-wheels. I'm a bit more grannyish on 2. > The > > >> mitzes were alot of fun, but I got tired of them always falling apart. > Cathy > > >> had a corolla and it always ran great so when I finally got fed up > with > the > > >> '97 eclipse I traded it in on an '03 tacoma, brand new. I'm never > going > to > > >> buy another new car off the lot, but I bought it because it looked > reliable, > > >> not because I wanted a truck. It's got 248K on it now and it's still > more > > >> likely to go around a corner sideways than otherwise. Work keeps > trying > to > > >> give me an '08 impalla, I don't want it but if they finally make me > take it > > >> I'll prolly sell the taco. > > > > >> -Kyle > > > > >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > >>> Hmmmm...let me see. > > >>> Vehicles I have owned: > > >>> 85 blazer w/ 2.8 v6 (pissed oil, went about 60 @ top speed) > > >>> 95 tacoma w/ 2.7 I4 (great running, love it, goes about 80) > > >>> 92 Corsica w/ 3.1 v6 (engine's great, does about 110) > > >>> 83 Nighthawk 550 I4 (engine's great, does about 120) > > >>> 02 VTX 1800 v2 (fantastic, don't know top speed: had it at 125) > > > > >>> None of them are really speed demons, but the Nighthawk is great up > to > 45 > > >>> (which is where 1st runs out) and the VTX's second gear is neck > snapping > > >>> fun. > > > > >>> -Kyle KK > > > > >>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Creative Residential Designs < > > >>> [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>> ...there's all of his cars, then there's all of mine...OH MY!!! We > > >>>> like fast things on two wheels Or four... > > > > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>>> *From:* Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> > > >>>> *To:* [email protected] > > >>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:53 PM > > >>>> *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ride to work day > > > > >>>> Ouch. > > >>>> wait...all of your cars? curious, what have you owned? > > > > >>>> -Kyle KK > > > > >>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > >>>>> V45, nice bike, almost, but not quite, as nice as my nighthawk ;) > All > > >>>>> of my cars up to this point have been turbocharged so I'm usually > careful of > > >>>>> puddles. I don't want to see what happens when a hot turbo tries to > compress > > >>>>> cold water. > > > > >>>>> -Kyle > > > > >>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Kyle K.K. > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > >>>>>> Ouch other Kyle. That sucks. > > >>>>>> I knew a guy who had a hypercharger on his bike and he hit a 6" > puddle > > >>>>>> doing something stupid like 30mph. He thought it was shallower. > Turned out, > > >>>>>> a hypercharger acts like a huge funnel and he hydrolocked his > engine. > > > > >>>>>> Glad that didn't happen to you. > > > > >>>>>> what size was the sabre? v65? > > > > >>>>>> -Kyle KK > > > > >>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Kyle Munz > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > >>>>>>> Last November I was on my buddy's 83 Sabre and got caught at a > > >>>>>>> customer's house during the rain. Being a chicken I waited until > it was over > > >>>>>>> then snuck out on the still wet streets. At one point I came up > on > a > > >>>>>>> significant puddle. About 6" deep in the middle, and about 20' > long taking > > >>>>>>> up all 3 lanes from curb to curb. I slowed waaaaaaay down, made > sure I had > > >>>>>>> the bike lined up straight and proceeded through the puddle > > >>>>>>> carefully...about halfway through a #...@!$@@!$ in a FedEx truck > goes > crashing > > >>>>>>> through the same puddle in the lane next to me. A tidalwave of > nasty oily > > >>>>>>> water completely engulfed me from the side and nearly knocked me > off of the > > >>>>>>> bike. To say I was pissed off is an understatement. Sometimes it > doesn't > > >>>>>>> matter how careful you are but that's the closest I've come to > drowning on a > > >>>>>>> bike ;) > > > > >>>>>>> -Kyle > > > > >>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Creative Residential Designs < > > >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>>>>>> I was riding in my Caddy to town yesterday afternoon. I hit a > > >>>>>>>> storm so bad that I hydroplaned. It was solid water... I had to > slow down > > >>>>>>>> considerably. It was like going thru the car wash minus the cute > swishy > > >>>>>>>> things that wash the car....my bike and I would have drowned! > LOL! (Has > > >>>>>>>> anyone drowned while driving a bike thru pouring rain? No? > There's always a > > >>>>>>>> first time...) > > > > >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>>>>>>> *From:* Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> > > >>>>>>>> *To:* [email protected] > > >>>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:37 AM > > >>>>>>>> *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ride to work day > > > > >>>>>>>> Storms are fun. They're refreshing as long as you can change > when > > >>>>>>>> you get to your destination. > > >>>>>>>> And you have an open face helmet. > > > > >>>>>>>> NEEDLES IN YOUR FACE!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH > > > > >>>>>>>> -Kyle KK > > > > >>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Creative Residential Designs < > > >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>>>>>>> It did nothing except storm here yesterday, not that it would > have > > >>>>>>>>> mattered...I work out of my home ;) HotrodMamma. > > >>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>>>>>>>> From: "Marco" <[email protected]> > > >>>>>>>>> To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" < > > >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> > > >>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:14 AM > > >>>>>>>>> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ride to work day > > > > >>>>>>>>> I work a fair distance away from home and haven't ridden the > full > > >>>>>>>>> trip > > >>>>>>>>> yet (about 60km, all superslab, very heavy traffic), so I > bailed > on > > >>>>>>>>> it. Not a bad idea in the end; we had rain and lightning > forecast, > > >>>>>>>>> and > > >>>>>>>>> we got a big thunderstorm. > > > > >>>>>>>>> If it doesn't rain one weekday - any weekday - I'm on it. > > > > >>>>>>>>> Now I have to fix my upholstery so as to not embarrass myself > too > > >>>>>>>>> much > > >>>>>>>>> with my rough-looking '93 NH :) > > > > >>>>>>>>> Cheers, > > > > >>>>>>>>> Marco > > > > >>>>>>>>> On Jun 8, 4:42 pm, wrenchman <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>> > every day should be ride to work day for all of us! god made > us > > >>>>>>>>> all > > >>>>>>>>> > waterproof and we can buy jackets and pants for the cold. > > >>>>>>>>> > people , owning an older 'hawk is like being married, you > have > to > > >>>>>>>>> love > > >>>>>>>>> > her ALL the time, not just when weather permits- Hide quoted > text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.71/2178 - Release Date: 06/15/09 > 17:54:00 > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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