Got a question: I live in Germany. I dont have any of my tools with me due to weight restrictions Uncle Sam puts on GI's. Brought my 93 NH 750 to a BMW dealership for chain maintenance (replacement). How much play should be in the chain according to spec?
Joey --- On Wed, 7/22/09, NytWing <[email protected]> wrote: > From: NytWing <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: When to "Re-Tire" > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 10:22 AM > > Tires are a matter of personal preference. I run > Bridgestone > Spitfire's on my Nighthawk and like them very well. I > don't race, hot > rod around etc.. and I've found they have excellent > traction in both > wet and dry weather as well as great tread life. I've > got about 19K > on my bike and just replaced the front tire. The rear > will need to be > done next year. Those, I imagine are the original > tires for that > bike. Before you buy new tires, talk to your local > bike tire dealer, > they should be able to recommend a tire that matches your > riding style > and price range. > > On Jul 21, 10:26 pm, Angela Kennedy <[email protected]> > wrote: > > well Jay I don't ride in the rain. we get our share > here in Michigan but I > > prefer waiting it out til it stops. I do however want > a wider more > > stable tire for the rear and maybe the front. I think > I might want the > > softer, stickier tires for handling. Which ones might > those be by the way? I > > bought the bike with 16600 miles with the stock Dunlop > 505's I think. Now > > there is only 17300 miles on it with still good tread > left. I don't do > > curves or race but wouldn't mind having the ability if > I wanted to. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 6:43 PM, <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Angela, your tire life will depend on what > brand/model of tire you buy and > > > how you drive. Softer, "stickier" tires handle > better but wear faster; while > > > harder rubber won't take curves like a racer but > lasts longer. The rear tire > > > usually wears out before the front. And fast > starts and stops and hard turns > > > wear tires more quickly. Some tires are also > better in wet weather than > > > others. > > > > > If you ride like most of us, expect at least > 6,000 to 10,000 miles before > > > you need to replace the tires. As tires are > likely your biggest ongoing > > > routine maintenance expense, ask your tire dealer > or internet supplier > > > customer support about what mix fits your needs. > I like moderately priced, > > > long lasting tires that are good in the rain, of > which we get a lot in > > > Florida. Michelin Macadam M50 and 50E fit that > description for me. > > > > > Others on this board will likely hold their own > views. > > > > > Ride safe, > > > > > Jay S > > > 92 NH750 > > > South Florida > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > *An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in > Just 2 Easy > Steps!<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823310x1201398722/aol?red...> > > > *- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
