Rusty - good choice. To support your decision check out these two in Portland OR - keep looking, the right one will come along.
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/mcy/1307737615.html http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/mcy/1299765207.html On Aug 2, 8:13 am, Rusty <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm looking for a used bike and found a 1982 Honda Nighthawk 650 with > 12K on it. It looks well maintained--it felt great when I took it for > a ride. The owner (who has had it for about three years) is asking > $1,700. To figure out a reasonable offering price, I have looked on > the web, checked out NADA (which says the value for an '82 650 in good > condition is around $600 and one in very good condition is around > $1,100), Kelley Blue Book (somewhere between $800 and $1,200 for trade- > in and retail value). I also spoke to a highly recommended mechanic > who said I should stay away from Nighthawks of that vintage (the early > to mid-80s) because of frequent and costly carburetor and charging > system problems. I do not know a lot about maintenance and repair. I > did like this bike a lot and would love something like it to use as a > commuter bike to and from campus. Anybody have any advice about > whether this mechanic's warnings are sound or whether this bike is too > good a deal to pass up, and at what price? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
