Thanks Paul, My girlfriend and I plan to spend a weekend or so up in Leadville, CO. We will be going over Independence Pass at 12,100 to get there. Thanks for the advice and story. This is a great site!!!
Nighthawk Nathan On Aug 5, 4:49 pm, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Nathan, > The high altitude stuff is very real. A number of years ago my wife and I > were motorcycling across the Colorado Rockies at about 11,000 feet and for > the LIFE of me I couldn't figure out why I was only able to do about 45 MPH. > I stopped alongside the road and changed my spark plugs assuming they had > become fouled or something. (I was desperate.) What really surprised me was > a Highway Patrolman stopped to see what was wrong and when I told him, he > had no suggestions. I would assume he saw that kind of stuff regularly from > travelers unprepared for the thin air. > > Anyway, I installed the new plugs and putted down the hill at 45 MPH and as > I approached Denver (and starting picking up speed) a little bell went off > in my head and I felt MAJOR stupid. (So, kudos to *you* for being > proactive.) > > Honestly, unless I was going to stay at that elevation for an extended > period of time I probably wouldn't make any adjustments. How long will you > be at that altitude? > > Paul > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Nighthawk Nathan > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Hello fellow Nighthawk Owners.... > > > I live in the Western Slope of Colorado about 5,000 feet and my 84 -- > > 650 has plenty of power, but soon I plan a trip over the passes and > > will be cruising at almost 12,000 feet. My girlfriend said her 650 > > Nighthawk (She now rides a Honda Shadow tiss tiss) had no power at > > Altitude and would only climb the mountain passes at 55 mph in 5th > > gear. That seems slow to me and I read somewhere there is a high > > altitude adjustment I can easily do my self and am wondering if there > > are any high altitude riders out there who could give me some tips. > > > Thank you. > > > Nighthawk Nathan > > > By the way being an 1984 Nighthawk my bike is now 25 years old and I > > got a Colorado Motorcycle Collector plate put on. It is good until > > 2014. I will post some photos of this plate and bike on Paul's Page > > sometime. :) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
