My buddy's V45 sabre is gone now but I enjoyed riding it. If I couldn't have a nighthawk I would have one of those. It had a low slight burble to the exhaust. Weird handle bars though.
-Kyle -Sent from Houston, TX, United States On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it sounds pretty good for one of those. They tend to be quite > mechanically noisy. Riding it is a trip, it makes a neat hollow sound at > 2000 and whistles from the carbs at that speed too. Partially rolling off at > most any speed will cause the whistle. When I got it, somebody had drilled > out the four rivets in each of the muffler end caps. TOO loud. I replaced > them and left it that way. They are odd for a Honda, no paper air filter, > just a huge slab of foam in the box. Short intake tubes on the carbs and > long, bent square tubes that run from the openings in the lid (all > internal). Whatever they had in mind, it makes huge torque at low speeds. I > seldom turn it over 4K. In 6th at that figure it makes 75+MPH. > It's nowhere near as nice to ride as a Hawk, just brutish. > > --- On *Fri, 9/11/09, Kyle Munz <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Kyle, 115 jet size > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 2:24 AM > > > Finally got to hear the mp3. Your VF1100 sounds nice, but I still think the > nighthawks sound better ;) > > -Kyle > -Sent from Houston, TX, United States > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Dennis Hammerl > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> Yeah, I have several. I'll scan and send tomorrow night. Just drop one >> bowl to check. An outside one will do. Find any bad stuff and you know the >> rest. >> >> --- On *Fri, 9/11/09, Kyle Munz >> <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> >> >* wrote: >> >> >> From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> >> > >> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Kyle, 115 jet size >> To: >> [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> >> Date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 12:47 AM >> >> >> Thanks, I didn't get a chance to drop the bowls today. I spent all day in >> the waiting lounge of my local tire shop while the tire company talked to >> the leasing company to talk to my company so someone could decide if I >> deserved new tires or not. I get to go back tomorrow as it was finally >> decided I deserved tires but they need to be ordered. Ppl say I'm crazy to >> b$#tch, but I HATE having a company car. >> Anyhow, I hope to open them up tomorrow at at the least this weekend. Do >> you know about which RPMs the different jets are used? >> >> -Kyle >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:39 PM, Dennis Hammerl >> <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >>> The size of the #115 main jet in your bike is .041" >>> The #35 is .005" >>> That's just in case that's what is in there but I'd check the size to be >>> sure if they have been reamed. You may just find something like #120 ! >>> I'm working on the intake area that would be optimum for performance. >>> I included the audio file of the VF11. Lot's of chains and gears running >>> around in there. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
