I agree with your fathers advice... My dad gave me 2, the first is similar
"pretend you are invisabe because they just dont see you" and the other "HEAD
CHECKS!!!!" my parrents ride of choice was the rebel 450 early 80s vintage...
As a matter of fact he had 4 of them...
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Date: Saturday, May 29, 2010 8:07:05 pm
To: [email protected]
From: "Joey Kelley" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] New to the Group
Noah,
Welcome aboard!
Congrats on your new ride and welcome to the world of motorcycling.
I find my luggage rack to be extremely useful, has enabled
me to carry a lot of things, even if I'm actually placing them on the
second seat.
Once you have it built, find yourself a nice cargo net, they
sell them at bike and ATV shops, a good one should last years.
Regarding a novice rider - I have ridden by a simple piece
of advice my Father gave me - Assume You Won't Be Seen. Remember that
most drivers are looking for a vehicle that is much larger than you
are - so you have to look for them.
Particularly in the rain and at night, remember that
although black leather might look cool - a reflective vest over your
regular riding gear (think something like your local law enforcement
folks wear) is much safer.
As someone with almost 10,000 miles ridden on my 1982 450
Nighthawk, I can say that my bike has taught me a lot about
motorcycling - sometimes the hard way.
One thing you want to do and I'm sure others will back me up
on this - be sure you have a spare set of spark plugs with you and a
spark plug wrench at all times. My NH has never left me stranded, but
there have been a couple of times when she fouled a plug and believe
me, a two cylinder bike does not run well on one cylinder! (Not sure
if there is a difference between the 1982s and the 1985s, but I use
NGK DR8ES-L plugs)
Welcome aboard and please keep us all posted on how you and
your NH are doing!
-Joey
82 CB450SC, Brewer, ME
On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Noah Goodall <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi everyone! I just purchased a 1985 CB450SC Nighthawk a couple weeks ago,
> and got my license last week. Thanks to all the rain recently, I've only
> been out four times, but I love it! I don't have a car, so this is my main
> ride if I have to go out of town.
> I'm really enjoying reading through all your old emails, and I'm hoping to
> build a DIY luggage rack / sissy bar for some planned camping and touring
> later this summer. I'd love to hear any advice you have on that, or any
> advice for a new rider. Thanks, and take care!
> -Noah
>
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