Haha, yikes! Well I picked up the spark plugs and tools, and I made it over the Swift Run Gap through Shenandoah National Park in one piece for my first 100 mile day. Oh and had a chance to check my gas mileage for the first time... 98 miles on 1.7 gallons. That's 58 MPG! This bike just keeps getting better!
-Noah On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 10:53 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I learned you have to watch out for other bikes to. On March the 14th. I > was it buy another bike that I was riding with. So you can't even trust > another bike. > > rodhall > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 9:42 am > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] New to the Group > > I would take that advice even further. I don't pretend I'm invisible, > instead I pretend the cars can see me but are actively trying to run me > over. Always always ride defensive, analyze all the traffic, and try to > predict just how that car is going to try kill you. Remember, they all want > to kill you! Apart from that motorcycling is great fun ;) > > -Kyle > > > On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. 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