I'm not sure a last gen 750 will be any more comfortable than what you have now. It seems to be the consensus that 200-300 miles\day is about the extent of what you can do on one comfortably. (Depending on your pain tolerance)
On 7/23/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > No surprise, but I owned 83 VF750, 86 VF500, 87 VFR700 (2). I am a big fan > of Honda V45. The 83-85 were good, but in 86 and 87 they were better. Think > my 83 had 43K miles when I sold it and I had an 85 Nighthawk at the same > time. I rode the nighthawk more often, but always took the Interceptor on > long rides. Definitely worth a look. > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:41:10 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] So talk me into a 750 > > I don't remember what years they were, but there were a few years back there > that had serious top end problems. Dennis H. wrote about it. Not only > that, > parts for them are rare also. Way back when I wanted one, but had a fresh > wife > and kid and little money. Glad I didn't b/c saw them in the shop a lot when > I > went by to visit. > > Stanley > > > > ________________________________ > From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, July 23, 2010 3:51:19 PM > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] So talk me into a 750 > > I don't want to upset the 750ers on this group, but I might go with the V45. > All > because of the sentence "I've had my heart set on one for a while." Get what > your heart wants man. Or be like Graham and get both and another half dozen > for > good measure in each color available ;) > > -Kyle > > > > On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Stumpi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I love my 450, it is a fantastic commuter and learner bike and has >>more than enough power for riding around town or country roads but I'm >>finding more and more that the torque just isn't there for long >>periods of slab riding. I changed the final drive ratio and that >>helped but the other problem, as you can see from the picture, is that >>I'm somewhat cramped on the bike. My leg position is a large part of >>my problems with the seat. That in mind I've been shopping around for >>my next machine. >> >>I've had my eye on a first gen V45 Magna for a while. I'm intrigued >>by the V4 and the anti-brake-dive mechanism and I've really liked >>having 6 gears. Water cooling is always a plus along with dual front >>discs. I could give or take the shaft drive and the cam problem >>doesn't bother me, I'm always up for tinkering and improving a >>machine. I've had my heart set on one for a while. Then I'm going >>into Napa the other day and one of the guys has a '92 750 Nighthawk >>sitting right next to the door, I gave an involuntary Oooooooo. I >>chatted with him for a bit and he also has a 700S but this thing is >>his baby. Used Magna's and Nighthawks of their respective vintages go >>for about the same so I'm somewhat torn. I'm sure I'll be getting >>some bias from the Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! group (:P) but I'm >>curious to hear options on the two. >> >>Matt >> >>http://16481440758028870596-a-g.googlegroups.com/web/Fool+_+Bike.jpg?gda=DOg4FEEAAAD2Sv5c1zlIsiHNALM79dzcWLIBXp8Uw0AEdDUBAFQWwOR6_cT6G33vEguQapNmWP9TCT_pCLcFTwcI3Sro5jAzlXFeCn-cdYleF-vtiGpWAA >> >> >>-- >>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. >> >> > -- > 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. > > > > > > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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. > > -- Sent from my mobile device -- 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.
