I was introduced to the Nighthawk by my father. I was ready to purchase a bike (with no knowledge of course) and almost bought a rice rocket.
My Dad was out at a dealership that sold new and used bikes. He called me and said there was a bike I needed to see. It was a '93 Nighthawk 750 with 5k miles for $4k. After seeing this bike, I became intrigued with the Nighthawks. I eventually purchased a 2002 Nighthawk 750 with only 8k miles for $3k! Thank you craigslist. I've put 4k miles on her since April and have no regrets what so-ever. Much respect for a truly beautiful motorcycle. On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 10:22 PM, Rusty <[email protected]> wrote: > Admittedly, some of us are smart. And some of us are just plain > lucky. > > With respect to Nighthawk, I'm a little bit of both. I've always > lusted after these bikes since seeing them while I was growing up in > the 1980's. For years after I learned how to ride, my friends had me > convinced that air-cooled was bad, and that anything built before 1995 > was just plain BAD. But I wasn't smart enough to know right from > wrong, so I believed them. Bought a Magna, and subsequently a > Concours. Both great bikes...but not soul-mates. > > Enter 2005. My wife takes the MSF class and passes with near perfect > scores on her first try. She immediately began begging for a starter > bike on which to practice. How could I say no, right? Being a > cheapskate, I hit the classified and started asking around, online at > work, etc. Eventually I found a 1983 CB650SC in PERFECT running > condition for a great price. > > Long story short...The Nighthawk is now MINE MINE MINE. It rides > high, which fits my blown out lower back nicely. It's lightweight, > and can turn on a dime. Super quick. What's more to ask for? I sold > the Concours and covered the Harley (1999 FXSTS Spring, Softail). I > cannot imagine a better bike than the 1983 Nighthawk. > > So my question for you all: How did you find out about Nighthawk > (intent or chance), and what makes you love your bike so much? > > Rusty > > -- > 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]<nighthawk_lovers%[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.
