Joey, I have a 96 750 and 82 650. They are totally different bikes - so your experience is not that far out of line. The Engine Casting do seem to get i the way of my boot. The one thing that sounds completely strange are the handle bars. I rode 2,000 miles last summer and had no wrist problems - very comfortable riding position and seat. Having said that, I wouldn't buy a 82 650 again. It does feel under powered and sluggish - especially compared to my 96 750.
Sean On Jul 23, 4:48 pm, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > About a week ago I posted I was going to go look at an 82 > 650. Paul amongst others basically had me convinced that I shouldn't > buy it anyway, however I did want to look it over. > I rode about a 90 miles to it and then jumped off the 450 and > right onto the 650. > I've ridden a few bikes, say about a half dozen or so, but > I've never gotten onto one and felt so WRONG as I did on that 650. > Maybe its just being used to the 450, but I felt like the pegs were in > the wrong spot for my feet, the shifter was waaaaay too low for me to > reach comfortably, I kept trying to put my feet on the engine casings > because it felt like thats where my feet should be, it didn't rev up > like the 450 does (slower revving) the riding position felt different > and wrong. The handlebars on this particular one had been adjusted so > they tipped inward considerably - made my wrists bend weird, but this > could be re-adjusted without too much trouble. > Am I just THAT used to my 450 that anything else feels wrong? > I've been on Sportsters and even a HD SuperGlide for extended periods > and several other bikes for shorter rides. None felt as wrong riding > position wise as this did. > Thoughts? > Comments? > -Joey > > -- > -Joey Kelley -- 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.
