Paul, That picture just made me salivate. Beautiful!! On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Kim Paddock <[email protected]> wrote:
> The coffee pot plugs into the lighter. I've got one of those pots :). > > ------------------------------ > *From:* surfswab <[email protected]> > *To:* Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Fri, August 20, 2010 4:49:38 PM > > *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Spin-on oil filter conversion > > I'm in the real early stages of this idea. It's a bucket list kind of > thing. I'm twice retired -- once from the Navy and again as a tractor > trailer driver, so I'm no stranger to long-distance travel. Still > working at a desk job in the trucking industry. > > Although I've traveled this country hundreds of times, it was always > like the words to the song -- "Got a long way to go and a short time > to get there." Been to or thru every state in the lower 48. If you > named a particular place, I could probly say "Yep, been there, done > that." > > But if you asked me to describe my experiences in any of those places, > I'd be likely to respond "Well, I spent four hours there once, backed > up to the loading dock of a Walmart distribution center" or, "I was at > the naval air station there for 6 weeks of training in nineteen aught > such 'n such." > > And like that. > > So the current plan is a sort of "Smell The Roses" tour. Just wander > about with no particular agenda, except to investigate whatever suits > my fancy at a given moment. The annual Balloon Festival in New > Mexico, for instance. Or even the World's Largest Ball of String in > wherever that is -- I forget. And, most importantly, spend as much or > as little time in each place as my attention span dictates. No rush, > in other words. > > Much as I love my 750, it's not the tool for this job, hence the > interest in a naked Goldwing. I don't much care for all the plastic > on the rolling sofa models (Where's the remote for the coffee pot?!), > which is why I'm checking out early ones. > > To answer your question, what am I finding: The gamut -- from a '76, > needs carb work. $700. To a pristine '75, frame-up restoration. A > steal at only $10K (!) > > Best web site so far seems to be at the randakks link I listed above. > It is to naked Goldwings, what nighthawks.net is to Nighthawk Lovers. > > Stay tuned. > > > > > > > > On Aug 20, 4:08 pm, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Very interesting! Not sure I would want an orange filter cannister > sticking > > out from my engine though.* > > * > > * > > *Hey "surfswab" keep us posted on what you decide on for touring the > > country. What are you finding for naked Wings?* > > * > > * > > *Paul* > > * > > * > > ** > > * > > * > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 3:15 PM, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thinking of retiring (again) and touring the country. Been looking at > > > the early naked Goldwings for this purpose and stumbled upon a > > > specialist who restores them. > > > > > One of his vendors makes an interesting item, which caught my eye > > > because he also makes it for the early Nighthawks. It's a machined > > > piece which allows conversion of the OEM cannister oil filter assembly > > > to accommodate late model automotive style spin-on type oil filters, > > > like the 2nd gens (91-03) use. > > > > > Worth a look: > > > > >http://www.randakks.com/Engine%20Parts.htm#1 > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > > -- > > * > > * > > * > > *- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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 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]<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.
