Unsubscribe from the group On 9/14/10, Per Loge <[email protected]> wrote: > stopp mailing > > --- Den tir 2010-09-14 skrev [email protected] > <[email protected]>: > > > Fra: [email protected] > <[email protected]> > Emne: [Nighthawk Lovers] Digest for [email protected] - 13 > Messages in 3 Topics > Til: "Digest Recipients" <[email protected]> > Dato: Tirsdag 14. september 2010 11.47 > > > > Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers/topics > > this mornings brush with death [11 Updates] > stopp mailing list Nighthawk_lovers [1 Update] > Fuel grades? [1 Update] > Topic: this mornings brush with death > Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> Sep 13 05:25PM -0400 ^ > > > That annoys me more than anything, people that don't use their bloody > signals for anything. It's the only flipping way you have to talk to > other drivers, folks, and it's the easiest thing in the world to > operate, USE THEM! > > Down is left, up is right, signal FIRST then move when it's clear. > Rocket frickin science! > > -Kurt > > > > paul annen <[email protected]> Sep 13 05:36PM -0400 ^ > > > all i can say is > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pezdwLmU2H4 > > im not a huge family guy fan... but this is a running joke with my fiancee > and i... she works in the service department of an acura dealer and has to > deal with customers like this all day long... > > > > > > > Stumpi <[email protected]> Sep 13 02:37PM -0700 ^ > > > A long time ago I tried to pull a SMDSY out of a Lowes parking lot. > My brain hadn't registered him as a vehicle and I saw how fast he was > going and how close he was after I'd pulled into the lane. > > The only thing that's effective in my opinion (aside from wearing a > bunch of blinking warning lig hts) in avoiding lane change collisions > is keeping a close eye on drivers around you and always having an > escape route. If there is another car close or coming up my fingers > are resting on the brake, my thumb is on the horn, I have a route in > mind if I have to abandon the lane, and I watch him carefully from my > mirror to the corner of my eye til he's clear. That and leaving plenty > of room has saved me several times. I watch videos of people > commuting in California highway traffic and it just scares me to > death, there is no where to go and every single driver doesn't care > about you. > > I managed to slam the truck into reverse and burnout back into the > parking lot so all that resulted from the incident was a certain > gesture and an embarrassment that lasted the rest of the day. I > realized years after the fact that he'd been riding a Harley with 3 > headlights, all running, and straight pipes. Loud pipes or no there > is no substitute for being alert and expecting every cager to do > something dumb even when it only happens one in a hundred times. > > Matt > > > paul annen <[email protected]> Sep 13 05:49PM -0400 ^ > > > very well put matt... i did have an excape route, and i used it, i was just > watching the road ahead (intersections ahead) for other cars and when i > glanced back to my side he was half way in my lane.. and i was center in the > lane.... > > > > Kyle Munz <[email protected]> Sep 13 04:48PM -0500 ^ > > > I'm collecting clips of cages trying run me off the road with my helmet cam. > I should have enough of these 15-30 second clips to put together a 2hour > feature film in just a few months. > As a side note, nobody in Houston uses their blinker. The entire town is > under the misconception that "if you signal nobody will let you over". The > problem isn't your signal, it's that as soon as you turn it on you let your > foot off the gas and possibly drag the brake too. You need to MATCH MY SPEED > for me to let you over. Or at least come close, if I just have to let off > the gas a skosh to let you in that's fine. If I have to lift my foot off the > pedal and jam on the brakes with authority to let you over then you're out > of luck. Same goes for bikes, if you want people to let you over you have to > twist a little harder. So few people signal in Houston that it's surprising > when they do. Like I said earlier, I just ride like EVERYONE IS TRYING TO > KILL ME. > > -Kyle > > > > > MrViggy <[email protected]> Sep 13 03:52PM -0600 ^ > > > Yep, same out here in Colorado. People signal, then slow down! The best > was one guy turned his signal on to merge into my lane (I was in my car); my > front bumper was just slightly passed his, and he flips me off that I didn't > "let him in." I mean, really??!? I'm *supposed* to slow down because you > don't know how to change lanes? Not only that, the only reason I knew he > signaled is that I saw the side blinker on the FRONT quarter panel! Didn't > even see his back signal, as my car was already blocking it! > > Viggy > > > > paul annen <[email protected]> Sep 13 05:54PM -0400 ^ > > > florida in under that misconception as well... but its also alot of old > people that dont think about it and foreigners that just plain out have to > much money to give a crap... > > > had i been wearing a helmet cam the vid would be posted... > > > > paul annen <[email protected]> Sep 13 05:55PM -0400 ^ > > > cant begin to tell how many times thats happened in the YELLOW AZTEK!!!!!! i > swear yellow is stealth > > > > Chuck <[email protected]> Sep 13 03:01PM -0700 ^ > > > Here in Los Angeles I have seen people speed up when someone signals > to move over, (don't want to lose their place in line). Most bikers > are cool about lane splitting, but then you have the idiot that comes > by with a bike that sounds like an apollo lift-off, or when you're > doing 25 in traffic a crotch rocket blasts by you doing 70. > Had one clip the mirror on my truck(even though I was as near the > center divider as I could get), I got to wave at him about 1 mile down > the freeway after he clipped another car and went down. > I got so I wouldn't ride my bike to work anymore. > > > Chuck > > > jaybird248 <[email protected]> Sep 13 03:08PM -0700 ^ > > > The only way to stay safer in these situations is vigilance on your > part, as you can expect none from the cagers. Pass quickly, getting > out of the blind spot as fast as you can, staying as far left as you > can. And watch the driver's actions, including head and eye movements, > which foreshadow manuvers. Have your finger on the horn button and > don't hesitate to blow it. I have a headlight modulator. Can't tell > you how many idiots started to turn left in front of me, only to > notice the flashing at the last moment and freeze in their tracks like > deer caught in headlights. Well worth the $75 it cost. My unit, the > VisiPath, was also very easy to install. > > Jay S > 92 NH750 > South Florida > > > [email protected] Sep 13 05:49PM -0500 ^ > > > I always try to inform people of broken tail lights. > > The single brake light blinker effect > > BF > > > > Topic: stopp mailing list Nighthawk_lovers > Per Loge <[email protected]> Sep 13 10:40PM ^ > > > stopp nigthawk lowers mailing list > best regards > per loge > > --- Den man 2010-09-13 skrev [email protected] > <[email protected]>: > > > Fra: [email protected] > <[email protected]> > Emne: [Nighthawk Lovers] Digest for [email protected] - 25 > Messages in 4 Topics > Til: "Digest Recipients" <[email protected]> > Dato: Mandag 13. september 2010 23.00 > > > > Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers/topics > > this mornings brush with death [12 Updates] > Fuel grades? [11 Updates] > 1995 Honda Nighthawk CB 750 [1 Update] > speaking of diesel bikes... [1 Update] > Topic: this mornings brush with death > yeti <[email protected]> Sep 13 12:55PM -0700 ^ > > > i wrote this out on facebook.. please follow the link, read and > comment... > > http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&¬e_id=126136737437482#!/note.php?note_id=126136737437482 > > for those without facebook... > > > so, this morning i got a little scared on my way to work. driving > through daytona (the motorcycle capital of the world!!!) and a guy in > a car decided to merge right into me. now this isent big news, anybody > that has driven a bike for any amount of time has had the chance to > share a lane with a car. but today was different, i had krissie on the > back and that makes me drive more carefully, but on top of that i > dident see the guy start to come over. i was passing him in the left > lane and right when i was at the drivers window he was so close i > could smell hes morning coffee through the glass. i was able to find > my horn button quickly (not an easy task in a rush on the wing) and he > pulled back over in a rush. but not before i could react and get my > foot out... > > my point is that i love my wing, but i cant help thinking that if i > were on a louder bike (like an HD) he might have head me and not tried > to merge right then. on the other hand why should i sacrifice my > comfort (mostly talking hearing here) by driving a noise machine just > to get other motorists to pay attention like there supposed to > anyway.. guess it goes back to what one of my friends keeps saying "i > would rather be wrong and alive then dead and right" > > > Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> Sep 13 04:03PM -0400 ^ > > > Depending on what kind of car he was in, being on a louder bike > wouldn't have helped you at all. Any of the various "high end" and > "luxury" cars are so isolated from outside noises that only the > absolute loudest of bikes is going to be able to be heard well enough > for you to tell it's "close." > > Add in the fact that most drivers are /annoyed/ by the super-loud > bikes, and annoyed drivers tend toward more aggressive, less > thoughtful driving, and I can only see this becoming a vicious cycle. > As Tim can attest, I have several times made the comment that "some > pipes are loud enough you /want/ to hit that guy." And remember that > up until a couple months ago, I was a very confirmed car-driver, and > diesels besides. > > Hope all is well after this, > > -Kurt > > > > paul annen <[email protected]> Sep 13 04:09PM -0400 ^ > > > nobody got hurt.. but he was close enough to hear my stock horn, so i can > only assume that he could have heard HD stock pipes... but yea, drivers tend > to tune them out and drive like assholes anyway... and i hate the super loud > pipes anyway.. > > > > Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> Sep 13 04:18PM -0400 ^ > > > I've noticed that behaviour in more than a few fellow riders too, so I > more think it's "people on the road" tend to tune others out and be > assholes... Just saying. > > > > MrViggy <[email protected]> Sep 13 02:25PM -0600 ^ > > > Ditto, even when I'm driving my car! It's not so much that people aren't > paying attention to bikes, they aren't paying attention to ANYTHING! > > Viggy > > > > Kyle Munz <[email protected]> Sep 13 03:25PM -0500 ^ > > > The cars behind you will hear the loud pipes, the cars in front not so much. > The fact is that all of those 4wheeled jacks ARE TRYING TO KILL YOU! You > have to remember that every day, every mile. > > -Kyle > > > > > paul annen <[email protected]> Sep 13 04:28PM -0400 ^ > > > exactly.. only in a minor fender bender with a car both parties can walk > away... pissed at eachother, but alive and healthy... bike vs car, your > looking at broken leg or worse... my point(s) is to stay vigilant and (this > was more for my FB people) look twice and save a life > > > > Joey Kelley <[email protected]> Sep 13 04:40PM -0400 ^ > > > In a 4-wheel cage vs bike accident - even if the biker is right, he > gets the damage. > -Joey > > > paul annen <[email protected]> Sep 13 04:42PM -0400 ^ > > > hence "i would rather be wrong and alive then dead and right" > > > > "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> Sep 13 08:43PM ^ > > > Personally when I'm in my cage I try to stay in front of the loud pipe guys. > Simply because getting stuck behind them is so loud and annoying. While I > would never cut one off to get ahead of one, other drivers probably do, and > I don't even blame them. You can be safe without being obnoxious. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: yeti <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:55:53 > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] this mornings brush with death > > i wrote this out on facebook.. please follow the link, read and > comment... > > http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&¬e_id=126136737437482#!/note.php?note_id=126136737437482 > > for those without facebook... > > > so, this morning i got a little scared on my way to work. driving > through daytona (the motorcycle capital of the world!!!) and a guy in > a car decided to merge right into me. now this isent big news, anybody > that has driven a bike for any amount of time has had the chance to > share a lane with a car. but today was different, i had krissie on the > back and that makes me drive more carefully, but on top of that i > dident see the guy start to come over. i was passing him in the left > lane and right when i was at the drivers window he was so close i > could smell hes morning coffee through the glass. i was able to find > my horn button quickly (not an easy task in a rush on the wing) and he > pulled back over in a rush. but not before i could react and get my > foot out... > > my point is that i love my wing, but i cant help thinking that if i > were on a louder bike (like an HD) he might have head me and not tried > to merge right then. on the other hand why should i sacrifice my > comfort (mostly talking hearing here) by driving a noise machine just > to get other motorists to pay attention like there supposed to > anyway.. guess it goes back to what one of my friends keeps saying "i > would rather be wrong and alive then dead and right" > > -- > 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. > > > Joey Kelley <[email protected]> Sep 13 04:49PM -0400 ^ > > > When I get my next bike I'm planning on looking at one of those > headlight modulators that reduces the low beam and pulses it to full > strength - just enough to make it look a little more visible. > -Joey > > > -- > -Joey Kelley > Need Computer Technical support? > http://www.crossloop.com/JoeyKelleyComputerServices > At your service - via remote control! > > > paul annen <[email protected]> Sep 13 04:52PM -0400 ^ > > > ive thought about doing this as well, just havent had the $ and time yet... > but i dont know that it would have helped this morning though... guy never > put on his blinker to come over > > > > > Topic: Fuel grades? > "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sep 13 04:48AM -0700 ^ > > > My guess is that becaue the higher octane gas burns slower, theres longer > slower burn in the cylender (insted of a faster pop) causing less pressure > and therefore less blow by gasses... This put more energy to the crank then > blowing past my worn ot rings.... Its only got 78,000 miles on it now > -----Original Message----- > Date: Monday, September 13, 2010 12:04:47 am > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > From: "Stumpi" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Fuel grades? > > Ohh an '86? Hummm I wonder why it runs better? > > -- > 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. > > > Kyle Munz <[email protected]> Sep 13 09:36AM -0500 ^ > > > I don't know if it's just the summer heat, but my bike runs like crap when I > try putting premium in it. 87 octane from a reputable gas station seems to > work best for me. > > -Kyle > > > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 6:48 AM, [email protected] < > > > "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sep 13 08:03AM -0700 ^ > > > Dont know.... But if your bikes happier with the cheep stuff.... That aint a > bad thing.... My 250 i would almost always use regular and it never > complained, and i dont notice a big diffrence with regulay in the wing, but > the proof is in the numbers for me... > > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Monday, September 13, 2010 10:37:10 am > To: [email protected] > From: "Kyle Munz" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Fuel grades? > > I don't know if it's just the summer heat, but my bike runs like crap when I > try putting premium in it. 87 octane from a reputable gas station seems to > work best for me. > > -Kyle > > > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 6:48 AM, [email protected] < > > -- > 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. > > > stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> Sep 13 09:34AM -0700 ^ > > > It would seem that the 250 thrives on a good quality regular. Like, mine > gets > better mileage and runs smoother on Shell regular than a mid grade off - > brand. > Can't say why. It just does. > > Stanley > > > > > ________________________________ > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, September 13, 2010 10:03:24 AM > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Fuel grades? > > Dont know.... But if your bikes happier with the cheep stuff.... That aint a > bad > thing.... My 250 i would almost always use regular and it never complained, > and > i dont notice a big diffrence with regulay in the wing, but the proof is in > the > numbers for me... > > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Monday, September 13, 2010 10:37:10 am > To: [email protected] > From: "Kyle Munz" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Fuel grades? > > I don't know if it's just the summer heat, but my bike runs like crap when I > try putting premium in it. 87 octane from a reputable gas station seems to > work best for me. > > -Kyle > > > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 6:48 AM, [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. > > > Kyle Munz <[email protected]> Sep 13 12:07PM -0500 ^ > > > I would trust regular grade from a clean, well-maintained station over > premium from some dirty, water in the tanks, no-name station any day. > > > -Kyle > > > > > "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sep 13 10:12AM -0700 ^ > > > The stations i most frequent are walmart and the little no name place around > the corner from the boat that sells pipes and "accessories".... And because > both sell ALOT of fuel i dont worry about quality that much... I wan all the > diesel stuff on the boat from diesel from the corner store and now all the > gas for the outboard and gas gen come from there as well... > -----Original Message----- > Date: Monday, September 13, 2010 1:08:07 pm > To: [email protected] > From: "Kyle Munz" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Fuel grades? > > I would trust regular grade from a clean, well-maintained station over > premium from some dirty, water in the tanks, no-name station any day. > > > -Kyle > > > > > Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> Sep 13 01:14PM -0400 ^ > > > I've been filling up at the same station for the past six fillups. Sunoco > station, I even usually get the same pump. > > On Sep 13, 2010 1:08 PM, "Kyle Munz" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would trust regular grade from a clean, well-maintained station over > premium from some dirty, water in the tanks, no-name station any day. > > > -Kyle > > > > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:34 AM, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> Sep 13 10:18AM -0700 ^ > > > Your engine doesn't have to be fuel injected to have a knock sensor. It is > a > safety device, really, because they are doing all they can to max out the > engine's power and not reach the detonation point on low octane > fuel. Even if > your compression is relatively low, I bet there is. > I had to set the timing on my Beetles to the point just a bit more retarded > than > hearing a ping under hard acceleration. In other words, I retarded > under WOT until I heard no more knock or ping, and then a couple more > degrees, > to prevent damaging the engine. > I usually set the compression on my engines at around 8.3:1 or so. Most I > did > was 8.5 > A knock sensor will retard the timing automatically, so there's no guessing. > Now, with a hydrogen generator added, retarding isn't neccessary, and I > could > set my compression at more than 9:1. I just may do that next time I build > one... > If there is a next time? > > Stanley > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, September 12, 2010 11:00:28 PM > Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Fuel grades? > > I dont think it does... Its a 1986 carbed.... Engine wise its pretty simple, > but > thats why i love it > > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010 11:43:51 pm > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > From: "Stumpi" > > Topic: Fuel grades? > jaybird248 <[email protected]> Sep 13 03:15PM -0700 ^ > > > In the 75K miles I've put on my bike, I've never used anything but 87 > regular. No problems at 100K miles, and getting about 50 MPG to boot. > The NH is truly a low cost to operate bike and you might as well take > advantage of it. One suggestion is to use Chevron or Texaco gas. They > have an additive called Techron which is a lot like Seafoam in what it > does. Most oil company "secret ingredients" are just hype, but this > one seems to do as they say. > > Jay S > NH750 > South Florida > > > -- > 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. > >
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