He's over 6 foot tall - very long legged - and has a 2004 HD Touring bike.
Somehow I don't think he's interested :-)
The major problem isn't the fork seals - its the tires -
and the decision I made that the 450 wasn't meeting my comfort needs
anymore - and I decided to move on.
I have a feeling I'll keep it though and fix it when I have
the time....
-Joey
On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> Fork seals are a one day only repair low dollar too. Let you're Dad ride it
> and he won't have a problem storing it.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joey Kelley <[email protected]>
> Sender: [email protected]
> Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:17:52
> To: <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] What I've been working on.
>
> Allen,
> I know exactly what you mean - with my recent purchase I'm
> trying to make up my mind if I want to sit on the NH with the
> knowledge that if I sell the first vehicle I ever bought for the road
> - I'll never be able to get it back. My NH owes me nothing - I have no
> payments on it - its worth more to me in sentimental value than it is
> in cash - and perhaps one day I'll have the facility (ie a nice
> garage) that I can rebuild the fork seals - and put it back on the
> road.
> On the other hand - Dad wants it out of his shed :-)
> -Joey
>
> On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Still have to rebuild the forks and put the front end back on. It should
>> only be another day in the garage away from inspection ready. I'm letting
>> him use the NH to refresh his skills since he hasn't rode for 20 years. This
>> bike wheelies at half throttle and truth be told I'm a little scared of it.
>> I don't want to see him get hurt so I have another reason for holding out on
>> selling the NH. I really wish I could keep both bikes.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joey Kelley <[email protected]>
>> Sender: [email protected]
>> Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:55:26
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Reply-To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] What I've been working on.
>>
>> Wow! Quite the mini-overhaul!
>> Good job done by the looks!
>> -Joey
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Replacing the tires, oil, plugs, brake cleaning/pads, and fork seals. He
>>> just got it and it we are fixing the stuff we know that it needs for
>>> inspection. We have to get a quieter slip on as that 6 inch D&D is so loud
>>> it makes you're inner ear buzz rather painfully.
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Joey Kelley <[email protected]>
>>> Sender: [email protected]
>>> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:30:43
>>> To: <[email protected]>
>>> Reply-To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] What I've been working on.
>>>
>>> Allen,
>>> What were you doing to it? Suspension? Wheel swap?
>>> -Joey
>>>
>>> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>> No center stand and needed to remove both wheels and forks. We thought that
>>>> big block 440 over there has to weigh more than this bike. So out came the
>>>> cherry picker.
>>>>
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>>>>________________________________
>>>> From: paul annen <[email protected]>
>>>> Sender: [email protected]
>>>> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:46:05 -0400
>>>> To: <[email protected]>
>>>> ReplyTo: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] What I've been working on.
>>>> whatever works..
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Worked out well he has frame sliders and we put jack stands under them to
>>>>> steady the bike while cranking on the rear axel nut.
>>>>>
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>>>>>________________________________
>>>>> From: Javier Garcia <[email protected]>
>>>>> Sender: [email protected]
>>>>> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:24:38 -0400
>>>>> To: <[email protected]>
>>>>> ReplyTo: [email protected]
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] What I've been working on.
>>>>> Nice way to lift the bike.
>>>>> Javier.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My buddies bike.
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