I'm glad the bike has some good recommenders. It is mainly for my wife who is learning to ride...mine also came from an MSF class.
The owner was out of town, and somebody backed into it, bending the handlebar, denting the tank, breaking a signal, and messing up the right footpeg. Thankfully nothing else was damaged....it was too good a price to pass up on, especially with handlebars being cheap. I think, however, they were really bent too far to ever get them back to their original shape, thus I'm looking for replacements. Unfortunately, 250 handlebars are tough to come by on eBay....I'm going to either shell out $40 or buy aftermarket, none of which have the same dimensions as the originals. On May 13, 10:29 am, Max <[email protected]> wrote: > I bought a 1995 NH 250 for a great price too - sold my scooter for > $1200 and bought the NH for $1300 with only 2,700 miles, so it was > great not having to spend too much. The guy who sold it to me had it > for about a year, and he'd bought it from one of our local MSF schools > - needless to say, it looked like, still looks like, it's been dropped > a couple of times, maybe laid down, too. The gas tank has two dents > and the handlebars have some skid marks, too. > > Before I bought it, I took it to a shop that I trust and they rode it > and did a few tests, and when they came back they said the one thing > that they noticed was that the handlebars were bent. He said that if > I wanted those fixed he could do it, but he also said that the degree > to which they were bent wasn't really a big deal. I would have assumed > it was a pretty big deal, but he point it out and said that they would > be fine. With that in mind, I don't know if that means that had they > been bent more significantly it would have been an issue, but I would > have assumed that it would have been an issue regardless, so anyway, > just thought I'd share my experience. > > Congrats on your NH - I love mine. I also just bought the manual, so > if you need any info from it, just let me know. > > -Max > > On May 12, 9:55 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Oh, - to absorb vibration > > > On May 12, 2011, at 9:47 PM, jmcgill wrote: > > > > The Honda microfiche shows that there are "weights" in the handlebars. > > > > On May 12, 1:13 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> weights? Are you talking about m/cycle bars or weight lifting bars? > > > >> On May 12, 2011, at 10:35 AM, jmcgill wrote: > > > >>> Ok, > > > >>> Thanks guys! Will the weights and stuff transfer too? > > > >>> On May 12, 9:08 am, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> They are probably the standard 7/8" diameter. If so any bike shop > > >>>> or website sells them. > > >>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > >>>> -----Original Message----- > > >>>> From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> > > > >>>> Sender: [email protected] > > >>>> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 07:09:01 > > >>>> To: <[email protected]> > > >>>> Reply-To: [email protected] > > >>>> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Nighthawl 250 Handlebars question > > > >>>> handle bars are pretty easy to bend back into shape. I use a rebar > > >>>> bender or my son. They are also cheap to buy just about anywhere, > > >>>> Graham > > > >>>> On May 12, 2011, at 6:21 AM, jmcgill wrote: > > > >>>>> I just bought a 1994 250 for an exceptional price....as it had > > >>>>> been in > > >>>>> a slight accident that bent the handlebars. > > > >>>>> With this bike, do I have any reasonable aftermarket handlebars I > > >>>>> can > > >>>>> put on that are the same or similar shape to the OEM ones? Or, > > >>>>> should > > >>>>> I just look at salvage yards and eBay to find a used OEM > > >>>>> handlebar? > > > >>>>> Thanks! > > > >>>>> -- > > >>>>> 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 athttp://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 nighthawk_lovers > > >>>> [email protected]. > > >>>> For more options, visit this group athttp://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 athttp://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 nighthawk_lovers > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group athttp://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. 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