*Excellent! Thanks for sharing the pics Matt!* * * *Paul * On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Matt Temple <[email protected]> wrote:
> I guess I should post a few pictures to the group. > So here's the link: http://photobucket.com/my85nighthawk > > It's been raining so much here, I haven't had much time to clean > anything up, and since this Nighthawk isn't garaged and just lives > under a cover in the rain, there is a bit of rust poking through, and > I have to do something about the engine paint, which is chipping a > bit. I have a pretty pristine exhaust set, too, that I haven't > installed. But here's the bike. I got the bike with around 9000 > miles, and I now have 17700 miles on it. I ride it to work and use > it for general transportation. I also have ridden a number of times > from Boston to the Northampton area to see my daughters. This > summer, if it ever stops raining, I'd like to take it up to New > Hampshire to ride the Kancamagus Highway. I'm not great with > heights, but that's ok with me. Not sure about the Blueridge. But > that's a long way away. > > Again, $350 from Craigslist, then replacement of a few things. > 1. Front forks > 2. Rear shocks > 3. Carbs (and new cables) > 4. The tank. (It came with a dented black one) > 5. One side cover. > 6. Two rubber turn signal standoffs > 7. Wheels (got a GREAT deal with two essentially new Dunlop 501s for > around $100.) > 8. Instrument shell casing > 9. Gear shift lever > 10. Handlebars > 11. Fork seals > 12. Brake pads > > The bike had clearly been dropped, but there seemed to be no real > damage > > I think my total cost is somewhere between $1000 and $1200. > > The hardest thing I did myself was the carb replacement. It was a > typical event ... if the choke was fully on (it isn't really a choke, > either, since it's just letting in more gas, not blocking the > airflow), it would just barely idle; but give it throttle and it would > just die. Main jets were blocked. > > Matt Temple > > -- > 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. > > -- * Paul LeBoutillier <http://www.facebook.com/paul.lebout> * * * *www.hondanighthawks.net* -- 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.
