It's a 650

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On May 25, 2011, at 9:29 AM, grahamwr <[email protected]> wrote:

> Mike, welcome to the group.  NH what? a 650 or 700S,  Graham
> On Wed, 25 May 2011 02:02:39 -0400, Michael Dosreis <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> I had been looking for a dependable ride for the season and was looking
> for
>> something relatively cheap maybe $1100-$1500 so I hit up Craiglist. 
>> Started
>> looking around for a few weeks when I curiously checked out this ad for
> an
>> 84 NH, priced around what I wanted to spend.... then I notice "wow" this
>> bike is 2 hours away and 27 years old.  I continued looking for something
>> closer to my area, but I kept browsing back to that 84 NH.  Not sure
> why???
>> I decided to call the guy just to see what condition the NH was in.
> Typical
>> battery, carb clean, so on... I'm thinking 27 years old I will look
> around.
>> 1 Week passes I call the guy back and he tells me its still available and
>> would I like to come and see it.  I let him know I was about 2 hours away
>> but he assured me the NH was in pretty good shape and was willing to give
>> me
>> a better price.  I told him I would call him back in a few days and let
> him
>> know.  That night I stumbled on this NH page and was instantly turned on
> to
>> this bike.  All the pics, all the great info, the fellowship of riders...
> 
>> I
>> called the guy the next day and arranged a trip up.  When I pulled up and
>> seen this dusty, dirty, dulled up 27 year old bike I was a little
>> skeptical,
>> but the older gentleman had let me know about how he always maintained
> it,
>> showed me the records.  I asked him if I could start it up.... sounded
>> great
>> so I took it for a spin.  I was so impressed how it ran that as soon as I
>> got back that was it... SOLD... The gentleman gave me a much better price
>> which sweetened the deal.  Brought the NH home that night.  Started the
>> tedious process of wire brushing, degreasing, cleaning, polishing, and 2
>> weeks later I was done.  I have been riding it for about 2 weeks know and
> I
>> am psyched.  I love the way the NH handles, the response, and the looks. 
> I
>> have gotten many compliments on the bike already and people cant believe
>> its
>> 27 years old.  I just want to thank everybody for helping me decide on
> this
>> bike..
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Mike
> 
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