*Welcome to the group!! Glad you found the bike and glad you found us! * * * *The 750 is a classic motorcycle and it sounds like you're well on your way to enjoying it immensely. Correct me if I'm wrong but 300 kilometers is about 186 miles! That's quite a trip for just learning to ride last year.* * * *How about submitting some pictures of the bike along with what you plan yet to do with it.* * * *Take care!* * * *Paul* * * *
Paul LeBoutillier <http://www.facebook.com/paul.lebout> www.hondanighthawks.net * On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 10:15 AM, tdsbruce <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey I'm new here. > I just learned to ride last year. I realized that it's time for > something bigger than the XT250 that I learned on. The selection of > pre-owned/pre-abused bikes is not large in the Nelson, BC area where > I live. > Then there was an '82 750 Nighthawk that caught my eye. It was hard > to start and rough running, but I felt I had to buy this one. The > other part of this story is that I also found a really good bike > mechanic. The valves were way too tight(probably from overheating), > and the oil looked like molasses. The carbs were totally unaware of > each other, lol. So, I sputtered away from the mechanic about six > hours later. running just a little better. Saturday I found myself > at my brother's place about 300 km away. Now here's the good part. > When I left to return home, all I had to do was warm her up. She was > a brand new bike. Effortlessly climbing the mountains(good thing, we > have a lot of them here). The carbon is gone!!! > I love this bike. > Still some things to do, including cosmetics. > > -- > 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.
