Oh, yeah - forgot to mention that I carried with me a tube tent, acetylene lantern, and other camping gear, food and blanket, and several changes of clothes for when I arrived in Renton on that 1590 or so - mile trip.. And my 160 still had the ability to cruise at 70 - 85.
Stanley ________________________________ From: Paul <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 10:11:18 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Cross-Country Meetups? On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 6:56 AM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: Lie, > Could you give us a rough idea of which parts of the country you intend >to >traverse - ie - the South or the North or the center. > > Thanks! > -Joey > > > >On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Lie Njie ><[email protected]> wrote: > >Well I'm about 2000 miles into my 10K, 10 week, cross-country-and-back trip on >my '92 CB 750 (which started the trip at 72K miles). Definitely have seen a >performance and MPG drop with the weight of my saddlebags, tent, etc, but so >far >she's holding up nicely. >> >>Biggest issue is wind above 60mph -- if the wind blows the wrong way I get an >>nearly immediate performance drop, as if she's suffocating. Someone told me >>there's a forced-air add-on I could look into (basically a tube that pushes >>air >>into the filter) -- has anyone used one of these? >> >>I've got only a sketchwork of places to go on my trip with a couple key >>dates, >>but other than that I'm pretty flexible. If any of you might be interested >>in >>having me swing by and trade notes over dinner, or maybe have a yard I can >>tent >>in, send me an email direct with what city you're in. It'd be cool to see >>some >>of you face-to-face. >> >>Thanks again to everyone on this list, it's been more helpful than I could >>possibly ever describe! >> >>Peace, >> +Lie >> >>-- >>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. >> >> > > >-- >-Joey Kelley >JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online >JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! >JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > >-- >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 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. Yeah...a basic itinerary of States you intend to go through would be helpful. -Paul -- 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.
