Allen, Ed and All,
My apologies - I left out one additional point - the 450 was not
comfortable on the Interstate - it did not have the power without being run
almost wide open to maintain 70 MPH. I would make the statement that for
today's traveling, particularly if you have the occasion to go on the
Interstate (and who doesn't?) I would recommend a bike with more than 33 HP.
The displacement has less to do with that than the HP rating.
-Joey
On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** While I agree with most of what Joey said, I personally think a 250 is
> too small unless you live in the city. Besides the NH 250 is not all that
> great when compared to its competition. Its benefit is that it was the only
> standard 250 for a long time so there are lots of them around.
>
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> *From: * Joey Kelley <[email protected]>
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> *Date: *Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:31:30 -0400
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> *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] First Time Rider
>
> Ed,
> This is actually a common question among beginning riders - what do
> I want to ride - how big a bike should I ride - what is too big etc.
> I started with a 1982 Nighthawk 450. I bought that bike in 2001,
> with a little under four thousand miles on it. 10 years later, the bike has
> over 17,000 on it, 5,000 of that in the year of 2010.
> I tend to keep vehicles for long periods of time - I also tend to
> keep vehicles until they no longer meet my needs - this is the case with the
> 450. With a few hundred dollars, I could put that bike back on the road
> within a week. But, to quote an e-mail Kyle Munz sent (I think to this
> group) "If it was perfect, would it be the bike you want?" (I may have
> paraphrased a bit) The answer was no. My knees hurt from the cramped riding
> position - no windshield - no bags and lets face it, pulling into a bike
> night with a 450 wasn't exactly turning heads. Particularly this one -
> mechanically sound (Its a Honda - DUH!) but the cosmetics had been allowed
> to go down hill by previous owners.
> My advise - get yourself a used, possibly slightly less than
> pristine 250 - learn to ride - find out if you like motorcycling - make some
> mistakes, dump the bike a few times (heck, that happens to the best of us
> anyway!) and in a year or 5,000 miles - you can't really make a judgement
> until you've put that much time / miles on the bike IMHO - make the decision
> that you like motorcycling or you don't, then make the decision that you
> want to keep the 250 or not.
> If you grab a Shadow now, you might beat yourself up later for
> dumping it in a rookie mistake.
> Just a few thoughts.
> -Joey
>
> On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Ed <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> My question concerns which bike is considered reasonable for a first
>> time rider who still rides a bicycle to work at age 50; stands 6' 2''
>> and weighs 180 pounds. The Nighthawk 250 is of interest to me but the
>> Shadow is easily manageable as well.
>>
>> Thanks all
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