My first bike ever was my current NH 750. I am 5 11' and close to 200 pounds. It wasn't difficult at all, and I am glad I didn't choose the 250. Javier.
On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >> >> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >> ------------------------------ >> *From: * Joey Kelley <[email protected]> >> *Sender: * [email protected] >> *Date: *Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:31:30 -0400 >> *To: *<[email protected]> >> *ReplyTo: * [email protected] >> *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 >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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