Once you stick your face in the wind, like dogs do out the car window, you never NOT want to do it again (!)
On Aug 19, 7:21 pm, "Ross M. Jamison" <[email protected]> wrote: > My uncle rode a Honda 750 until he was 75. He would have had a night hawk. > Memory does not serve me so I cannot tell you when that was. He also owned a > cushman topper. I remember it being in his garage. I don't ever remember him > riding it. > > Thank you, > > Ross M. Jamison > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 19, 2012, at 6:05 PM, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > When my Grandfather was in his mid 70's when he went for almost a month > > long tour of the North east and Canada motorcycle camping. When he got out > > of the Navy after WW2 he did a west coast to east coast ride with a buddy > > on two old Indians. It was his first motorcycle experience. He never owned > > a bike again till he turned 70 (though he always wanted one), and once he > > got one he rode till the day he died at 80. That is how I got into riding > > as I inherited his NH. > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: surfswab <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:30:57 > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Arthur's Great Ride > > > Kudos. Outstanding. A man after my own heart. > > > I'm 70 and plan something similar I call the Smell The Roses tour -- > > just wander about aimlessly allowing spur of the moment to dictate the > > destination. I'll probly use the Wing for comfort, though, rather > > than my 750, due to some physical limitations (sciatica and a not > > quite healed tailbone injury). > > > High-five your buddy. He's an inspiration to us old farts. > > > On Aug 19, 1:35 pm, Jaybird248 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A riding club buddy of mine has a '93 NH750. He's 77. Well, Arthur and > >> his NH just completed a 2 1/2 week 8.000 mile grand circle of the U.S., > >> South Florida to California and back, with much of it at 85 mph on the > >> superslab. Other than a loose wire in the headlight and and a stuck > >> speedometer cable, the 19 year-old bike, which had 40K+ miles on it when > >> he started, never missed a beat. Meanwhile a fellow travelers on a much > >> newer, far more expensive, Suzuki broke down. More proof that the NH is > >> a great bike! > > >> Jay S > >> 92 NH750 (120M+ miles) > >> South Florida > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://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 > > athttp://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.
