Not that I know of. Just be wary of anyone who goes by the handle DirtyOldRalph..........
On Dec 10, 12:01 pm, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > Was that thief a member of this google group? Sorry about that bad experience. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Docpepson <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:48:14 > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Introduction to the group - '82 750 > > I found out about this group via a thread on the Nighthawk Forums, and > thought I would join - the more resources I have, the better! > > Last March I bought an '82 750 Nighthawk, and it's been an experience > to say the least. The PO was a tinkerer, and tinker he did. His > story was that he had a terminal form of Cancer, and needed to sell > his possessions for treatment. > > This is what it looked like when I bought it, and why I fell in love > with it > -http://nighthawk-forums.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=14145.0;a... > > This motorcycle is only 2 years younger than I am. I loved the look > of motorcycles as a child, as an adult not so much. There's too much > plastics used for my taste. I miss the days of chrome. > > The bike was a real bear to start, but it would start and run. It was > recommended that I do a pine sol soak to the carbs, which I did. I > was blown away by the amount of grime that stuff removed. > > Then my negative battery terminal broke, which began a chain reaction > of electrical shorts. I modified my main fuse to accept blade fuses, > but didn't get any farther. I'm still in college (but graduating this > week!), so my time has been concentrated towards that. > > I almost had a stroke when I essentially got all of my plastics (cowl, > side covers) stolen from me. A guy on the forums said he would make > molds so we all could make new parts cheaper and I sent him mine as > donors for the project. A month later he sent us a message that a > friend was killed in front of him, bla bla bla. I haven't heard a > word since. I was able to find some deals on eBay and get new parts. > I guess sometimes you've got to learn the hard way I suppose. > > As a birthday/Christmas present to me, my dad asked one of my uncles > (who are mechanical geniuses) to fix up my bike for me, and one of > them did. He replaced the ignition switch, completely rewired the > lighting circuits (the cause of the shorts) and installed some OEM > crash bars I found on eBay. He also rebuilt the master cylinder. > Currently he's painting the tank and the plastics for me before it > gets too cold around here. > > With some carb tuning, and new tires I'll be completely ready for next > season. > > I'm located in south central Indiana. If anyone is close to my > proximity, maybe we can ride sometime? > > -- > 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]. > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US.
