I'm good for between 16K and 20K per year. You need to ride more Graham. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 19:13:53 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Red '85 650 met it's end... Lots of parts in good shape. 47,000 miles in three years, starter motor is probably like new because you must have never shut the bike down. Better than 20k of intermittent short trips and why it still ran good after 61k. Congratulations on proving how long a Honda will last if ridden regularly and well maintained. My '85 650 has the same cam chain rattle, Graham On Jan 4, 2013, at 5:23 PM, Icarus wrote: > My dear Nighthawk was viciously attacked by a VW Jetta in October. Sadly, it > didn't make it... It will live on in pieces. > In short, a car turned in front of me and I T-boned them at 35 mph. The forks > and frame are bent and the headlight and gauges are smashed. > > I bought the bike 3 years ago with 14,000 miles, and it now has 61,000 miles. > The bike started and ran great. It was very reliable and I rode it almost > every day since I've owned it. Carbs never caused any drama. I used full > synthetic oil, changed with a filter every 3k - 4k miles. The only issue was > the cam chain rattle at 3k rpm. > > A video is worth a thousand pictures… > Here’s a link to a video of me riding and talking about the bike (before the > crash). Skip to 1:50 where I stop riding and get off. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yCJsPHf5Tc. > > Tank, $125: good shape, 2 small dents on right side. (Still earned > compliments) Some light rust inside (has not increased since I've owned it) > Petcock, $50: works perfect - clean filters > K&N air filter, $30: always had a few creased pleats - works fine - will > clean before shipping and oil if desired. > Seat, $70, recovered w/ saddleman cover - no holes/ tears - has years to go - > decent foam - high density block replaced with new rebonded foam > Exhaust, $125: right side is very good - left side has a dent from the > center-stand tang. otherwise in good shape. > Engine, make offer: 61k - undamaged - ran great - did not burn oil - cam > chain rattle at 3k rpm - oil drain threads need a timesert. (workable as-is > using teflon tape) > Carbs, $110: good shape - clean inside and out. Slides, throttles, chokes, > and floats all move freely and smoothly. No damaged parts. I kept them synced > and the bleed screws in matching positions. (limiter caps were removed by > previous owner) > Brake calipers, $30 each: undamaged - rebuilt about 10k ago - new piston > seals/ wipers/ caliper float seals > Brake master cylinder, $35: new piston/ seals in master cylinder (fluid > sighting window is cloudy) > Clutch master cylinder, $35: works great - rebuilt 10k ago > Clutch slave cylinder, $25: works fine - rebuilt 2 years ago > Electrical: everything worked as it should. Some wire harnesses around the > headlight were damaged in crash (pm me for details). Main wire harness is > undamaged, unmodified and in good shape. > Hand controls, $30 each: undamaged and work fine. > Ignition switch, $?: lock cylinder works great – electrical contacts missing > and back cover broken. Donor switch ordered. Fork lock works. > Stator coil, $30: work fine – wiring / plug in good shape > Side covers, $35 each: look good and have all prongs - minor cracks in aft > tabs > Tail cowl + trim, $50: in decent shape - no cracks - a few light scratches - > aluminum rails are also in decent shape. Grabrail has two 3/8 inch holes from > mounting a rack. > Taillight, $30: corner flange on left side of lens is broken - otherwise good > shape. > Swing arm/ Shaft drive, (tell me what parts you need and make offer): good > shape no problems > I also have a shop-stained, but complete and readable Clymer repair manual. > ($15 shipped) > > I have the whole bike right now. I probably have anything else that's not > listed here. I'll try to update this list as things go. > Most of these prices are negotiable and I may be willing to split up / > combine stuff. > > Thanks everyone. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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. -- 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]. 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