Because the aren't a true Harley, so the HD guys don't want them. And they are slow so the sport bike guys don't want them either. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: nighthawkin <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:03:31 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Well All, I'm back! is that the air cooled belt drive model? ive seen those go for cheap and not sure why??? On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > I was wondering how bad half a sportster engine vibrates, and what kind of > higher RPM power it could make. I'd imagine it handles well, and probably > brakes extremely well with those funky rotors. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Joey Kelley <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Tue, 20 Aug 2013 11:18:50 -0400 > *To: *[email protected]<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Well All, I'm back! > > Well I have ridden it - yes - not for any kind of distance however. > Believe it or not I actually think it is a spirited little bike. > Its a single cylinder 492cc (sold as a 500) engine and as a result not only > does it have more oomph than a 250 NH or Rebel it has a fair amount of > torque. Believe it or not, even two up its able to get both of us up to a > respectable speed fairly quickly. > I like the automatic choke - its just one less thing for a new > rider to worry about. > One thing I don't like - is the HD sourced transmission - it > seems a little clunky to me - neutral can be hard to find at times. > I am really impressed with the bikes cost savings - most of the > body work is plastic, and the rubber mounted turn signals are very cheap - > approx $20 - for replacement units. In short, its designed to be fixed and > designed to be damaged and bent up. > One thing that I have emphasized to her is that this is her First > bike - it isn't something we should accessorize too much. I have told her > she should run it for a full season, go on some longer rides, get > comfortable with the idea of motorcycling and then we'll revisit the idea > of her bike. She has stated that she would like to go on multi-state trips > and I've told her that although it might be possible, that Blast is not > designed with that sort of riding in mind. If we can find the right deal on > a nice Shadow 750 after she's more comfortable, I think that is the > direction she'll go. > I'll have a better feel for it tonight after I've taken it to > get inspected. > -Joey > > > On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Did you ride it? If so what are your thoughts? >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Allen, >>> What would you like to know? She should have it registered >>> momentarily and I'm going to get it inspected tonight, should be legal to >>> ride at that point. >>> -Joey >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> ** >>>> Congratulations! How about a ride report on the Buel? >>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From: *Joey Kelley <[email protected]> >>>> *Sender: *[email protected] >>>> *Date: *Mon, 19 Aug 2013 09:53:30 -0400 >>>> *To: *[email protected]< >>>> [email protected]> >>>> *ReplyTo: *[email protected] >>>> *Subject: *[Nighthawk Lovers] Well All, I'm back! >>>> >>>> All, >>>> For those of you who didn't notice I was gone - that's because >>>> of Paul and Kyle's excellent work keeping the group moderated while one man >>>> short :-) >>>> Public announcement: Paula and I were married on the 10th of >>>> August. After leaving the reception, we embarked on an international >>>> Honeymoon riding the 2007 Yamaha V-Star 1300 Tour. >>>> Here is the route: http://goo.gl/maps/w6BnX >>>> The first day (after the reception) was short - about 2.5 hours >>>> to our first B&B. The next day was the longest one of the trip. From Blacks >>>> Harbor New Brunswick to Port Hawkesbury Nova Scotia. 346 miles according to >>>> Google Maps, my recollection is that it was a bit longer with some side >>>> trips for lunch and gas and a couple of touristy things along the way. Now >>>> I've done trips longer than that in a day, but not with that much highway >>>> speed to them - that route is largely 110 KM / Hour (68.35 MPH) road and >>>> with the serious winds we got into around the NB / NS line it was tiring. >>>> We also made the classic mistake of stopping too much earlier in the day >>>> and not spacing out the breaks - so as we got more tired, we had to go >>>> further. If I were to do it again, I'd consider re-doing the route and >>>> possibly not making reservations ahead to allow us to stop when needed. The >>>> original idea of the trip was to run the Cabot Trail, which according to >>>> multiple sources is a great motorcycling road and quite scenic. After a >>>> hard day in the saddle, this did not appeal to either of us and we elected >>>> to go to the Fortress at Louisburg instead. The irony is that this only >>>> shaved about an hour off the total drive time for the day, but it was in >>>> the middle of the day so it felt better. The Fortress is amazing and was >>>> worth it. A recreation of a fortress and town in 1744 they really bring it >>>> to life for you. We'll go back - it was worth the drive. >>>> The next day was supposed to be Port Hawkesbury back to Back >>>> Bay New Brunswick - but we got off on a side tangent - the Village of >>>> Sherbrook Nova Scotia has a section of town that has 1800s buildings >>>> original to the town on their original foundations and restored to their >>>> 1800s appearance. Its another living history museum and filled with folks >>>> in period costumes. This wasn't on our original list of things to do and >>>> took us about 100 miles out of our way - but it was amazing. As a result - >>>> we didn't get to where we said we were going to and stopped instead at the >>>> town of Truro, Nova Scotia. Took a gamble on a local motel and got a nice >>>> night of sleep before heading for home the next day. >>>> The Garmin GPS routed us through Fredericton, NB on our way >>>> home, a different routing than how we started so we wound up doing a big >>>> loop. Back home for a night, we unloaded the bike, then loaded up with >>>> camping gear and went to Bar Harbor, Maine, for one night in our new tent, >>>> a wedding present. We did a couple of touristy things around Bar Harbor >>>> (which is a world known area and is quite breathtaking in spots) and >>>> returned home Friday in the late afternoon. >>>> By the time we had done some more running around on Saturday, >>>> we had done 1500 miles two-up within a 7 day period. I think she wants a >>>> different seat for the back of the Yamaha :-) >>>> We actually cut the Honeymoon short by two days - so that >>>> Paula could get her motorcycle license. We signed her up before we left for >>>> the MSF BRC on the 17th and 18th. I'm proud to say that she passed! >>>> The search that all of you have been aware of in spurts to >>>> find her a bike that fit her has been ended - we found a good deal on a >>>> 2001 Buell Blast and made a deal. This particular Blast has the lower >>>> height seat and fits Paula very well. >>>> Thanks for your attention! >>>> -Joey >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > > > -- > -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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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