The summers can be rough, I pick on my buddies north of I-10 because I get to ride all winter long and they can't but I rarely take mine out of the garage during late July and August.
-Kyle On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 6:35 AM, InDC <[email protected]> wrote: > Dude, I grew up in Houston, Westbury, near Meyerland and Bellaire. Have > very fond memories (Westbury Square, etc.) and think about going back, but > summers are a killer. Texas is great though... great folks, great mindset, > great geographic diversity (Gulf Coast, Hill Country, Piney Woods, > Panhandle, etc.) > > On Wednesday, October 29, 2014 2:58:43 PM UTC-4, Kyle Munz wrote: >> >> I agree with Phil, the money allocated to fixing potholes on I-10 between >> New Orleans and Vinton Louisiana isn't making it into the roads. >> When I transport a bike I tie it down without the side stand, but you can >> use it if you want, the key is to really cinch down the straps to compress >> the suspension. Run the straps through the triple tree and ratchet down >> until you take 3 or 4 inches out of the shocks. In back I usually strap to >> the grab bar, I'm not sure if the 90s bikes have anything like that. >> Btw, what part of Houston are you moving to? >> >> >> -Kyle >> >> On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Phil <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 1. Load er' up, >>> 2. Tie er' down, >>> 3. Movem' out! >>> >>> (HEEAAAHH, rollin, rollin, rollin....) >>> >>> Seriously, like Dave said, you don't need no stinkin' trailer. >>> Then backing up is a raw deal and time waster. >>> Tie it as secure as you can with buffer loads around it (on far back end >>> of load). >>> >>> Just use common freight loader and material handling sense. >>> The roads really suck between Central LA and TX border line (somebody's >>> been keeping Fed Expressway taxes), >>> but they get much better after you get over the TX line (Orange County, >>> TX.) Smooth sailing to Houston: well the whole >>> trip is really nice except from Central LA to TX border (i.e. don't >>> travel at night during this leg of trip, it could end up a nightmare >>> - i.e. no street lamps, anywhere in cities or expressway, freakin' >>> spooky.) >>> >>> Good luck! >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, October 29, 2014 11:18:26 AM UTC-7, Neil Dantam wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear Nighthawkers-who-have-recently-moved, >>>> >>>> I have an upcoming move (Atlanta->Houston) and wanted some feedback on >>>> a couple options for moving the bike ('97 CB750). Since the trailer rating >>>> of the Nighthawk is rather low :), UHaul seems the best choice. Would you >>>> suggest: >>>> >>>> 1. Carry the Nighthawk on a trailer behind the box truck >>>> 2. Load the Nighthawk into the box truck >>>> >>>> Moving to Atlanta several years back, I had a CB250 loaded into a 10' >>>> box truck, sitting on the kickstand with a couple ropes to keep it from >>>> falling over. That worked just fine. Would the heaver CB750 be alright >>>> riding in the truck on the kickstand (with some support ropes), or do I >>>> need to tie it down on just the wheels? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> -ntd >>>> >>> -- >>> 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/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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/d/optout.
