I'm a little torn to whether or not I should sell and get all I put into it back, or keep it and sink some more money into it. It has 32,000 miles on it. It is kind of difficult to start and warm up when in the 30s/40s (Really low RPM's with full choke. Can't touch the throttle too much either). All 4 carbs have at least 1 ceased screw (for the float bowls) and slow fuel leaks. The fuel petcock has a very slow leak. The dash is old with a broken speedo needle, squeeling noise while going 5 - 25 mph, too dim to read fuel and gear indicators. Oil filter case bolt is completely stripped. Looks almost perfectly circular. Fork seals will need replaced soon. Finally, the brake and clutch reservoirs/ master cylinders leak on both sides (not enough to drip on the new paint yet, thankfully).
Other than those issues, I really like how it drives. It's really fun in town and on Campus. Plenty of power to make m'lady grip on quite tightly while pulling away from a stop light or sign. People do turn their heads occasionally. But, as a 21yo college student who will be moving soon and has only basic tune-up tools, I may end up selling for the money or to upgrade to something newer and with lower miles. On Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 5:45:28 AM UTC-5, Allen wrote: > > For what one mans oppinion is worth. You should seriously consider keeping > it if you can. They are the most friendly bike I know of when it comes to > maintenance. And they are quite entertaining to ride. Since your young im > guessing you are looking to step up. I know the allure of a powerful sport > bike is strong but eventually you realize that you can have just as much > excitement on an old slower bike, the only difference is the speed your > doing it at. Everyone I know eventually went back to the standard bikes > like your NH. I still have my VFR and it has its merits ( you really need 2 > bikes anyway). But mostly I want to ride one of the old girls. > > Allen Thomas > On Mar 10, 2015 1:37 AM, "Arlen Burroughs" <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Ah. I do see that now after some googling. I am still going to repaint >> paint the back piece by the license plate black sometime soon. It's very >> faded now. Maybe I'll scuff up and paint that section black too while I am >> at it. Thanks! >> >> On Monday, March 9, 2015 at 10:17:00 AM UTC-5, Allen wrote: >>> >>> One thing I would have done differently is paint the lower side cover >>> matt black, that is how they are stock. >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 8:38 AM, EGrider <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> That top middle picture with the paint all crinkled, is that from the >>>> gasoline or is that MEK to remove the paint? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> 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.
