Here you go Javi, ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Javier Garcia <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 12:05 AM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] HELP! Buying a Nighthawk, too good to be true? > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > > > > Hi everyone, > > I'm new in to the group, to Nighthawks and to motorcycles of any kind! > After a long time discussing with my wife if she would let me buy mi > first bike, I got a sweet deal: if I quick smoking, she would give her > permission plus $3000. I'm proud to say that after two months smoke > free I can claim my prize. I just can't wait to get into a bike, but > not any bike, it have to be a Nighthawk 750. I saw it for first time > in 1995 in a close-up and I felt for it. > > So I've been looking desperately for the best deal I can find, withing > the amount of money I just mention... I found a good deal, and now my > wife and I are wondering if it is too good to me true. > > WHAT I FOUND: > I found a black, 1996 Nighthawk 750, with only 1600 miles on it... the > final price is not set yet, but it is under $3000 (probably $2800). I > saw it today. I looks beautiful and spotless. The body, paint, > chromes, lights, etc all look fine as far as I can see. I turned on > several times, always start right away, almost not choke. > > MY DOUBT: > because I've never ride a bike, I don't know how. Therefore I don't > have license to drive it. Consequently, I wasn't able to actually RIDE > the bike. I couldn't see anything obviously wrong with it, but it is > really weird to me that a 13 years old bike only have 1600 miles on > it. The seller is a mechanic. He claim he got the bike from a friend > not long ago (the first owner), but he have other bikes and he never > ride it too much. He just said he needs the money. The problem that I > have is that he is asking me to decide between tomorrow Friday or > Saturday, otherwise he would sell it to someone else (yes, probably > not true, but...) > > MY QUESTIONS: > 1) Are there any (common) ways to trick the millage on these bikes? > just replacing the whole gauge? > 2) Is there any specific points I should check besides "how good she > looks"? specially something for a person like me that cannot compare > it with other bikes. > 3) Under your experience, it is common to find such a good deal > (specially, such low millage)? Am I too paranoiac? Or this is just a > fair deal? > 4) Can I check the history of the bike with his VIN number in Carfax? > or something else? > > MOST IMPORTANT: > 5) Can anyone help me in the next 24-48 hours? I am very sorry in > asking so many questions, but it is been hard for me to find > Nighthawks at all where I live, and I would hate to let a potentially > good deal just pass by. My lack of experience give me a hard time to > decide. > > I hope it is not too late to ask. Unfortunately I did knew about this > wonderful group until 10 min ago. Thanks in advance for your help. > Cheers, > > Javier. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > 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] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > >
-Kyle On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:50 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > I think I joined on March 2009, the night before buying my 96 NH750, my > first bike ever. > I think the people in this forum convinced me to make the move. I can't > find my first email though. The google groups interface is not very > friendly on doing that. It used to be that you could see a whole statistics > of the group, how many member, how contributed the most, etc... I don't > seem to find that info anymore. > > Javier. > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 8:37 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I think I joined around the same time. I'm so thankful for the friends >> I've made here. Thanks Paul for creating it. >> >> Allen Thomas >> On Apr 28, 2015 7:47 PM, "Paul" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> P.S. For anyone interested, I created this group on Feb 22, 2007 :) >>> >>> >>> *Paul LeBoutillier * >>> *www.hondanighthawks.net <http://www.hondanighthawks.net/>* >>> Honda Nighthawk Lovers Email group >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nighthawk_lovers> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 5:44 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> 5 years??? Wow...where did time go? >>>> >>>> It's been great to have you on board Joey. Hope you stick around for a >>>> long time to come. >>>> >>>> >>>> *Paul LeBoutillier * >>>> *www.hondanighthawks.net <http://www.hondanighthawks.net/>* >>>> Honda Nighthawk Lovers Email group >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nighthawk_lovers> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 2:10 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> All, >>>>> Its hard to believe - but 5 years ago today, I made my first >>>>> post on this group. >>>>> My involvement with the Nighthawk Lovers has survived three >>>>> employers, watched me buy my second and third bikes, survived my marriage >>>>> and divorce. >>>>> The friends I've made - the conversations I've read and >>>>> participated in - being part of a group of people that know we are all one >>>>> in the wind. >>>>> Thank you all for being a part of my life for the past five >>>>> years. >>>>> Shiny Side Up! >>>>> -Joey >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -Joey Kelley >>>>> JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online >>>>> 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/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. >> > > -- > 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.
