You might want to check out the advrider.com forum, I've seen many posts on nighthawks running dual sport tires. For example:
http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/dual-sport-tire-for-nighthawk.474313/ Regarding the shocks you can go with progressive. They are pretty good and make a big difference. Javier. On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 9:30 PM, blackbird <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for all the advice. I don't think I would be going hard with the > offroading. Just feel more safe knowing it can take on construction zone > messes with dual sport tires. I came across these specs: > Front: Kenda K761 100/90/19 Rear - Vee Rubber VRM-163 120/90-16 > *I heard bad things about the bridgestone trailwings. * > > *What kind of modern shocks do you recommend?* > > On Thursday, 26 May 2016 09:36:44 UTC-4, Jason Raynor wrote: >> >> The rims should not affect whether you can add those tires as long as >> they are the right size. I would be more concerned about the suspension. It >> is not meant to handle that kind of abuse especially being 30+ years old. >> There are some modern shocks they sell on ebay for this model, but they are >> pricey. > > -- > 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 https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
