Thanks for your reply! Glad to hear that you had a great experience with it as the first bike! My height is 7'5'', just right for 750. I think I will go for tryout rides at local seller's places. How did your bike run for the time when you had it?
On Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 7:37:19 PM UTC-7, Javier Garcia wrote: > > I got a 1996 NH 750 as my first bike. I was also a bit concerned about > starting with a 750 bike, but now I am glad I did it because I would have > outgrown a smaller bike very quickly. The NH is a very easy bike to ride, > it does everything well, and there are no surprises. Unless you do > something very reckless, you shouldn't have problems. However, this all > depends on your body type. If you are relatively short the 750 could be a > handful, and for sure you don't want to start with a bike which you can't > fully handle. > > Others will tell you a ton about the reliability. On that point, I won't > even bother to explain, I will just say BUY IT! > > Javier. > > On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 7:59 PM, YIZHUANG LIU <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I just turned 21 and I am looking for a durable motorcycle that is >> durable and not too expansive. >> A month ago I walked passed a Black Nighthawk 750 and was instantly drawn >> to it. After looking NH750 up on the internet, I learned about the great >> performance and glamorous history of this legendary bike. Thanks to Paul's >> website, I was led to this wonderful forum to meet with you all who >> actually have a Nighthawk. >> >> I have a few concerns about NH750. >> First, is NH 750 easy to ride for beginners? It seems to be a heavy bike >> with a large 4 cylinder engine, and I hope there won't be much trouble to >> handle for a rider who just finished the training program. Safety and >> easiness to ride is my top concern, and for this I can only learn form you >> who have first hand experience with NH750. >> >> Another concern is maintenance. Although lots of reviews say that NH 750 >> is durable and easy to maintain, there is no new Nighthawks now, and mostly >> I find NH750s from 1990s. Would a Nighthawk be easy to break down very >> often due to its age? And since is it an old model, would it be difficult >> to find places to repair? I heard that some mechanics wouldn't touch old >> bikes. >> >> Besides, can NH750 cover long distance trips? I am planning on a bike >> trip from coast to coast after I graduate from college. (going half way up >> route 66 and then farther to the east. On the way there are hot deserts and >> long-distance-climbs.) Breaking down in the half way of no where would be >> sad. >> >> Despite these concerns, NH 750 is still my dream bike for its excellence >> in all other fields. >> So excited to see all the passion you have for Nighthawks. This machine >> must be wonderful. >> >> -- >> 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 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.
