Or, he may mean that he rode it back and forth to the mailbox everyday
and never ventured beyond the homeowners association boundaries for
the past eight years.
Hard to say what that means or what it will eventually sell for
without more info, a thorough inspection and a good long ride. I'm
back
http://potucobu.t35.com/
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I am looking for tires for my 1985 Nighthawk 650. I am considering
Bridgestone Spitfire S11 tires or Kendra tires; Size 100 90 19 57H for
the front and 130 90 16 67H for the rear. I am looking for
recommendations. Also, I would like to know what tires came on it from
the factory. I bought my
I have that problem, with the backplate digging into my shoulders, with my
fieldsheer. Since it is designed to accept aftermarket armor, and I wear a
backpack 90% of the time, I've taken it out for the time being while I look
for a new plate.
-Kurt
On Sep 23, 2010 12:04 AM, Paul
My jacket was a passing the torch kind of thing since I got it from my dad
who doesn't really ride anymore. I'm guessing it was from the late '70s to
early '80s however he took extremely good care of it so all the zippers
work, etc. For it's age, it still looks good.
Sean
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at
I much prefer my leathers to the modern nylon ones... Then again i found a
clasic greeser jacket at a pawn shop for $20 It fit me right and it is
thick leather... Just spent the weekend with it on my lap working saddle soap
into it... Have to get it ready for the south of I-10 winter riding
LOL Wayne. Wait here Paul while I go get a hammer.
Paul I'm wouldn't reshape the helmet if it was me. Most of the
protection comes from that layer of Styrofoam that you'd be reshaping
and you really don't know how thick it is or how thick it would be
when you're done. The helmet engineers
I realize I got what I pay for, and should be able to get the bike
going for not too much money. It is just going to be a good
educational experience. This is my first bike I got to learn how to
ride on, and I still think it will be good for that. I am also
getting a quick lesson in motorcycle
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I'm a fan of the Spitfires. I put a set on my 450 at the beginning of
the year and while I don't have a lot of experience with tires I've
been happy with them. Plenty of traction wet or dry, decent wear
characteristics, and I'm comfortable dragging pegs with them if the
need arises. The bike is
I actually dropped my winter jacket it off at a tailor to take in the neck
opening a little. The shape of my helmet or something, if I turned my head a
certain way the neck would open and scoop up the air and the whole jacket
would balloon up like a parachute. I've been waiting all summer for it
Too bad you're not up north. Summer riding is cool (mid June through mid
September) ;~)
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From: Kyle Munz
To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: I finally found a riding
Hey bud,
Me and Stumpi (And others too!) live in Lake County. My '83 CB550SC had
issues when I bought it (or more like traded it for my boat ha) and one
thing I kept saying to myself is Boy, I really wish I had another bike to
compare to!. Well, I'd be happy to show you stuff on my bike if need
What kind of boat?? I personaly live at anchor on a 1983 morgan 416 OI ketch...
I also believe that all boaters, motorcyclests, and to some extent piolets
should be able to work on there own epqupment... So congrats on having the
curage to stick with this bike even after you found out its
My mesh jacket works pretty well in summer. I can ride into the mid to upper
90s with 100% humidity as long as I'm moving. Get caught in traffic and it's
hell on earth tho. The worst month for me is August, it's like your february
I suppose. Whereas Feb for me is nice and pleasant :)
-Kyle
On
My dad has relined helmets. Foam and the felt stuff and everything. I'm with
Matt tho, I wouldn't do it. That whole safety thing. I also feel your pain,
I think the Nolans and the Scorpions are really cool helmets but my head
just plain doesn't fit them. I also can wear the cheaper helmets like
I'll second that, August is hell. September hasn't been much better this
year, though, still hot and humid.
On Sep 23, 2010 10:33 AM, Kyle Munz kyle...@gmail.com wrote:
My mesh jacket works pretty well in summer. I can ride into the mid to upper
90s with 100% humidity as long as I'm moving. Get
Hey Sean,
Thanks, I appreciate it. I am leaning more and more to just getting
a generic fuse block and wiring it up. Is there any way you could
take a picture of where your fuse box is mounted? I am just trying
to figure out how/where it is supposed to be mounted. Currenty,
everything is
Thanks.
My boat isn't that big. It is a 1968 17 1/2' Glastron Bowrider. It
is old, but runs well. I have a 1968 105HP Chrysler outboard on it.
I had to put a new powerhead on the chrysler. I was also having bad
luck with the cdi ignition box on it so I ripped it off and put a coil
and
So wait - the hard luggage (saddle bags) has nothing to do with this
rack, correct? i.e. it needs it's own rack? I was thinking of maybe
trying to put some caribou cases or givi on my 700s, but I'd need a
different kind of mount for that - maybe that home-built one would
work?
-Dave
On Thu, Sep
saw this post; I think its a good deal for a great bike. Offer $2500
with the idea of getting him down to $2900. Its more than a fair
price, however psychologically he wants to to just drum up some cash
before winter so you should be able to get a better deal here. Plus
people don't have the
Yeah, I'll take the pictures when my fiance gets home (She has the camera)
and send them to the group for future reference for other users. Keep in
mind though that my setup / fusebox isn't quite right either so take my
setup on a for what it's worth basis. Also, I'm pretty sure that isn't
where
Last year I did a whole bunch of reading about helmets before settling
on the Shark I have now. Different manufacturers seem to make the
majority of their helmets for one shape of head.
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-helmets/motorcycle-helmet-weights.htm
I bought an HJC SyMax2. Fits nicely, a touch big; it wobbles a bit
when I'm in the top end, but I just tighten the chin strap a bit more
and tilt my head forward and it stops. Bit pricey (for me!) @ $175,
but it's nice. Modular flip up, sun visor, great airflow; my head's
not hot as long as I'm
There's a bunch of 'em around here (Atlanta), ranging from $1750, to a
brand new '03 (gotta luv Craigslisters!) for $3800, and a two-fer
700s for $3000:
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/mcy/1966139240.html
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/mcy/1940525395.html
Yeah Mike's is a good place. Knows what he's talking about and always
has parts on hand, in the rare case he doesn't he knows where to get
it. Like Sean said if you ever want some help both of us are in the
neighborhood and willing to be paid in beer. :)
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The manuel is a great start... And yea, your boat is quite a bit faster then
mine (i top out at about 6 knots) but for a long run i burn MUCH less fuel
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Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010 11:28:59 am
To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
I have the same HJC. I've been using it for more than a year. Pretty
good overall. I am not that sure about the airflow though. It started
to get noisier with the time, most likely due to the inner padding
wearing out. Anyway, I am thinking in getting a better quality, full
face helmet for long
I don't quite understand the term brand new next to 7k miles in
the last one. It must be due to my bad English.
Javier.
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There's a bunch of 'em around here (Atlanta), ranging from $1750, to a
brand new '03 (gotta luv Craigslisters!) for $3800, and
I used to run a little dingy for the local state park as a safety
boat. This thing didn't weight 200lbs and had a 10hp Evinrude 2-
stroke and with one or two people would do about 25mph once it got up
on plane. I've always wanted one since. I remember I nearly flipped
it on a stormy day once.
Not yours. Theirs.
Another term I hate is Mint Condition.
-Kurt
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Javier Garcia jajgar...@gmail.com wrote:
I don't quite understand the term brand new next to 7k miles in
the last one. It must be due to my bad English.
Javier.
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I've spent several hours on webbikeworld. I wish they had a chart showing
similar fitting helmets. I could find the one my shoei falls in and then
assume my head would other helmets in the category. I too have the problem
where my head is long and narrow it seems. If I get one that fits front to
What's weird (to me at least) about the web bike world helmet shapes
categorization is that it's vertical - i.e. your head would look like
that viewed head on.
While I'm sure that does affect fit, I've found it's the horizontal
shape that matters most, like the pattern of the tape measure when
Haha - I've always loved that term 'cuz I love mint.
But then I'm always confused, peppermint? spearmint? wintergreen?!?
...and it never is...
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Kurt Nolte vturbine.po...@gmail.com wrote:
Not yours. Theirs.
Another term I hate is Mint Condition.
-Kurt
On
HaI like the slow boats too. My dad has a 23' McGregor Sailboat
that we had out a Pymatuming a couple weeks ago
I have officially given up on trying to find an OEM fuse box for this
thing. I just ordered this fuse box:
I had the same problem with my HJC. I took out a dremel tool and
shaved about 1/4 an inch in the area that was resting on the top of my
forehead. Have ridden it that way for about 1.5 years with total
comfort. Of course I didn't need the protection because I've kept my
head off the ground.
A
I couldn't say if that one would or not. The models supported make me think
it might not. The 82 CB750 was very different from the NHs made a couple
years later. Have you had any luck checking eBay?
-Kyle
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Patrick pmckinn...@gmail.com wrote:
Since you know how
All of the ones on ebay don't have keys.
What year magna is your switch off of? I know the OEM part for th 83
550 and 650 is the same, so if a magna switch fit your 650, it should
fit my 550.
Thanks
pat
On Sep 23, 4:12 pm, Kyle Munz kyle...@gmail.com wrote:
I couldn't say if that one would
I'm not sure on the year was it was already off the bike in a box of
ignition switches at the salvage yard. It had VF500C painted on the side.
According to wikipedia that model was made from '84-'85.
-Kyle
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Patrick pmckinn...@gmail.com wrote:
All of the ones on
*Sean, I've actually heard the 2 year time frame before. I guess I'm stuck
and will need to just sell the helmet for whatever I can get. I think I wore
it like two times. It's a BRAND NEW Nolan N-102 and it's color-matched for
my motorcycle. (All my helmets are wineberry colored.)*
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*
*I
I had an 86 V500F. Pretty sure last year of the 500 was first year of Hurrican.
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:32:21
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I've never heard about the 2 year thing either. Both the SCCA and BMW club
require at least a Snell rated motorcycle helmet to participate in driving
events, and they require that the Snell rating be no more then that last two
editions (10 years, I believe).
Viggy
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 2:43
Any decent locksmith can make you a key from a lock regardless if you have a
key or not. Also they most likely can change the tumblers to fit a key.
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Thank you for the information. I think I will order the Bridgestones. Rick
Wilson
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 6:29 AM, Stumpi sandisc...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm a fan of the Spitfires. I put a set on my 450 at the beginning of
the year and while I don't have a lot of experience with tires I've
Yea... My dinghy is a 250 pound caribe inflatable with a 9.9 merc. Electric
start... It will only plane out with the roommate (skinny guy) a clean bottom
and no extra gear...
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Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010 1:24:53 pm
To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!
Well, ok. I just purchased the correct ignition switch with no key
off of ebay. Hopefully it won't be too much of an issue getting a
key. Who knows.maybe Ill get lucky and the key I have for the
gas tank will maybe work...not with my luck though.
Pat
On Sep 23, 5:20 pm, Allen
Well if it doesn't - remember - don't get keyed off!
Hehehe...
-Joey
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Patrick pmckinn...@gmail.com wrote:
Well, ok. I just purchased the correct ignition switch with no key
off of ebay. Hopefully it won't be too much of an issue getting a
key.
Ha.ya, I won't. It was only $10 anyway, worth a shot.
On Sep 23, 6:04 pm, Joey Kelley sandp...@gmail.com wrote:
Well if it doesn't - remember - don't get keyed off!
Hehehe...
-Joey
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Patrick pmckinn...@gmail.com wrote:
Well, ok. I just
Take the key you have for the gas tank, take the ignition switch you
bought, go to a locksmith, and tell them Please key this switch to
this key.
Worked for my car. About to work again, since I can't find the keys to
my project...
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Patrick pmckinn...@gmail.com
I have the spitfires on my 84 650. They are 3 seasons old and have been
great and still have plenty of life left. Good in the rain. They have about
6K miles on them. They came from www.denniskirk.com. Very reasonable with
good shipping.
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 3:32 AM, Rick Wilson
Yeah those 9.9Mercs are junk. Midway through my time there they
switched all the engines from the Evinrudes to those things. They were
carbed so lean it required a fasting priest and Popeye to get it to
start and it never had enough torque to get the boat up on plane with
more than one person in
Realy I know that some of there engines used the same everything except
carb (the 2.5 and 3.5 are identical except the jetting, same with the 6 and 8)
but i hadent heard that about the rest of them Good thing we realy dont
want to plane, uses more fuel... Other then the starter already
My XXL HJC has served Me well for 2-yearsSep 23, 2010 12:13:26 PM, nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com wrote:I have the same HJC. I've been using it for more than a year. Prettygood overall. I am not that sure about the airflow though. It startedto get noisier with the time, most likely due to the
That's a Nine NH Group in the ATL/GA CLpa. BernSep 23, 2010 12:16:16 PM, nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com wrote:I don't quite understand the term "brand new" next to "7k miles" inthe last one. It must be due to my bad English.Javier.On 9/23/10, surfswab surfs...@gmail.com wrote: There's a bunch
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