Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 650SC taken over by daughter

2019-02-18 Thread Darin Hatton
What a great picture, can't fake that one! Saw she was a bit vertically challenged. May be able to shave inch or two off foam in seat to help her get closer to ground without altering suspension. I have daughters myself,17 and 20 :) On Mon, Feb 18, 2019, 4:59 PM Holger Selover-Stephan wrote:

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 650SC taken over by daughter

2019-02-18 Thread Holger Selover-Stephan
> On Feb 18, 2019, at 1:57 PM, Darin Hatton wrote: > > How is seat height for her? A bit too high probably. She can just about flat foot the bike, but just not quite. I’ll try to find a way to improve that. Holger -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 650SC taken over by daughter

2019-02-18 Thread Holger Selover-Stephan
Mark, thank you for your thoughts. I think you’re spot on, and I’ve seen similar scenarios play out in other sports. The desire to get the most bad ass gear, then not feeling in control and losing joy and interest. Both my daughter and I are new to motorcycle riding. We took the basic class

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 650SC taken over by daughter

2019-02-18 Thread Darin Hatton
How is seat height for her? On Mon, Feb 18, 2019, 3:52 PM mark weisenfeld wrote: > That's wonderful for both of you. > > However, let me share for posterity (or posterior) my observations. They > may not apply due to her youth. > > My wife went through 4 bikes before getting to the biggest one

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 650SC taken over by daughter

2019-02-18 Thread mark weisenfeld
That's wonderful for both of you. However, let me share for posterity (or posterior) my observations. They may not apply due to her youth. My wife went through 4 bikes before getting to the biggest one she has now. That was priceless, though not necessarily cheap. You see, she needed to go

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 650SC taken over by daughter

2019-02-18 Thread Tommy Hill
Looks like a happy young lady! Nice job, Dad! -- 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 nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carbs started leaking out of the

2019-02-18 Thread Darin Hatton
I'm with graham. If you have spark on those 2 cylinders clean carbs again and check compression on those cylinders while carbs are off if you haven’t done so. Good luck On Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 8:45 PM Graham Rogers wrote: > Also check for vacuum leaks, vacuum tube screws in securely, pet cock >