Well listening or should I say reading all the responses to my question,it sounds to me like a person would have to be a fool to ever get rid of a Nighthawk unless they absolutely had to. Or I like your thought Robert N if Honda ever returns to the market with a 750+Naked bike. You know I had read sometime last year and even saw a picture of a new Honda I thought they were coming out with. Whatever happened to that I wonder??
----- Original Message ---- From: Robert N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 2:20:59 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Fw: What's better than the Nighthawk? Sadly I had to let my '82 NH450 go, mechanically it needed more TLC than I have the time or knowledge to fix it myself, my little brother said it was becoming "unsafe" to ride as is. Being a Bigger guy(6' 2", 250+lbs) it really wasn't enough for me anyways, It was a good starter bike as I only Paid $300 for it(I practically stole it!), I put a set of tires on it and changed the oil/filter and rode it for 4900miles, then Sold it for $500 a year later. Hopefully next summer I'll find myself a newer NH750 on craigslist. If not I have my eye on a few other Naked Standards, The Kawasaki z1000 or Yamaha fz1 namely. Unless of course Honda ever returns to the market with a 750+CC Naked Standard, then that would be my choice above all others. The Nighthawk will always be my 1st love when it comes to motorcycles. On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 4:01 PM, jjrobert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Since I'm not very mechanical (other than my public speaking) I wouldn't mind someday having something a little newer, perhaps with fuel injection. I think I would like a Honda ST1300 but it might be bigger than I could comfortably handle. I'm toying with the idea of renting one on vacation. A Honda Hawk (NT650) sounds like it might be fun to try as well. Staying in the 500-600cc range, there don't seem to be as many "all- around" bikes these days. On Sep 22, 12:51 pm, "Susan Sande" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Angela, > I'm sure the rest of the group here will think this is blasphemy but I > bought my NH450 as my entry back into motorcycling after a zillion years and > it is giving me a better idea of what I want in a bike. I've been a full > time Vespa GT200L commuter the past 4 years, just got the Nighthawk a month > ago. > > So I do now know on my features wish list the following: > > - 450cc is the perfect power class for me, too bad no one makes one > anymore. 250cc in a bike too small, 600+cc seems overkill for what I want > to > do > - I'd like something with a bit lower seat (my CB450SC is at about 30.5, > I'd like something more like 28-29) Can't beat it for comfort though. > - Something that weighs less than 400 lbs (ha ha ha) > - Where is that battery actually hiding? I can see the red cap over the > positive and nothing else. > - No sport bike crotch rocket styling > - Something newer that starts easily, less fussy all the way around etc. > Call me lazy but I'm spoiled with my put on the helmet, boots, jacket, turn > the key and go of my Vepsa. None of this planning 10 minutes ahead for warm > up. It's like starting up a Mac (Vepsa) vs starting up a PC (my Nighthawk) > if you know what I mean. > - Something newer that supports a lighting system strong enough to > actually use at night to both light up the road and be seen. > - Something with better gas mileage or larger fuel tank so I don't have > to fill up at 109 miles. Kind of puts the damper on long range riding when > fuel stations are far and few between. > > So what nearly matches? Suzuki LS 650 Savage, Suzuki Boulevard S40, Kawasaki > Vulcan 500 LTD... note they all have that Nighthawk look to them. Larger > displacement than I think I want/need. > > Though just by looks alone, the fact that I come from a family of former > Moto Guzzi riders and if I threw my above wish list out the window, my bike > of choice would be a Nevada Classic 750. > > Susan > > > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 8:37 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Angela! *IF* you do wind up selling your 750 I highly recommend any > > of the 83-86 Nighthawks (I am kinda biased LOL!). The nice thing about them > > is the only thing you really have to do maintinance wise is change the oil, > > just gas & go! I bought a '83 650 brand new, great bike. I currently own a > > '86 Nighthawk S. It's the best all around bike I've ever owned! You should > > be able to find a nice 550, 650 or 700S for between $1500 to $3000. While > > the 550 & 650's have plenty of aftermarket add-ons available the 700S > > doesn't have much at all (ie. windshields, backrest/luggage racks, ect.). > > Hope this helps a little. 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