Ouch, that hurts just looking at the pics, the good thing is that you were not
seriously hurt... the bike can be fixed
Have a great day ~ J. Scott
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From: Kyle K.K. <not.chr...@gmail.com>
To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 1:46:06 PM
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a while
I've enclosed pics of the recently crashed Nighthawk.
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Kyle K.K. <not.chr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The Upper Peninsula. I don't drive into Wisconsin except to visit my
> parents. I'll check out the Cycle Trader though, if I can find one.
>
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 3:21 AM, Mark Hasslinger <markh...@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> where is up here?
>> here in the Milwaukee metro area and all of Southeastern Wisconsin/Northern
>> Illinois there are a ton of them. Waukesha alone has at least two per year
>> at it's Exposition Center every year. If you buy a Cycle Trader you'll find
>> more of'em than you'll every want to attend within 50 miles in this area.
>>
>>
>> --- On Fri, 3/27/09, Kyle K.K. <not.chr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Kyle K.K. <not.chr...@gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a while
>>> To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
>>> Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 9:40 PM
>>> Lucky you. We don't have anything like that up here.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Greg Holuban
>>> <gman...@msn.com> wrote:
>>> > Well in Florida there are two every month in different
>>> areas. It's mostly
>>> > Harley stuff, but every time I see something new. They
>>> have windshields,
>>> > saddlebags, exhaust, grips, clothes, jewelry, tires,
>>> rims, engine parts,
>>> > trannies and odds and ends. It takes about an hour to
>>> walk it.
>>> >
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: jeff scott
>>> > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
>>> > Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 8:51 PM
>>> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a
>>> while
>>> > Where is there a "Bike Flea Market"?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Have a great day ~ J. Scott
>>> >
>>> > ________________________________
>>> > From: Greg Holuban <gman...@msn.com>
>>> > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
>>> > Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 8:40:27 PM
>>> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a
>>> while
>>> >
>>> > Go to a bike flea market and get the parts cheaper.
>>> Just need mirrors and a
>>> > handlebar. You can live with the dented tank for a
>>> while. Keep riding.
>>> >
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: stanley/ Randolph
>>> > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
>>> > Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 12:34 PM
>>> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a
>>> while
>>> > Not ever happen again? I dumped my 160 twice, but
>>> that was long ago.
>>> > Haven't gone down with the 250, but did touch the
>>> rear bumper of a car that
>>> > ran a stop sign on a cross street a few years back.
>>> She stopped, got
>>> > out just to look at her car, and said to me, "I
>>> hope you didn't damage my
>>> > car. "
>>> > I lost it. I generally don't use such language,
>>> but I was furious when I
>>> > blurted out "B---h, you had a stop
>>> sign!!!" She said no I did not. I asked
>>> > what, are you blind??? Do you know what that octagonal
>>> sign is right there??
>>> > as I pointed to it across the street from where she
>>> parked...
>>> > I thought for sure I was going down, but between the
>>> downshifting to use
>>> > the engine to brake and clamping down hard on the
>>> front brake and moving
>>> > toward the middle of the road (couldn't go around
>>> - oncoming traffic, and
>>> > around a curve and at night), I managed to just rub
>>> the rear bumper and was
>>> > surprised when it didn't just grab the tire and
>>> put me down.
>>> > She knew I was furious and got back in her SUV and
>>> called someone on her
>>> > cellphone - probably the cops - and I was not
>>> interested in waiting around a
>>> > half hour and then taking another half hour filling
>>> out forms and being late
>>> > for work because of this prissy skirt who thought she
>>> was "all that... "
>>> > I took her license, make, and color of her SUV, and a
>>> description of her on
>>> > my notepad, and left. There wasn't even black
>>> from the bike's tire on her
>>> > bumper. I shined my light all over it to find out.
>>> > That experience was a rush, man.
>>> >
>>> > Stanley
>>> >
>>> > ________________________________
>>> > From: NytWing <bglei...@gmail.com>
>>> > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!
>>> <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com>
>>> > Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 7:16:29 AM
>>> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a
>>> while
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Sorry to hear about what happened. Glad to hear you
>>> walked away with
>>> > only scrapes. They say there are two type of riders
>>> out there, those
>>> > who have dumped their bikes that those who WILL!!!
>>> Now you've done it
>>> > and it's out of your system so it won't ever
>>> happen again..
>>> >
>>> > Hope you get back on and in the wind soon...
>>> >
>>> > On Mar 26, 4:31 pm, "Kyle K.K."
>>> <not.chr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> Bike = dead. Handlebars are bent, mirrors
>>> shattered, windshield
>>> >> shattered, headlight shattered, crash bar bent,
>>> sissy bar bent, huge
>>> >> tent in tank....but my gremlin bell is still
>>> there!
>>> >>
>>> >> I think I'm going to stop riding for a little
>>> while. Not like I have a
>>> >> choice 'cause I don't have the money to
>>> fix the bike. But I'm still
>>> >> going to stick around and read emails and serve as
>>> an example of what
>>> >> not to do (ride in early early spring.)
>>> >>
>>> >> -Kyle KK
>>> >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>> >>
>>
>
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