That is wonderful! Even if it is not on a Nighthawk, riding is riding. I have given some thought to a sidecar someday as my wife is not real big on hanging on to me on the back of the bike, She gets too tense. I just can't afford a bike that takes a sidecar yet. One of those "someday" dreams. One of our riders at work did the sidecar with his wife. He has a Honda Goldwing, A long time ago he had a small map of the North American continent engraved on a plaque and mounted on the tank. They would glue a small glass jewel on every state they went through. Last time I looked he had every state but 2 or 3 marked and almost all of Canada. Hope you have a great trip through Canada. If you have any pictures of the Ural and can post them, please do. Those are good looking motorcycles with a bit of a vintage flair to them if I remember correctly.
On Mar 29, 8:39 pm, Mark Hasslinger <[email protected]> wrote: > It ain't no Honda but I never got more for my money than I did with the Ural. > I took delivery in late November of 2006. I put about 12,000Km on it before > I took off across country West if the Mississippi after my youngest son > finished Lion's Camp in mid June. We put on over 7000 miles before we got > back 12 days late for school. Last summer we Toured mostly in the mid-west > and I'm now pushing 39,000Km. We plan on Touring Canada this summer and will > start sooner since my son is not going to Lions Camp this year. I only get > to ride my Nighthawk in-between Ural sessions in non-salt-on-the-road months > because I refuse to ride it in the s...@#@!...@#it. The Ural allows me to > motorcycle with my son who is disabled and cannot drive. It is a blessing. > I am conflicted with not being able to ride all summer on the NH but that's > my particular cross to bear and I do it willingly. > > One of the attractions was the boxer engine which I've been in love with > since my teens. I have owned VW beetles long after they stopped making them > because I loved working on them as I continue to do with the Ural. My cross > isn't that heavy... > > Winter riding is like sidecars a very eclectic taste. Those that do it love > it. I can't explain it anymore than that. > > --- On Sun, 3/29/09, Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: went down today > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 12:06 PM > > Good point! It's like snowmobile riding. You dress > > right and you can > > stay awfully warm. They make some great gear these days > > for wet and > > cold. Still, I am going to need many more years of riding > > before I > > try it in the winter! I am still learning! I have seen a > > few of > > those Urals around. Those are really cool looking bikes. > > How long > > have you had it? How's it run for you? > > > On Mar 28, 8:40 pm, Mark Hasslinger > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I ride my Ural year round. A little snow or below 0^ > > weather isn't a concern. In fact I'm warmer than > > those cage idiots that freeze their butts off trying to warm > > up their cages, I'm warm when I leave the house and stay > > that way althrough my ride cause I dress for it. I > > can't believe the ignorance of ppl. > > > > --- On Sat, 3/28/09, Minnesota Blue > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > From: Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: went down today > > > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" > > <[email protected]> > > > > Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009, 2:04 PM > > > > I live in Minnesota and work at a transportation > > company. > > > > In the same > > > > garage with us is a motorcycle funeral escort > > business. > > > > These people > > > > are truly nuts! They ride Harley Road Kings 365 > > days a > > > > year > > > > regardless of weather, road conditions, or > > temperature. > > > > When the snow > > > > falls they slap on a 3rd wheel sidecar frame with > > some > > > > weights on it > > > > and off they go! Not only are they riding, they > > are > > > > leading funeral > > > > processions and stopping traffic when needed to > > allow the > > > > procession > > > > to remain together. Can you imagine putting > > yourself in > > > > the way of > > > > traffic on snow covered roads! Don't get me > > wrong, > > > > they have heated > > > > grips, large windscreens, huge glove covers, and > > are > > > > dressed head to > > > > toe in warm gear, but at -10 degrees in snow > > there is no > > > > way you get > > > > me out there with them! > > > > > On Mar 23, 11:29 am, stanley/ Randolph > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > JD - I'm with you. I have ridden on > > gravel > > > > with street tires and on grass also, and that > > was bad > > > > enough. I didn't fall, but the lack of > > traction really > > > > gets the heart pumpin' when it feels like > > you're > > > > goin' down. > > > > > > Stanley > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > From: JD <[email protected]> > > > > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 3:35:06 PM > > > > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: went down > > today > > > > > > I used to live up in Eastern Washington, but > > now > > > > I'm down in LA. Snow > > > > > is one thing I've always refused to ride > > in. > > > > I've ridden in crazy > > > > > rain, hail, below freezing, and heavy fog. > > If someone > > > > knows anything > > > > > riding techniques to use in the snow maybe > > I'd try > > > > it. But right now, > > > > > I won't take out anything that > > doesn't have at > > > > least three wheels in > > > > > the snow. If I can't bank on at least a > > little bit > > > > of traction I want > > > > > more stability....that's just me > > > > > ~JD > > > > > > On Mar 21, 8:48 am, "Kyle K.K." > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I was going all of 3 mph. No damage to > > me or the > > > > bike (yay for the > > > > > > giant crashbar.) 90 degree corners on > > snow > > > > SUUUUUUUCK. > > > > > > > Anyone else riding in snow? > > > > > > > -Kyle- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
