Basically anything other than a sportbike, or something 15+ years old, or an 1100. I work with a guy with a BMW 1100 sport bike and it even feels a little lighter but fairly close. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: Jules <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:45:44 To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Thinking about getting a Nighthawk 750 Thanks for all the great feedback. I'm 5'6" and was able to comfortably be flat footed on my NH 250. Hopefully, I can be flat footed on the heavier 750. Does anybody know of a similar motorcycle make/model/style weighing about the same as the NH 750? I don't know anybody with a NH 750 to test straddle it, but I might be able to find someone with another heavy bike I could sit on. Thanks! On Jan 20, 4:38 pm, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jules, > > all I can tell is from my own experience, of course. I got a 96 NH 750 two > years ago. I was the first bike I ever sat on. I learned to ride and for me > it was fine. I felt a big heavy and big at the beginning, but I am tall > enough (5 11") and I weight about 200 lb. I am sure there is a big > difference between a 250 and a 750, but you already know how to ride, which > is a big plus. I would be a bit more concerned about the height than the > weight. How tall are you? > > Javier. > > On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Jules <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers, > > > I am new to this group and joined per the suggestion of Mark, a > > current member. So, I'll be relocating to the Bay Area in a few weeks > > and I'm looking for a commuter bike to travel about 10 miles per day > > around the peninsula. I don't anticipate going on any long distance > > rides, but it *could* happen. I was looking at Mark's 1995 Nighthawk > > 750 as I previously rode a 250 and have always considered upgrading. > > I'm new to riding motorcycles in general (started a year ago) and was > > wondering if any NH 750 owners could give me any insight into whether > > this would be a good bike for commuting short distances around town? > > Also, I'm rather light (120lbs) compared to the Nighthawk 750 and was > > wondering if there is anybody who was concerned about the weight of a > > bike when s/he first got it and eventually got used to riding it. I > > tried looking for someone with a NH 750 in my current area of > > residence who would let me get a feel for the weight of the bike, but > > nobody is offering (Nighthawks seem to be few and far between in > > Albuquerque, NM). It's still a mystery as to how I rode a Nighthawk > > for nearly a year and still know so little about motorcycles. Any > > insight into how to handle an upgrade from NH 250 to NH 750 and what > > to expect from a NH 750 would be much appreciated. > > > -- > > 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]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- 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. -- 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.
