i believe his breaks and clutch are going to be cable... at least my 99 was... i hated those drums, disks wwork sooo much better
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > Mark, > Welcome aboard! > Before Paul beats me to it - we love pictures of bikes - feel > free to send some along. > In general when buying a new bike you want to go over everything > that is a consumable / replaceable and consider replacing it. Look at > your fuses - verify they all work, verify that you have spares > available should they be required. > If you haven't done the oil - do so. > Air filter inspection is a good idea, it may not be necessary to > replace it, unless it is in poor condition. > Look for any sort of weather cracks on your tires - check the > tread as well - bikes that Sit are often worse than those that are > run. > Be sure to check your brakes - not only that they work but that > there is sufficient fluid etc. > You've done yourself a service by getting into the MSF course > before riding - do yourself a favor and never be completely > comfortable on the bike - if you're too relaxed, you aren't looking > for enough danger. > Again welcome! > -Joey > > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Max <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good morning, > > > > My name is Max, and I'll confess to being new to my 1995 Nighthawk > > 250, as well as motorcycles in general. For the past 2 years I've > > lived a mile away from work and I drove a Honda Metropolitan 50cc > > scooter - it was great, if not a little small, but with only a mile to > > go and getting over 100 mpg, I was content. That said, I just bought > > a house about a month ago, and now I'm nearly 14 miles away from > > work. I drove the scooter back and forth for a week or so, but I > > could quickly tell that I was just sort of going to run the scooter > > into the ground; the commute was many back roads, making the trip > > about 17 miles long and the roads were just awful. > > > > Having always wanted to learn to ride, I sold the scooter, did some > > research to help me decide what kind of beginner bike I should > > purchase. I found a 1995 Nighthawk 250 on Criagslist; this guy had > > bought it from one of the schools that does the Motorcycle Safety > > Courses. I had it checked out; it had definitely been dropped, has a > > few dents in the tank, but the shop said it was just fine, so $1300.00 > > later, it's mine. I took the course over the weekend, and then came > > home to practice for a bit. Yesterday afternoon I went on my first > > real ride, and it was so, so nervous making. I rode again this > > morning, 13 miles to work, and while it is nerve wracking, I have to > > admit that it feels good to be on two wheels again. > > > > After looking at this site for a while, I've found out where I can buy > > my owner's manual, and so I've just done as much, and I also ordered > > some riding gear, too. I'm sure I'll have lots of questions, and if > > there's anything that you think I should know, any advice you have for > > a brand new rider, definitely bring it on. > > > > Having no service records for the bike, would it be your suggestion to > > just do everything like it's a new bike - change the oil, etc? Since > > I don't know what's been done, other than changing the oil, is there > > anything you can recommend that I should check - maybe the air filter, > > and fluids? > > > > Very glad this list exists - there's an entire forum for the > > Metropolitan scooter, and I used it pretty often. Look forward to > > communicating with all of you. > > > > -Max > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > > > > > -- > -Joey Kelley > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > -- > 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.
