Here's a link to a couple of pics of the bike - they aren't the greatest. I had just gotten it, and was very excited so I snapped a couple of photos while I was in my very dimly lit garage.
And there's a pic of me on my bike - I wasn't really riding, just sort of fiddling; I'd just gotten home from class. But when my partner took the pic, I could just hear my motorcycle instructor saying "long pants, long sleeves!" I'm a librarian, so my attire is always pretty nerdy, aside from all the tattoos I suppose, but I do always where lots of clothing. More than I'd like, but I definitely understand the importance. https://picasaweb.google.com/117513003577782445383/Nighthawk?authkey=Gv1sRgCPj6tO3Ok9KoiAE&feat=directlink On May 4, 9:06 am, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Max, welcome to the group. The 250 NH is a great little bike. > You will have everyone asking you to post a pic - you and the bike, > Graham > > On May 4, 2011, at 8:57 AM, Max 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 nighthawk_lovers > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group athttp://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.
