Pod filter questions addressed here. http://nighthawk-forums.com/index.php?topic=11123.0
On Apr 13, 2:07 pm, JJ <jwjar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Photos. Let me know if the link doesn't > workhttps://picasaweb.google.com/jwjarvis/April132012?authuser=0&authkey=... > > On Apr 13, 5:48 am, Kurt Nolte <vturbine.po...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Also, as the "price" for being on the list, we demand a sacrifice of > > photographs of what you're working with. An appeasement to the Honda Gods, > > offered up in kinship with other Nighthawkers. > > > Or, in other words, Pics Please! :p > > > -Kurt > > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 8:45 AM, Kurt Nolte <vturbine.po...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > I thought that myself, thus my decision to go "courier." Basically, café > > > with luggage of a harder sort. Plan to color match cases and such, and go > > > with the more angular style to match the angles on the very 80s 650. It > > > won't be /quite/ true to cafe standards, but it will definitely show cafe > > > influences and be what I want it to be, while leaving a solid underpinning > > > for the next guy if he wants something different. > > > > -Kurt > > > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 8:27 AM, surfswab <surfs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Gotta go with the conventional wisdom here. The old school Harleys > > >> and Indians looked good as bobbers, because they were big, beefy and > > >> overdone. So minimalizing the underlying design actually enhanced > > >> their lines, for the most part. > > > >> Metric bikes are already pretty minimal to start with, so bobbing them > > >> is kinda like shearing a sheep dog -- y' generally wind up with a > > >> really ugly lookin' mutt. > > > >> The few metric bobbers I've seen that I'd consider pleasing to the eye > > >> began life as Harley clones. Middleweight metric standards lend > > >> themselves better to the cafe racer style, in my opinion. > > > >> On Apr 12, 2:12 pm, JJ <jwjar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > I recently purchased a '83 650 Nighthawk. It is in bad shape but the > > >> > motor runs ok so I'm thinking about converting it into a bobber. This > > >> > is my first bike so if anyone can point me in the rightdirectionas > > >> > far as parts go please let me know. I want to get new spark plugs, air > > >> > filter and many other things - what are the specifications, brand > > >> > names of parts I should get. What non-OEM parts are compatible with > > >> > the Nighthawk? > > >> > Thanks! > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > >> 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 nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
