i was using my cb250 1999 for a 80 miles round trip 2 up daily for a few years. never a problem even in the florida heat. my commute was mostly highway though.
it is a great little bike and i love it.. i agree with keeping an eye on the oil changes, but also i ate through sprockets, so buy good ones and a good chain, and keep them lubed well. you can also tweek the size of the sprockets to best fit you, i changes around so i could maintain 70mph 2 up, but it hurt fuel economy (went down to 50ish) now i get 45 on my goldwing, but still miss that little beast for the in town stuff i find myself doing now On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Double G <gary_galle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > The bike is well engineered. (I'm a former Honda tech.)..however heat > build up can be a problem wide open for an extended time. Back off now > and then, maybe find one rest stop along the way. Consider getting a > bigger bike such as a 450 Rebel , 450 nighthawk, CM400, 600 shadow, > etc. Many of these older bikes do not have a lot of miles and can be > picked up for reasonable money. If it takes a while to find a bigger > bike or trade up, be sure to keep an eye on miles and oil change. The > oil change is the best insurance against engine wear and damage. Be > sure to service your air cleaner. Keep your senses tuned to the power > delivery while you are making your ride, if you sense a drop off or > sluggishness, you need to pull over and let er cool down. Better fuel > is better. Good luck. > > On May 8, 1:06 pm, BoonesDaddy <brandonbogar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I'm looking for some input from anyone with long term experience with > > the Nighthawk 250. I have a 2008 nighthawk that I bought with 3k miles > > from a dealer. Since August 2011, I have put 8k miles on it with my > > daily 50 mile commute, 20 miles of which is highway. So far this > > little bike has held up great and saved my a ton of money on gas > > versus my '97 Dodge Durango V8. However, I was just offered a better > > teaching job that will require 72 miles on the freeway. It will be a > > longer (but faster) commute for me with no lights, but I am worried > > that I am going to prematurely destroy my little 250 by running it @ > > 70mph for 72 miles a day. > > > > So my questions are these: > > > > 1. Can my Nighthawk hold up in the long term for this commute? > > > > 2. If not, any suggestions on a bigger bike with great fuel economy? > > > > I will have to go through a dealer if I need to get a new bike, > > because I don't have any cash on hand, so older used bikes are > > probably not an option. I really want to hang on to this little bike > > as it has treated my well, but if I'm going to destroy it, I will just > > have to trade it in. Thanks for your input. > > -- > 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.
