[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Motorcycle with reverse

Does everybody have a whacky uncle ? They should. Mine was a pilot and he would take me for rides in his Cessna 172. A former military pilot, he got bored fast. I was forbidden to go up with him after an inverted, tree top fly-over of our house.. lot'sa fun. He taught me archery and how to drive

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Motorcycle with reverse

now for some history Stopping a two stroke and starting it running backwards is / was actually used. The Isseta and Messerschmidt cabin scooters as well as the Victoria (all German mini-cars) were powered by small two stroke singles and employed that method to reverse. Since the transmission

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a while

You can get anything you wantfar out man --- On Thu, 3/26/09, Tree Doc wrote: From: Tree Doc Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a while To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 7:53 PM Way to cheat deathwhatever it was that you did! Looking forw

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a while

Hi Kyle, very sad news. I only been around the group for a couple of weeks, but I've seen that you are among the most important contributors. Actually I still remember you were the first to answer my questions 10 min after I posted them, the first I time I did. I hope you get on your bike soon... w

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a while

So sorry to hear about it Kyle. Bummer!! But I'm glad you're sticking around. Paul Paul LeBoutillier Nighthawk Lovers Email Group Admin On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Kyle K.K. wrote: > > Bike = dead. Handlebars are bent, mirrors shattered

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Motorcycle with reverse

My mother and I went over to visit my uncle and his family once when I was a small tyke of seven or eight years old. While we were visiting, my uncle snuck outside and jacked my mother's car up so all four wheels were like an inch off the ground. Then he comes back in and continued to visit.

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Motorcycle with reverse

Crazy!! I never heard of such a thing. I even owned a 2-stroke once...my very first motorcycle. Never even knew such a thing was possible. Paul Paul LeBoutillier Nighthawk Lovers Email Group Admin On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 9:31 PM, Kyle Munz wrot

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Motorcycle with reverse

Too bad that's not easier to do. It would make a great prank to play on a buddy when he had an important meeting to get too. I'd love to explain to an officer why I was doing 60mph backwards on the freeway. -Kyle On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11:16 PM, Dennis Hammerl wrote: > Yeah, but it's the holy

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Motorcycle with reverse

Yeah, but it's the holy grail of short track racers to get a small block Chevy to run backwards. It would make the engine torque complement the left turnz.. Most track rules forbid this... like it's common... not.    But if you could..don't.  Ordinarily the torque loads the right front wheel and

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Motorcycle with reverse

There was a video of an enduro where a rider went down in some muck and picked up the bike and kicked it back into life. Reved up and promptly went over the bars. His Husky WR360 had started backwards. # the timing on those was almost TDC (3 degrees BTDC) It made them start easier, but you HAD

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Hondaline sissy bar, etc

We sold them. Got 'em from KK motorcycle supply. A "universal" accessory that was one size fits nothing. You're right, time for those was early 80's. Hondaline ? no... --- On Thu, 3/26/09, NytWing wrote: From: NytWing Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Hondaline sissy bar, etc To: "Nighthawk Moto

[Nighthawk Lovers] 1982 Honda CB 750 Custom Parts Bike $500

http://www.amadirectlink.com/classifieds/ad.asp?ad=8467 Home » Classified Ads » Motorcycles: Street » 1982 Honda CB 750 Custom Has been sitting around for a few years now. I am sure there are plenty good parts. When I purchased the bike the engine ran fine. Anyone interested; make me an offer,

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Update

Is that to say L.A. and not La.?  'Cause I am in La...   Stanley From: J L To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:22:23 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Update I'm in LA, if anyone is also, let me know, I'm looking for peopl

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: brake light

and if you join the American Motorcycle Association(AMA) Bikebandit will give you a 10% discount. you'll also get a subscription to American Motorcyclist magazine, roadside severice or Motow. Plus support your interest in motorcycle legistration nationaly and localy. --- On Thu, 3/26/09, Ky

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a while

Would that be a paragraph on the back of each one explainin what each one was, to be used as evidence against him. Pictures of the approach, the getaway, the northwest corner, the southwest corner . . . and that's not to mention the aerial photography!? -Kyle On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Tree

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a while

Way to cheat deathwhatever it was that you did! Looking forward to 27 8x10 color glossies with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one. ~Tim --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ni

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a while

Looking forward to several 8x10 color glossies with pictures and circles and arrows on the back of each one! Way to cheat death!whatever it is you did! ~Tim --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nigh

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: brake light

Congrats.  The 250 is a great bike to get one started riding again.  It's what I got back to riding on. taillight - simplest things first. Check the bulb filament and contact point  on the bottom.  Go from there. Oily plugs: how many miles; what color is the oil; how does it smell; is there oil

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a while

83 nighthawk 550 my mechanic said he might be able to fix it with minimal cost. i just put a few hundred bucks into it and i really don't feel like putting even more into it. other than a couple scrapes, my leather protected me. and on that note, i'm going to bed on the off chance that when i wa

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a while

OH NO, what happened? Did I (we) miss something here Kyle. What is (or was) your bike??? Graham On Mar 26, 2009, at 5:31 PM, Kyle K.K. wrote: > > Bike = dead. Handlebars are bent, mirrors shattered, windshield > shattered, headlight shattered, crash bar bent, sissy bar bent, huge > tent in ta

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ok. I'm done for a while

I hope you're better off than the bike. Sounds like you hit a Moose. -Kyle On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Kyle K.K. wrote: > > Bike = dead. Handlebars are bent, mirrors shattered, windshield > shattered, headlight shattered, crash bar bent, sissy bar bent, huge > tent in tankbut my gremli

[Nighthawk Lovers] Ok. I'm done for a while

Bike = dead. Handlebars are bent, mirrors shattered, windshield shattered, headlight shattered, crash bar bent, sissy bar bent, huge tent in tankbut my gremlin bell is still there! I think I'm going to stop riding for a little while. Not like I have a choice 'cause I don't have the money to f

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: brake light

Get an Owner's Manual, and a Service Manual, Honda best info, but dark pictures,. from Helm, Inc.: http://www.helminc.com/helm/welcome_retail_ahc.asp?Style=&mscsid=2FP2J4UW1RK69J3KCAGATWKGEWMRBH4F Other "brand" manuals available from JCWhitney: http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/VehicleBrowse/t

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Update

Oh, Los Angeles, sorry for the confusion :) From: Mark Hasslinger To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 8:18:57 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Update Ya the map is fine when your' serious but this is more fun. --- On Wed

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: brake light

oh yeah, grats on the purchase...any pics? On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Josh Bowlin wrote: > 1. take the light out to verify the bulb is good > > 2. clean em really well and see what happens > > 3. if you dont know how many miles are on the current oil, your best bet is > to go ahead and cha

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: brake light

1. take the light out to verify the bulb is good 2. clean em really well and see what happens 3. if you dont know how many miles are on the current oil, your best bet is to go ahead and change it. 4. i go to dealers for parts 5. i just got mine, cleaned the carbs, was running before but after c

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: brake light

I like http://www.bikebandit.com/ for my parts needs. On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 12:29 PM, dapperdan7 wrote: > > hey guys! just picked up a 91 hawk 250 for 800 bux! im psyched! a few > quick questions for you: > > 1.my tail light works but not the brake light. ideas on what first to > look for? >

[Nighthawk Lovers] brake light

hey guys! just picked up a 91 hawk 250 for 800 bux! im psyched! a few quick questions for you: 1.my tail light works but not the brake light. ideas on what first to look for? 2.checked the plugs and they look a little oily/fouled. any info just replace them etc? 3.does one need to replace oil v

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Backrest Luggage

My Ural has reverse.  My Honda is forward looking and never looks back!  As the State motto of Whisckysconsin instructs all it's citizens "FORWARD". --- On Thu, 3/26/09, Josh Bowlin wrote: From: Josh Bowlin Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Backrest Luggage To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com D

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Update

see what Nighthawks can do for ya! Put ya right on the map even if your "smack-dab-in-the-middle-of-nowhere"! --- On Thu, 3/26/09, Josh Bowlin wrote: > From: Josh Bowlin > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Update > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 7:03

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Motorcycle with reverse

WOW that woulda been one hell of a surprise! On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Gene Henry wrote: > Many years ago, when I was the Service Manager at Sears, we had a > motorcycle come in for service, and the owner wanted the timing checked - > starting problem, as I remember.. My engine/tractor/

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Motorcycle with reverse

My buddy has an old Yamaha RD400 that did this one morning. He turned the key on and the bike just started right up without him having to kick it first. He shrugged and went back inside while it warmed up. A few minutes later he came out and went to take off, but went backwards. All he had to do wa

[Nighthawk Lovers] Motorcycle with reverse

Many years ago, when I was the Service Manager at Sears, we had a motorcycle come in for service, and the owner wanted the timing checked - starting problem, as I remember.. My engine/tractor/etc. mechanic - NOT motorcycle - agreed to check it, using the service manual, which was very clear. B

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Hondaline sissy bar, etc

In order for my saddlebags to NOT break my blinkers, I ordered a set of bullet signals and we will be mounting them to the luggage rack. Also, we will hopefully be putting on air shocks here shortly. I have the willing mechanic friend. He has the welder and the other tools:-D On Thu, Mar 26,

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Backrest Luggage

well my reverse speeds depend on my surroundings... On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 6:18 AM, Kyle K.K. wrote: > > My reverse is very very weak. only about 2fp. > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 6:15 AM, Josh Bowlin wrote: > > Yours doesnt have reverse?? I know mine does! > > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 8:13

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Hondaline sissy bar, etc

speaking of which, my dad got some new bags for his suzuki gs1100, he is a master ethnic fabricatorHAHAHAHA he got a general mounting kit for it and is cutting, adding, welding, extending to make this work On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:15 AM, Kyle K.K. wrote: > > Where there's a will (and a weld

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Hondaline sissy bar, etc

Where there's a will (and a welder, pipe bender and a willing mechanic) there's a way. On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:11 AM, Graham Rogers wrote: > > I recently had two of them on different bikes.  I think I may still > have one I took off a bike.  I'll go out and check - hold on > Yep, I have two so

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Hondaline sissy bar, etc

I recently had two of them on different bikes. I think I may still have one I took off a bike. I'll go out and check - hold on Yep, I have two so they are out there. I think if you were to buy one off e-Bay the shipping would cost more than the item. They're big and bulky. I don't think

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Update

well i m now on the map!! :D On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 6:56 AM, NytWing wrote: > > Sounds like a plan > > On Mar 25, 2:19 pm, Josh Bowlin wrote: > > Right on, we will have to ride sometime! > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:10 PM, wrote: > > > > > Yea, I'm close, I live just outside

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Hondaline sissy bar, etc

I saw one one ebay. On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 6:55 AM, NytWing wrote: > > I knew someone back when I was a kid in the mid 80's who had a > NightHawk with a backrest/luggage rack and the backrest would slide > forward over the passanger seat so if your riding solo, you could use > it.  I don't thin

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Update

Sounds like a plan On Mar 25, 2:19 pm, Josh Bowlin wrote: > Right on, we will have to ride sometime! > > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:10 PM, wrote: > > > Yea, I'm close, I live just outside of Cedar Rapids.  About 2 hours > > east > > > On Mar 25, 6:09 am, Josh Bowlin wrote: > > >  I

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Hondaline sissy bar, etc

I knew someone back when I was a kid in the mid 80's who had a NightHawk with a backrest/luggage rack and the backrest would slide forward over the passanger seat so if your riding solo, you could use it. I don't think they were very common. I've been looking for one and haven't had any luck. A

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Backrest Luggage

My reverse is very very weak. only about 2fp. On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 6:15 AM, Josh Bowlin wrote: > Yours doesnt have reverse?? I know mine does! > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Mark Hasslinger > wrote: >> >> Well you'd have to go forward cause NH's don;t have reverse. >> >> --- On Wed, 3/

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Backrest Luggage

Yours doesnt have reverse?? I know mine does! On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Mark Hasslinger wrote: > Well you'd have to go forward cause NH's don;t have reverse. > > --- On *Wed, 3/25/09, Josh Bowlin * wrote: > > From: Josh Bowlin > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Backrest Luggage > To: nig