[Nighthawk Lovers] The table has been turned

2012-05-23 Thread Mike Erickson
I have gone from the outcast with the Honda to the hero on the motorcycle. The Harley guys are now in awe of me. Here at work, where the Harley guys were relentless in their ridiculing of my 1800 Vtx and my Night hawk, things have changed. we have limited parking here at work and the motorcycle

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Sick and tired!

2012-05-16 Thread Mike Erickson
is a company policy in writing somewhere. I’ll bet half the lot > is Toyotas, Nissans, BMS, and Honda’s. > > Ron > > ** ** > -- > > *From:* nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com [mailto: > nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Sick and tired!

2012-05-16 Thread Mike Erickson
gt;> coworkers as possible to road race their Hardly Abelsons against your > 650. > >> When they scoff at the idea you can beat them up about how they are > scared > >> that they'll loose to a bike with half the engine. If you end up > loosing the > >>

[Nighthawk Lovers] Sick and tired!

2012-05-16 Thread Mike Erickson
Sorry in advance but I need to vent and hope you guys will understand! I'm sick and tired of all of the Harley Davidson owners that think and act like they are better than the people who own and ride Metric bikes. I have two guys here at work that are relentless at being jerks. They have gone

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] some rather interesting finds on cl?

2012-05-15 Thread Mike Erickson
Estimate the weight and dimensions of the box and you can use UPS or Fedex website for cost. Mike On May 15, 2012 4:03 PM, "Kurt Nolte" wrote: > Anyone have a ballpark estimate on what shipping that much -should- cost? > Need to make sure I won't blow too much "running parts" budget on "looks >

[Nighthawk Lovers] Tire info

2012-05-10 Thread Mike Erickson
OK, before I turn my 1984 650 Nighthawk over to my wife to start riding, I need to replace the tires. Does anyone know anything about Shinko brand tires? A friend of mine told me that since she will only be riding it on city streets (no highway riding) that they would be a good inexpensive tire.

[Nighthawk Lovers] Thanks for the help.

2012-05-08 Thread Mike Erickson
I found a pair of handlebars to fit my 84 Nighthwak 650 (thanks to the dimensions provided by some of you). I have been working on it for about a month now and took it out for my first ride on Sunday! It was great until the rain came in. Now that it is up and running (and safe on the road) it

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 1984 cb650 Nighthawk handlebars

2012-05-06 Thread Mike Erickson
Here are some photos as promised. I hope that this link works. https://picasaweb.google.com/106011619016468537634/MyMotorcycles?authuser=0&feat=directlink Mike On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 8:06 PM, rafone66 wrote: > I found a pair of handlebars to fit my 84 Nighthwak 650. I have been > working o