[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: A Modern Nighthawk in different clothing?

2012-07-07 Thread Hawaii Sean
Joey, I actually test rode a PC800. Automatic with plenty of power for commuting or Sunday riding. It was comfortable and would probably be good for touring - it just looks like a big moped - like the Burgman's and all those type of bikes. I'd rather be in a box but who know knows, when I get

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: A Modern Nighthawk in different clothing?

2012-07-07 Thread Graham Rogers
I'd like a PC. I ride an '85 GoldWing when I have a lot of stuff to carry and it's more than a few miles.The PC would be much better for me, the GW is so heavy, Graham On Jul 7, 2012, at 4:33 PM, Hawaii Sean wrote: Joey, I actually test rode a PC800. Automatic with plenty of power for

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: A Modern Nighthawk in different clothing?

2012-07-06 Thread Joey Kelley
Sean, Ran into a guy at a bike show who had a PC 800 - he loved it. He said that yes, it was under powered, but if you get going along with it, it has the grunt to hold you at speed through corners and it got fabulous mileage. -Joey On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Hawaii Sean

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: A Modern Nighthawk in different clothing?

2012-07-05 Thread Hawaii Sean
Reading Allens post makes me very interested in this bike. I love my 96 NH750 because, in my opinion, it is the perfect commuter bike. The only draw back I wasn't able to fix is the lack of a 6th gear. If you have a commute that requires even 10 miles of Highway a 6th gear or overdrive would be