Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-14 Thread Allen Thomas
nowbord... It was awsome > -Original Message- > Date: Saturday, August 14, 2010 11:15:51 am > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > From: "Allen Thomas" > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle > Maintenance > > One winter w

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-14 Thread Don Simpson
Hey Stanley What was the color of your Honda 50? That was my first bike-mine was white. DON SIMPSON 93' 750 NIGHTHAWK West Central IN Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:50:31 -0700 From: tinkrm...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenan

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-14 Thread Kim Paddock
That would be the ultimate Laugh-In moment. From: Joey Kelley To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, August 14, 2010 8:32:34 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance About as cool as when I fell over at a

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-14 Thread greenzer...@gmail.com
I used to do that with my dad... Except.we used his truck, a water ski tow rope, and a cheep snowbord... It was awsome -Original Message- Date: Saturday, August 14, 2010 11:15:51 am To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com From: "Allen Thomas" Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Boo

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-14 Thread greenzer...@gmail.com
Totaly -Original Message- Date: Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:31:01 am To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com From: "Allen Thomas" Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance I bet that made you look cool. lol On Sat, Aug 14, 2010

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-14 Thread Allen Thomas
One winter when I was a teenager my buddy and I thought that it would be cool to hook a rope to his dirtbike and go snow skiiing with a flying saucer. We didn't think that you can't steer one of those things, It probably would have been ok if we were in a field, but we were doing it on a street in

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-14 Thread stanley/ Randolph
 handlebar.   Stanley From: Kurt Nolte To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, August 14, 2010 9:41:04 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance I, luckily, have only fallen over in front of my own house. I

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-14 Thread stanley/ Randolph
That is a 305 Super Hawk.  My buddy in Ariz had to get his dad to buy one for him, because I had bought a used Honda 50.  Spoiled brat.   Stanley From: Gene Henry To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, August 13, 2010 6:04:28 PM Subject: [Nighthawk L

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-14 Thread Joey Kelley
I look at it this way - I fell over twice in 48 hours - I've only done it once since. Learn quick - learn soon - and you'll be ok for the long term... Oh - and never try to 'show off' for a bunch of girls on a bike. It only gets you hurt. (FYI) -Joey On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 10:4

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-14 Thread Kurt Nolte
I, luckily, have only fallen over in front of my own house. I have an uphill 90* turn to leave the house... it whipped my tail every time on day one. Thus why I need new brake levers. I already find it hilarious, though. Almost as funny as the time I nailed a mailbox on a bicycle @ 25... that /hur

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-14 Thread Joey Kelley
ust 13, 2010 10:14:38 pm >> To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >> From: "Kurt Nolte" >> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle >> Maintenance >> >> I think I have a copy of it sitting somewhere on one of my shelves. It >> was an

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-14 Thread Allen Thomas
> Date: Friday, August 13, 2010 10:14:38 pm > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > From: "Kurt Nolte" > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle > Maintenance > > I think I have a copy of it sitting somewhere on one of my shelves. It >

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-14 Thread greenzer...@gmail.com
I did it... Day i got the 250... Met up with a girl for dinner and a movie, then coundent get it started to ride home... -Original Message- Date: Friday, August 13, 2010 10:14:38 pm To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com From: "Kurt Nolte" Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Z

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-14 Thread Allen Thomas
Always go for the tattooed barmaid! On 8/14/10, Kurt Nolte wrote: > Because You're Tim. It works for everything. > > On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Timothy Stark wrote: >> Haha, I was right!!! 1964 Honda Superhawk!!! why am I ever doubted. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you a

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-13 Thread Kurt Nolte
I think I have a copy of it sitting somewhere on one of my shelves. It was an "option under the required reading" when I was a Senior in High School. Bet none of you can guess when that happy event was Tim, you're not allowed to play this game, you know how not-old I am. I've had a moment of

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-13 Thread Joey Kelley
I haven't had the occasion to take off with my kill switch engaged I have however fallen over a few times when stopping Don't forget to put your feet down. (Duh!) Speaking of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - I couldn't get through that book when I was in h

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-13 Thread Kyle Munz
Petcock, and the kill switch. I've done them both. -Kyle On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Kurt Nolte wrote: > I've only had the bike for about a month, give me time. :D > > First bike, too. I have tried to ride off with no chain on a bicycle > once before, however... > > -Kurt > > On Fri, Aug 1

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-13 Thread Kurt Nolte
I've only had the bike for about a month, give me time. :D First bike, too. I have tried to ride off with no chain on a bicycle once before, however... -Kurt On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Allen Thomas wrote: > You only drove off with the petcock closed ONCE?? > > On 8/13/10, Kurt Nolte wrot

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

2010-08-13 Thread Allen Thomas
You only drove off with the petcock closed ONCE?? On 8/13/10, Kurt Nolte wrote: > ... I've done that. Not on the motorcycle, yet (though I did try to > drive off with the petcock turned off...) > > -Kurt > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 9:06 PM, Noah Goodall > wrote: >> Haha, no way!  I just started