had this for sale. Decided to keep it. Now deciding to sell again.
Just think, you can park this at work and not have to worry about
someone stealing it. You can ride for more than an hour and not have
your back and wrists hurt. Most importantly... you can ride by a cop
and not have them pull you over when you're doing the speed limit.
Insurance is super cheap.
if I didn't already have 5
other bikes, I would keep her and ride her to work. But I already have
a comfortable commuter. CL asking price is $1500. I'll sell to a DCSB
member for $1300 firm. Unless you're a toolbox..then it's $2000.
Copy of Craigs list ad:
I am selling my 86 Honda Nighthawk 700S. It's a great bike, I just don't have
time to work on it or ride it anymore.
The good:
! Brand
spanking new tires. Seriously. Less than 100 miles on them. Dual compound BT's.
Harder in the middle for touring. Softer on the sides for grip while cornering.
I had these on the bike before and loved them. Plenty of grip for having fun. No
worrying about squaring the tire off with lots of highway riding.
!
Brand new master cylinder.
! Brand new stainless steel braided lines.
! Brand new brake pads.
! Brand new spark plugs.
!
Hydraulic auto adjusting valves. You never have to worry about checking the
clearance.
! Shaft drive. No more adjusting and lubricating a chain.
! Anti dive forks. Hit the brakes hard and the suspension firms up.
! Fully adjustable shocks. From and rear, rebound and compression. This
bike was waaay ahead of it's time.
! Clean title. Not salvage or
rebuild.
! Classifies as a historic vehicle in MD. No inspection or smog
tests.
! Super cheap to insure.
! Cops don't assume you're speeding.
! To my knowledge it has never
been dropped.
The bad:
:( The front calipers need to be rebuilt.
I know it's the calipers because I replaced everything else. It can not be
ridden safely as is. It has no front brake
:( Speedo only works between
15 and 45mph. I think something is physically holding back inside the unit. The
mileage on the tripometer rolls correctly, The speedo needle just stops at
45mph.
:( It's 22 years old. The paint isn't the greatest. But it's not
bad for original paint.
More pics can be found here:
http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g199/drnknmnky13/Nighthawk/
Feel free to ask any questions. My schedule varies so Email me to setup
a time to look at it. Price is Firm. I wont be upset if I end up keeping it.
I'll just fix it over the winter.
CL ad: http://baltimore.craigslist.org/mcy/800897984.html
But that's just my opinion.
NESBA #313
