chachee 
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« on: March 26, 2011, 03:59:24 PM » |
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Just started riding at 31 yrs old. Should have started years ago! I picked up a NH 750 on craigslist for $1,400  the next town over. It's pretty great. Got to ride it a little before it started raining this morning. Figure I'd get more than an hour in on slightly dew wet roads before I started riding in rain. Great bike. I couldn't understand why it would always die when I was parking. Then I remembered from my MSF class that some bikes come with kill switches in the kick stands. Turn signals stick, and it has only 1 (terrible) mirror but she's mine. My brother calls it bumblebee. I think it's stuck already... Jt |
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« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2011, 04:08:56 PM » |
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 Sounds like you got a good deal. Some people say that those yellow 750's are the fastest but I really can't say.  Bumblebee huh? I've heard that name somewhere. 
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« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2011, 08:28:08 PM » |
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Welcome, good luck with the new ride.
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« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2011, 09:12:36 PM » |
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Where are you from? Your bike looks great. I'm not sure what you mean by your turn signals stick. The Nighthawk's signals have to be turned off by hand as I believe it is on just about all motorcycles.
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« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2011, 10:19:21 PM » |
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Welcome, where are ya? If you got rain today too, maybe you're nearby to us in GA.....
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« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2011, 10:50:05 PM » |
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Welcome. Nice looking yeller. It didn't rain here today in NJ. So he must be not in this area  Not sure what he meant by 'stuck turn signal'. When I got my first motorcycle, I used to fiddle with the turn signal switch to turn off the turn signal. With gloves on, I struggled. I complained to my riding buddy about it one day. He laughed at me and showed me how to kill the turn signal: push-in the botton. Bummer!!! |
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« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2011, 11:16:02 PM » |
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Welcome, where are ya? If you got rain today too, maybe you're nearby to us in GA.....
This could start a new forum game called guess where the new member is from  It was raining here too, I say he's from Tennessee  |
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« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2011, 07:33:34 AM » |
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« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2011, 07:54:42 AM » |
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Hi Jt and welcome. Not raining in MA yesterday but windy as stink, I can rule out the greater Boston area. Like the yellow Nighthawk.
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« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2011, 09:48:30 AM » |
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ride safe 
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chachee
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« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2011, 10:26:26 AM » |
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I'm in Central Cali, Santa Maria/San Louis Obispo area. Guess that should have been in there.
Lovely weather today though!
Perhaps I do need to push the signal indicator in. It wasn't moving left/right to turn on/off. I'll give that a go.
Thanks for the welome. I'll search the forum for the first things I should get checked/do to the bike. It's currently got the baffles out, not sure if I like that or not.
JT
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« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2011, 10:34:59 AM » |
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Your turn signal works as follows:
move left or right to turn on the signal; push in to cancel the signal.
If you are not getting any flashing then there is a problem.
Let me ask some questions:
Are the front signals coming on when the bike is on?
Do any of the turn signals work, front or rear?
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« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2011, 11:07:49 AM » |
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Welcome to the group.... ride safe. I can personally testify .... yellow is just as fast as red and black - but it's fun testing it out every now and then!!!! I call mine 'Ole Yella!! Hop you enjoy your new to half as much as I do mine. |
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« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2011, 11:37:03 AM » |
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Happy riding
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chachee
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« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2011, 03:13:41 PM » |
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I checked all electrical before I bought it. Everything lights up. I was just pushing hard to try to get left right. I'll try no with the push to cancel. I'm still a newb!
JT
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« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2011, 11:54:40 PM » |
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I can personally testify .... yellow is just as fast as red and black - but it's fun testing it out every now and then!!!! I agree. It's the blue ones that are the fastest |
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