Posted by . on September 17, 2008, 6:47 pm
> But you must admit, you'd be hard-pressed to fit an additional passenger
> and their stuff on your Nighthawk.
The Nighthawk 750 is sprung for for the rider, but not for a
passenger, unless both weigh about 125 pounds.
It didn't meet Honda's marketing expectations, riders just didn't want
it.
Posted by Lew on September 17, 2008, 10:13 pm
On 17 Sep 2008, . wrote in
> wrote:
>
>> But you must admit, you'd be hard-pressed to fit an additional
>> passenger and their stuff on your Nighthawk.
>
> The Nighthawk 750 is sprung for for the rider, but not for a
> passenger, unless both weigh about 125 pounds.
>
> It didn't meet Honda's marketing expectations, riders just didn't
> want it.
>
>
I ride 2-up with my wife around town and I certainly wouldn't want
tour that way, but it's great for me and my stuff. As for marketing
expectations, they are pretty easy to sell now.
--
Lew
Posted by Steve T on September 15, 2008, 5:07 pm
:Why do
:people think that 750s aren't fit for touring?
A touring bike is whatever you own at the time. My first touring
bike was a 1966 Honda 305 Dream. I rode it from Peterborough, New
Hampshire to Charleston, South Carolina, non-stop.
Needless to say, my ass hurt afterward.
My next touring bike was a 1970 Kawasaki H1, followed by a 1970
Electra-Glide.
Cogito Ergo Spam - I think therefore I ham
Posted by Beav on September 15, 2008, 6:09 pm
>I sold my old windshield today. The guy who bought it asked how is
> worked when I was using it. I told him I used it on a 4 day, 1600
> mile trip this spring and it worked great. He looked in disbelief
> at my Nighthawk and said, "on that bike?"
> Maybe it was because it's a Nighthawk, but I got the feeling he
> thought it was too small to be ridden that far in 4 days. Why do
> people think that 750s aren't fit for touring? I ride 900 mile
> weekends and have ridden the Blue Ridge Parkway from one end to the
> other and back on my "little" 750. I've heard of people doing tours
> on 50cc scooters.
> I admit that if I did nothing but Iron Butt type tours I might
> prefer a Gold Wing or 1200LT, but my Nighthawk is fine for touring.
> How big does a tourer have to be?
If it's big enough for you, it's big enough.
--
Beav
VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19
Posted by dizzy on September 15, 2008, 6:43 pm
Lew wrote:
>I admit that if I did nothing but Iron Butt type tours I might
>prefer a Gold Wing or 1200LT, but my Nighthawk is fine for touring.
>How big does a tourer have to be?
I toured on my Nighthawk S, years ago. However, I had no passenger,
which would have changed the situation quite a lot - no more strapping
the sleeping bag on the rear seat...
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> and their stuff on your Nighthawk.