10-04-2013, 05:46 AM
(10-03-2013, 05:55 AM)Randy B_imp Wrote: If that Nighthawk felt like a sportbike to you I'd be asking the quiest "has this bike been modified?". I.E. lower handlebars or different pegs or whatever because in its stock form it is FAR from a sportbike riding possition.
I traded my 93 Nighthawk in on my CB1100 and I miss the hydraulic valves, but I can live with that. This CB is a better bike all around if you asked me. The one thing that bugs me (but only a little) it the fact that they actully engineered vibration into the bike with the cam timing. I think it would have been better off perfectly smooth, but it's only a VERY MINOR amount, so don't let that scare you off from it.
When I last test rode a NH back in 2002 I remember having a back ache the next day from leaning forward. The cruisers I'd been riding didn't have that position. Now one of my bikes is an XT225 dual-sport bike so I'm used to both upright and laid back riding positions. Many years ago I had a Kawasaki Concours. I absolutely hated the weight on wrists riding position it had.
I've thought about the timing thing too when I read about it. The Nighthawk has such a nice smooth engine I hope they didn't mess that up.