Only you Javier. Most of us are still sane not having had to survive South American highway driving in the cities, Graham,
On Jun 20, 2013, at 4:59 PM, Javier Garcia wrote: > Graham, when I rode Sahar's 650 from your place to DC I had no issues > "cruising" at 90 mph in the interstate :) > > Javier. > > > On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> > wrote: > JN, you can't interchange the chain drive wheels of the earlier CBs with the > shaft drive 1983 - 1985 Nighthawk CB650SC. Rear tire size is 130/90/16. > Have no idea the width of the alloy rim without removing a tire and measuring > but if you're thinking of putting a wider tire than the 130, you're not going > to be able to put much wider because of the drive shaft. Maybe you could get > a 140/90/16 on there. I just got back from a nice ride on my 1985 650 > Nighthawk and I would think you could cruise OK at 80 mph. Around here, > country roads make 55 - 60 a nice riding speed. The Suzuki GS650 is a nice > bike but you will be looking for another gear after 60 mph. I found that the > GS model Suzukis of the 80's had good lower end torque and so seemed geared > to low for cruising at higher speeds. The Nighthawk has the overdrive (6th) > that the GS650 doesn't have. Where are you located outside the country by > the spelling of your tyre? Graham > > On Jun 20, 2013, at 3:18 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi everybody. >> Hope you are all well and enjoying your biking. >> These questions are related to 650 Nighthawk 1983 on. >> I would like to know what the rear tyre size is and also what is the width >> of the alloy rim? I have noticed from photos that the earlier 650 custom >> models seem to have a bulkier chopper type tyre and that 1983 on models the >> tyre looks thinner? >> Is it possible to interchange the earlier Comstar wheels (chain drive)? >> The reason I am asking these questions is that I am trying to decide on >> which bike to base a custom project, this coming winter. I want a bike that >> is quick and light and can cruise about 80mph. The other contender is a GS >> 650. >> >> Thanks >> JN >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
