On Jun 23, 4:07�pm, saddlebag <saddle...@aol.com> wrote:

> The only thing questionable was the assertion that UJMs prior to 1987
> handled poorly because of improper front to rear weight distribution.
> While neither the tires nor I were all that competent back then, I had
> no problems making my 1984 700 Nighthawk UJM go where I pointed it.
> And it was damned comfy too.

It had a 16-inch front tire, didn't it? That was the "conventional
wisdom" of chassis engineers in the mid-1980's.

I rode my friend's 1985 Nighthawk S and found it to be a lot lighter
and quicker handling than my GS-1100, even though it had more front
end rake and trail.

My friend said that his biggest fear when riding the Nighthawk was
that some
5-year old kid was going to come and demand the return his toy...