I go by the trip in my cars, so doing the same on the bike isn't that big a deal for me. I'm much happier to have the gear indicator working personally.
-Kyle On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:04 AM, Dennis Hammerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It should.. time to replace it. There is a fuel gauge on the VF1100 and it > is a little pessimistic. when it starts to blink, I can ride it another 40 > miles. Must be over a gallon left from it's five capacity. oh well, best to > err on that side. > > > --- On *Tue, 9/23/08, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: LCD Fuel reserve indicator - problem > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 12:55 AM > > > Before I put it back in the tank I tried that. It gave erratic readings so > I tried it again with an old analog meter. The needle danced back and forth > as I moved the float arm along its arc. It definitely didn't sweep back and > forth in a linear fashion like I expected. > > -Kyle > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 11:51 PM, Dennis Hammerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> It's a pot. Remove and check resistance over it's arc. Our friend's is >> probably stuck. You calibrate by bending the float arm. Really primitive >> device. My two have worked fine since new. Didn't you have an X6 ? Remember >> the fuel gauge ? >> >> --- On *Mon, 9/22/08, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: >> >> From: Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: LCD Fuel reserve indicator - problem >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Monday, September 22, 2008, 4:54 PM >> >> >> I would think the sending unit would be the next culprit. It sits in the >> bottom of the fuel tank, and is easy to get to, *after* the tank is >> removed and drained. The manual lists steps for testing it, the problem is >> it doesn't look very user serviceable. It could be electronic or the float >> on the end might be leaking. Mine doesn't work very accurately either. With >> a full tank it will show all the bars, but within 20 miles of driving it >> goes to blinking on reserve. Personally I just use the tripodometer and >> start looking for a gas station after I pass 90 miles. >> Has anyone taken a shot at disassembling and cleaning these things? >> >> -Kyle >> >> On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 1:36 PM, wu-ki (Poland/Warsaw) >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I've just got my first Honda Nighthawk from 1985 (it came form the USA >>> to Poland some time ago and I bought it as a "second hand") .... Bike >>> is great but for today my problem is the LCD fuel reserve indicator. >>> >>> I know that the LCD scren is OK - it does kind of a "self-test" right >>> after turning the key into "on" position and then all LCD bars lights >>> but after a while only one remains and blinks ... ofcourse I have lot >>> of fuel;) >>> >>> Please, ... where should I look / how to deal with this problem? >>> >>> regards >>> Luke >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
