This is a trait of the model itself. 2500 RPMs is the lowest it will charge. Dennis Hammeri had an excellent post only a few days ago about batteries,charging, etc. an excellent read
On 10/16/08, Minnesota Blue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > I recently purchased my first Nighthawk. It is a 1983 Nighthawk 650. > Runs pretty well, but needs a few things as any 25 year old bike > would. Mostly cosmetics, but also valve cover gaskets and has started > the cam chain rattle at 2500 rpm ( I understand this is common). > Looking forward to talking with all of you about these bikes. I have > always wanted a Nighthawk. I have two issues (for now). The first > is that the bolt that goes through the oil filter has been almost > completely rounded off and needs to be replaced. Just found out Honda > does not make it anymore. I am checking with a local motorcycle > salvage yard, but wondering if anyone had any ideas or knew of a place > I could find this part. My second issue is more of a concern. I have > noticed that the lights on the bike get dim as the rpm's drop to > idle. Just put a new battery in it. Is this just a traight of the > bike or is this a sign of something wrong with the charging system? I > had some starting trouble the first week, but a new fully charged > battery has solved that so far. I have put over 300 miles on it since > I put the new battery in about 10 days ago. Any thoughts would be > appreciated. Thanks! > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
