Thanks for the e-bay tips Bobcat. I checked there the other day but had no luck. Still learning the subtleties of searching for parts on e-bay and around the internet. The bike I had before the Nighthawk was a 1971 Honda SL350. A little small for me, but was a fun little bike and great for learning to ride on. Found a great shop in St. Paul that helped me bring it back to life. Finding parts for that was almost impossible. They had to hand cut a few gaskets for it. I was hoping this one would be easier and in many ways I am sure it will be. However I am finding that searching for this stuff can be a lot of fun (provided you find it!). Thanks for the help.
I live north of the Metro in Fridey, MN. Been there for a few years. As I am new to the Nighthawk, anything I should be looking for on this bike in terms of warning signs of trouble? I have to replace the valve cover gaskets and it has started the cam chain rattle. Anything else I should be paying special attention to? On Oct 18, 8:38 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > also ebay 200264664089 > > 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!- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
