It doesn't always happen that way though. Last year, the starter on my 700SC went out. Over a period of several days, it would start sometimes and not others. But I could always push start it in 3rd if it wouldn't start and once it was running, it never stopped. When I took it in, I was standing there when he pulled the end cover off. The brushes all fell out as chunks and dust. He told me he didn't see how it ever started that way. But, in fact, I'd been in to see him just a few hours earlier and at that point, he was telling me I needed a new battery and he was going to order one. I pressed the starter after we talked and vroom, it started and I left. When I came back the second time that day, I told him I had doubts about the battery theory since I'd just put a full charge on the battery and immeditely after, it wouldn't start. He put a meter on the starter motor and that lead to pulling the end cover off the starter and everything fell out - and the battery theory was not looking so good. A new set of brushes and I was good to go. Anyway, that's what happened to me.
Dennis G. - Seattle -----Original Message----- From: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com [mailto:nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Rumer Sent: 13 April, 2009 19:35 To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: I just have no luck with bikes I also had a bike in the past that did the same exact things as you mentioned. The starter was bad on that bike. I changed it and that fixed tthe problem. If you change the starter soon then you might be able to save the battery. Jeff Rumer (Magilla) --- On Mon, 4/13/09, Creative Residential Designs <finderskeep...@qwest.net> wrote: From: Creative Residential Designs <finderskeep...@qwest.net> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: I just have no luck with bikes To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, April 13, 2009, 10:12 PM Mine did that too. I was going down the interstate and the thing lost power. It sputtered, I pulled over, it got one more sudden burst of power and I got it home. It wouldn't start again after that until I installed the new starter this spring. It has ran like a top ever since. HotrodMamma. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kyle Munz <mailto:kyle...@gmail.com> To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 1:42 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: I just have no luck with bikes What puzzles me is why it would die while running. I'm wondering if I don't have two issues going on at the same time. -Kyle On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Creative Residential Designs <finderskeep...@qwest.net> wrote: You can have that one rebuilt (or rebuild it yourself...ask Dennis) unless you have luck finding one from a member here...you can have it tested too, but it really sounds as if it were on the dying side. HotrodMamma. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kyle Munz <mailto:kyle...@gmail.com> To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 10:00 AM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: I just have no luck with bikes I'll try that first then. Too bad the starters aren't the same, I have a 2 for my 650 :P -Kyle On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Creative Residential Designs <finderskeep...@qwest.net> wrote: I'd begin with the starter....then check for shorts. My starter acted just like that before it took the deep 6 on me too. HotrodMamma. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kyle Munz <mailto:kyle...@gmail.com> To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 9:24 AM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] I just have no luck with bikes Hi, The first Kyle here, and my bad luck doesn't involve falling off the bike so much as keeping it running. My new (to me) 700S just died. I had the fun of pushing it home the last .8 mile. I took it to walmart to get new wipers for my truck, and when I came out I turned the key, all the lites came on as normal, pulled in the clutch and hit the start button and nothing... No turnover, no click, nothing. The headlight does turn off as usual when the button is depressed and the indicator lights brighten very slightly. I tried push starting it and the motor would kick over but not catch. After a few tries at that I pushed the button again and vroom!!! I zipped up my jacket and hauled ass for home. I got to the overpass just before my house and my RPMs went to zero even though I could feel the motor dragging. I tried kicking down a few gears and releasing the clutch to start it again but that just slowed me down. That's when I started pushing it home... Problem is I'm about to leave town again for the week and no time to troubleshoot it beyond putting a meter on the battery. 12.83 volts btw. So, is this a short somewhere or the dreaded bad starter issue? I have noticed the starter staying engaged a bit too long for a few seconds after the motor starts and making the chipmunk on crack sound... -Kyle -everything I ride turns to poo :( --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
