clean the ground wire cnnection? just a suggestion. im no electrician. ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:24 AM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Lights/Battery/Charging System
Welcome to the group Dustin!! Good to have you on board. I'll let the real mechanics respond to your questions. Paul On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:02 PM, dustin-t <[email protected]> wrote: Hello all, I've had a look around and I can tell I am going to be visiting this forum VERY often with all the good info. Anyway, it seems someone here can probably point be in the right direction, which I would very much appreciate... I just bought my first bike, an 83 Nighthawk 550. Mechanically it seems very solid, runs and starts right up (with a full charge). The strange stuff is with the lights/charging. With a fresh charge, BEFORE I start the bike I am getting all lights (blinkers, headlight, brake light, everything). However, after I start the bike I am getting nothing but a headlight and neutral light, and occasionally the horn. The other night, I fired her up and had nothing, and then after 10+ minutes at idle with full to half choke, I suddenly got everything back. However, that hasn't been repeated and I can't seem to get lights again while the bike is running, even after a couple miles around the block. Instead, after two miles the battery was totally dead and the bike wouldn't even turn over. I've been taking the battery out and recharging it, and have it setup now for the night. I really appreciate any suggestions for troubleshooting! I'll keep you informed of progress... Thanks, Dustin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
