Jackpot ! After a load-bank test of the battery to make sure it's OK, the
starter is next.
--- On Tue, 7/14/09, Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com>
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 82 650SC Starting questions
To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 5:23 PM
My 700 recently started exhibiting the same behavior so I'm following this
thread waiting for the answer. I was wondering if it was just the case of an
old battery getting hot? Or maybe a starter motor that needs rebuilding? The
lights and everything seem fine, just when you hit the start button after it's
been running long enough to warm up it drags like a dead battery.
-Kyle
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 12:12 PM, New England Dad <gibbon...@aol.com> wrote:
Hello to all. I'm a long time reader, new writer. I've benefited
greatly from this site. I have an 82 CB650SC NH, 21,000 miles. I’ve
owned it 3 years and have loved every mile of it.
Today’s question is starting when hot. The bike starts well when
cold, however it barely starts when shut down for 2-3 minutes when
hot. For example I recently drove about 30 miles Scituate to Plymouth
MA. I stopped for about 2 minutes to get directions and the bike
sounded like it would not start from a dead battery. It did, just. I
rode another 5 miles and stopped for about 5 minutes. The bike would
not turn over. I waited about 15 minutes and it started.
This morning I got off the highway to buy gas, (2.2 gallons, got to
love that). After filling the tank, same thing, it sounded like the
battery was almost dead. However I know I can go out right now,
(after sitting 4 hours) and it will start immediately.
If it was the battery or charging system it wouldn’t get better if it
sat would it? Any ideas?
Second question: The battery is not quickly accessed, makes the above
problem harder to access. Are there leads available I can wire to the
battery so I don’t have to pull the seat to put it on a trickle
charge? Right now I’m riding a couple times a week so it isn’t an
issue but in the cold weather months, it can be. I want something I
can get to but not have to worry about. What does everybody else do?
Thanks in advance for the advice.
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