If you've troubleshot the electrical system and can't find a solution, then you might want to look at your starter. I had one go bad on the 83 650 I used to have and it acted like you describe.
On Sep 2, 12:50 pm, Elliott Hoefflin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey All, > Alright, so I have an electrical problem that is way out of my league, so I > decided to tap into the expertise that I have seen running around this > group. I realize that electrical problems are tough to diagnose, especially > remotely, but I am gonna ask anyway... > > I bought an '82 Nighthawk 750 a while back (beginning of last summer) but > didn't ride it very much until recently. I put a new battery in it almost 2 > months ago and it has been running great ever since, until last week when it > died in the middle of the road and then didn't have enough power to even > turn the engine over. So I jump started it, rode it for a while (and got it > home), but when I stopped it and tried to start it again, it still didn't > have any juice. I hear a click and they lights come on, but still not > enough power to turn over the engine. That makes me think one of two > things: either the battery went bad again (which seems kinda unlikely since > the lights work) or my alternator is not charging the battery. I have a > battery charger, but I haven't hooked it up to that yet, so that part of the > story will have to come later... > > So, finally, my question: is it possible that when I charged the battery > initially (2 months ago), it gave it enough juice to start the bike at least > several times a week until now? It is likely that my alternator/generator > is toast and not charging anything? Or is it possible that it is just not > putting out enough power to balance out the juice used while starting it? > Or is there any other explanation that might help this whole thing to make > sense- like a short in my system that is slowly stealing battery power? > > I appreciate any info/insight you guys might have... > > Thanks! > > Elliott --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
