I Winterized my Nighthawk Last Week. I to like Paul dump a whole can of Seafoam in my Fuel Tank before filling it up for Winter but this year I drained my Fuel Tank to Flush it out over the Winter. Looking in it with a Flashlight I see I have a little Surface Rust in some spots in of my Fuel Tank and wanted to remove it for next year. Today I tried to Remove the Fuel Screen in my Tank with no luck. I wanted to do this so if I decided to Seal it the Sealer wouldn't ruin it since Honda has Discontinued making it. Has anyone removed theirs or have any Ideas on how to do this? Graham, as far as my Carbs I leave them full of Gas and drain them when I get ready to ride it next Season. I heard that if you empty them the Seals and Gaskets would dry out. By doing this I have had no Problems with my Carbs. I live in North East Pa too, close to the New York State Border and it's been in the low 40's and Rainy up here. Steve....................
On Nov 21, 10:14 pm, Graham Rogers <graha...@ptd.net> wrote: > Hi Paul, I have winterized two of my Nighthawks already and today I > rode my 750NH about 25 miles. So you dump a whole can of Seafoam in > the tank. I did about half a can into the tank of my 650 Nighthawk > in the spring and now I have to clean the carbs again. I think the > stuff has gunked up the slow speed jets. This time I will clean the > carbs and leave them installed dry. The two 700s I winterized I > drained the carbs, ran out any remaining gas so there's just > treated gas in the tanks. I will keep two bikes 'unwinterized' I > live in the North East (PA) - it was 50 here today, Graham > > On Nov 21, 2009, at 8:50 PM, Paul wrote: > > > Okay, before I get started here, I just want to say that I don't > > want to hear a WORD from any of you people who get to ride your > > motorcycles year-round. That just isn't fair!! :) > > > Having said that, today was the day the bike finally went into it's > > winter hibernation. Only about 42 degrees today but I bundled up > > and ran it down to the gas station (thankfully only about 2 miles > > from where I live) and filled the tank with Premium gas. Before > > filling up I dumped an entire can of SeaFoam in the tank to > > stabilize the gas over the winter. Then, a quick clean up, bike > > cover and off into the back of the garage on the center stand. > > > You know...I have to say though that riding in low 40s weather > > wasn't all that bad!! If I owned a snowmobile suit with something > > to keep air off my neck and a good warm pair of winter gloves, I > > think I could be quite comfortable. The only problem is getting > > dressed up like that is such a pain!! How often would I > > realistically go out for a ride during the winter if I had to do > > that kind of dress-up routine every time? Knowing myself I > > wouldn't. Besides, we DO get snow here in Eastern Oregon, and the > > highway department puts down gravel for traction and that is REAL > > scary on a bike when you're rounding a corner. I usually don't get > > my bike out in the Spring until the sweeper trucks have made their > > way around and swept up the remaining gravel. > > > How many of the rest of you have done your winterizing yet? > > > Paul > > > -- > > > 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_lov...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers > > +unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > > group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=. -- 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_lov...@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=.
