Take the front wheel off and look up, under the axle caps are Allen head bolts. Remove them and ...gush.
________________________________ From: the Bargers <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 7:59:07 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] cb700sc valve noise?? Thanks Dennis....I weigh 170 and ride mainly on 4 lanes and some occasional twisties in the mountains north of Atlanta. I have a Clymer but it doesn't go up to 2003 and apparently the earlier bikes had a plug on the fork down near the axle. Consequently, do you have a suggestion for finding info on how to change the fork oil on this particular model? I would be most appreciative. Barge ----- Original Message ----- >From: Dennis > Hammerl >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:32 > PM >Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] cb700sc > valve noise?? > > >Of and by itself, using all of the travel available is not a bad thing. > Remember if you were motocrossing, the object would be to use 99% of it > every > lap. Less and it would be too hard, more and it would be too soft. I don't > know anything about how much you weigh or how you ride nor what the roads > are > like where you are. If you feel it's too soft or tuning would help with > control, that can be addressed. Stiffening a front end can have bad side > effects. The operative word is compliant when dealing with suspension. > Removal > is not needed to change fork oil. IMHO; the later versions of Nighthawks > have > soft suspensions. I would tailor one for myself. Oil viscosity only changes > compliance and not travel. For that, you have to alter spring pre-load or > rate. On bikes with air-assist, that can be increased too. The early models > have many adjustments to tune suspension. The later versions gave these > things > up along with many other features as cost cutting measures. > > > > ________________________________ From: the Bargers > <[email protected]> >To: > [email protected] >Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 9:55:21 > PM >Subject: Re: [Nighthawk > Lovers] cb700sc valve noise?? > > > >I've got a 750 2003 Nighthawk that I recently > purchased from a dealership. It's got 5000k miles on it. Uncertain as to if > or > when the fork oil has been changed or is the right weight. I put some zip > ties > on the forks and measured the travel after a day of riding (including speed > bumps) and it topped out at 3 and 3/4 inches. Does this seem about right or > do > I need to add a heavier oil. On this model there doesn't appear to be drain > plugs at the bottom so it would appear that I am going to have to remove the > forks to change the oil. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, > Barge >----- >> Original Message ----- >>From: Dennis Hammerl >>To: [email protected] >>Sent: >> Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:02 PM >>Subject: >> Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] cb700sc valve noise?? >> >> >>I won't even guess. Just tear-down and find out. Riding it doesn't do >> it any good, just makes the bill higher later. >> >> >> >> ________________________________ From: Burke <[email protected]> >>To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> >>Cc: [email protected] >>Sent: Tue, March 9, 2010 11:12:00 >> AM >>Subject: [Nighthawk >> Lovers] cb700sc valve noise?? >> >>Hello, >> >>I've recently just >> picked up an 1986 cb700sc. As I was riding it the >>other day and there is >> a noise coming from the upper left side of the >>motor (riders >> position). The noise is not there at idle, lower middle >>or bottom >> of the throttle and there is no power loss and/or >>vibrations. It >> seems to be there @ 3-5k RPM's. It is not a knocking >>sound. >> To me it sounds as if it has a bad valve or something >> is >>loose. >> >>Any thoughts or ideas would be >> appreciated. >> >>Thanks >> >>Burke >> >>-- >>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. >> >> >>-- >>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. >>-- >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. > >-- >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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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