U know.... I think that comment was directed at me.... But i just can fogure
out why.... I was going to sugest getting led book lights and set them to light
your clusters
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Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 7:02:39 am
To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
From: "Joey Kelley" <sandp...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Temporary Lighting repair
You know - the thought did cross my mind. However - I'm reserving the
Helmet Zip tying for my light saber. Easier to defend myself against
the Sith if I can ride and use my head for defense.
-Obi-Wan Joey
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You could try ziptie-ing it to your helmet.
>
> On 6/22/10, Joey Kelley <sandp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello All,
>> Well mustering the best in engineering (you might question
>> that after what I'm about to describe) I mustered up a temporary
>> solution to my lack of gauge lights.
>> Went to the hardware store - picked up a pair of LED
>> flashlights ($2.50 /each) and used plastic wire ties (aka cable wraps)
>> to attach each flashlight near the brake fluid reservoir and the left
>> hand side hand grip. A little adjusting later - the right hand one
>> shines on the speedometer, the left hand one shines on the tach, (both
>> cross on the instrument panel) and provide just enough illumination
>> that I can clearly see the gauges and not too much to look like I'm
>> lighting up the sky.
>> DOT approved? Probably not. Workable - yes. Advantage, no
>> tearing apart of perfectly working gauges and wiring - disadvantage
>> battery replacement required and not exactly legal....
>> -Joey (last of the great bike Mechanics. Really.)
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Joey Kelley <sandp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Everything else is ok - your comment about the two lights makes me
>>> even more curious, the bike appears to have been re-wired since it
>>> left the factory - however - I have never bothered to dig any deeper
>>> than the obvious re-routing of wires to see why or what was done. The
>>> fuses were checked at one point - that might have been 10 years ago
>>> though so I might have missed something. I should take my own advice
>>> and just replace them all on principal.
>>> I'll do that shortly and let everyone know.
>>> Thanks Gene!
>>> -Joey
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Gene Henry <hangh...@new.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> The schematic at
>>>> http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/1982-honda-motorcycle-cb450sc/o/m14678 shows
>>>> two bulbs in each of the two instrument clusters so I think it unlikely
>>>> they
>>>> have all burned out. More likely a wiring/fuse problem. I have a 84
>>>> CB650SC with an entirely different single instrument cluster so I can't
>>>> help
>>>> much.
>>>>
>>>> Do all the other circuits and light work OK?
>>>>
>>>> Gene
>>
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