a few things to check... check your alternator roater is tight, and re tighten all of your engine mounting bolts.... that should help with failing welds (cause, not symptom)... and as far as the bolts getting loose on you... a nylon insert stop nut (i always call them nylocks) would be the best thing to put in...
and sea foam too,,, (J/K) On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Matt Temple <heuris...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's so '80s! Quite a step in that seat. How does it ride? (I > had a 1967 CB450, but it doesn't look related -- that was > DOHC.) > > The rack is kind of interesting. It's another way in which the > universal KG racks were adapted to fit almost every > Japanese (and other) bikes. I have exactly the same rack on my > CX500, and when I got the Nighthawk, I removed the > sissy bar from the CX500's rack and put it on the Nighthawks. There > is more than one way this rack is supported, since > there's really no good way to provide support at the back of the > fender. I put in a link to a picture of the C-shaped > support -- I can't remember how I got it anymore -- I'm sure it was > from eBay and it may have been that this rack > came off another Nighthawk. You can see, also, that over time, the > spot-welded tab on the rack is starting to > separate -- I guess I need a welder. There is a threaded screw hole > on the frame of the NH that this connects to, but > I've always had problems with vibration loosening the screw. Maybe > I"ll post a general question to the group for what they > use to keep screw from loosening -- lock washer doesn't help. Here > it is: > > > http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff506/heuristik/My%2085%20Nighthawk/rack-bracket.jpg > > On May 25, 11:37 pm, pa_s...@verizon.net wrote: > > That is the perfect NH in My Book . Nice screen & luggage rack > > Here's My War Hoarse > > BernMan550 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 05/24/11,Matt Temple<heuris...@gmail.com>wrote:I guess I should post > a few pictures to the group. > > So here's the link:http://photobucket.com/my85nighthawk > > It's been raining so much here, I haven't had much time to clean > > anything up, and since this Nighthawk isn't garaged and just lives > > under a cover in the rain, there is a bit of rust poking through, and > > I have to do something about the engine paint, which is chipping a > > bit. I have a pretty pristine exhaust set, too, that I haven't > > installed. But here's the bike. I got the bike with around 9000 > > miles, and I now have 17700 miles on it. I ride it to work and use > > it for general transportation. I also have ridden a number of times > > from Boston to the Northampton area to see my daughters. This > > summer, if it ever stops raining, I'd like to take it up to New > > Hampshire to ride the Kancamagus Highway. I'm not great with > > heights, but that's ok with me. Not sure about the Blueridge. But > > that's a long way away. > > Again, $350 from Craigslist, then replacement of a few things. > > 1. Front forks > > 2. Rear shocks > > 3. Carbs (and new cables) > > 4. The tank. (It came with a dented black one) > > 5. One side cover. > > 6. Two rubber turn signal standoffs > > 7. Wheels (got a GREAT deal with two essentially new Dunlop 501s for > > around $100.) > > 8. Instrument shell casing > > 9. Gear shift lever > > 10. Handlebars > > 11. Fork seals > > 12. Brake pads > > The bike had clearly been dropped, but there seemed to be no real > > damage > > I think my total cost is somewhere between $1000 and $1200. > > The hardest thing I did myself was the carb replacement. It was a > > typical event ... if the choke was fully on (it isn't really a choke, > > either, since it's just letting in more gas, not blocking the > > airflow), it would just barely idle; but give it throttle and it would > > just die. Main jets were blocked. > > Matt Temple > > -- > > 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_lovers@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=en. > > > > > > > > crystal 002.jpg > > 186KViewDownload > > -- > 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_lovers@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=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 nighthawk_lovers@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=en.
