Mine is so heavy and awkward, it's like trying to manoeuver an 18 wheeler with a remote control, Graham
On Feb 24, 2012, at 8:17 AM, Allen Thomas wrote: > That's no easy feat, those things are HEAVY! > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:21:00 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] New tire, first attempt to start this season > > I push start the gl1200 in 1st all the time. But i have to (in nutural) push > it to 5mph hop on click to first and pop the clutch and pull it back. > Sometimes i can get 2 attempts if i get it to 6-7 mph! > > > > ---Original Message--- > From: [email protected] > Sent: 2/23/2012 11:08 pm > To: "Nightwawk Lovers" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] New tire, first attempt to start this season > > +1 you need to be in 2nd gear or higher. The gear ratio is too high in first > on any bike/car. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Dennis" <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:29 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] New tire, first attempt to start this season > > No, it is just that the gearing is such (on my 700SC anyway), running and > popping the clutch in 1st just locks the rear wheel and does not turn the > engine over. > > > > I once spent some frustrating time doing this until I woke up and put it > into third gear and then I was able to run, pop the clutch and have the > engine turn over and start. > > > > Dennis > > Christchurch > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sean Snell > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 2:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] New tire, first attempt to start this season > > > > Bad clutch? > > On Feb 23, 2012 8:45 PM, "Dennis" <[email protected]> wrote: > > The rear wheel will lock in 1st gear if you push it or run and pop the > clutch. You need to be in 3rd or 4th to judge this. > > > > Dennis > > Christchurch > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat Patterson > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 2:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] New tire, first attempt to start this season > > > > Before either jumper cables or either the question must be asked... Is it > turning over? You mentioned that the rear wheel locks up when you try and > push start it. That to me suggests that the engine might be seized or > hydrolocked. > > Pull the plugs, put it in a tall gear (3-6) and push with the clutch out. If > it doesn't push easily you have bad things wrong. If water or fuel gush out > of the plug holes you have bad(water) minor(fuel) problems to deal with as > long as you haven't bent a rod from trying to start it. > > After all that once you have a motor that turns over go ahead and jump it. > Make sure the cables go to the bike batt, against the jumper cable rules but > a bike can't trap gasses and your bike batt will protect the rest of the > system from 99% of the badness that could result from using a 1500cca batt > to jump it. All my ATV's and lawn mowers got jumped for the first start of > the season to clean the cobwebs without putting too much load on the little > batt. I now know that improper batt storage was some of my problem but first > of the season starts always seem to take way more cranking than the rest of > the year. > > Oh and don't jump it off a 24v bus unless you really know what your doing > ;o) > > > At 04:47 PM 2/23/2012, you wrote: > > You might want to consider replacing it, we have seen that be the source of > non running conditions before. I know I'll start a fight saying this but try > jumpering it to a car battery and see if it will start then. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > From: Stefano Ascari <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:31:26 -0600 > To: <[email protected]> > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] New tire, first attempt to start this season > - Same battery, charged up. > - I am sitting on it. I've push-started it several times last year when I > had a bad starter (which I also replaced). > > Stefano > > Pat Patterson > Abbotsford, BC, Canada > VA7PDP > > 2001 PT Cruiser > 83 450 Honda Nighthawk > 78 F350 460/C6 on propane > 71 Bronco 302/C4/D20 D44/9" {o===o} > > "Just add Lightness-" > Colin Chapman. 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