Keep us posted on the issue Bryan. Sent from my Xoom Tablet powered by Android 4.0 On Apr 3, 2012 9:59 PM, "Bryan Gibson" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I was able to tighten each of these bolts each at least 1-1.5 turns. > Don't know if that qualifies as being "loose" so we'll see what comes > about tomorrow. > > Thanks, > Bryan > > On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 8:10:39 AM UTC-5, jason scott wrote: >> >> there are three bolts to the right of where you put the oil in that hold >> your slave cylinder in. if they are lose the clutch will work for a few >> seconds until the vibration push the slave cylinder back and causes the >> clutch to engage. ie tighten the 3 bolts holding the slave cylinder in >> place. that is my guess. the worst thing that could happen is you made sure >> your bolts are tight. good luck. >> >> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Bryan Gibson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> New rider with an '85 Nighthawk CB650SC. I bought the bike in February >>> from a guy that claims to have taken the bike out West just before he >>> decided to sell it and after getting to take it out 3 times, the >>> transmission seems to be shot. He claimed to have done routine maintenance >>> and was nice enough to change fluids except for oil. So I went ahead and >>> did so using recommended oil/filter. The last day I rode it, I noticed >>> that the bike started having trouble downshifting lower than 3rd and when I >>> was lucky enough to get back down to 1st at a stop, I couldn't upshift past >>> 3rd. The clutch seemed loose, too. I checked the brake fluid level and >>> noticed on the clutch side that it was low and full of sediment. I went >>> ahead and changed the brake fluid (using recommended fluid) and the clutch >>> was back to normal but I was unable to get any gears past 2nd (on center >>> stand with the engine off). After another 10-15 min of sitting, I now only >>> have first and neutral. I guess my first question (being a noob) should >>> be, is it bad to shift gears without the engine running? When I shift >>> gears, the "good" gears click in, but once I try to go higher, it just >>> makes a solid "clunk" like it does if you were to try to upshift past OD. >>> Does this sound like a shift fork, bad gear or does the entire tranny need >>> replaced??? I'd appreciate any help as I'm itching to get back to riding. >>> (I ordered an OEM manual that isn't here yet and can work on simple things >>> but I'm afraid rebuilding anything is above my pay grade.) >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/** >>> msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/**mPnaTHLo4ksJ<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/mPnaTHLo4ksJ> >>> . >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.**com<[email protected]> >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> nighthawk_lovers+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>> group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en<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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/QeBluvCBS5gJ. > 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.
