I agree with Ron, check the battery first since it's easiest. The 650s don't charge below 2500 RPM so at idle the battery isn't gaining. A good ride on a healthy bike should though. There are plenty of discussions in the archives going into the charging system on these bikes, guys who know a lot more about the habits of electrons than I do have given their opinions, basically it seems to boil down to use quality parts and you're ok.
-Kyle On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Pastor Ron <[email protected]> wrote: > Those conditions can be a battery, generator or coil. You will not know > until you test them or replace them. I know it's not the revs on your > engine. Always concentrate first on the battery because that is the most > likely problem. It is the same checking procedure as mentioned before. > > Ron > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tracy Berns > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:38 AM > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] '85 650 Nighthawk Battery Issues > > New to me NH. Learning to ride in a parking lot at first, the battery > seemed to have problems maintaining its charge...presumably because > the RPMs were not up high enough to charge it (when in neutral and > roll on the throttle, lights brightened - no throttle, lights dim). > OK, no big deal...my boyfriend took it out the other day and had this > sucker going at a good click, high RPMs and all, for a good 25 mins or > so, and still had the same problem. We just bought a brand new battery > yesterday, charged it for about an hour, replacing it today and see > what happens. > > I searched the forum for "exactly" this issue, but couldn't find > anything, although I do see a lot of threads pertaining to battery/ > charging/electrical trouble. Has anyone had this same "exact" issue > before, and will I still run into the same problem even with a new > battery? Is this a common issue with this breed NH? > > Thanks for your help. This forum is wonderful, and I get so much out > of following you all! > > -- > 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.
