27k and change... I don't have the exact mileage just now, but I don't think its exceptionally high? I know somewhere before I purchased the bike it was dropped, I don't know what all was damaged, but I do know that the fairing has been replaced and the left side engine cover has scuffs all over the place..
On Saturday, June 2, 2012 11:09:56 AM UTC-4, kiwinPA wrote: > > how many miles has the bike done? Graham > > On Jun 2, 2012, at 9:39 AM, Dave wrote: > > thanks for the input, after i posted last night i was looking at parts > diagrams and some videos online (just to see what the back of the motor > looks like) and it looks like there should be enough room to slip the yoke > off the back w/o removing everything! I've been taking pictures of stuff I > won't remember as I go (electrical connectors, order of plug wires, etc)... > I kind of expected to have oil running out as I move the engine around, I > need to drain the oil yet, but I figured if I can get everything > disconnected I'll be in good shape. > > I don't have a shop manual, does anyone know the torque specs for the > crankcase bolts and the torque steps/pattern when putting everything back > together? > > as for the not shifting while stopped... mine had been doing that before, > now it just doesn't shift at all... stopped or moving, engine running/not > running... Its almost like something is preventing the shifter from finding > the next gear and its stuck in between gears. While I have the bike apart > i'm going to inspect the bottom end of the engine too, just to make sure > nothing is damaged there, so we'll see how this goes! > > On Saturday, June 2, 2012 2:12:57 AM UTC-4, brian lindsley wrote: >> >> my scaner is not working but it is a fairly easy task to disconect the >> universal joint (whole shaft is left on the bike) remove the pivot >> joint cap, then pry the universal joint to the rear and slip a screw >> driver throu the pivot joint hole. The book also doesn't tell you that >> the screwdriver has to be a thin shafted screwdriver. your screw >> driver will slip through the universal joint and hold it back out of >> the way so you can remove the engine. The repair manual has one >> sentence for this procedure. >> I take lots of photos with my digi camera so thatI can be sure I don't >> miss a step putting it back together. I would also recomend a repair >> book (manual) unless you are really good at this sort of thing. to >> spilt the case thier are two pages in the book and to put it back >> togther thier are four pages. I have two engines sitting on my work >> bench right now and when I turned them over to take the bottom screws >> out thie was still lots of oil to come out of all the little pockets >> in the engine maybe 1/4 to 1/2 a quart so just be prepaired for that >> to. >> >> My nighthawk 700 will sometimes not down shift if I am stopped so I >> just roll the bike back and forth a little then it shifts. >> >> On Jun 1, 7:56 pm, Dave <heed...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > The last I checked it (couple wks ago?) it was completely full, and >> there >> > was no evidence of an external leak... tonight I got all but the >> exhaust >> > and the driveshaft off. The shaft has me puzzled, anyone have any >> > experience removing the shaft from these? Do I need to remove the >> swingarm, >> > or is there a better way? >> > >> > >> > >> > On Friday, June 1, 2012 9:55:53 PM UTC-4, Kyle Munz wrote: >> > >> > > Just to check the simple things before cracking the case, have you >> checked >> > > the clutch fluid? >> > >> > > -Kyle >> > >> > > On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Dave <heed...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > >> I need a little help... my bike was working properly the other day >> until >> > >> I got home. I couldn't downshift out of overdrive, Stepping on the >> > >> shifter, you can feel everything moving, but it doesn't click into >> the next >> > >> gear... at this point, the gear indicator on the dash is indicating >> OD, but >> > >> its in between gears, you can pull the clutch in and release and >> makes no >> > >> difference. Its been shifting a little funny (mis-shifts >> occasionally, >> > >> occasional hard downshift), but seemed OK just prior to coming >> home... >> > >> which was about 10 miles of highway driving (I had run a few errands >> just >> > >> before coming home and all was good). I was thinking I'm probably >> going to >> > >> have to pull the engine and split the case to find the problem... a >> friend >> > >> had suggested the shifter forks may be bad. Anyone have any other >> > >> suggestions? Can anyone tell me what i'm getting into here? I've >> torn >> > >> apart car engines/transmissions but never a bike engine/trans... any >> advice >> > >> would be appreciated! >> > >> > >> Thanks. >> > >> > >> -- >> > >> 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/-/yhPKa50BSKcJ. >> > >> 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.- Hide quoted >> text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - > > > -- > 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/-/42zs2agGUuUJ. > 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. 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