Looks like a home-brewed grounding strap. If so I'm wondering why the previous owner felt that was needed? Any electrical issues?
On Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 6:04:10 PM UTC-5, Blake Manwiller wrote: > > Hello; so i purchased a nighthawk and I'm not terrible mechanically sound > so bare with me... > > I noticed it was having issues starting(was working fine the day before) > so i took the battery out to get tested; turns out it is probably the > battery. But here's the weird part. When i put the batter back in i noticed > a ground that attaches to the battery "case" that secures it. I can > definitely go to the hardware store and buy a handful of batteries and try > to figure out what size i need and how long; but I am really hoping; > someone has a few minutes to check on theirs? I've go threw the mechanical > manuals posted here and extensively googled, but i have come up empty. I > have attached some pictures to help you see what i see. I am not sure what > the ground attaches to; but figured it'd be bad to try to start it with it > out properly grounded. > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1ecqCum5hE8/V5ACC7CT4lI/AAAAAAAAAoA/QJNBT_nAL38I4GdklzOjb1RRaRA1y2UsgCLcB/s1600/13819800_1040270196020969_280191672_n.jpg> > > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nV3O8hwzO8A/V5AB-j1PUoI/AAAAAAAAAn4/WSac0ezAkvcmfFnvl7d1TozErXx9H1IGgCLcB/s1600/13814525_1040270216020967_15193077_n.jpg> > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6IxC5uOITkI/V5ACBPrJNiI/AAAAAAAAAn8/0UoDJR1HboEVZJ7-ZaHNy-NQvdWonjuHwCLcB/s1600/13823195_1040270202687635_1593731590_n.jpg> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
