After almost one year I finally had some time to spend in the garage and put back together my 96 NH 750. I can't remember what I did before I stored it. Probably ran gas with a lot of Seafoam, then empty the bowls. The bike spent a few months on a container shipping from Boston to Pasadena, and then in my garage just as it came. I plugged to a tender just in case I could save the battery.
I wasn't expecting much to happen today. Got new gas and fed it to the carbs with a funnel. I cranked the started with the kill switch off a few times to let the gas get into the carbs. Good news was that the battery was healthy. Full choke on, switch on, hit the starter, and there she goes! broom. Running pretty much ok, and warmed up fast enough that I had to put off the choke after a few seconds. Clean it, put it together, new gas in the tank with almost a whole bottle of Seafoam, check tire pressure, etc, and took it for her first ride in the West. It pretty much runs great, although pulling from a stop feels rough and like she wants to die. On the highway no problems doing 80+ mph. Climbed the nearby mountains no problem. Once it was hot, it will take many tried to start. It won't start with any choke, and it probably does better with a bit of throttle. Anyway, I was prepared for a full carbs rebuild, but it looks like I can get away by just running a few more tanks with Seafoam. We will see. This might be the nicest bike in the word. Javier. [image: Image may contain: motorcycle] [image: Image may contain: motorcycle and sky] -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
