Hello Kyle, Thank you for the reply. I have also thought of the fuel filter, so I will check that. And you are the second person to tell me to check the petcock to carb line, which I will also attempt to do. I felt really bad that I was abusing the starter, if it happens again I think I can just walk away for a while and not have a temper tantrum (again!) The airbox is stock, I checked the air filter a couple months ago, it looked clean and new, not sure if it's stock, but probably not. I don't know what you mean by the boots? Fairly certain it was not electrical, not the kill switch, not yet anyway. Thanks for the idea about chrome engine guards. William
On Sunday, October 18, 2020, Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote: > First a warning about abusing the starter. It's not the starter motor > that's the biggest worry since that's easy to repair/replace but you really > don't want to abuse the starter chain/clutch as that's most certainly not > easy to replace or repair. Your not starting issue could be a few things > though. Fuel issues could be dirty carbs, an inline fuel filter, the vacuum > diaphragm on the petcock not actuating, etc. Electrical could be something > as simple as the kill switch which has caught all of us at some point, it's > easy enough to check for spark though. Regarding air, do you still have > your stock airbox, boots, and filter? > > You can paint the chrome crashbars if you're inclined. I found an old set > of chrome hondaline crashbars in a salvage yard years ago. They were kind > of rusty so I sanded them down, ran some primer over them then just painted > them with a rattlecan and some 2000 grit wetsand between coats. They turned > out pretty decent actually. > > -Kyle > > > On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 10:10 AM wilm...@gmail.com <wilmic...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> I bought my beautiful '85 NH 700 on March 1st, she now has 41K on the >> clock. >> I've got 3 questions today, so thanks for any and all help. >> First two are related: >> Every single time since we hooked up, she's started on the very first go, >> until 2 days ago... >> It had been about 10 days since the last ride. >> On the first try, engine caught for a few seconds but then died, then I >> put the starter through hell for 15 minutes, and just got a few coughs, and >> couldn't believe the battery didn't seem to be weakening at all, so I just >> kept going (Sorry starter). >> Suddenly she started right up like normal. >> My only impression is she wasn't getting fuel, but I have nothing to base >> that on. Should I try spraying some starter fluid into the air box if >> there's a next time of this? >> Second part of this question: get a trickle charger for the battery, even >> though it doesn't seem to be the culprit in this case? I had planned to >> just ride her once a week through winter so I wouldn't have to worry about >> the battery.... >> We went for a ride yesterday, and she started on the 1st try.... >> Third, unrelated, question, I've been following along on the thread of >> the engine guards from eBay/Vietnam, and it seemed they had gotten good >> reviews (?), perhaps the only thing was a bit of hassle on the installation? >> I've looked on eBay, but only see them in chrome, anyone have any ideas >> for finding them in black? >> Thank you Everyone, take care, >> William >> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >> msgid/nighthawk_lovers/01edb4ec-40b4-467c-9f63- >> e761c3c144afn%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/01edb4ec-40b4-467c-9f63-e761c3c144afn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAJARLXXXtSvqTX-%3D%3DVg3RX134cYvysNfrprKrVezUcWEw > Di9NQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAJARLXXXtSvqTX-%3D%3DVg3RX134cYvysNfrprKrVezUcWEwDi9NQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAAToXi7mNTo_hZ1m0ha4PFUBkKj6rftJEutabuQDGfgA6h41Fg%40mail.gmail.com.
