James:
For some strange reason, I now have this mental image of some guy trying to
sneak a jump off an idling city bus...
:D
-Kurt
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:42 PM, James O'Gorman wrote:
> I'm totally doing this next time I'm dead with only a 24v power source...
> :)
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I'm totally doing this next time I'm dead with only a 24v power source... :)
On Nov 16, 2011, at 19:55 PM, Kurt Nolte wrote:
> I haven't jumped a bike with 24v (yet), but I did jump a car that way. I just
> unhooked the feed wire from the starter then clamped directly to the stud and
> the engi
I haven't jumped a bike with 24v (yet), but I did jump a car that way. I
just unhooked the feed wire from the starter then clamped directly to the
stud and the engine ground strap, then used the car's 12v to trigger the
solenoid as normal. Only had a 24v system to jump from, no roll starting
abilit
1st off, thanks to all who wrote me on my last post. The Nighthawk
750, or the guy who's selling it never called me back. So, I'll take a
look at the V45. It has 44,585 miles on it. The valves have been
adjusted and the tensioners verified. Carbs have been completely
rebuilt with new rubber intakes
Melissa,
Check out the post titles: "Our First Ride". Graham I think put
polisport hand protectors on his bike. That post includes pictures so
you'll know what they actually do. You might also think about getting
a faring that has had coverage. I know SlipStreamer makes one that
others in the
How could you ONLY give the starter 24 volts? You would have to jumper it
separately from the rest of the wiring harness. I can't see why anyone would
want to do that anyway. If your starter is so shot that a 12V system can't spin
it then you just need to rebuild the thing. Or get proficient at
I jumped a battery in the '70's on a direct connect. It did blow up and
scattered fragments all over the pickup's engine compartment and sprayed an
observer with acid on his face. The battery was completely dead before we
started. Lesson learned, but I still go direct with both leads. It was the
You know, you're probably right about that being the original and primary
reasoning. I forgot about battery gases entirely, having grown up in an age
where sealed and low-gas batteries are so common that battery explosions
are almost unheard of.
Kurt
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Hanghank wro
thanks Kurt, I didn't know that, Graham
On Nov 16, 2011, at 6:27 PM, Kurt Nolte wrote:
Most alternators function a bit like "bottomless batteries" in that
they provide a voltage, and whatever current the circuit needs at
that voltage it supplies up to the limitations of the coils.
A depl
I believe the reason for the suggestion to hook the positive/+ charging cable
to the battery, but the negative/- cable to a remote ground is to move the
location of the last connection, and the possible spark that may occur, away
from the battery, so that battery gasses, which may be present, a
Most alternators function a bit like "bottomless batteries" in that they
provide a voltage, and whatever current the circuit needs at that voltage
it supplies up to the limitations of the coils.
A depleted battery will draw a lot of current for the chemical reaction
needed to provide separation of
It always comes down to how the bike has been maintained through the
years. I'd get the one with the lower miles regardless of price -
assuming it has been well maintained. If the Nighthawk had the 70,000
and the Magna had 22,000 I'd get the Magna - assume you make it to
100,000 on both bikes you
i'm thinking about getting handguards to use on my bike in the
winter. anybody have brand/model recommendations?
thanks,
mel
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Not really. I think I will go with the cheapest one.
Javier.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Melissa Perkins wrote:
> do you see any reason to pick one auction vs the other?
>
> On Nov 16, 2:03 pm, Javier Garcia wrote:
> > Those should work fine, now just remember that orders shipped from Taiw
Oppp's spelling error, meant to say superb LOL, I can see where that could
cause confusion
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 2:40 PM, surfswab wrote:
> No reason the NH won't go 70,000 or better also, providing it has been
> properly maintained and will continue to be. The motors have a rep
> for being b
do you see any reason to pick one auction vs the other?
On Nov 16, 2:03 pm, Javier Garcia wrote:
> Those should work fine, now just remember that orders shipped from Taiwan
> might take like 3 weeks to get to you, so I wouldn't buy from them if you
> are in a hurry.
> Javier.
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I'm currently working on making new side panel for my 83 cb750sc. Once I get
them done over the weekend of thanksgiving I'll take pictures and I'd you want
maybe we can work something out?
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Those should work fine, now just remember that orders shipped from Taiwan
might take like 3 weeks to get to you, so I wouldn't buy from them if you
are in a hurry.
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On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Melissa Perkins wrote:
> or these
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Everlast-Mirrors-91-03-Honda-
or these
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Everlast-Mirrors-91-03-Honda-Nighthawk-CB750-CB-750-/320752747684?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item4aae5a84a4#ht_1866wt_956
On Nov 16, 1:47 pm, Melissa Perkins wrote:
> just did an ebay search. what about
> these?http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-Cus
just did an ebay search. what about these?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-Custom-CX650C-CB1000-C-Nighthawk-CB750-Mirrors-/110526856314?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item19bbe9fc7a#ht_2865wt_956
On Nov 16, 12:48 pm, Hawaii Sean wrote:
> I purchased the cheep ones on eBay and wasn't
If you need Red side covers check out Item number: 280771816291 on
eBay. Really clean off of a 2003 bike.
Sean
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I purchased the cheep ones on eBay and wasn't happy. They vibrated so
cars in the distance are blury and rusted in about a year - I live in
Hawaii so only really good chrome doesn't rust - the OEM ones didn't
rust
Sean
On Nov 15, 5:38 pm, Graham Rogers wrote:
> I found pretty close mirrors at J
I would be interested to see the numbers once you have 8 tanks of premium.
Could you post them when you have them?
I've got the last 30,000 miles logged for my car and the biggest difference
was driving style, not octane.
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We have a couple members with 100K miles on a Nighthawk so 24K is nothing. Also
the early V4 engines were not that reliable.
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Which model NH?
The V45 is a nice motor, found in the Magna and the sabre and the
interceptor I believe, not sure which of those were available in 83, but
that is a lot of miles for one and the rumor is that V45 parts are getting
harder to find than CB parts.
-Kyle
On Nov 16, 2011 11:53 AM, "The
Yes yes, must send pics.
-Kyle
On Nov 16, 2011 3:19 PM, "Javier Garcia" wrote:
> Welcome to the group, although you haven't paid the toll, which requires
> sending pictures of your new acquisition.
> Javier.
>
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 9:38 PM, rickystrat...@comcast.net <
> rickystrat...@comcast
Welcome to the group, although you haven't paid the toll, which requires
sending pictures of your new acquisition.
Javier.
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 9:38 PM, rickystrat...@comcast.net <
rickystrat...@comcast.net> wrote:
> After years of dirtbiking, I recently bought my first streetbike!
> Lucky for
No reason the NH won't go 70,000 or better also, providing it has been
properly maintained and will continue to be. The motors have a rep
for being bulletproof.
Curious about the "suburb" condition, though. Does that mean it has
never been ridden in the city? :-) !!
On Nov 16, 1:57 pm, Ian Ed
Thank you. I think I'll go for the NH, it's less money and close by. Maybe
he will go down a bit but don't think as low as $800
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 1:09 PM, marcel cerdan wrote:
> Welcome...
>
> Got a V45 a few years back : loved the engine, but the frame is
> flexing and in the end, you get
Thanks, I thought they would last longer than that. I had 70,000 on the
Sporty and it was no problems. The older Goldwings ran forever. But like I
said, I'm not familiar with these bikes
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Graham Rogers
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> I would offer $800 for the Nighthawk, if it is in sub
After years of dirtbiking, I recently bought my first streetbike!
Lucky for me, that a friend talked me into buying a 1993 Nighthawk
750 I love this thing!!! It runs great and looks good! I still
have some things I want to do to it, like touch up paint the engine
and remove a little rust. But m
thank you kurt, i was thinking exactly the same
and with a running engine you are giong to have an alt spinning producing
amps (and volts) and is set up on a voltage sensing circut... most modern
cars use a 60 amp alt, but this alt is only putting out that much power
when its sensing that the
as long as the vehicle is not running Allen
On Nov 16, 2011, at 1:12 PM, Allen Thomas wrote:
So in layman terms jumping from a car battery won't hurt.
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The manual for my 1982 CB450SC says that a minimum of 91 Octane is
required for proper operation of the bike.
(I think it was 91 - might have been 90)
-Joey
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 1:19 PM, marcel cerdan wrote:
> So I have reviewed other posts on the board regarding Gas to use, and
So I have reviewed other posts on the board regarding Gas to use, and
benefits.
Being a recent Nighthawk owner (85 650), I did the first 8 fills on
regular, like my good old CX500c, and was getting 44-46 mpg...
Then I read that some members have experienced drastic differences
with good quality pr
So in layman terms jumping from a car battery won't hurt.
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Welcome...
Got a V45 a few years back : loved the engine, but the frame is
flexing and in the end, you get the same thing as a VMax : Great
accelerations, but need to break hard before any curves, and entering
too fast see you on the other side waving all over the place, when it
is not horizontal.
Welcome, and yes lots of info here, i just kinda watch and see whats going
on, I own an 83 Nighthawk 750, 12k miles on it, love it. Again welcome!!
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:50 AM, The Bake wrote:
> Hello all. Just joined this group today. From Quebec, Canada. I'm
> going to look at both of t
I would offer $800 for the Nighthawk, if it is in suburb condition
with no engine noises and pass on the V45. 24000 miles is a lot on
the older generation air cooled NH750 and a V45 with 72,000 miles or
k's is on borrowed time.
On Nov 16, 2011, at 11:50 AM, The Bake wrote:
Hello all. J
as long as you don't have the vehicle running
On Nov 16, 2011, at 10:17 AM, Allen Thomas wrote:
I would add that lead acid batteries are not really that sensitive
to charge/discharge rates, they are the least sensitive to this
when compared to other battery chemistries. And that if you left
Hello all. Just joined this group today. From Quebec, Canada. I'm
going to look at both of these bikes this week. Both are 1983 models
and appear to be in suburb condition. Nighthawk for $1200 and V45 for
$1800. The Nighthawk has 24,000, V45 has 72,000 not quite sure if it's
in klik's or miles, mus
The problem with this is that a battery, any battery, is not a current
source. It doesn't push current, it supplies voltage (potential
difference): the circuit draws what current it needs and doesn't tap the
rest.
The amps, amp-hours and CCA of a battery are only limits on what the
battery can sup
So, we should be comparing 15 against 80 amps/hours... still, a pretty
large difference.
Javier.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Allen Thomas wrote:
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> Sorry a quick check shows I was using different metrics. A NH battery is
> rated at 210 cold cranking amps and 15 amp/hours. A car battery
Sorry a quick check shows I was using different metrics. A NH battery is rated
at 210 cold cranking amps and 15 amp/hours. A car battery can have over
1000(500-800 typical) cold cranking amps and usually no less than 80 amp/hour
capacity more like 100-200. Truck batteries can be much higher espe
if I'm remembering correctly MC batteries are in the 8 - 15 amp range. Car
batteries can go up to over 1000 depending on size.
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I guess I should know this, but do you remember the actual numbers? at
least roughly, how much more amps does a car battery has compared to a
motorcycle one?
Javier.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Allen Thomas wrote:
> **
> I do too, but some people feel that since a car battery has a higher a
I would add that lead acid batteries are not really that sensitive to
charge/discharge rates, they are the least sensitive to this when compared to
other battery chemistries. And that if you left a MC battery connected to a car
battery for a long time it would most likely damage the MC battery.
I do too, but some people feel that since a car battery has a higher amp
capacity, that it can damage the motorcycle by passing too much current, and
thus over charging.
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What is the problem jump starting from a car battery? I do that all the
time.
Javier.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 8:23 AM, marcel cerdan wrote:
> Yes, don't do what I did and assume your battery is good if it shows
> 12.6 v... I took appart the whole fuse box and checked all the
> connections before
Yes, don't do what I did and assume your battery is good if it shows
12.6 v... I took appart the whole fuse box and checked all the
connections before realizing that this !#'":@ battery was actually
shot !
Did you try to push start to make sure it still runs ?! If you do
that, is should turn the s
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