[Nighthawk Lovers] Solenoid

2015-08-15 Thread Greg
Hey gang! I'm having electric problems. The ignition died on my bike. Went to work and all lights went out on the dash. 91 750. The batt works. The solenoid fuse was burned out. Melted. Got a new solenoid and when attaching the positive lead, the solenoid started to smoke. Any ideas? S

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Solenoid

2015-08-15 Thread Greg
It looks to be the green and red wire that goes to the solenoid that's smoking. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Greg Date: 08/15/2015 10:33 AM (GMT-05:00) To: nighthawk_lovers Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Solenoid Hey gang! I'm h

[Nighthawk Lovers] 1983 CB650SC For Sale

2015-08-15 Thread Todd
Long-time nighthawk group lurker, so I'm giving members first shot at this. I'm asking $1200 cash. I'm selling a 1983 CB650SC lightly rode Nighthawk. It has 12,480 miles on it and except for items listed below, is all original. I am about 11 miles north of Minneapolis,MN in Brooklyn Park. The b

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Solenoid

2015-08-15 Thread mike21222 via Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!
Are you sure its wired correctly? I bought one off ebay for my 84 a year or so ago, and it looked the same as the old one but the orientation was reversed. I had to fabricate a makeshift mount to seat it securely and reverse the leads. Worked great after that. -Original Message- From:

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Solenoid

2015-08-15 Thread Kyle Munz
Sometimes all you can do is reverse the polarity and reroute auxiliary power through the secondary ODN conduits. On Aug 15, 2015 21:15, "mike21222 via Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" < nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Are you sure its wired correctly? > I bought one off ebay for my 84 a y

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Solenoid

2015-08-15 Thread Greg
There is a letter B on one side and a W on the other. I figured the B meant battery. Worth a try though. I'm just thinking there is another issue since the old fuse melted. I still haven't been able to figure out what's wrong with my headlight. Maybe a ground problem is causing this? I gotta

[Nighthawk Lovers] 1983 CB650SC For Sale

2015-08-15 Thread Alexander Press
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[Nighthawk Lovers] Emgo Classic Shocks Review

2015-08-15 Thread Alexander Press
As you may know, two weeks ago I left my side stand down and as a result tipped the old girl over. My shocks blew and so I purchased a new (to me; OEM, 8k miles) set of shocks to remedy the sticking rear end. Well, the eBay shocks were terrible and the sticking was even worse. Defeated and think

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Exhaust for 1995 Nighthawk 750

2015-08-15 Thread rodney wills
I always ride invisible. Basically you have to tell yourself you are invisible - NOT INVINCIBLE. If you ride as though no one can see you, you are mentally ready! And waive your "rights" as well! Don't put yourself in a situation because you have the right away and expect the car to see you. Jus