[Nighthawk Lovers] CB250 Nighthawk 70 mile Daily Highway Commute -- Bad?

2012-05-08 Thread BoonesDaddy
Hi All, I'm looking for some input from anyone with long term experience with the Nighthawk 250. I have a 2008 nighthawk that I bought with 3k miles from a dealer. Since August 2011, I have put 8k miles on it with my daily 50 mile commute, 20 miles of which is highway. So far this little bike has

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Replacing cb250 cylinder head

2012-01-09 Thread BoonesDaddy
the hook for swapping the head out myself. Phew. On Jan 6, 11:33 am, BoonesDaddy brandonbogar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, I had a bolt from the exhaust shear off in mt cylinder head. It was drilled out by the honda dealer, but it required a helicoil. Unfortunately, there ended up being a crack

[Nighthawk Lovers] Replacing cb250 cylinder head

2012-01-06 Thread BoonesDaddy
Hi All, I had a bolt from the exhaust shear off in mt cylinder head. It was drilled out by the honda dealer, but it required a helicoil. Unfortunately, there ended up being a crack that has resulted in an exhaust leak. I have acquired a used (but in good condition) cylinder head for replacement.

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Dead Spot on Throttle When Engine is Cold/Cool

2011-09-17 Thread BoonesDaddy
Ok. Thanks guys. Guess I need to ask my mom if she still has her Dolly Parton tapes. Lol. I'll warm it up longer. Thanks. On Sep 16, 11:00 pm, surfswab surfs...@gmail.com wrote: +1 on the warm up. All Hondas exhibit that tendency -- cold blooded, because of the too- lean nature of the

[Nighthawk Lovers] Dead Spot on Throttle When Engine is Cold/Cool

2011-09-16 Thread BoonesDaddy
My 2008 Honda Nighthawk 250 starts up and runs great. However, there is a dead spot on the throttle right after I start the bike. The dead spot in in the low RPM's. I can gas it past this and get going, but it takes at least 5 minutes of riding for the problem to go away. Am I not warming the bike

[Nighthawk Lovers] Alternator Crankcase Caps

2011-09-05 Thread BoonesDaddy
I adjusted my valves on my 250 this weekend. However, I had to move the camshaft by putting the bike in gear and rotating the wheel. I was totally unable to get the crankshaft and alternator caps off. I scuffed them up pretty good in the process, so I am ordering new ones, but I have no idea how

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Cb 250 valve clearance noob

2011-09-02 Thread BoonesDaddy
Thanks. On Sep 1, 1:40 pm, Javier Garcia jajgar...@gmail.com wrote: No, just close the petcock and remove the hoses from it... Javier. On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 4:36 PM, BoonesDaddy brandonbogar...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks for that. Does anyone know if I need to empty the fuel tank before I

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Cb 250 valve clearance noob

2011-09-01 Thread BoonesDaddy
Thanks for that. Does anyone know if I need to empty the fuel tank before I remove it in order to get to the valve cover? Thanks. b On Aug 28, 4:44 pm, Allen Thomas althomas...@gmail.com wrote: Here are some youtube links, not for your specific model but show how it is done. CB900 (shim over