[Nighthawk Lovers] Bleeding the hydraulic tappets

Just for fun, I'm guessing now that there is a second flaw on this bike : bubbles of air can be created (by oil degazing) in the hydraulic valve tappets. This "no maintenance" innovation would be, as a matter of fact, open your engine more often than on a conventionnal valve adjusted engine, ju

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Charging System

What is important is current (amperage). Check your stator through the connector, once disconnected. You should find a low resistance beetween the three pairs of yellow wires (three phased windings), and a ~5 Ohms resistance beetween the white and the black wire (excitation winding). Usually, t

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Regulator/Rectifier

You can unplug the connector on the alternator harness and check resistance(s) from there . Yes, I had to change the flasher unit relay for an elecronic one, sold by the same supplier as the leds, for a few bucks. At 08:28 19/05/2010 -0400, you wrote: Professor of Nighthawk Electricals,

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Regulator/Rectifier

Yeah. I saw one (can't remember the bike) who placed a small 12 V computer processor fan in front of the regulator to cool it. At 07:51 19/05/2010 -0500, Kyle wrote: I've actually seen guys on older 70s Hondas unbolt the regulator, or rectifier, whichever it is, and hang it outside the side cov

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Regulator/Rectifier

Hi The original SHINDENGEN regulator of the 650 is a primitive model. It contains two functions : 1 - A three phased rectifier bridge, which converts the 3ph AC voltage from the stator windings (yellow wires) to a near DC voltage. 2 - A regulator, sensing the (1) DC voltage and producing a va

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Digest for nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com - 11 Messages in 6 Topics

Yes you can do it, or replace this headlight by a LED light. It's not possible to ride with it at night at speeds higher than 30 mph, but by daytime, it allows you to be safely seen by others in front of you. And it saves a lot energy. I also changed the tail light for a led one, and the turn l

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Anyone know how to remove the limiter on a 85 650?

It's the way they do it usually : a plastic or aluminum restriction which can be in the exhaust hose of the carb, or screwed onto the engine. At 20:55 24/04/2010 -0700, you wrote: You mean a restriction in the plastic/rubber beween the two? On 24 Apr., 20:29, jean-pierre.desmoul...@wanadoo.

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Anyone know how to remove the limiter on a 85 650?

Hi I think it's a restriction beetween the carbs and the engine, that you can take off. Regards JPD At 12:31 22/04/2010 -0700, you wrote: Hey All I bought my cb650sc (Here in europe it goes under the name CBX650E or RC13) in Germany a few years ago. In Germany there is a limit on the HP r

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: alternator

Check beetween the white/black wires on your stator. Less than 5 ohms : you get the coil partly fried and to repair. Must be done nearly as often as changing rear tire on this bike. Check for my previous posts on this subject on the list archives. Once this coil (not the entire stator, just this

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] '83 550 SC Electrical Issues

Check the black/white wires, on the stator side of the connector. It's the excitation winding which creates the magnetic field in the stator / rotor / stator system (unusual magnetic path). It should be less than 5 ohms. Otherwise, fried. Very very classical failure on 550/650 nighhawks, due to

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: N'importe qui de la France ici?

Thanks for writing french. I answer in english for all the persons on the list to understand. I presume (grin) that they understand better my english than my french... Yes the european RC13 is called Honda 650 CBX (or CBX-E). Nighthawk is too complicated to pronounce for most european natives

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: battery problems bike wont start after long ride

20 $ to fix a stator ! Wow give me the address. >--- On Thu, 9/10/09, joey1980 wrote: >>and the stator i >>have someone who will fix for me for 20 dollars. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: N'importe qui de la France ici?

As a matter of fact, I had two 650 CBX (nighthawk), and I sold one. In good shape, with rebuilt stator, new regulator, LED lights... to a girl, around 20 yrs old, her first bike. She wrote to me : she loves the bike ;) The second one is in the garage : needs a motor change / rebuild and also ch

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: N'importe qui de la France ici?

The forum software doesn't like some ascii codes : http://maps.google.fr/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fr&geocode=&q=Chemin+des+Poneys,+Saint+Martin+d-Uriage&sll=45.131046,5.849834&sspn=0.009249,0.021715&ie=UTF8&ll=45.1,5.843289&spn=0.018498,0.04343&t=p&z=15 At 13:26 10/09/2009 +0200, you wrote: >Y

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: N'importe qui de la France ici?

Yea, I live there : http://maps.google.fr/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fr&geocode=&q=Chemin+des+Poneys,+Saint+Martin+d'Uriage&sll=45.131046,5.849834&sspn=0.009249,0.021715&ie=UTF8&ll=45.1,5.843289&spn=0.018498,0.04343&t=p&z=15 At 18:19 09/09/2009 -0600, you wrote: >J'étais curieux s'il y avait

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Awesome ride yesterday

Come to Grenoble, rent a Bike, and tour the mountains around there for a few days. Great roads, great sights. At 01:44 08/09/2009 -0500, you wrote: >Someday I would like to travel to Europe and swing cats. > >-Kyle --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this mess

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: battery problems bike wont start after long ride

Yes, probably your stator is to rewire. If you want to save $$$, you can check the three phased windings (yellow wires) : they are probably OK. The most critical winding in this stator is the excitator winding (black / white wires). You will probably find that it has 2 or 3 Ohms resistance, wh

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 1984 550 Nighthawk with starting problems

Read the archives. A crammed in battery can be caused by the alternator-regulator problem : very frequent on this bike. Too often, a stator failure causes a short circuit failure of the regulator which in turn, once the stator rewired, destroys the battery and possibly again the stator. ALL th

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Batteries, Chargng Systems, etc.

I had the voltmeter also when trying to find the origin of my charging problems. When you see the volts drop slowly, at a given rpm like 3000-4000, from 12.9 to 11.5 in a few hours, it means that your charging system is out of order. You have rather stop by yourself in a place where you can co

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 84 650 sliping in 2nd

I got the same feeling. At first I thought it was only in 2nd. After trying and checking, it's on all gears. But you don't apply often max power in 1rst (dangerous), 3rd or 4rth over 5000 rpm (forbidden speeds). An this is the real problem. Looking at the torque curve vs rpms, you see that you

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: electronic gear indicator and fuel gauge

I got that on my bike. Fixed it cleaning with contact cleaner the connectors. Very low currents in these wires, so that oxydisation creates a thin insulation layer. A high current, in that case, like for example a contact which feeds a lamp or the alternator, would make a micro spark which eli

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 82 650SC Starting questions

I already proposed a reason to such a behaviour. The electolytic capacitors in the cdi loose their capacity when getting old. When hot, they loose a little more. The bike thus doesn't start any more, until the cdi cools. And when cold, it's nearly impossible to adjust perfectly the idle engine

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Lights/Battery/Charging System

Be careful : your regulator could have suffered from the stator failure. On my bike, the output transistor was fried, in short circuit state. I had thus no more regulation except by avoiding going to high rpms on the engine. And a long travel in such a state, with reasonnably high rpms, will

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: New to the group and a question

Hello I had the same problems. I solve them by cleaning the ground connections (inside headlamp, harness to frame) and adding a big ground wire from engine to frame (my bike had none). regards JPD At 13:20 08/06/2009 -0700, you wrote: >Sounds like a problem with the LCD display itself. Ya'

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: a close call - bee season

Did you have news from the bee ? At 05:58 08/06/2009 -0700, you wrote: >good thing you didn't scratch the bike. Your body can heal itself. the >bike requires money and mechanical attention. LOL --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: My CB700SC and the CDI unit

Hello At that point, I would make a harness to connect the pulse generator to the cdi unit, allowing to measure the signals of the pulse generator on an oscilloscope. Simple to do with faston clips. Making the same type of harness on the output of the cdi to the coils would allow to monitor th

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: After The Nighthawk

Look to the image on the tee shirt. Could be translated V-MAX Oh F http://cgi.ebay.fr/TEE-SHIRT-JOE-BAR-TEAM-V-MAX-HO-PU-TAIN_W0QQitemZ160329906544QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_71?hash=item2554683970&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Y

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: After The Nighthawk

And weak brakes. We have a comics series about bikers here, it's called the "Joe Bar Team". The VMAX has been laughed about in several pages for it's crazy power and brakes taken from a 1960 250cc. The owner always stops a few meters too late... I recommand it for readers of french : really a l

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Stator testing

Ohmmeter on lower caliber. Should find ~1 Ohms or less beetween yellow wires, three identical values. Yellow wires should be isolated from white / black / iron of stator. The alternator is so weak on these bikes that except with a connexion error - short circuit...- I don't see how the three p

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 83 NightHawk 650 no spark on center two cylinders

The cdi I opened is on my spare parts bike. It's not at home, for garage convenience. I will try to get it and take pictures next week end. The face to drill is the opposite of the connector. It's thin plastic, so, drill a small hole with some swill knife, for exemple near upper face of the mod

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Stator testing

And black to white (excitator winding) should be around 6 Ohms (nominal value). At 4 Ohms, you probably get short circuits inside the winding and no more charging at low rppm, with additionnal probability to burn the output transistor of the regulator, which as a consequence will burn your fut

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Formerly 700SC Carbs - now ignition

And remember that the ignition pulsers give very low currents in the wires / connectors, which is the ideal situation to get oxydisation of these connectors, higher impedance and loss of sparks at some rpm. Just open these connectors and wash them with electrical contact cleaner and a teethbr

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 83 NightHawk 650 no spark on center two cylinders

Hi There are two cdi models. One has four screws on the top and can be easily opened. The other one is kina sealed : what you see on connector side is the top of the connector, and if you pull on it, using a knife or screwdriver inserted in the slot, you break the pins of this connector solder

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Small black wire

I worked on this charging problem. My 650 did not charge, even with the headlamp off. I finally found the reason, that I exposed already here. A summary : - The engineer who designed the alternator at Hitachi made an error. The two parts of the rotor are on each side of a thin metal sheet which

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Electrical

I would need more information on what you are doing. Pictures of the ammeter, of this "coil" and the way you connect all this. Just saying that an ammeter is "regular" or not, or that is an "induction" model just makes things confused. If you place a coil around an electrical conductor, you mak

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Electrical

Found the information. Yes this type of device operates a hall effect component. More exactly several ones, in order to compensate for terrestrial magnetic field and fields sent by other electrical wires around. Prices of this stuff have lowered in the last years : can be found now in garages.

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Electrical

Well, scratching my head : first time I see such a meter said to work on DC currents, and for 2000 Amps, which surely can't go through the plastic box or would vaporize it. How could it work ? Hall effect ? Anyway not the sort of thing found in an ordinary garage... At 18:13 05/05/2009 -0500, y

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Electrical

Hello I'm afraid it's false. Induction ammeter relies on induction forces beetween a rotating coil and a magnetic field created by magnets to show the measured value by moving a hand over a graduated scale. I suppose that by "regular" somebody would say the eletronic stuff sold in most shop, with

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Electrical

Could be also that the CDI module (ignition device, under the seat) works badly at low revs and high temperature, so that starting becomes difficult. And given it's hig amps feeding (7 to 8 amps), and poor natural cooling, it gets quite hot. Leaving the bike a few minutes allows it to cool and,

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 650 engine noise

In the manual they say : don't mix them up, if taking them out. They must be carefully paired with their corresponding hole. At 17:16 13/03/2009 -0700, you wrote: >According the the previous owner the engine was never opened before >but based on some scratches on the frame I do wonder. > >If a

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Completely off-topic (can't resist)

Nice one. And that one : Boy and girl taking bath together. Girl says "nice thing, can I have it for a moment ," and boy replies "no, you already broke yours !" At 15:50 13/03/2009 -0700, you wrote: >A 3-year-old boy examined his testicles while taking a bath. "Mom", he >asked, "Are these my

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Cost

Two 650 nighthawks. One 800 euros. One 500 euros (without alternator) for spares. Approx 500 euros spares, including 300 euros for a nice seat, looks like a Corbin). Multiply by 1.3 to have it in USD. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because y

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 650 engine noise

Perhaps the hydraulic tappets have been disassembled in an engine opening and not carefully bleeded before reassembling. If any air bubble gets into one of them, you surely get trouble. At 09:33 13/03/2009 -0700, you wrote: >Ok, I'm with you on your explanation. I too think there is dirt or >

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 83 650 Engine Clatter

What I understood from reading the Clymer manual is that you can't adjust the cam chain tensionner, or you can't change the spring or chain, without opening completely the engine. A very costly job. So owners of a nighthawk over 40 000 km (25 000 Mi) must admit this noise. Or admit to pay. Or d

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: starter motor

If you don't find a starter in a junk, on ebay..., try to ask a specialist to rebuild it. In most cases it can be done. I have no doubt than in Mexico you should find good electricity specialists able to do this, and probably for much cheaper than on other side of the Rio Grande. At 14:33 04/

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: charging issue 84 CB700

Yes man, I had it too. Once, I gave the phone call to my honey "bike is down, can you come and pick me up". Then, five minutes later, i tried and... miracle, it started. I just called Honey "just wait, I try to go home by myself" and, then riding out of town, succeeded. I finished analysing th

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: displaced Southerner

Yeah... and here in France we say that it's a biker who invented the words "se geler les couilles". Translate : to freeze one's xx (something important). At 04:51 14/02/2009 -0800, you wrote: >the really best refreshing ride is at below zero F. You ain't lived till >you do it. I've only

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Nighthawk 700S / ZX6E for sale

Gear indicator, as ignition sensors, has very low amps currents in the wires. So low currents in the connectors. Except gold plated connectors (found in planes, satellites and high end cars, like some german, Rolls Royce, ...), normal connectors oxydise with time. The only thing which can prev

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: '82 Nighthawk 750

I'm not sure wether or not I get confused with this 82 650. Don't find any longer the add. Perhaps it was a chain... it was approximately six month ago... I Just remember thinking "everything is like my 83 650, except the SOHC engine" and some chroms. Yes we had the 1000 cbx here in Europe. No

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: '82 Nighthawk 750

You are right. I saw a 82 650 for sale and it looked like that one. But the 650 had already the shaft drive. At 16:34 23/01/2009 -0800, Dennis Hammerl wrote: >Look again. It's a twin-cam 750. They first came out in '79. Five speed, >chain drive. The tin foil trim and seat indicates it's a Nigh

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: '82 Nighthawk 750

I think it's a 650, the first version of the nighthawk with the SOHC engine. At 03:50 23/01/2009 -0800, you wrote: >you see the correct picture? it looks like a Nighthawk to me =) > >On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:22 AM, Mark Hasslinger ><markh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Battery

There is no way you could damage your charging system by push starting your bike, except very new bikes or cars with an ECU (ignition / injection computer), which is not the case of NHs. I push start my NH at each start, downhill the morning when I leave home, in order to get the maximum runnin

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Battery

That's a nice way to say it. Other is to say that, in order to ride this bike, you much charge it every night after riding. And usual automotive (and bike) batteries are not designed to be uncharged and charged more or less deeply more than one hundred times (at best 200 times). A battery used

[Nighthawk Lovers] Cargobike

For the lovers of the PC 800. Just have a look to http://www.cargobike.com/ Available in french / english / italian I like this concept. The video, with the guy and gal off the mart, taking their stuff in the trunk, is really a big fun. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Starting problems

I did it already for turning lights and rear light / stop light. Needed to change the flashing relay. Still thinking to make something for the headlamp, if I keep the existing alternator. At 12:33 10/01/2009 -0800, you wrote: >There is another solution, albeit possibly costly: Change to LEDs

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Starting problems

This Renault (named Dauphine here), was a bad car. It was a stupid idea from Renault to try to sell it in the USA. It was so bad that, now, it costs a lot as a collector car because everybody junked them. At 11:58 10/01/2009 -0800, you wrote: >Ditto. I remember one of our neighbors in Savanna

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Master Fuse

It could be the starter, it could be the relay, it could be the button, it could be the wires somewhere, it could be a bad grounding... I added a big section ground wire beetween the bike frame and the engine : improves a lot of things. This wire is there on some schematics, but lacks on most b

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Starting problems

With the same surface of stator (magnetic field gap), if you lower the rpm, you will lower the voltage and thus the rpm at which you begin charging will be higher : say something like 2000 rpm. Also, the starter is on the same shaft than the alternator. You will need to change the starter to gi

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Starting problems

Well, thank you for the clarification. I thought maybe this was the cause of the trouble and taht, most NH having been sold in the USA, we were a minority to have this "headlamp on" problem. It's not the case, the "headlamp on" way of riding is the common case. Here in France when you ask peo

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Starting problems

Of course, it works, with no alternator at all, if you use your bike for a maximum of three to four hours (with no headlamp) before recharging the battery. Nice for a commuter bike : go to work and come back. With no headlamp ! In France, get a ticket if you find a cop who doesn't understand t

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Starting problems

Hello I thought of putting a LED light in my headlamp. Could solve the problem, except that it doesn't lit enough for night hawking. The regulator alone is not the solution : it is only necessary to change it because a permanent magnet alternator has not the same regulation scheme as a classica

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Starting problems

No bike, to my knowledge, had permanent magnets on the rotor in the early 1980 years. At that time, ferrite magnets, the only available ones in automative market, were too weak, and SmCo magnets were still to be used in high torque motors, like for aeronautic and space applications. SmCo magne

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Starting problems

When your engine rotates at maximum rpm (10 000), your alternator rotates at more than 19 000 rpm, because it is driven by a chain with 28 to 16 teeth sprokets. Increasing this ratio would need to change the sprokets. The frequency of the magnetic fluxes changes in the stator would go very hig

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Starting problems

Yeah, man, old soup in an old pot. Let me add my last two cents coin. I went along my analysis of the problem and found the original engineering flaw. If you look at the father of the alternator of the CBX 650, i.e. the alternator of the CB 750, you find the evolution path. They wanted to inte

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Lowsided on 7th Avenue

Hi Just a remark from my bike instructor : a car which can turn left (or right), because there is left space to do it, will do it in a statistically significant number of cases. Out of these cases, in a statistically significant number of cases, the driver will do it without looking behind h

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Houston Craigslist: 1994 Honda Pacific Coast 800 - $4250 (Katy)

It failed in Europe also. Probably too early in it's time, and also not powerfull enough : 50 hp. At 22:04 30/11/2008 -0800, you wrote: >It was a great, honest motorcycle that the press didn't like. One mag >called it an "over-grown motor scooter" because of the integrated bag >construction. H

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Honda 750 CBX F2

Well, you may think it's crazy because people think that Europe is a reality, but to take a bike in one of the European countries to another one can be a real mess for the papers. Yeah I can take my car and a trailor and in the afternoom go and fetch a bike in Italy with nobody at the frontier

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Honda 750 CBX F2

Well, you're gonna think it's crazy, but we feel here, in At 15:32 24/11/2008 -0800, you wrote: >Jean-Pierre, > >I built my own crate (see: >http://samadhisoft.com/2007/10/10/motorcycle-shipping-to-new-zealand/ ) but >a good friend told me I really did it the hard way. He suggested that I >sho

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 84 700S on eBay, With SIDECAR!

Yeah, and I would add to this a car which goes right when you accelerate and left when you put on the brake. At 12:03 18/11/2008 -0800, you wrote: >I never understood the purpose of a sidecar. If you're going to take >someone with you, why not just put them on the back behind you. I >guess i

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re:

Could be "Specially Customized", meaning it had some features to add a "HD look" for the US market. At 21:14 17/11/2008 -0500, you wrote: >and I read somewhere that SC stood for "shaft coupled" which works for the >nighthawks with shaft drives but not the chain drive types. Therefore, it >must

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Some NH (cbx) for sale in France

Well, to change from Euro to USD you need to multiply by 1.27, so if asked price is 6700 euros it's $ 8509. Seems to me a crazy price. Perhaps a very rare bike... I don't know it. The guy says he could exchange with a Kawa 1300 Z or a Honda 1000 cbx. At 10:05 07/11/2008 -0800, you wrote: >C

[Nighthawk Lovers] Some NH (cbx) for sale in France

Lot of them on this site : http://www.leboncoin.fr/li?q=cbx&ca=12_s&th=1&c=3&w=3&ps=&pe=&rs=&re=&ccs=250&cce=750&zz=ex%3A75001&fu= Gives an idea of the prices level here. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

[Nighthawk Lovers] 750 CBX for sale in Belfort, France

Nice color. 700 euros. Not that much... Says "small problem with alternator" ;) http://www.leboncoin.fr/vi/23700882.htm?ca=12_s --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" grou

[Nighthawk Lovers] 1982 NH 650 for sale in Avignon (France)

goto ebay.fr object 230303922642 Should be sold for less than asked. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@go

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: front fork oil

Leave the conversion to masochists. Buy a recipient gratuated in ml... or buy a HD :) At 03:02 01/11/2008 -0700, you wrote: >john, whats that in quarts?? > > >- Original Message >From: jgalban <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! >Sent: Saturday, November 1, 2008 1:16

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: saving gas

Well, here in France we pay ~1.30 euro/l, which gives, hum... something like 4.6 euros/gallon, which is around $6/gallon. And we feel lucky, because two month ago it was much more... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: spark plugs and storage

No problem for the oil in the cylinders. Once, as a student, I had an old Citroen 2CV (mythic car with a 625 cm3 engine). I worked with a girl and took her home in the car. I ran out of gas. Yes, really, don't smile... I said "dont worry, I have a spare gas can in the trunk", and took the 2 l (

[Nighthawk Lovers] 1986 750 CBX for sale in Limoges (France)

http://limousin.kijiji.fr/c-Auto-Moto-Motos-Quads-Honda-vends-750-honda-cbx-1986-W0QQAdIdZ51414377 500 euros. CDI module and pulse generator dead. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorc

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Please advise!!!!

Hi Sue Old bikes are like women : sometimes difficult to know what is wrong with them... I suggest two things : - Get the electrical connectors disassembled and cleaned with an electrical connector cleaning spray, plus the toothbrush : I suggest you use and old one, except if you like the ta

[Nighthawk Lovers] NH 550 fairing for sale in Germany

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[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Charging issue?

Hi Interesting discussion. I think that Dennis is right : manufacturers like Honda put a pressure on the batteries suppliers in order to get the highest quality for their own sales. This means that the probability to have a battery failure if you buy it in a Honda shop, though not zero, is low

[Nighthawk Lovers] Maintenance tips.

Some interesting maintenance tips for the 650 NH. Still the charging problem... fixed with complete (stator + regulator) change. Until the new stator fries... Very interesting fix on the CDI module, for a few bucks : change the electolytic capacitors. http://www.pipeline.com/~randyo/Maintenanc

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 83 Nighthawk wont start.

Yeah... it happened to me. And once, the bike being parked next the entrance of a mart, someone ( censored ) pushed on it and, when I came back... start... start... start... At 17:43 04/10/2008 -0600, you wrote: >I always hate to suggest this, but are you sure your kill switch didn't >

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: '83 - '85 Parts

It's plug and play. Electrex sells fully compatible regulators: the external size is different, but it can be screwed in place with the two screws, no problem. I will see for the stator, I guess it will come with the usual six plugs connector compatible with the regulator. Electrosport (USA) a

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: '83 - '85 Parts

Welcome to the club of the 650 nightblinds... Check the previous posts on this list with the keywords alternator or stator... I already gave my conclusion on this list : riding a 650 NH at low speeds with the headlamp lit on a hot day will automatically kill the stator. Killing the stator will

[Nighthawk Lovers] 750 CBX (Nighthawk) to be sold as parts near Paris

ebay.fr, object number 160287981677 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Coils?

I had this "down with heat" problem on coils on a Peugeot 405 2L engine (155 hp). The four coils were integrated inside the top of the engine and directly pluged on the spark plugs. As a matter of fact, they got too hot and had a short life expectancy (~50 000 km). The car started correctly, r

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Foot pegs

I'm interested by the four black plastic holders of the turn signals, if they are not in too bad shape. Could be placed in an enveloppe and sent outside USA without problem. Also if available the plastic cover of the front fuse box, on the fork. Also interested by the little triangular cover o

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: buying a nighthawk

Except for the carbs, you shouldn't have special problems with the engine. Change the oil in the engine and the cardan drive as soon as you get it (don't start it with old oil). Change the lookheed oil in the front brake. Check if the front brake is OK : rubber o rings and hoses get worn just b

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Looking for a riding jacket?

I went to a reseller of firemen material and bought a used firefighter leather jacket at 45 euros for my honey. She likes this old style, very thick jacket. There are velcros all around on the chest/back on which you can put 3M Retrolighting bands (nice for riding at night). She plans to use the

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ban cel phones on the road!

There is a joke here. A car with a couple on board gets off the road and crashes. The guy is taken into the ambulance and cries a lot. The person in charge of him says "hey, though you seem to have some injuries, you are lucky, alive, and your wife also is in pretty good condition, in the other

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Rear suspension

The 650 nighthawk is not a bike for heavy loads. It's given for 160 kg (320 lbs) maximum load on Honda manual. When riding with my honey on the back seat, we are at more than 180 kg with equipment. Some considerable fluffs ! Too heavy... not good for safety and for comfort. And in case of accid

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Ban cel phones on the road!

Here in France, using a cell phone in hand while driving is an offense. You pay a fine and get minus two points on your driving licence. At minus twelve points, you loose it. Riding a bike without an helmet is an offense here, even for the passenger. Though not required by law, I use gloves, a

[Nighthawk Lovers] Nighthawk 650 for sale in Florida

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[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Rectifier - 1983 550 and 650 the same?

Getting 13.2 volts at 5000 rpm could be correct : it depends on the battery. What you should check is the current. It is possible that the bike charges correctly with another rectifier / regulator than the original Shindengen one which, in my opinion, is a bad regulator not protected enough and

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Headlight mod question

You should open the headlight of your 650 and have a look to the spaghetti plate which is inside. Then look to the new headlights that you want to buy, and try to guess how you are gonna put all the spaghettis inside one or the other of the smaller lights... Good luck. At 09:07 11/09/2008 -070

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: TOTALLY off topic...but I'm curious

Well... reading the newspapers here it seems to me that besides the usual discussion on the qualities of the candidates, and both have a good image, the questions arises : what are they going to to do get the USA out of the financial and military muddy holes in which it went during the Bush p

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ignition switch/tail light

I don't think that there is anything grounded on the headlight shell bolts. At least on my 650. At 22:06 08/09/2008 -0700, you wrote: >Loosening the headlight shell interrupted the ground circuit, the switch >can be cleaned to work better or replaced if you're not up for cleaning. > --~--~-

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Great day for a ride ... and then it died.

Great idea... and just smoke a cigarette during the time the carbs cool a little. At 16:51 06/09/2008 -0500, you wrote: >You know, there's a big tank of liquid right above the carbs, I could just >poke a few holes in that... > >-Kyle > >On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 4:03 PM, ><

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: rectifier for 83 550 NH

Perhaps you could try http://www.electrosport.com/ for a compatible regulator. Probably better than the original Shindengen, old design, sold by Honda. At 12:03 06/09/2008 -0700, you wrote: >Hey all >Can anyone help a sad sack 550 lover..? Just ready for a trip down to >Oregon -booked a one-w

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