[Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning

2012-01-08 Thread Allen Thomas
Since this comes up so many times, I thought I'd share an experience Javier and I had with his GL1200. I found this link http://www.goldwingworld.com/pages/Carb-cleaning-GL1000.htm and we gave it a try, while the bike actually ran worse afterward by the time a tank full of gas went through it the c

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-04 Thread DANNY DOLAN
> --- On *Sat, 1/2/10, stanley/ Randolph * wrote: > > > From: stanley/ Randolph > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update > > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 5:58 PM > > Yeah - like the 50cc si

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-04 Thread stanley/ Randolph
: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update No, that's another story altogether. The small displacement multi's were still part of the racing program. The opposed four / six came much later as they invested heavily in the large touring market. --- On Sat, 1/2/10, stanley/ Rando

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-02 Thread Dennis
-- From: Graham Rogers To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, January 1, 2010 9:03:21 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update does anyone know the difference between the English and the British...? On Jan 1,

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-02 Thread Dennis Hammerl
ubject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 5:58 PM Yeah - like the 50cc six cylinder engineering exercise, a machine that sorta lead to the big six opposed cruiser...     From: Dennis Hammerl To: nighth

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-02 Thread stanley/ Randolph
re. The "Barbie-ceptor" definitely made us think Ducati. A 250 v-twin with a fairing ? Then there was that pastel color thing to consider. --- On Sat, 1/2/10, stanley/ Randolph wrote: >From: stanley/ Randolph >Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-02 Thread Dennis Hammerl
" definitely made us think Ducati. A 250 v-twin with a fairing ? Then there was that pastel color thing to consider. --- On Sat, 1/2/10, stanley/ Randolph wrote: From: stanley/ Randolph Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.co

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-02 Thread stanley/ Randolph
spect here...     From: Dennis Hammerl To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 2:36:56 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update There was a vertical twin 650 Yamaha that was almost a clone of a Triumph. Early H

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-02 Thread Dennis Hammerl
/2/10, stanley/ Randolph wrote: From: stanley/ Randolph Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 2:49 PM I was not referring to the top speed:  in circuit races, the Norton wasn't as fast as t

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-02 Thread stanley/ Randolph
I liked the Royal Enfield better...   Stanley From: Kim Paddock To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, January 1, 2010 9:39:27 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update Let's see...they both drive on the wrong si

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-02 Thread stanley/ Randolph
From: Kim Paddock To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 12:30:05 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update Really? I never heard of a Norton Bonneville. Condensed history of the Triumph Bonneveille: September 1955: Johnny Allen

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-02 Thread Kim Paddock
rld's Fastest Motorcycle" stickers. I love a good debate...send me somethingI know you will ;) From: stanley/ Randolph To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 9:38:16 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 -

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-02 Thread stanley/ Randolph
Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 12:45:30 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update by the name of John Britten ... On Jan 1, 2010, at 10:58 PM, Kyle Munz wrote: Yes, but that was a kiwi pushing it that fast. > >-Kyle > > > >On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 9:

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-01 Thread Graham Rogers
.I want to know if the English are >> more clever than the British.. >> >> From: Dennis Hammerl >> To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 10:53:38 PM >> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update >>

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-01 Thread Kyle Munz
ly made a bike that held records for speed at the salt flats! Triumph > "Bonneville" 650! > > -- > *From:* Graham Rogers > *To:* nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Fri, January 1, 2010 9:03:21 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lover

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-01 Thread Kim Paddock
From: Graham Rogers To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, January 1, 2010 9:03:21 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update does anyone know the difference between the English and the British...? On Jan 1, 2010, at 10:11 AM, Kim Paddock wrote: O.K

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-01 Thread Graham Rogers
me too - and my grands on one side are English, Scots on the other. On Jan 1, 2010, at 1:08 PM, Dennis Hammerl wrote: > I AM so much better informed now. > > --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Graham Rogers wrote: > > From: Graham Rogers > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 10

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-01 Thread Dennis Hammerl
I AM so much better informed now. --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Graham Rogers wrote: From: Graham Rogers Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Date: Friday, January 1, 2010, 1:06 PM you were On Jan 1, 2010, at 1:02 PM, Dennis Hammerl

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-01 Thread Graham Rogers
you were On Jan 1, 2010, at 1:02 PM, Dennis Hammerl wrote: > I suppose I'm about to be told. > > --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Graham Rogers wrote: > > From: Graham Rogers > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.c

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-01 Thread Dennis Hammerl
I suppose I'm about to be told. --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Graham Rogers wrote: From: Graham Rogers Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Date: Friday, January 1, 2010, 11:03 AM does anyone know the difference between the En

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-01 Thread Dennis Hammerl
Welcome to semantics 101 --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Kim Paddock wrote: From: Kim Paddock Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Date: Friday, January 1, 2010, 10:11 AM O.K Dennisplease do tell...I want to know if the English are

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-01 Thread stanley/ Randolph
learned more than this...   Stanley From: Allen Thomas To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, January 1, 2010 10:22:32 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update The British are smarter because they include the Scotts! On

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-01 Thread Allen Thomas
to know if the English are more > clever than the British.. > > -- > *From:* Dennis Hammerl > *To:* nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Thu, December 31, 2009 10:53:38 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 U

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-01 Thread Graham Rogers
oups.com > Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 10:53:38 PM > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update > > Gee, are cables for that still available ? I haven't checked in a > long time. Scuffing on the jackets is not a problem. There is a > really neat met

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-01 Thread Kim Paddock
O.K Dennisplease do tell...I want to know if the English are more clever than the British.. From: Dennis Hammerl To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 10:53:38 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2010-01-01 Thread Kim Paddock
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update hello groupand happy new year to all of you... just wanted to update you on my carb cleaning project...almost finished and ready to reinstall...need to get them in before mlk day (jan.18) because i go back to being a full time

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2009-12-31 Thread Dennis Hammerl
r (NL) Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" Date: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 4:04 PM hello groupand happy new year to all of you... just wanted to update you on my carb cleaning project...almost finished and ready to rein

[Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update

2009-12-31 Thread NghthwkLvr (NL)
hello groupand happy new year to all of you... just wanted to update you on my carb cleaning project...almost finished and ready to reinstall...need to get them in before mlk day (jan.18) because i go back to being a full time student on the nineteenth...so with that said... as of today I hav

[Nighthawk Lovers] CARB CLEANING 101 - They're finally off!...Now what?

2009-08-09 Thread NghthwkLvr
On Jun 28, 11:46 pm, Dennis Hammerl wrote: > What condition is the inside of the tank ? Use a small mirror (dental style) > to examine the underside of the top of the tank. That's where they rust first. > Now open the right handlebar assy. and unhook the throttle cables. You need > the slack

[Nighthawk Lovers] CARB CLEANING 101 - They're finally off!...Now what?

2009-08-08 Thread NghthwkLvr
On Aug 8, 4:45 pm, NghthawkLvr wrote: > I've been working off and on, trying to get the carbs off so i can clean > them... > > it took me a while, but I finally got them out...sonow what... > > i've posted 4 pics of the carbs in this message...let me know if you > need more > > thanks.