Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Clutch/low gears rattling?

2015-04-18 Thread paul annen
I second the carb check for the idle issues... On Apr 11, 2015 6:57 PM, "Allen Thomas" wrote: > If the carbs are dirty enough messing with the idle screw will need to be > done when cold and then again once it warms up. As for the clacking I'd > suspect the clutch. The cork friction material turn

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Clutch/low gears rattling?

2015-04-11 Thread Allen Thomas
If the carbs are dirty enough messing with the idle screw will need to be done when cold and then again once it warms up. As for the clacking I'd suspect the clutch. The cork friction material turns into linoleum after 30 years then starts cracking and falling apart. Investigate the issue before ri

[Nighthawk Lovers] Clutch/low gears rattling?

2015-04-11 Thread nuevajohn
I was out for a drive last night and had some unsettling sounds coming from my bike. When I go from higher gears to low, at stoplights and whatnot, I can hear some clacking and one time it was shaking bad enough to scare me into cutting it off and checking the oil...At one point it didn't want t