Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2012-05-18 Thread Allen Thomas
For that price you could go lithium Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -Original Message- From: "Pastor Ron" Sender: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:42:54 To: Reply-To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighth

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2012-05-18 Thread paul annen
* >> -- >> >> *From:* nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com [mailto: >> nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Javier Garcia >> *Sent:* Friday, May 18, 2012 9:00 AM >> >> *To:* nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >> *Subj

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2012-05-18 Thread Javier Garcia
t:* Friday, May 18, 2012 9:00 AM > > *To:* nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 > > > ** ** > > I have said it before and I will say it again, get a sealed Yuasa battery. > Javier. > > On Fri, May 18, 2012 at

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2012-05-18 Thread Pastor Ron
From: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com [mailto:nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Javier Garcia Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 9:00 AM To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 I have said it before and I will say it again, get a sealed Yuasa ba

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2012-05-18 Thread Javier Garcia
m] *On Behalf Of *paul annen > *Sent:* Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:04 PM > *To:* nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 > > ** ** > > @ kurt and ron > > as an employee of batteries plus i can strongly recommend the X2 s

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2012-05-18 Thread Pastor Ron
: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com [mailto:nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of paul annen Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:04 PM To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 @ kurt and ron as an employee of batteries plus i can strongly recommend the X2

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2012-05-17 Thread paul annen
@ kurt and ron as an employee of batteries plus i can strongly recommend the X2 series of agm batteries. I have one in my goldwing and LOVE it... the next step down in quality is only about $10 difference, so why not go with the MUCH better choice? yeti On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 10:24 PM, surfswab

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2012-05-17 Thread surfswab
I'm passing on a recommendation from one of our members (Thanks, Kurt). It's the X2 from Batteries Plus. AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat), 220 CCA, maintenance-free. About $90, but worth every penny. I've lost the link, but it's readily available on Google. Search their site for fitment to your bike,

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-07-06 Thread Kyle Munz
20 PM > > *To:* 'nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com' > *Subject:* RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 > > > > Thanks for the info. I will do this tonight and let you know how it goes. > Thanks again > > for the helpful advice…. > > > > Bassam &

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-07-06 Thread Bassam Khalil
Bassam From: Bassam Khalil [mailto:bassam.kha...@rcig.net] Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 3:20 PM To: 'nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com' Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 Thanks for the info. I will do this tonight and let you know how it goes. Thanks again fo

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-30 Thread Bassam Khalil
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 A good hardware store should have an assortment of rubber plugs. They're conical in shape so pick one where the small end is just smaller than the opening and the large end is larger. I also drove a screw into the center of

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-30 Thread Kyle Munz
:29 PM > > *To:* nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 > > > > This was a can of liquid, no aerosol. I didn't run it through the engine > though. I used it to clean the tank while it was off and dried it before > fil

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-30 Thread greenzer...@gmail.com
Cork or rubber plugs would work well -Original Message- Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 1:32:53 pm To: From: "Bassam Khalil" Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 I just purchased Evapo-rust and wanted to know what I would use to plug the bung and filler h

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-30 Thread Bassam Khalil
, June 28, 2010 12:29 PM To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 This was a can of liquid, no aerosol. I didn't run it through the engine though. I used it to clean the tank while it was off and dried it before filling it back up with gas. Di

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-28 Thread Kyle Munz
- > *From:* Kyle Munz > *To:* nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Mon, June 28, 2010 12:29:13 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 > > This was a can of liquid, no aerosol. I didn't run it through the engine > though. I used it to cle

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-28 Thread stanley/ Randolph
/alters the signal coming from the sensor(s).   Stanley From: Kyle Munz To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, June 28, 2010 12:29:13 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 This was a can of liquid, no aerosol. I didn't run it thro

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-28 Thread Kyle Munz
; the carb. It works for injectors as well. > > It lost most of the hesitation under hard acceleration after a few runs > with > > the acetone. > > > > Stanley > > > > ____ > > From: Kyle Munz > > To: nighthawk_lovers@

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-28 Thread Joey Kelley
of the hesitation under hard acceleration after a few runs with > the acetone. > > Stanley > > > From: Kyle Munz > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > Sent: Mon, June 28, 2010 9:59:00 AM > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nigh

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-28 Thread stanley/ Randolph
: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, June 28, 2010 9:59:00 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 I just got a can of some sort of fuel system cleaner at the auto parts store. I think it was called B12 or B31 or something. I remember the 'B'. It wasn't the usual add

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-28 Thread Bassam Khalil
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 I just got a can of some sort of fuel system cleaner at the auto parts store. I think it was called B12 or B31 or something. I remember the 'B'. It wasn't the usual add-with-gas stuff though, I just asked the guy beh

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-28 Thread Kyle Munz
@rcig.net] > *Sent:* Saturday, June 26, 2010 6:37 PM > > *To:* 'nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com' > *Subject:* RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 > > > > Thanks for the info. I do still think that the filter is still in the tank. > This process has

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-28 Thread Bassam Khalil
rday, June 26, 2010 1:14 PM To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Cc: Bassam Khalil Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 1. It's easy enough to remove the sending unit. After a while they become inaccurate. While you have the tank off it might be a good time to plug it in,

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-27 Thread surfswab
Regarding your number 3 item above: There definitely should be plastic/nylon filter "sleeve" that fits down over that tube and rests in an indentation down in the throat of the petcock. It is held in place with an o-ring which is slipped over the sleeve, then worked down to its base. I "packed"

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-26 Thread Bassam Khalil
: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Cc: Bassam Khalil Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 1. It's easy enough to remove the sending unit. After a while they become inaccurate. While you have the tank off it might be a good time to plug it in, and see if the fuel gauge corres

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-26 Thread Kyle Munz
27;t have a filter just A Long > white plastic tube. Is there anything else I need to remove? is the > filter still in the tank? > > Thanks > > Bassam > > > -Original Message- > From: Bassam Khalil [mailto:bassam.kha...@rcig.net] > Sent: Friday, June 18

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-26 Thread Bassam Khalil
riday, June 18, 2010 11:39 AM To: 'nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com' Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 Thanks again for the helpful advise... B-man -Original Message- From: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com [mailto:nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-18 Thread Bassam Khalil
Thanks. From: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com [mailto:nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of bobcat...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 8:36 PM To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 If you only have a little rust, I would

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-18 Thread bobcat732
M > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 > > I used POR15 on mine. There are others that people have used but I > can't remember the names. A search of the archives would probably pull > it up. Some swear by them, others think

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-18 Thread Bassam Khalil
hawk_lov...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kyle Munz > Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 11:07 AM > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 > > On 6/18/10, Kyle Munz wrote: >> I would take it off since it's relatively easy to

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-18 Thread Kyle Munz
.@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kyle Munz > Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 11:07 AM > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 > > On 6/18/10, Kyle Munz wrote: >> I would take it off since it's relatively easy to do. Cle

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-18 Thread Bassam Khalil
Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 On 6/18/10, Kyle Munz wrote: > I would take it off since it's relatively easy to do. Cleaning it > isn't hard. The trick is drying it out thoroughly so any left over gas > doesn't ignite.. I used a hair dryer for this, warm

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-18 Thread Kyle Munz
..@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of surfswab >> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 4:25 PM >> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! >> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 >> >> Here's a tip that may save you some grief later: >> >> There's an o-ring and

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-18 Thread Kyle Munz
o what should I clean > it with. > > Thanks > > B-Man > > -Original Message- > From: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > [mailto:nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of surfswab > Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 4:25 PM > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! >

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-18 Thread Bassam Khalil
:25 PM To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 Here's a tip that may save you some grief later: There's an o-ring and a nylon filter "sleeve" that fits down over the brass tube and seats down in the body of the petcock. It's a pres

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-17 Thread Bassam Khalil
Thanks for the helpful tips. -Original Message- From: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com [mailto:nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of surfswab Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 4:25 PM To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 Here's

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-17 Thread surfswab
No need for anything like teflon tape or putty around the threads, if that's what you're asking. I wouldn't get too frisky tightening the large nut, either. Just get it tight enuf and not too tight. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcy

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650

2010-06-17 Thread surfswab
Here's a tip that may save you some grief later: There's an o-ring and a nylon filter "sleeve" that fits down over the brass tube and seats down in the body of the petcock. It's a press fit kind of an assembly and is held in place by the same large nut that holds the petcock to the tank. Make su