Hey Al, I have the same bike and have to say you must be a bit more mechanically inclined than I to have figured out how to get the seat off so quickly. Then again, I was sort of stubbornly yanking on it and hoping for a nice easy ergonomic latch to undo as opposed to having to whip out a wrench and remove bolts to get it off...maybe Honda was trying to emulate HD a bit too much with this one.
The clutch can be adjusted pretty easily. Just take the black dust cover off the end of the unit where the cable meets the lever, loosen the locknut, thats the bigger one, then rotate clockwise to get more free play and counterclockwise to get less. If you want to make a bigger change, do this at the other end of the clutch cable which is right above the rear brake lever. Hope this helps. PS as a fellow newbie I urge you to get up into 3rd gear...more fun, and your battery will start to charge itself. I had the same issue practicing slow maneuvering the other day, my battery died after about 45 minutes...then again, the bike had been sitting for a few weeks so that might also have been an issue. On Aug 30, 6:04 pm, DesertRider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I'm a brand new rider and just got a 1982 Nighthawk 650. It is in > really decent shape! I have 2 questions: > > 1. I would like to adjust the friction point on the clutch but don't > know how yet. > > 2. Been practicing mostly in 1st and 2nd gear and the battery goes > dead by the end of the ride. I figured out how to remove the seat and > get a charger on it. From reading searched posts it seems as if this > is normal behavior. > > I found an owner's manual and will be getting it in about 2 weeks. Are > there any comments on the above? Thank you in advance for your help! > > Al --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
