A simple conclusion one can draw from your description is that you have a problem with the source of current to the circuit or a ground issue. I'm gonna' bet on a ground because of the intermittent nature. You need a schematic of the dashboard and a VOM. Gas milage ? Don't know how you ride. I wouldn't be upset about it not being as good as your car. A 700s eats those for lunch. Check / replace air filter, plugs, choke cable,,,, front brakes dragging, tight rear brake adjustment.. relax right wrist. Mine gets 47 if I granny it along and shift at 4K.
--- On Fri, 11/14/08, stfrantzis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: stfrantzis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] 1984 Nighthawk 700S dash issues To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, November 14, 2008, 2:49 PM I have 1984 Nighhawk 700S that is running great but recently over the last month the tac, gas gauge, and warning lights no longer are working. The speedometer works fine and the lights but the others remain out. Occasionally they will fire up for a few minutes at a restart but rarely stay on long. I have checked fuses (in the center of the handle bars) and they are fine. It seems to me that the clutch pedal has something to do with it. I have seen something that speaks of the silicon recitifier as a possibility. Also, I consistently get about 25 mpg in town and around 40 mpg on highway only. It seems that it a good 25-50 % on the low side. Do I need to take apart the carberator for a good cleaning? Tire pressure is correct and idle speed has been adjusted, however the Nighthawk actually gets less gas perfomance that my Hyundai Sonata car. Thanks for your assistance, Kerry --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
