Yep, the front end has Come Together ; ) completely since last weekend. How long does the pvc pipe have to be? I've got an impact driver, but no 8mm bit. Have to check the hardware store for that---- is that for the allen bolt at the bottom of the fork?
Don't know if the brake pads are OEM---evidence would suggest they might be, there's about 3/16 left, the bike has 14k on it and the p.o. seemed to favor the rear brake---the shoes were just about gone. But I'm going to go ahead and replace them anyway, I think they were bathing in fork oil for a number of years while the bike sat in the barn. Brakes and tires----I prefer bringing both up to snuff as a matter of course. On Feb 11, 12:08 am, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > Is the front end all together now ? (not The Beatles tune) It helps if it is. > You will need a spanner for the fork caps, a hammer impact with an 8mm Allen > key and internal "C" clip pliers. A long piece of PVC tubing that slips over > the fork tube and, of course, new seals. The rest of the tools needed should > be common. Are the pads OEM ? (sintered) They clean with Break Clean. Get > back to me. > > --- On Tue, 2/10/09, fuzzball59 <[email protected]> wrote: > From: fuzzball59 <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Hello from a new member, 1986 650SC owner. > Throttle cable routing. > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 8:43 AM > > If you're offering the advice, my friend, I'm accepting. I've got > the > vice and my Clymer Manual, time, motivation, and whiskey if necessary, > for lubricating my dry parts, : ) > Brake calipers both seem okay---- but the pads are thoroughly soaked > in fork oil. > > On Feb 9, 11:28 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote:> The fork > seals will be a good job. I can give you a sequence of operations > > that will make it go fast. You will need some special tools (uncommon to most > homeowners) and a LARGE vise (mounted to a sturdy bench) They actually come > apart quite easy. How are the brake calipers ? Stuck ? > > > --- On Mon, 2/9/09, fuzzball59 <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: fuzzball59 <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Hello from a new member, 1986 650SC owner. > > Throttle cable routing.> To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" > > <[email protected]>> Date: Monday, February 9, 2009, 8:49 AM > > > Undo-It-Yourself! That's good. I'll have to remember that. One > thing > > I'll say for the p.o., the boxes he gave me along with the rolling > > chassis contained ALL the parts---nothing missing that he hadn't told > > me about. > > I got the front end wiring done---- and lights, horns, fuse panel, > > plastic & metal brackets and covers all back on where they belong. > > > Next project: replace the front fork seals and brake pads and then > > just a couple little odds and ends. Then dare I say, test ride? Ha---- > > There's still two feet of snow outside my garage!!! > > > On Feb 9, 1:10 am, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote:> > > Dontcha' just love un-do-it yourself projects ? > > > > > > --- On Sun, 2/8/09, fuzzball59 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: fuzzball59 <[email protected]> > > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Hello from a new member, 1986 650SC > owner. > > > Throttle cable routing.> To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" > > > <[email protected]> > > > > Date: Sunday, February 8, 2009, 7:30 AM > > > > Thanks for your replies and advice, everyone. Problem is solved. > > > Feeling kind of foolish about it too. But I'd rather share my > > > knowledge than withhold my ignorance. > > > The throttle/switch assembly has a raised tab that fits into a hole > on > > > the handlebar. If the tab doesn't engage the hole in the handle > bar, > > > when the throttle assembly is tightened to the handlebar, the > > > resulting uneven pressure cants the throttle sleeve to the point that > > > it binds on the handlebar. Elementary? It was this time around, but > > > last August it really had me stumped. > > > Anyway, now I'm moving on to the headlight, horn mounting, wire > > > harness, brake-line junction, make-it all go back together when I > > > wasn't the one that took it apart task. > > > > On Feb 6, 1:23 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote:> > I'd > > > love you help, but I'm pretty sure the cables on my '83> 650 > aren't > > > > running in their original path either. I don't have any > binding > > going > > > on > > > > though so possibly they're right. The only time I had the > > throttle > > > sticking > > > > was when I replaced the grips, I put the right one too close to > the > > > controls > > > > and it was rubbing. If you need new cables I got a new choke > cable > > > > fromwww.motionpro.comandIseemto remember they had throttle cables > too. > > > There> are a several pics of my bike on my blog > > > > athttp://munz.kicks-ass.net/nighthawk/. I don't remember any pics > > showing > > > the > > > > > routing but you're welcome to look. > > > > > -Kyle > > > > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 12:11 PM, fuzzball59 > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I sure could use some help---but let me start with a bit of > > > > > background. I like to take older bikes and give them a new > lease > > on > > > > > life. I love the older Hondas. I've worked on a 82 > Goldwing, > > a 82 > > > > > Silverwing and my pride and joy a 1978 CB750 Four. Our > short > > riding > > > > > season in Northern Michigan gives us plenty of shop time > and > > this is > > > > > what I do to stay in motorcycle mode for our long cold > winters. > > > > > > Last year I picked up an 86 650SC that the previous owner > had > > taken > > > > > apart and then ran out of motivation and money. It's a > very > > cool > > > bike > > > > > and I'm looking forward to riding it this summer. > > > > > > Last year's work included new/old gas tank, new tires, > new > > clutch > > > > > master and slave cylinder rebuild, new brake master > cylinder > > rebuild, > > > > > new battery and new wiring harness. Yes, I'm deeply > into > > this > > > bike. > > > > > This years work is hopefully more focused on appearance > issues, > > other > > > > > than the inevitable front fork seal replacement. > > > > > > My big problem now is that the throttle sticks---won't > snap > > > closed > > > > > like it's supposed to. I did everything with the cables > > > you're > > > > > supposed to. Took it out of the housing, checked it for > kinks, > > > cleaned > > > > > and lubed it, etc. I checked the return spring on the > carburator > > > bank: > > > > > very strong closing action. Repeated installations and > lubings > > and > > > > > cleanings and reassemblies would result in no > change---still > > > sticking. > > > > > I started playing around and noticed that the position of > the > > > > > handlebars has alot to do with whether the throttle snaps > back > > closed > > > > > or not. This leads me to be suspicious of my cable routing. > You > > must > > > > > recall I received this bike with the carbs and cables in a > box, > > > > > therefore I'm not really sure exactly which way the > cables > > are > > > > > supposed to snake around the frame. So there's my > question: > > Can > > > anyone > > > > > describe in great detail where exactly the throttle cables > go on > > > their > > > > > way to the carbs? A description would be great. Photographs > > would be > > > > > awesome! > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. I'm really > "stuck" > > on > > > this problem and > > > > > it's a pretty dangerous issue too! > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Paul > > > > > Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
