Hey all, new guy here. I purchased an 84 Nighthawk 700s in February. Purchased with 27.6k and ive put 1.8k on since. When i purchased it, The bike made a bit of noise going into 1st from N and then also into 2nd, but the other gears were smooth. But i took it on a trip to TN and on the way down my clutch started to throw me some curveballs. This is my first bike , so i dont know much about repair(other than what my shop manual can tell me), but id like to be able to do as much to it on my own as possible.
The problem i started to have was: The amount of pull on the clutch handle to disengage the clutch has shrunk, reducing my friction zone and making it hard to shift smoothly, and sometimes (embarrassingly) stalling out. At the moment the amount of pull required to disengage the clutch is about a half inch, and virtually no friction zone. I talked to my neighbor(not qualified in any way but an experienced rider who has restoredb2 bikes), he said it sounds like my clutch is going out, or i have low clutch fluid. I just checked the fluid today and it looks pretty full, and the previous owner had all the fluids purged and changed less than a year ago. So that leaves me with the clutch burning out... Im wondering if anyone else has had an experience i can draw off of, or knows more specifically what my problem could be. In a week Ill be headed out of town for 3 weeks so i wont be getting to it for a while but when i return id like to be able to get right to what needs to be done. All advice and knowledge is appreciated!!! Please educate me!! Thanks guys. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
