I'm not sure of your problem but I live in Cohasset so maybe we could ride On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 10:12 AM, New England Dad <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hello to all. I'm a long time reader, new writer. I've benefited > greatly from this site. I have an 82 CB650SC NH, 21,000 miles. I’ve > owned it 3 years and have loved every mile of it. > > Today’s question is starting when hot. The bike starts well when > cold, however it barely starts when shut down for 2-3 minutes when > hot. For example I recently drove about 30 miles Scituate to Plymouth > MA. I stopped for about 2 minutes to get directions and the bike > sounded like it would not start from a dead battery. It did, just. I > rode another 5 miles and stopped for about 5 minutes. The bike would > not turn over. I waited about 15 minutes and it started. > > This morning I got off the highway to buy gas, (2.2 gallons, got to > love that). After filling the tank, same thing, it sounded like the > battery was almost dead. However I know I can go out right now, > (after sitting 4 hours) and it will start immediately. > > If it was the battery or charging system it wouldn’t get better if it > sat would it? Any ideas? > > Second question: The battery is not quickly accessed, makes the above > problem harder to access. Are there leads available I can wire to the > battery so I don’t have to pull the seat to put it on a trickle > charge? Right now I’m riding a couple times a week so it isn’t an > issue but in the cold weather months, it can be. I want something I > can get to but not have to worry about. What does everybody else do? > > Thanks in advance for the advice. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
