Had the same problem it was the starter clean starer every thing was fine
---- Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > But the problem I'm having doesn't seem to be coil or CDI related. When cold > push the button and vroom! away she goes. When hot, press the button and it > doesn't even want to turn over. Wait a second and press it again and it > makes about half a turn and fires up. Sounds more like battery and/or > starter. > > -Kyle > > > On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 6:02 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I already proposed a reason to such a behaviour. The electolytic capacitors > > in the cdi loose their capacity when getting old. When hot, they loose a > > little more. The bike thus doesn't start any more, until the cdi cools. And > > when cold, it's nearly impossible to adjust perfectly the idle engine > > operation, because out of the two ignition chains on the cdi, naturally one > > looses it's functionnality before the other due to dispersion in capacitors > > characteristics. > > > > I bet that within 4 years, all 1982-1984 CBX bikes will have the same > > behaviour. I'm presently trying to find a small electronics company around > > here to change all the electrolytic capacitors and, in the same operation, > > change the transistors by new ones less subject to failure than original > > ones. > > > > Of course, buying a newly made cdi at a Honda dealer - not a cdi stored 20 > > years in a warehouse - would solve the problem. > > > > Along with the alternator / regulator flaw, this makes these bikes a great > > pleasure for electrical engineers. > > > > > > At 16:23 14/07/2009 -0500, you wrote: > > >My 700 recently started exhibiting the same behavior so I'm following this > > >thread waiting for the answer. I was wondering if it was just the case of > > >an old battery getting hot? Or maybe a starter motor that needs > > >rebuilding? The lights and everything seem fine, just when you hit the > > >start button after it's been running long enough to warm up it drags like > > >a dead battery. > > > > > >-Kyle > > > > > > > > >On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 12:12 PM, New England Dad > > ><<mailto:[email protected]>[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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
