Now THAT sucks. Let us know what the "broke" is? Joseph C. Letourneau
--- On Wed, 7/29/09, Creative Residential Designs <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Creative Residential Designs <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Broken valve spring... > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 11:58 PM > > > > > > > > I went > for a ride on my '83 650 > Nighthawk today. It was about 170 miles round trip. Coming > back home I heard a > noise in my top end. Lucky me, I was at a town only 20 > miles from home. It was a > tap, tap, tap. I put some oil in even though I put some oil > in before I left > home as it was a bit low still. I rode it slow for about a > block. There was no > noise until I put it under load...tap, tap, tap but not > real loud. And > then...PING! ping ping ping. I think I broke a valve > spring. I pulled it over. I > was riding with Bob so I jumped on the back of his bike > (ARRGGG! I hate the back > seat!) and we came back and got the trailer. I am pulling > the cam cover off > tomorrow to have a look-see. Now I have 3 bikes and nothing > to ride! My old > Harley needs a clutch and I'm waiting for the > clutch lever that was > donated to me by a very nice member of this forum. ;) for > the Nighthawk > Nightmare project. Between the generous donation of a tank > and that clutch lever > from members of this forum I should at least have one bike > to ride again soon! > Thanks to the generous members of this forum for helping me > to get a bike on the > road again. HotrodMamma. > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
