hey thats cool honda rocks when it comes to older bikes i bought headlight 4 a 74 250 for as freind not to long ago
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> wrote: > > Called the dealer and amazingly Honda still makes it. We shall see > what happens when I place the order (It has happened a couple times > where the parts guy says thay have it only to get a call a couple days > later saying they were wrong) Only want $60 for it. Probably get a > used one cheaper on E-bay, but I would rather go with a new part for > this application. Who knows what kind of condition another 26 year > old fuse panel would be in. Will let you know how it comes out. > > Thanks!!!!!! > > > MN Blue > > > > On Aug 5, 9:09 am, DANNY DOLAN <[email protected]> wrote: > > you can get a new socket or usally what ive donr in the past when i was > > restoreing older bikes is i get rid of the fuse panel all together and i > buy > > the wire with the fuse socket in line and it uses the newer fuses and you > > can get same amp it works and its clean if it's up on the dash board then > > just goto motorcycle wrecking yard and get new panel well used cost about > > ten twenty bucks > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > As some of you may or may not remember, I have been having electrical > > > problems on my 83 Nighthawk 650. Parts of the instrument cluster kept > > > cutting out. Was hoping to leave it until winter, but the issue was > > > forced upon me today when my headlight quit working and a new bulb > > > didn't work either. Long story short, my fuse panel seems to be > > > shot. The far left fuse was missing and had two wires going into the > > > socket (I knew about this but assumed it lead deeper into the wiring > > > and was again hoping to wait until winter). With the headlight > > > problem I was having I finally had the courage to pull it out and see > > > where it lead. Turns out it was one longer wire tucked up inside that > > > just looped back on itself. Put a fuse in and found out why that was > > > done. The fuse socket seems broken somehow as it won't hold a fuse > > > and make contact. They shoved the wire in there just to get a contact > > > and run the bike. The middle two fuses were fine. The fuse on the > > > far right was partially melted. This fuse socket seems to have a > > > similar problem in keeping a fuse set properly and keeping a solid > > > contact. So, unless I want to half ass it like the previous owners of > > > this bike (which I do not) I need to address the fuse panel. Anyone > > > had to do this? Can they be rebuilt or do you just have to replace > > > it? Anyone had luck finding one aftermarket? Have to check the > > > dealer to see if they still make them, but would rather not pay the > > > extra 20% or so in dealer mark ups =). Anyway, any and all tips or > > > suggestions would help. > > > > > Thanks so much! > > > > > MN Blue- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
