There is a setting on the switch -P- where the steering is locked and the tailight stays on. If you turn it one click further to the left the light goes off and the steering is locked.
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Boogievan <[email protected]> wrote: > > well i FINALLY got the bike on the road. > > a whole bunch of little things all added up. > > return throttle cable broken > a few more wires/ connections repaired and/ or replaced > one broken choke plunger (stuck down. this was one of the causes for > lousy starts) > > also had a full tune up done. fresh oil and filter. sqeaky clean carb > (unlike the guy that SAID he did it the last time. i actually got most > of my money back from that guy too. douchebag taking advantage of a > newbie me thinks). > > and the main issue was....... when i turn the key back to lock the > forks i guess the brake light was energized but not on (hence why i > walked away from the bike every time without knowing.). i never knew > some older bikes would turn the brake light on like that. anyways... > thats where i kept losing my charge. > > its chilly ridin these days but i dont care. I'm FINALLY RIDING!!!!! > > On Oc7, 10:29 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > > My two cents worth; If this was my job to do, I'd hook up an ammeter in > series with the battery and check for a draw with the key off. Y-N ? A poor > starter may work with a boost. Is the starter marginal ? While we're at it, > what is it's charging rate when running? A draw is easy enough to find. A > starter rebuild may be needed. Is the brake light stuck on ? I've seen some > of the weirdest stuff. Like a bridged filament in a rear light that causes > poor charging. This might be more than one problem. Do the basics before > calling in a witch doctor. > > > > --- On Sat, 10/17/09, Boogievan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: Boogievan <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 1984 550 Nighthawk with starting > problems > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > > Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 2:47 PM > > > > Okay so I have confirmed that the stator, rotor, regulator/ rectifier > > are all good. the battery has been replaced with the proper one and a > > corrroded connection was found and fixed. the choke adjusted, the idle > > adjusted, carbs are clean and new plugs. > > > > when i ride, all lights are dim at lower rpm. ive told mechanics this > > and they says its normal. i noticed the brake light on the insturment > > panel blinked a couple times (and NOT while using brakes. the brakes > > have been checked and are fine). > > > > does the brake light serve as aanother warning of some kind? do i have > > a short somewhere? maybe a bad ground? > > > > oh and i still cant start the thing without leaving a trickle charger > > on it or getting a boost. this is frustrating as hell. > > > > On Sep 4, 7:40 pm, Boogievan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > new rider, new bike, new to forum :) hi there > > > > > I have had the choke cleaned out and adjusted, Throttle adjusted and > > > the carbs taken off and cleaned. Now, the mechanic thnks it may be the > > > battery. He says the battery has been crammed in and it may have been > > > damaged. it read at 10v (and approx 12v when started/ idling). > > > > > obviously i am going to change the battery. any idea what the proper > > > size is? finding info on this bike is next to impossible. > > > > > when the bike is going its great, just starting issues, mainly on > > > cooler mornings. i read in another thread about the rectifier. should > > > i look into this?- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
