Thanks for the helpful info. I will bookmark this page and use it as a reference for when I de-winterize my '85 soon.
On Feb 20, 6:38 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > the cable on your 450 goes from the tach to the port on the R side of > the engine, just inside the R exhaust right? The black outer cover > on the cable on mine is melted away from touching the exhaust. Your > question is how to get them into the ports right? I put the cable > into the tach first since the other end is free to 'adjust' the inner > cable till it fits in the port at the tach. Then with the securing > screw removed insert the other end of the cable into the engine > port. You may have to line the inner cable up but that is possible > because the inner tach cable can be turned while the other end is in > the tach. I haven't had any problem starting at either place - the > tach or the engine - just a bit of jiggling gets them in. Then > replace the securing screw back in the engine port. > > On Feb 20, 2010, at 12:49 AM, shadowfarside wrote: > > > As it says in the beginning of my first post, I have a 1985 honda > > nighthawk CB450SC > > > On Feb 19, 1:48 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What is your bike? > > >> On Feb 19, 2010, at 10:54 AM, shadowfarside wrote: > > >>> No, on my bike the tach is not electrical but works on a system of > >>> magnets. It hooks into the bike through this cable, the speedo is a > >>> seperate cable. I know WhERE these things go, but I do not know > >>> HOW to > >>> install it. > > >>> On Feb 18, 3:32 pm, "DICK MACINNES" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> The CB650SC tach is electrical and does not have a cable. The > >>>> thick cable > >>>> coming out of the back of the case is probably the speedometer. > > >>>> Dick > > >>> -- > >>> 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 nighthawk_lovers > >>> [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > >>> group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > > 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 nighthawk_lovers > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > > group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- 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.
