I have now 'dewinterised' 6 bikes this past week. I put them away
using different winterisation methods to see if there was any
difference.
One '85 NH650 I used seafoam , shut off the gas and that's about it I
think. It started and ran fine. I dismantled and cleaned the carbs
last summer.
A second '85 650 I bought had not run in 6 months and then only 9
miles at all last year. This bike has never had the carbs removed or
cleaned from the bike - ever, and the previous owner never used any
stabiliser, that's nothing, no seafoam or anything. It took a new
battery and about 5 minutes of trying but it started and when warmed
up settled down to a nice idles and runs fine.
two 700 S, an '84 and an '86, I used seafoam, and then ran the carbs
dry after turning off the gas, even draining the bowls and leaving
the drain screws open for about half an hour. The two started easily
and ran fine. Dennis told me this is how he does it - (without the
seafoam).
My '02 750 I used seafoam but did nothing else and it started and
rode fine. All five bikes ran and idled fine after a 30 mile ride.
It just takes a while to get to do 30 miles on each one.
My 450 NH needed to have the carbs removed and cleaned before it
would run. It hadn't been run since last spring.
On Mar 21, 2010, at 11:50 PM, Dennis Hammerl wrote:
Snake oil is fine but dry is still best. I drain mine at the end of
the season.
From: Angela Kennedy <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sun, March 21, 2010 11:45:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Sticking floats
Yeah see that's just it, I DID use Seafoam before i put the bike up
for the winter!! I used a whole can in a full tank of gas. Even
rode it around a bit. So is that it? the fuel stabilizer is
supposed to keep them from sticking!?! Should I have used 2 cans?
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 11:32 PM, stanley/ Randolph
<[email protected]> wrote:
That is the "technical way" to free them. But also, that old stand
by, SeaFoam will help. Sounds like your fuel stabilizer, if you
used one, did not stop the varnish buildup?
From: Angela Kennedy <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sun, March 21, 2010 10:05:07 PM
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Sticking floats
Anybody know what causes floats to stick and how to keep it from
happening? It seems every spring
when I start the bike for the first time, I have gasoline leaking
big time and I was told that it was the floats
sticking. A friend told me to tap the bottom of the carburetor with
a small tool to unstick them. But I wanna know
the technical way to unstick them. If there is one. Thanks.
Angela
93' 750 NH
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