Nathan, Im not an expert on electrical,but i know my bike does not charge well until I am above 2500 RPM. I don't think that bumping the idle up from 900-1100 RPM to 1600 RPM will do much besides burn more gas. If I do a lot of city driving (during the week to and from work), I will leave it on a charger, but when I get out on the road (weekends) my battery holds up just fine. Near the end of last season my battery started to go down, but $20 at Wal-Mart and I will be back in business. Other than reducing the load on the battery (some guys are going to LEDs and smaller headlights) i think you'll just have to hook up a battery tender.
-"E" On Apr 6, 8:48 am, Nighthawk Nathan <[email protected]> wrote: > WOW. It is good to be riding again in Colorado that officially means > Spring for me. Last weekend I took my bike to a local mechanic. He > changed oil, charged and installed the battery, and gave everything a > good once over. > > He also changed the idle speed to about 1,600 so the battery would > charge some at idle. I know these bikes do not charge well at idle and > he seemed to think raising the idle speed was a great idea. > > What do all of you think? What are the pros/cons for a higher speed on > these 83-85 650 Nighthawks? > > Any comments would be appreciated. > > Thank you, > > Nighthawk Nathan -- 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.
