Greenzero thank you, I'll check out the Rebel for her. What state are the 5 parked ones in?
On my bike, it's still not running. I replaced the spark plugs (NGK D8EA, gap to .026). The bike started immediately ran for 10 seconds and died. Best I could do then was about 5 seconds of cylinders 3 and 4, only. And that was only with the choke off and the throttle wide open. I pulled the plug on cylinder 1 and the smell of gas was strong. There was also some smoke coming out of the cylinder. I didn't think to check to see if it was sparking, I'll do that tonight. Any other suggetions? Ride safe, Rick On Apr 26, 1:56 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree, a rebel although I just bought a 1982 Suzuki GS650L and that > sits just about as low as the Rebel but with the obvious extra 400 > cc - surprisingly light and manageable. > > On Apr 26, 2010, at 12:28 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Get her a rebel.... Dont think they make any now other then the > > 250, but if you can find her a 450 that would be plenty of zip.... > > I happen to know where to get about 5 of them, but they havent run > > in almost 20 years and have sat out in the weather sence... Ran > > when parked > > -----Original Message----- > > Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 9:43:42 am > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > > From: "Rick Gibbons" <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Bike turns over but wont start > > > I'm facing the same issue with a 82 650 NH. My daughter laid it down > > riding down hill on our gravel driveway. Too much brake as she got > > close to the street. We got the bike upright but gas spilled out of > > the carborators. After a couple minutes we got it running but only on > > 3 cylinders. Eventually it stalled out and will not start again. > > > I wanted to pull and dry out the spark plugs but none of my sockets > > will reach. The bike is new enough to me, that I haven't needed to do > > this before. What have you found that fits? Also, do I have to pull > > the tank to get to the plugs in the middle? The manual call for ND > > X24ES-U or NGK D8EA, are there better recomentations 28 years later? > > > This bike is a little top heavy for my daughter, (plus it's mine) so > > we are looking for something else for her. She just passed the safety > > course last September. Suggestions? She is 5'5", (120 lbs.). Thanks > > to all, Rick > > > On Apr 25, 1:48 pm, NytWing <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's possible that when the bike laid down, some of the sediment from > > the bottom of the tank clogged the screen on the petcock. That might > > need to be taken apart and cleaned. > > > On Apr 24, 5:23 pm, benjaminshark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > thanks for all the great advice Dale. > > unfortunately, i don't have the know how to do any of those > > procedures. > > looks like it's time to call in a mechanic. > > > On Apr 2, 11:18 am, Dale <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm stretching a bit on this one because i would figure that the gas > > would fix it...have you checked your oil level. It may be possible > > that while the bike was on its side oil leaked up past the rings and > > is now causing a very bad mixture...did it run really rough when it > > ran for a minute??? is it possible that a spark plug wire came > > disconnected? Have you pulled the plugs to see if they are fouled > > (too much fuel shorts the plug)? I'd start by drying out the > > cylinders, checking for spark, maybe draining the carbs then let them > > fill up again...you might also have developed an air leak in the > > rubber boots that connect the carb to the head...keep > > trying...remember suck squeeze bang blow...one of them is not working > > right or your engine would be running... > > > On Apr 2, 10:06 pm,benjaminshark<[email protected]> wrote: > > > thanks for all the suggestions. > > i tried all of them and unfortunately, the bike still won't start. > > got anything else? > > > On Mar 30, 4:50 pm, Kim Paddock <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Another problem might be that the on/off/reserve valve might be stuck > > at a point that is keeping the gas off. I would check it for that and > > possible damage. Check the gas tubes as well to make sure that they > > are still firmly attached. > > > ________________________________ > > From: Angela Kennedy <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Tue, March 30, 2010 5:47:25 PM > > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Bike turns over but wont start > > > Good question. The same thing happend to my '93 750 and I found I > > didn't have enough gas. ooops! > > > On Tu > > -- > > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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