Any thoughts of scheduling a local get together social and ride? Seems like there is enough of us in NJ/NY/E.PA. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:39:45 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Bike turns over but wont start If you're coming down I - 83 I'm in York Pa. (home of the Peppermint-Patty) Apr 28, 2010 05:29:45 PM, [email protected] wrote: 3.75 hours from me (lewisburg PA) On Apr 28, 2010, at 5:54 PM, Javier Garcia wrote: P.G. County = Prince Georges County On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 2:06 PM, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: P.G. County is a county in maryland where my parrents live... As far as i know they need ALOT of work, just for starters carbs rebuilt, break lines, guages MIGHT be ok but i doubt it, new control cables, new lights all around, probably new chain and sprockets, and tires.... Ive thought about rebuilding 1 of them years but just havent has the money.... If i can work it right with dad i can buy all of them and give them to you if you can pay me by rebuilding 1 for me -----Original Message----- Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 1:27:43 pm To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> From: "Graham Rogers" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Bike turns over but wont start What is P.G. County? On Apr 28, 2010, at 10:45 AM, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > The parked ones are in P.G. County MD, they actualy belong to my > father and were both of my folks favorite bikes ever, right mix to > fuel econemy, power, reliablity, and agility.... But i know they > will need work > > and for your bike can you check compression??? > > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 8:52:05 am > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > From: "Rick Gibbons" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Bike turns over but wont start > > 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] > <mailto:[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] >> <mailto:[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] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> > >>> From: "Rick Gibbons" <[email protected] <mailto:[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 -- 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] <mailto:[email protected]> . To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> . For more options, visit this group at http://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] <mailto:[email protected]> . To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . 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