Thank you very much... I already told him that the cluster was not a deal breaker... And even if i have to fabricate a harness, it wont be that big a deal for me... Thanks -----Original Message----- Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010 9:39:05 am To: <[email protected]> From: "Sean Snell" <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] New to me 83 650 nighthawk
Alright, I have similar issues on my '83 CB550SC. My overall fix, when finished, is "refurbing" the main wiring harness and when done with that, I'll move to the secondary wires that are after the harness. First, I'd look at the bike in person and look for any visual signs that could be the problem. If the wiring is all chewed up that could be a sign of it sitting in a garage long-term with mice. In my case, the person I got it from was half a$$ed and they screwed the wiring up for me. Second, I'd take note of what works and what doesn't. In my case the headlight, ignition switch (the key), and handlebar kill switch all work but the turn signals, horn, and indicators (High beam, brake, overdrive, etc) do not. After inspecting the wires, I found that some of the harness connectors were broken and that's why I bought a new harness that I'm refurbing. Pay special attention to the bundle of wiring behind the headlight as chances are that's where your wiring issues are going to be. In my opinion, as long as the bike runs fine, the dead cluster shouldn't be a deal breaker as the main harness is pretty straight forward, cheap (I paid $25 for a used harness in decent shape), and I'm sure widely available. Also, the cluster for *my* bike on eBay runs about $100 after shipping so in the off chance the cluster itself is bad, it's still a reasonable expense to get everything working right. If you get into replacing the harness, let me know as I've learned some tips and tricks along the way that will probably help you too. Peace Sean -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 11:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] New to me 83 650 nighthawk So, tomorrow i might be trading my 250 for an 83 650.... Problem is the ad says that the instrument cluster is non-functional... Other then that the only issue is that it has 41k miles.... Any idea what might cause the instrument cluster to go out??? Thanks guys i hope this deal goes through... I need a bigger bike -- 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. -- 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.
