The sizing is refering to the size of the hole #4 machine screw or 3mm respectively.
On 6/16/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > glen this #4 ansi and #3m what does it mean in real terms ie i am told the > #4 =1/32 so two washers equal 1/16 of an inch is it ? what is the diameter > of the washer? and the diameter of the hole? in metric or inches or do u > know? thanks the picture demo is not in actual sizes hence the confusion... > u seem to know what u are talking about > polo > > > From: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 10:33 AM > To: Digest Recipients > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Digest for [email protected] - > 14 Messages in 4 Topics > > > Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers/topics > > a.. Just did the hodges exhaust mod and #4 washer mod on my 92. [2 > Updates] > b.. New to the Group [8 Updates] > c.. New To Group [3 Updates] > d.. So, I got my cables ['85 650] [1 Update] > Topic: Just did the hodges exhaust mod and #4 washer mod on my 92. > Glen <[email protected]> May 29 06:41PM -0700 ^ > > > The 1984-1986 700 s does not have the same baffle design as the later > model 750's. The end plate has a two inch cone welded to it, thats > it. Beyond that is a baffle welded in with two 1/2 inch tubes in it. > However simply removing the end plate baffle has a similar effect as > the "hodge" mod. I imagine you could simmply drill holes in the end > baffle. I chose to simply remove it. > > The # 4 washers (ANSI) or #3 m (metric) can be used to move the needle > up to enrich the fuel air mixture.However a number 006 O-ring (1/16 w, > 1/8 ID. 1/4 OD) is a few thousands thicker then two #4 washers and > will provide a slitly richer mixture. The result on my 1984 700 s is > a deeper tone, more low end and mid range. Not sure I need first gear > anymore, rolling stops in 3rd are no problem. Still feels like it > wants more fuel at 0-1/8 throttle. May need to up the slow jet size to > balance out the idle mixture with the richer low end and mid range. > > Removing the end baffle and raising the needles 1/16 inch completly > changes the way it performs. Its like a totaly diffent machine. I > love the tone, sounds similar to a bugati but a higher pitch. Very > nice low tourquey sound. I found my self constantly snapping the > throttle just to hear it tansition from low to high. Very cool. > > > Glen > > > > > > > Allen Thomas <[email protected]> May 29 11:11PM -0400 ^ > > > Yea I am thinking that the main jet needs a bump up as highway > performance is still lacking power. That of course will require a > needle adjustment (lower) and then a slow jet. So, while the washer > mod cures most if the ills a jet kit is really what's needed. > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > > > Topic: New to the Group > Noah Goodall <[email protected]> May 29 01:14PM -0400 ^ > > > Hi everyone! I just purchased a 1985 CB450SC Nighthawk a couple weeks ago, > and got my license last week. Thanks to all the rain recently, I've only > been out four times, but I love it! I don't have a car, so this is my main > ride if I have to go out of town. > > I'm really enjoying reading through all your old emails, and I'm hoping to > build a DIY luggage rack / sissy bar for some planned camping and touring > later this summer. I'd love to hear any advice you have on that, or any > advice for a new rider. Thanks, and take care! > > -Noah > > > > Kyle Munz <[email protected]> May 29 06:12PM -0500 ^ > > > Hey you posted pics of your ride! That'll earn you points with this group. > Welcome aboard ;) > > -Kyle > > > > > > "[email protected]" <[email protected]> May 29 04:21PM -0700 ^ > > > What area are you in?? And congrats on only having 2 wheeles, im in the > same boat (no pun intended). I dont have my NH anymore due to the fact that > i am now 300 pounds and the little 250 just wasent enough for my hour > commute (but i love my 86 GL1200 almost as much)... what part of the world > are you in?? Always up for a ride in central florida... > > And Welcome > -----Original Message----- > Date: Saturday, May 29, 2010 7:06:51 pm > To: [email protected] > From: "Noah Goodall" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] New to the Group > Attachments: 100_0863.JPG (118 KB), 100_0862.JPG (108 KB) > > Hi everyone! I just purchased a 1985 CB450SC Nighthawk a couple weeks ago, > and got my license last week. Thanks to all the rain recently, I've only > been out four times, but I love it! I don't have a car, so this is my main > ride if I have to go out of town. > > I'm really enjoying reading through all your old emails, and I'm hoping to > build a DIY luggage rack / sissy bar for some planned camping and touring > later this summer. I'd love to hear any advice you have on that, or any > advice for a new rider. Thanks, and take care! > > -Noah > > -- > 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. > > > > Joey Kelley <[email protected]> May 29 08:06PM -0400 ^ > > > Noah, > Welcome aboard! > Congrats on your new ride and welcome to the world of motorcycling. > I find my luggage rack to be extremely useful, has enabled > me to carry a lot of things, even if I'm actually placing them on the > second seat. > Once you have it built, find yourself a nice cargo net, they > sell them at bike and ATV shops, a good one should last years. > Regarding a novice rider - I have ridden by a simple piece > of advice my Father gave me - Assume You Won't Be Seen. Remember that > most drivers are looking for a vehicle that is much larger than you > are - so you have to look for them. > Particularly in the rain and at night, remember that > although black leather might look cool - a reflective vest over your > regular riding gear (think something like your local law enforcement > folks wear) is much safer. > As someone with almost 10,000 miles ridden on my 1982 450 > Nighthawk, I can say that my bike has taught me a lot about > motorcycling - sometimes the hard way. > One thing you want to do and I'm sure others will back me up > on this - be sure you have a spare set of spark plugs with you and a > spark plug wrench at all times. My NH has never left me stranded, but > there have been a couple of times when she fouled a plug and believe > me, a two cylinder bike does not run well on one cylinder! (Not sure > if there is a difference between the 1982s and the 1985s, but I use > NGK DR8ES-L plugs) > Welcome aboard and please keep us all posted on how you and > your NH are doing! > -Joey > 82 CB450SC, Brewer, ME > > > > > "[email protected]" <[email protected]> May 29 05:54PM -0700 ^ > > > I agree with your fathers advice... My dad gave me 2, the first is similar > "pretend you are invisabe because they just dont see you" and the other > "HEAD CHECKS!!!!" my parrents ride of choice was the rebel 450 early 80s > vintage... As a matter of fact he had 4 of them... > -----Original Message----- > Date: Saturday, May 29, 2010 8:07:05 pm > To: [email protected] > From: "Joey Kelley" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] New to the Group > > Noah, > Welcome aboard! > Congrats on your new ride and welcome to the world of motorcycling. > I find my luggage rack to be extremely useful, has enabled > me to carry a lot of things, even if I'm actually placing them on the > second seat. > Once you have it built, find yourself a nice cargo net, they > sell them at bike and ATV shops, a good one should last years. > Regarding a novice rider - I have ridden by a simple piece > of advice my Father gave me - Assume You Won't Be Seen. Remember that > most drivers are looking for a vehicle that is much larger than you > are - so you have to look for them. > Particularly in the rain and at night, remember that > although black leather might look cool - a reflective vest over your > regular riding gear (think something like your local law enforcement > folks wear) is much safer. > As someone with almost 10,000 miles ridden on my 1982 450 > Nighthawk, I can say that my bike has taught me a lot about > motorcycling - sometimes the hard way. > One thing you want to do and I'm sure others will back me up > on this - be sure you have a spare set of spark plugs with you and a > spark plug wrench at all times. My NH has never left me stranded, but > there have been a couple of times when she fouled a plug and believe > me, a two cylinder bike does not run well on one cylinder! (Not sure > if there is a difference between the 1982s and the 1985s, but I use > NGK DR8ES-L plugs) > Welcome aboard and please keep us all posted on how you and > your NH are doing! > -Joey > 82 CB450SC, Brewer, ME > > > -- > 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. > > > > Noah Goodall <[email protected]> May 29 09:28PM -0400 ^ > > > Thanks for the advice! I'm coming into motorcycling after five years > of racing road bicycles, so I'm used to feeling invisible. What I'm not > used to is feeling invisible when things are happening at highway speeds! > I'm learning to look much farther ahead, and anticipate things a few > seconds earlier than I'm accustomed to. I'll keep working at it. > > Great advice about the spark plugs! I'll definitely pick up a set > tomorrow. I'm taking my first long ride over the Blue Ridge Mountains to > visit my Mom, about 100 miles round trip. According to Clymer, I need a > NGK > DPR8EA-9. I think they switched after 1982. > > -Noah > > > > On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 8:54 PM, [email protected] < > > > > Joey Kelley <[email protected]> May 29 09:42PM -0400 ^ > > > Noah, > You're welcome! > I keep my spark plugs in the document holder under the seat > of my NH - I also don't have the original tool kit, so a cheap ratchet > and socket for changing plugs ($5 at a tool store) resides in the tool > pocket. I use the document holder for documents as well - within a > plastic bag. > If / when you're required to replace the plugs on the road, > be sure to replace them at the earliest opportunity. > After a while, motorcycling gets in your blood, don't worry, > its something you'll grow to love! > -Joey > > > > Javier Garcia <[email protected]> May 29 10:05PM -0400 ^ > > > Noah, > > welcome! nice ride you got. The only advice I can give (I started riding > just a bit more than a year ago) is, LEAR HOW TO STOP. Just like that. > Practice as much as you how to apply your brakes in the most efficient and > quick way to make a good stop. I can save your life. > Be safe, respect the traffic laws, and be prepared to brake, and you would > be fine. > > Javier. > > > > > Topic: New To Group > Graham Rogers <[email protected]> May 29 09:02AM -0400 ^ > > > Kyle! I already have a black and blue '84 what would I want with > another one! > Graham > > On May 29, 2010, at 5:32 AM, Kyle Munz wrote: > > > > > Kyle Munz <[email protected]> May 29 09:40AM -0500 ^ > > > One for odd number days and one for even number days? > > -Kyle > > > > > > Graham Rogers <[email protected]> May 29 12:41PM -0400 ^ > > > I already have. yesterday I bought a 1986 NH 700S with 2600 miles on > it. Last started in 2002 > Graham > > On May 29, 2010, at 10:40 AM, Kyle Munz wrote: > > > > > Topic: So, I got my cables ['85 650] > surfswab <[email protected]> May 29 08:45AM -0700 ^ > > > Ebay's your best bet for the petcock. That's an old/odd enuf part > that it will probly take awhile to find, though, unless someone's > parting out a bike. > > You might want to innovate and try to remove the rust from the one you > have. Old school naval jelly removes rust from most metals and is > commonly available at hardware stores and probly the marine store > greenzero suggested as a source for custom-made cables. > > It doesn't convert the rust like most rust treatment products do. It > removes it completely. You paint it on with a brush, let it soak > awhile, then wash it off with water and dry it immediately with a hair > dryer. > > > > > -- > 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. > > -- Sent from my mobile device -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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