I second grahams advice, espacaly on the oil and pics! (Btw graham, great way to side step an oil disscussion there, well played)
-----Original Message----- Date: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 7:47:04 am To: [email protected] From: "Graham Rogers" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Nighthawk 700S Hi Frank, welcome to us I've had a couple of 700S that had been sitting before I bought them and the valve cover gaskets leaked. You might try tightening the allen bolts holding the cover on but be careful, don't over tighten. I did replace the gaskets on two of mine and yes it was very simple to do. The gaskets cost $40 each, can't remember where I bought them - probably Bibebandit. About the oil, check out the threads on the subject in the archives, there's plenty of info , advice and opinions there. I found it very helpful. Shaft oil is also very simple to change and a good idea to do so - along with the brake and clutch fluids. We all want to see pics of your mint 700S Graham On Jul 7, 2010, at 2:04 AM, Frank D wrote: > Hello All! > > Im new to this group, so I hope to get (and give) some useful info. > My question goes out to all the mechanics out there. I just bought a > MINT 700S that looks like it just rolled out of museum. I'm not > kidding. The bike has had two, maybe three owners. It's been sitting > in a garage its whole life and has been sitting in a garage for the > past 2-3 years. I plan on changing the oil, filter and air filter > this week. I noticed after I ran it 30 miles or so; after a couple of > heat/cool cycles, that the valve cover gaskets are leaking a bit. The > front L/R sides drip onto the fins a bit. Is this because it has been > sitting? Will it go away after a few days? If not I've been told its > easy to replace for 30 bucks or so off bike bandit. > > My questions are these: > > 1) Where can I get a repair manual for this? Clymer doesn't make one! > I've looked around.; but I only see an electronic version for the > 750S, non-U.S. > > 2) The valve cover gasket described above. > > 3) Can I run mobil 1 synthetic, or other synthetic brands? > Suggestions? > > 4) Should I also change the shaft oil as well? > > Thanks in advance for the help! > > Frank DeSimone > > -- > 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 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. -- 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.
