I have one of the two horns from an '83 Nighthawk 650 available (tested as stated above, and it sqwaks. The other one didn't.) $15 including shipping. Let me know if interested.
Todd On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Sean Snell <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd also like to chime in that on my '83 CB550 I had weird turn signal > problems similar to the ones your experiencing and the fix was replacing the > relay. Now I don't know about compatibility with your bike, but I ended up > getting a relay from eBay for an '06 Kawasaki that was a direct replacement. > I ended up paying like $15-$20ish for it versus the ~$80 the Honda > dealership wanted (And on top of that, the part isn't even available anymore > which is stupid because electronically speaking these things are about as > simple as you can get). And I agree, you can test pretty much all of the > possible causes of your issues with a 12v batter and/or a volt meter. > > Sean > > On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Well, one at a time... >> >> 1. The horns. They go bad after a while. Easy way to test is to remove >> them from the bike, take a known good 12V battery, and jump it directly to >> the leads on the horn. It honks or it don't. If they're bad, you can buy new >> Motorcycle horns. $80 from the dealer, or $105 for cheap looking aftermarket >> from JC Whitney. No thank you! I bought some standard 3.5" horns from the >> autoparts store. Some primer, and a can of black paint. Several light coats >> and a spot of wet sanding and it came out looking pretty nice. If you're >> really careful it's also completely possible to pry the "chrome" plastic >> trim from the old horns and snap it onto the new ones. >> >> 2. Brake light. Tail lights should always be on, by design. The bulb is >> actually a two filament bulb. One one for tail light, both on for braking. >> That way it gets brighter. Make sure that both filaments are good and that >> one isn't blown. The fix could be as simple as a new bulb. If that's not it, >> check the switches. There's one on the handle bars, and one down behind the >> foot brake. They should be normally open switches. Infinite resistance when >> off, 0 resistance when applied. Make sure no wires are cut, etc. >> >> 3,4,&5. Turn signals. I'm going to put these all in one category because I >> think there might be a common problem. The fronts are 3 wire. They are lit >> steadily when the bike is on to make it more visible. They only blink on/off >> when the turn signal The Dark Green wire is ground, The solid (orange/blue) >> is the blinker wire, and the white-striped wire is the solid running light >> wire. The rears are just 2wire. They're off usually, I guess you don't need >> to be as visible from the rear... they only illuminate when you're blinking. >> Easy enough to test. Remove one and put the two wires to a 12V battery. It >> lights or it doesn't. Same with the Fronts, apply power across the striped >> wire and the dark green and you should see light, then test with solid color >> and dark green, again you should see light. I'll assume your turn signal >> switch is working since it does turn the lights off, but we can test that >> too. I'm going to make a prediction though, and start pointing fingers are >> the turn signal relay, behind the left side cover on your bike. I never >> found a way to test mine, I just figured it was bad by process of >> elimination. But it was bad, I picked up a replacement from a honda shop and >> all lights started blinking. I'm not guaranteeing that your relay is bad >> though, don't go out and buy one until testing the other parts. >> >> I have a scanned in jpg of the wiring diagram for the 650 on my site. Word >> of warning, it's from the Clymer manual and some of the colors are wrong, >> especially around the starter button and the gear indicator switch, but it's >> better than nothing... >> http://munz.kicks-ass.net/nighthawk/?attachment_id=105 >> >> Good luck ;) >> >> -Kyle >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 11:05 AM, AustinPothast >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> 1985 Nighthawk 650 >>> I know I'm not the first to post this problem but I need some easy to >>> digest suggestions as I am a beginner with electrical. Here are my >>> problems: >>> 1. Horn does not work >>> 2. Brake light does not work when braking (although the tail light is >>> always on) >>> 3. Rear turn signals do not come on at all. >>> 4. Front turn signals come on >>> 5. When I try to use the right turn signal that signal just turns off; >>> same with the left. Again this is front only because the rears do not >>> come on. >>> >>> I have replaced all '15' fuses on the front of the bike above the horn >>> and inspected all wires for exposure. >>> >>> Please help me with step by step of what you would do? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Austin >>> 734 218 1653 >>> >>> -- >>> 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]<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]<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]<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. 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