Unfortunately in the course of preparing the bike for daily driving use, my starter chain has broken. This requires the tearing down of the engine, so this project has ended too soon.
I am parting the bike out in total. There are alot of good deals to be had, since I am checking ebay and generally asking half of what the ebay market price is. Thanks you all for the warm welcome! On Jul 29, 11:33 am, "Love, Jeremy" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am a dirt rider by nature, but have always wanted my own > streetbike. My Dad has owned CB750s,900s, Goldwings, and now has a > Valkyrie. > I recently purchased my first streetbike project, an 84 Nighthawk S in > pieces. It has sat in a garage for 15 years after someone put 40K miles > on it in 7 years. The last inspection date was 1991.... > > Fortunately all the pieces have been garage kept. The bike was purchased > from a dealership under mechanics lien for $800 in 1995. > It ran rough, and the owner I purchased it from never bothered cleaning > the carbs and parked it. > He currently owns a Hyosung and a Buell, so....that goes w/o saying he's > a bit of an odd bike owner... > > Someone drained and took the carbs and the fuel tank off but they sat on > a shelf untouched for 15 years. > The tank has no dents but some rust inside since it has been empty. The > right side cover is missing, and the seat cover is aftermarket > draw-string type. > The fairing has some scratches from someone laying the bike down on the > left side and a small crack. There is a little rash on the engine fins > and stator cover. Otherwise the bike is in great shape. > > SO needless to say, I was taking on a decent amount of work. I have read > on here about using heat to install the carbs and boots. THANKS!!! > I did a quick clean on the carbs, checked the diaphragms for tears, and > took all the jets out. I neglected to remove and clean the chokes... > Within 2 days and 4 hours of work I have now got it to start and run! > > I am currently using a dirtbike gas tank with a manual petcock. I > believe this is causing problems because I am getting problems > With fuel in the crankcase and in the aircleaner. > > After I POR15 treat the tank and check/install/rebuild the petcock I am > hoping this problem goes away. I bought another set of carbs used (from > a running bike part-out) just to have some insurance. > > Anyhow, I look forward to being a member of the group. Thanks in advance > for all the research and trial and error here. It really has helped > already! > > Jeremy Love > > Jeremy Love > Wells Fargo EUC > Hardware Support team > 704-590-5153 -- 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.
