Will your horn fit my '83 CB550SC? If so I'll take it off your hands. Let me know, Sean
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:33 AM, Todd Mercer <todd.a.mer...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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 <snel...@gmail.com> 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 <kyle...@gmail.com> 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 <austinpoth...@yahoo.com >>> > 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 nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>> . >>>> 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 nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>> . >>> 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 nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> 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 nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > 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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