So if the Mechanic says it is the starter, that's where I'd start. There are barely any functional differences between a motorcycle and a car besides the obvious, so even if he isn't a bike guy, he could still diagnose the problem. I've replaced the brushes on my starter. It takes about an hour and some patience since it can be difficult to hold the four brushes back while inserting the stator (the spinny part in the middle).
A set of brushes should run ~$30 on bikebandit.com or you honda dealer. Usually when the brushes go bad, you can hear the relay click and nothing happens. Rap on the starter with a soft-faced hammer and try pushing the start button again. If it tries to start then, the brushes are the culprit. You could have something goofy like a bad neutral sensor. On my 83 650, a green light comes on to say the bike is in neutral (or in gear but holding the clutch). I'd still assume the starter. - James O'Gorman On Nov 2, 2010, at 1:19 PM, [email protected] wrote: > these guys know what there talking about... If anybody can track that down > its this group... Good luck > > > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 1:47:35 pm > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > From: "Sir Livesalot" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Just Bought 700 S won't start!! > > I recently purchased a seemingly well-tuned fully functional '86 > Nighthawk S. It ran wonderfully for a week. Then one morning I > fired it up and rode 40 miles toward work but stopped early at a gas > station. After filling it up.... it wouldn't start. Mechanic says > its probably the starter motor after he hooked up a working 12v to the > terminals on the starter and it didn't turn over. Any ideas? This is > my first bike and I really feel stranded. Thanks so much. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
