I'll try to answer inline. 1. Turn signs are blinking all 4's. Relay? or something else.
A. I think so from what I remember of others who have changed their turn signals to LED, it has to do with not enough amps drawn by the LEDs. > > 2. I have a Corbin seat on the bike but is ripping apart at the seams > because the handle bars are so straight I have to set almost on the > tank. I can not find stock handle bars, I like the bars, but in need > raisers move them back. Any one knows where I can get raiser cheap > for the bike or stock handle bars that are cheap. If found stock > handle bars? How do I get the hand grips off and reinstall them? A. After market risers will cost as much as a new set of bars. We already discussed where you can find new bars that will fit better than the drag bars Motorcycle-superstore.com has both bikemaster bars 7/8 inch, and risers. To remove the old grips use a razor blade and cut them off. Use grip glue on the new grips and slide them on. You're bike takes closed end 125mm or 5 inch grips. > > 3. Is there any way to repair the corbin seat less costly? A. get some vinyl for use in boats and learn to sew and cover it yourself. If you're going to go that route it would be easier to just get some closed cell foam and make a brick type seat using the corbin pan. check out http://www.diymotorcycleseat.com/ for more info. Or just use black duct tape. > > 4. The shop told me that the bike is running to lean with the K&N > airfilter, making my pipes turning slightly blue. How to remove the > blueing from the pipes. A. I have not used my google-fu to look that one up yet but until you solve the lean condition they will just blue on you again. Others may have some suggestions. > > 5. I am a muscular person, and wide. The mirrors are to short. I > need mirrors that extend outward more. > Any suggestions for mirrors that do not cost an arm and a leg. A. Javier scored some off ebay for cheap and he likes them, maybe he can fill you in. > > 6. I am going to college. I need either saddle bags or sissybar > bag. Any sugguestions? I have a pair of cheap over the seat saddle bags Leatherup has some for less than $50 http://www.leatherup.com/c/Motorcycle-Saddlebags/sortby_price/2/151.html, they are a good place for gear I have bought a few things from them. > > 7. Throttle locks (crusie control), any suggestions? A. I use a throttle rocker $10 @ JC Whitney and elsewhere. they make others that actuall lock the throttle but I wouldn't use them as in an emergency you would need to futz with it before you could decellerate. > > 8. Is there any thing I can do to improve the gas milage cheaply? > (THE mods the nighthawk, carbs and exhaust)? A. The carb mods will decrease gas milages, they do however make the bike run smoother and stronger, while getting rid of their cold blooded nature. > > 9.. Finally, I need a windshield. I have one but its faded from the > sun. Can I make my own? Or clean > the one I have with something, need suggestion? A. possibly one of those headlight cleaning kits would work, I haven't tried so I don't know for sure. > > 10. I am very happy with the 1993 NIghthawk, except how I set on it, > My butt hurt after riding 35 miles. > Need to fix it. A. That is a Corbin seat, hard as a brick. Get a gel pad. > > 11. Any other suggestions, advice, and/or accessories, please inform > me. A. I would suggest Russel stainless brake lines, they are cheap and they give you better feed back. I think you get better stopping power as well. When you have the money upgrade to progressive front fork springs, and rear shocks, the bike will handle much better. On Jan 12, 3:10 pm, Dan Mtbiker <[email protected]> wrote: > History the bike sat for 5 years in the Florida sun, I worked on a > farm and tutored a 10 grader in math for the bike. > > I got the bike knowing that is fit my budget for college. I have it > running. and on the road. I am averaging about 100 miles per day > between work and going to college. > > What I have done. > > Bought Carbs from ebay. > Replaced broken turn signals with LEDS. > Replace battery. > Replace the tires with the stock tires Dulop 505's front and back. > Replace front and back brakes. > Replace turn signal relay from Hiway Biker LED universal turn signal > relay. > Replace the rusty bull horn handle bars with a new free almost drag > like bars. > > What shops have done. > > Relined the tank. > Clean and sync the carbs. > > What the shops have ordered. > stock turn signal relay > stock aif filter > New X-chain > > Questions and Problems. > 1. Turn signs are blinking all 4's. Relay? or something else. > > 2. I have a Corbin seat on the bike but is ripping apart at the seams > because the handle bars are so straight I have to set almost on the > tank. I can not find stock handle bars, I like the bars, but in need > raisers move them back. Any one knows where I can get raiser cheap > for the bike or stock handle bars that are cheap. If found stock > handle bars? How do I get the hand grips off and reinstall them? > > 3. Is there any way to repair the corbin seat less costly? > > 4. The shop told me that the bike is running to lean with the K&N > airfilter, making my pipes turning slightly blue. How to remove the > blueing from the pipes. > > 5. I am a muscular person, and wide. The mirrors are to short. I > need mirrors that extend outward more. > Any suggestions for mirrors that do not cost an arm and a leg. > > 6. I am going to college. I need either saddle bags or sissybar > bag. Any sugguestions? > > 7. Throttle locks (crusie control), any suggestions? > > 8. Is there any thing I can do to improve the gas milage cheaply? > (THE mods the nighthawk, carbs and exhaust)? > > 9.. Finally, I need a windshield. I have one but its faded from the > sun. Can I make my own? Or clean > the one I have with something, need suggestion? > > 10. I am very happy with the 1993 NIghthawk, except how I set on it, > My butt hurt after riding 35 miles. > Need to fix it. > > 11. Any other suggestions, advice, and/or accessories, please inform > me. > > When answering one, all, or any of the questions. Please put the > number in front of it because I work 40 hours on third shift and go to > college. > > My car blew up own the way to college last semester, I drifted into > the garage parking area. Now my only means of transportation is the > Nighthawk. > > Thank you for your help so far, and in the future also. > > Dan -- 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.
