I'll try to answer you're questions:
1. Clean the drum brake. Brake dust tends to stay in the drum and it can bind 
up the pivot point, this exact thing happened to Javier.

2. Guessing an exhaust leak. The only way to know what it is requires listening 
to it with a stethoscope to pinpoint where the noise is coming from.

3.I wouldn't pay that much for a wreck, especially since the frame is bent so 
it is only good for parts. 
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From: Andrew Watters <[email protected]>
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Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 03:05:56 
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Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] learning curve questions

I wrote my first post a few months back about my 95 750 cutting out at 115
mph and now I have some more specific questions.  Since my first post I have
changed the oil, drained breather tube a few times, put on new front brake
pads, bled and re-filled disc brake fluid, constantly cleaning and lubing
the chain, etc.  I have a clymer manual and am trying to learn how to do all
the maint. that I can without any of the specialty tools I dont have.  Here
are some questions for now:

1) my rear brake pedal sometimes (in streaks) will stick but only slightly.
I have to clip it with a whack with my right foot to undo it.  I have since
adjusted the play in the pedal to have way less and it seems to be doing
better.  Should I be worried about the status of the drum.  Arrows indicate
I am good to go for a while I think.

2) I am wondering if I should be concerned with  a noise coming from what I
think is my 4th piston/chamber area.  It  kinda comes in and out and sounds
like a light fluttering or rap-pap-pap-pap that is very subtle.  I am not
sure if I am convincing myself that it has got worse but I feel like it
kinda has.  Should I even care?

3) wondering how worth it it would be to have a parts-bike.  I am in SF and
this popped-up: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/mcy/2370170803.html  Any
thoughts on this bike?  The major issues are labor needed to fix it
all...mainly the forks.  Anyone have an extra set?

Thats all for now and I promise to send pictures too!

Andrew

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