Mike, I agree on the comments about the price. I needed 2 glasses so I paid $25 plus shipping. Since it said "kit" I though there will be more stuff included. I will have to buy again, I will buy the individual glasses. I used clear permatex silicon, and left it over night to ensure it was dry. It worked just fine.
Javier. On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 10:37 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ofrei is where I got mine as well. I had to make a minimal purchase, I > think it was $15. I was able to sell the extras right here. > Matter of fact I need one, so if you have to make a minimal purchase, and > you make a decent offer , I'll take one off you for my brakes. > I looked at that New River site, seems interesting, would be even better > if they offered the glue in the kit, frankly the glass crystals are only > $2-3.a piece, not sure where they get the brass to ask for $12. > If they offered a small vial of epoxy that would make it worth the while. > Short of that I think they are a tad pricey. > And the allen screws are like 60 cents at a fastener store for a set of 4. > An important point, is to make sure you have the right size. I took my > cylinder to a machine shop to have them measure it. > Chances are your 85 650 has the same master cylinder as my 84 650. The > inside diameter of the sightglass for mine was 16.7 mm. > So a 16.7mm glass fits it perfectly. And make sure you use a glue that > holds up to brake fluid. > I used 5 minute epoxy from auto zone, It dries clear and quickly. I hear > there's a number of solutions to this including super glue, can't vouch for > them though. > > > > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Javier Garcia <[email protected]> > To: nighthawk_lovers <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, Nov 6, 2011 8:57 am > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: What kind of clutch fluid > > I replace both sight windows on my GW wih glass (or mineral glass). Below > two links, I think I used the second one ("the kit"), although the only > extra thing in the "the kit" besides the glass are a couple of SS screws. > > Glass lenses: > http://www.ofrei.com/page_176.html > > An actual kit: > http://newrivercyclesalvage.com/sight-glass.html > > In any case, it worked great. > Javier. > > On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 4:39 AM, Mt.-n-Man Chia Bar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I would love to know how to replace the site glass as both the clutch >> and brake master needs new glass on my 85 700. it almost looks like it >> is cracked all over and you can't see through it. this is something >> that I have never done but i am very handy with a wrench. I found this >> site for mineral glass http://www.ofrei.com/page_176.html if you have >> a better one please let me know. >> thank you >> Brian >> >> On Nov 5, 5:17 pm, [email protected] wrote: >> > I had a similar situation on my 84 650. I filled the reservoir and bled >> > the system twice before realizing / admitting what needed to be done. >> > I then rebuilt both the master and slave cylinders. Not that tough >> > once you have the parts and tools to do the job. The Clymer and folks >> in this >> > forum were very helpful, Kyle's walkthrough was especially helpful. >> Let me >> > know if you need mineral glass to fix the view glass. I can tell you >> where >> > to get it. I need to get another myself, looks like I have to redo my >> front >> > brake cylinder, its getting a little soft. >> > Oh and I second the comment about DOT 3 & 4 being practically the >> same >> > for our application. >> > And be careful handling it, if you spill some on your paint it will eat >> it >> > away like immediately. >> > My buddy was helping me bleed my clutch and when we were done I looked >> > around and asked him where he put the master cylinder cap and he said >> oh it's >> > right here on the headlight. Doh, I had to repaint the headlight >> housing. It >> > works as fast as paint thinner / stripper. Good Luck >> > Mike >> > >> > In a message dated 11/5/2011 4:35:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> > >> > [email protected] writes: >> > >> > I have a 85 650 Nighthawk. >> > Suddenly the clutch didn`t work anymore. I checked my clutch fluid >> > reservoire and it was emty. Unable to see through the level window. >> > The manual says I have to use dot 3 fluid, but its hard to find. >> > Is there another fluid I can use. 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