I was thinking another possibility is that a coil pack could be going bad and failing when it gets hot. That's an easy check for resistance across the coil terminals. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: MJB_LBC <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:47:52 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] '96 Nighthawk starts, now won't run... First of all, I'm a relatively new member to this forum, but I have enjoyed all of the good information I have gleaned from the posts I have read so far. The second thing is I purchased my 1996 Nighthawk about a month ago with 36,900 miles on it, it currently has 37,606. Everything has been great with the motorcycle. (Picture should be attached.) Here is the problem: Out riding, drove about 5 miles down the freeway, pulled off on the exit ramp, down to a stoplight and the bike died at the light. It restarted, but the oil light came on. Had checked oil before I started the ride and their is/was still plenty of oil according to the dipstick. Oil light remained on, didn't travel more than 20 feet after that, then turned the bike off. Fortunately a friend within 3 blocks, so I pushed the bike their and stayed overnight until tow truck came the next morning. Had it towed cause I didn't want to cause more damage if it was a major problem. (Quick interlude, this is when I found out that AAA Roadside Assistance is basically no good for motorcycles. I signed up for AMA Roadside Assistance!) Next morning bike was towed to Honda Dealer, mechanic started bike and it ran perfectly while at the shop. Found no problems, but thought there might be too much oil and maybe I should use 91 octane. Started to ride the 6 blocks back to my house, but bike sputtered, then quit running about 1 1/2 blocks from my house. Going to take bike back to dealer service tomorrow, just wondering if anything I said previously regarding this "problem" can help any of you point me in the right direction. And yes, I have downloaded a PDF of the manual for this year Nighthhawk. :) Thanks in advance for any comments/suggestions! Michael PS I'm fairly handy with tools, the only reason I'm taking to dealer service is because I have only owned this bike for a month or so. Using the visit to the dealer to have them give it the once over and check everything out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/NQguRWwwgCwJ. 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.
