I wish my '83 looked like that Jason
On Apr 23, 2012, at 4:47 PM, MJB_LBC <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > <nighthawk_0010.jpg> -- 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.
