Allen I would but now I'm in the car and don't know where they are off hand. My suggestion before doing anything else would be to clean the battery cable ends as corrosion there can make charging systems look bad. Joey On Aug 10, 2012 5:37 PM, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** > Joey, can you hook him up with the link to the gsresources "the stator > papers" I'm not at a computer. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Gibs <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:51:22 -0700 (PDT) > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *[Nighthawk Lovers] The road so far > > So after about 100 miles under my belt now I'm loving it more and more. I > took my bike in to a shop as soon as I was road ready (meaning I got my > gear and it all registered, insured etc) and spent $200 for an oil change > (they had to retap the plug apparently it was stripped and plumbers tape > was used to stop leaking or something which added $65ish to the original > $100 it was supposed to be) and all the cables lubed up (with graphite?), > plus new hypoid gear oil to change the shaft oil, which I did my self :). I > guess it costs to be a noob :-/ but still loving it nonetheless. I also > found out it doesn't charge (stupid mistake on my end not checking for that > when I first bought it), so either I gotta replace the rectifier, stator, > or both (any help finding reasonable pricing for that would be awesome > BTW!). Rode on the highway a little bit to get a feel for it and it's not > as scary as I thought it would be, but still a little nerve racking and a > little noisy after taking off the windshield... Plus I've already had my > fair share of ass-hole car drivers riding on my ass on regular roads, so > not looking forward to the highway drivers doing that lol. Filled her up > with my first real tank of double dose seafoam treated gas so hopeful that > will help clear up her idle a little bit as well. I also just bought a new > Shinko 712 rear tire for about $65 with shipping off bikebandit, which > should be getting mounted monday for about $60. Should I expect riding to > feel noticeably different with a new tire? > So far I've spent about $1525 on her physically (not including > title, registration, and insurance costs), not that I mind really as I look > at this as a learning experience for future bikes. Also not to mention the > new rectifier and/or stator which estimated ~$300 for new rectifier and > rebuilt stator... I hooked it up to a battery charger over night and found > the displays for the gear and fuel showed a little better with more juice > so maybe I do just need to clean the contacts... Over the winter I plan on > taking her apart, cleaning and shining her up a little, replacing some > minor cosmetic stuff like the tape mounted rear turn signals lol, and doing > what needs to be done, if anything, to the thinner parts of the exhaust > (even possibly replacing it with a MAC 4-1, if you guys know anything about > those plz tell me about it!). Figured I'ld give my newbie point of view so > far, as this is literally my first bike and riding experience ever :). If > you guys have any advice please let me know it would be greatly appreciated! > -thanks again for all previous and future help > Gibby > > -- > 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/-/25z36TzdLP4J. > 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. > -- 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.
