They didn't upgrade the tensioner on my '85 650, it's noisier than any I have heard on an'83 or '84.
On Sep 9, 2012, at 7:32 PM, Kyle Munz wrote: > I replaced the gauge cluster on mine because the LCDs had died and the > plastic was cracked. I didn't bother matching the odometer. I figure on a > bike that old I'll just tell whoever buys it that it's been swapped out. > I believe the '85 had an upgraded spring for the tensioner, so you might look > into grabbing that one. > > -Kyle > > > On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Gibs <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey so I found this guy parting out an 83 NH 650 and according to him the > instrument panel is in excellent shape he offered it to me for $50 (which if > it's in as nice shape as he says I can prob sell on ebay for around $100 if I > change my mind anyways). I wanted to get this because of the faded (not > totally gone) lcd displays on mine. Is this totally compatible with the 85'? > I know the main difference is just the numbering, on the 83 its increments of > 10 whereas the 85' has it in 5s. Is this a mistake or would it totally be > fine if I switch em out? Also if I do switch it out, how do you match the odo > numbers? From what he said this one had only like 9K miles on it. > > Oh and BTW this guy has a recovered seat in good condition that he was > willing to sell for $50 FYI I was thinking of getting it but I figured I'll > just recover mine. He told me the motor blew so if theres any specific parts > your looking for that may still be good on the bike I can get you his number > its about 40-60 miles south of buffalo, NY. I was also thinking of taking the > cam chain tensioner from it to replace mine if the price was right, does that > sound like too much, or should I just stick to trying to replace the spring > tensioner part? > > -- > 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]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > > > > > -- > 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]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > > -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US.
