thanks so much for such a quick response kyle yes it is an 83 650 but wouldnt that problem be intermittant? this was fine then it wasnt. how about if i just replace that whole section of the wiring harness? i have access to several parts nighthawks
at least this gives me an idea of where to look, id never have checked there since it appears to be for the lights and gauges ________________________________ From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 2:45 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] trouble with my poor 650 nighthawk I'm guessing this is an '83-'85 650? If so I had the same issue, it wasn't the fuse causing it, but rather the fuse block and the plugs going into the back of it. I had to strip it all down and clean it. The female connectors on the plugs had to be sprung out a bit so they would fit more snugly. I took pics of the rebuild. http://www.kylemunz.com/nighthawk/?p=166 -Kyle On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 1:42 PM, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: Test the coils? And maeby the fuel petcock.... Ive run into places and come.out.and my.petcock was turned.off >On Jan 22, 2013 2:29 PM, "jeff mercier" <[email protected]> wrote: > >hello. >> >>i seem to be having a problem with my bike. last week i went to the market >>and my bike was running fine. when i came out to go home, i put the key in >>and nothing. no lights, no power to anything. >>immediately i assumed it was the 30A fuse attached to the starter relay and >>replaced it. no good. >>then i checked the battery by bridging the terminals in the relay, the bike >>cranked over fine so the battery is good. [ps i put the bike on a boost >>charger when i got home and affirmed the battery is good.] >>next i tried to power one of the coils directly from the battery to see if i >>could at least get the engine to fire those cylinders, no luck with that. >>i am assuming that something is grounding the coils because of this. >>i have changed every fuse in the bike that i could find [the ones behind the >>headlight even though they all seem to be for lights and guages and the 30A >>next to the starter relay. >>im left with assuming it is either something with the ignition switch or the >>neutral safety switch [mostly because powering the coil from the battery >>didnt do anything]. >> >>i have a long and strong background in bikes for many years and cant for the >>life of me figure this out. >>has anyone experienced this problem before and can help me figure out what it >>is? >>i gave up driving cars a decade ago so this is it for transportaion for >>me...so any help would be greatly appreciated >> -- >>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 >>mailto:nighthawk_lovers%[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 >mailto:nighthawk_lovers%[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.
