No double cradle -- a single down-tube in front, with the engine serving as a stress member, connected to a fitting in the rear which also serves as a mount for the swing arm.
Crack apparently developed from a combo of stress and heat, probly from being put away wet during some point in its life. I've seen a 650 in that condition -- ridden at sustained top speed with very little warmup, then shut down with no gradual cool down. (I was running from the cops at the time!) On Mar 20, 9:45 pm, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > Isn't the 250 a double cradle frame like the 750? On the 750 the engine is > not a stressed member and has nothing to do with the swingarm pivot. Probably > could be fixed with JB weld. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nan Sumner <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:27:13 > To: [email protected]<[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] HELP - How much can I get for my 2003 > Nighthawk? > > Sorry, it's a 250 and I haven't taken it to another shop. I can see the > crack and I did notice oil on the side of my boot when I got to the shop. > > On Wednesday, March 20, 2013, Kyle Munz wrote: > > > Two questions, > > 1) Is it a 750 or a 250? > > 2) Have you taken it to another shop for a second opinion? > > > -Kyle > > > On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Nan D'Assi > > <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');> > > > wrote: > > >> Hello all. I have a 2003 Nighthawk with about 15k miles. I took it into > >> a shop to get a state inspection and per the technician, the "rear of motor > >> (is) cracked at swing arm pivot bolt. (Crack is severe and will cause > >> leak.)". All the technicians in the shop say they have never seen an > >> engine crack like this. The repair options (engine or crankcase > >> replacement) are limited and expensive so I have decided to sell the bike > >> "as is" and with full disclosure. My question is how much should I ask for > >> the bike in its present condition. Cosmetically it's a nice looking bike > >> and runs well....it just has a crack in the crankcase that leaks a little > >> oil when the engine is running!!! Any idea how much I might be able to get > >> for it? Thanks in advance for all responses. > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > >> email to [email protected]<javascript:_e({}, > >> 'cvml', > >> 'nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]');>. > >> To post to this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > >> '[email protected]');> > >> . > >> Visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > >> For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, > > 'cvml', 'nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]');>. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > > '[email protected]');> > > . > > Visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > > For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
