How do you know a harley ran out of oil?..... It stops leaking On Mar 28, 2013 6:11 PM, "jeff mercier" <[email protected]> wrote:
> it depends...it only works if the Harley is either newer than the vls and > older than the evo and that's only if an idiot owns it. > > *From:* Rmj <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 28, 2013 5:47 PM > *Subject:* RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Where do I find a 1996 750 Starter > Motor > > You want to really pull a good joke. Get motor oil & leave a puddle > under a Harley. Makes them go nuts! > > Thank you, > > Ross > From: surfswab <[email protected]> > Sent: 3/28/2013 4:36 PM > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Where do I find a 1996 750 Starter Motor > > Gotta watch yer "buddies" sometimes, too. Rarely use the kill switch. > > I work for a trucking company and there's usually a half-dozen drivers > milling about between runs. Had my bike parked outside my office and > one of them thought it would be cute to turn the kill > switch off. > > Come time to leave, bike wouldn't start, of course. Messed around > with it a good while, even had two drivers pushing me back and forth, > trying to pop-clutch start. > > When it dawned on me some clown had messed with the kill switch, I was > pissed. But after I calmed down, I had to give the mystery jokester > credit for a pretty decent practical joke. > > > On Mar 27, 10:04 am, Christy Deering <[email protected]> wrote: > > I spent about 45 minutes late one night freaking out about my bike not > > starting, scrambling around trying to figure it out, fuming loudly at my > > friend whose house I needed to get home from, only to go out there one > very > > last time (wanting nothing more than to kill) and finally noticed that > I'd > > bumped the kill switch. I felt like a giant...what's the word I'm looking > > for...idiot? Child? :) You only have to do that once to check the kill > > switch first thing the next time your bike won't start...:P > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, March 27, 2013 5:19:19 AM UTC-5, John Stewart wrote: > > > > > That happened to a friend of mine he phoned me to say his bike had > broken > > > down so I drove 40 miles to find he had hit the run switch to the off > > > position by accident he was a bit embarrassed . I myself never use the > run > > > switch > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On 27 Mar 2013, at 02:21, "Javier Garcia" <[email protected]<javascript:>> > > > wrote: > > > > > I once heard the story of a guy that bought a new battery and then a > new > > > starter motor because the bike wouldn't start. Later he found out that > the > > > kill switch was off. He never used so forgot to check that. > > > > > Javier. > > > On Mar 26, 2013 7:53 PM, "MJB_LBC" <[email protected] > <javascript:>> > > > wrote: > > > > >> Hello everyone, just wanted to make a quick comment concerning this > post > > >> about the starter. I was having the same "problem," but could always > push > > >> start the bike, so I never really worried about it. Then I read this > post > > >> and almost the VERY NEXT DAY, I went to work, everything was fine. > Came out > > >> to go home, nothing!! I thought man, my starter must have FINALLY > gone out. > > >> Was kicking myself for not taking care of it sooner. > > > > >> Walked home, about 1.5 miles, mostly uphill, so I dreaded pushing the > > >> bike home. (I tried calling AMA's Roadside Assistance, but they > couldn't > > >> get anyone to come out on a Sunday afternoon.) Started looking for a > > >> starter, then after reading this post, I started looking for a > rebuild kit, > > >> etc. > > > > >> Anyway, I walked to work the next day. Once I was finished, went out > to > > >> start looking at wires, connections, etc. Still couldn't get it to > start. > > >> Took the seat and and both side covers off so I could hear better. > All I > > >> was getting was click, in the middle of the bike. All the lights were > lit. > > >> Assumed it was the battery, but after more reading, thought it might > be the > > >> starter relay switch. Walked back home... > > > > >> Next day after work, I figured I would push the bike home and give the > > >> battery a really good charge, even though I knew it couldn't be the > > >> battery. Half way home on the down side of one of the hills, I > thought what > > >> the hell, I might as well try to push start it again, there was a lot > of > > >> slope to the hill. Sat on the bike, checking everything out, then I > notice > > >> that one of the plugs connecting to the clutch switch is out of the > > >> connector!! Plugged it in and EUREKA!! Was so relieved!!! > > > > >> I guess the moral of this story is to check EVERYTHING!! I had checked > > >> the RUN/OFF switch. I checked all the wiring connections. Never > looked at > > >> the Clutch Switch. :( > > > > >> I still charged the battery when I got home, I will buy a starter > rebuild > > >> kit cause it looks like it is easy to do and it's $15! I will order a > > >> starter relay cause it it's only like $10. Seems I should have a > spare one. > > > > >> On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 7:58:53 PM UTC-5, Hawaii Sean wrote: > > > > >>> So my bike fails to start every 3rd or 4th attempt so I have to push > > >>> start my bike. > > > > >>> Does anyone know where I can order a rebuilt started motor? New is > way > > >>> too expensive and used doesn't make much sense. > > > > >>> Thanks - Sean > > > > >> -- > > >> 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:>. > > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:> > > >> . > > >> 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:>. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:> > > > . > > > 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 at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://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. > > > > > -- > 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. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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