Sean, I ordered the kit today. Sunday is the next non work day, so I'll rebuild the starter then. Thanks for the link/info!
On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 10:42:14 AM UTC-7, Hawaii Sean wrote: > > Interesting in that my starter went out at right around 51,000 miles. Go > figure. > > Anyway - rebuild kit on eBay is $18 - Item # 280465090838. If I had been > willing to bump start I would have ordered the kit and done it myself. > From talking to friends its really easy and at $18 for the parts it's cheep. > > Sean > > On Monday, August 19, 2013 10:19:43 AM UTC-10, Joey wrote: >> >> Well off the top of my head: >> Potential wear on the clutch >> Potential for excessive wear on the chain >> Potential damage for you owing to the running start operation >> Potential serious wear on the gears involved >> Any other thoughts? >> -Joey >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 4:13 PM, MJB_LBC <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> The short story is I have a '96 750 Nighthawk. 51,000 miles. I know the >>> starter went out awhile ago. I have been lazy, been meaning to repair or >>> replace. I can jump start the bike so it gets me where I need to go. (Put >>> in N, run a short distance, pop clutch up to 2nd.) Since I ride everywhere, >>> my bike is my only transportation, I have found that I actually like not >>> having a working starter. My thinking is that it is a theft deterrent. I >>> plan on repairing the starter, but my question is, is there any "damage," >>> long term or short to the bike by starting it this way over a extended >>> period of time? >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> -Joey Kelley >> JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online >> JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! >> JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow >> > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
