Hey Neil, welcome to the group! As someone who also owns a Nighthawk 750 I can tell you your transmission should NOT be that loud. I will let the mechanical experts share some ideas on what you can do to remedy the problem. Keep us posted with any updates.
* Paul LeBoutillier * *www.hondanighthawks.net <http://www.hondanighthawks.net/>* Honda Nighthawk Lovers Email group<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nighthawk_lovers> On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 12:44 AM, Neil Dantam <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Nighthawk Compatriots, > > I recently picked up a '97 CB750 after spending 8 years on a > great little '95 CB250 (till a careless driver took it out and > nearly me with it, but that's another story). I'm still learning > the sound and feel of the new machine, but man does that 750 have > some OOMPH! > > HOWEVER, shifting on the 750 has seemed awfully rough. Shifting > from 2->1 or N->1 while stopped is loud enough that drivers will > turn around and look. It's not so bad if I shift 2->1 at around > 10mph, but if I try at around 25mph, I even get a chatter. > > So today, I adjusted the clutch cable, leaving just about a > millimeter of play in the lever. Then, I put the bike up on the > center stand, spin the rear wheel by hand in neutral, and spin it > in 1st with clutch all in. HUGE DIFFERENCE! In neutral, the > real wheel spins free with minimal resistance. In 1 with cluch > all in, there is significant resistance (my "carefully > calibrated" right arm would call it ~10Nm), and as soon as I take > my hand off the wheel, it stops. > > This can't be normal, can it? I have read a couple other threads > here about clunky shifting on the 750. This is way worse than > the 250 though. On the 250, I couldn't tell any difference > between neutral and clutch all in. Am I looking at a serious > clutch repair here? (and if so, any gotchas for the shade-tree > mechanic?) > > Many thanks for your wisdom and advice. > > Cheers, > -ntd > > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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/d/optout.
