Of course, if you got the black engine, they look better and dissipate heat better; but they also hide leaks better as well. Get a strong flashlight to help you see better.
On Monday, November 10, 2014 10:22:44 PM UTC-8, Phil wrote: > > Just a suggestion: > > 1. get dirty, > 2. clean your motorcycle engine up (you may figure it out when cleaning - > hint, start high and go down), > 3. find out where it is leaking after it is clean, > 4. take pics of where it is leaking, and > 5. then come back and ask the experts again. > > That's what I do, and it works pretty good. > From owning 2 Norton 750 Commando's, I can tell you that you don't have > anything to worry about (yet.) But it is a pisser to have a Nighthawk 750 > acting like an old > British bike. > > Of course you could always just carry an oily rag on your bike instead. It > isn't that big of deal. > 72K miles is not bad. It sounds like a BMW. > Good luck. > > > On Monday, November 10, 2014 11:20:07 AM UTC-8, Hawaii Sean wrote: >> >> My bike drips about 3 to 4 drips of oil every night while parked in my >> garage. Probably about the same during the day at my office. I didn't get >> to ride this weekend and it dripped all weekend - I put a box under the >> drip and moved it every morning and night - always a new drip. Other then >> the little oil stains all over my garage floor it doesn't seem to make any >> difference on the bike. I change my oil every 2,500 miles and am at about >> 2,000 right now. When checking the oil level it looks good if not as full >> as the day I changed the oil. >> >> Bike details: >> 1996 750 >> 72,000 miles >> Burns a little oil on the left side - can't remember which cylinder has a >> little bit of compression drop but not much. >> >> I am now checking oil level about every 500 miles and it's holding. >> >> Is there anything else I should be doing? >> Is oil burning and dripping common for the amount of miles I have? >> >> What I really want is to avoid a rebuild as long as possible with as >> little damage to the engine as possible. Which are kind of opposite..... >> >> Thoughts? >> >> 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]. 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.
