Nope, just park them in a heated basement. On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 at 14:31, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote:
> Must be some variable other than luck. Do you start them up over winter, > drain the carbs? > > On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 1:29 PM Dave duChêne <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have an '83 650 and 84 750. I've never had to touch the carbs and they >> both work perfectly. Good idle and both pull strong up to about 8000 (my >> redline). Just use Seafoam each fall before storing. >> Guess I've been lucky. >> Dave >> >> On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 at 14:25, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Over the years I have had many 700S and CB650SC Nighthawks. A constant >>> issue has been winter storage. I have tried stabil, Seafoam and I can’t >>> remember what else and yet I invariably have to dismantle and clean the >>> carbs often times every spring on the same bikes. I just did so on an 85 >>> 650 Nighthawk and took it for a ride. It runs perfect now. A week or so ago >>> however it showed the usual signs indicating a carb clean. I just cleaned >>> the carbs 5 or 6 months ago. >>> I now have a 700S on the lift ready to do the same thing. It to ran fine >>> after it’s last carb clean about 6 months or so ago but not now. >>> The issue is not dirt in the tanks. It seems the Nighthawks I have owned >>> over the years need the carbs cleaned more than any other inline fours I >>> own or have owned. >>> So, with fresh gas in the tank of the 650, this time I am not going to >>> add an additive for now. I want to know how others have fared with >>> Nighthawks?? Graham >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> -- >>> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >>> >> >> -- >> If you forward this e-mail please remove my address. >> >> -- >> 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 https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- If you forward this e-mail please remove my address. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
