So I think my back brake is stuck, last I had it running I was testing it (supposed to not work) and I could get it to almost work when mashing the piss out of it. In fact, it was in gear with the wheel spinning in the air and it stopped it enough to stall the engine. Couldn't start it again, so gave up. Now I discover I cannot move the bike. Either I am not getting it into neutral, or the rear brake has seized... anyone deal with this before? Also, I began what will be a total disassembly and made the mistake of pulling the rear shocks off without it being on the stand, and the frame of course fell and now rests on the back tire. Could this have potentially caused damage to say the driveshaft or something? Damn thing is heavy and doesn't roll so I'm having to disassemble in place! I now need to jack it up with a high lift and build some sort of stand for it to get the rear tire off.
On Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 3:48:44 PM UTC-7, Robert James wrote: > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/UD9UzsFTCaDsBGnaA > > Picked this up on the kinda cheap and was glad to find this group, as I'm > hoping to do a full resto-mod to it in time. > > My first question that I was hoping might get answered here, is about the > starter relay. Mine is out (apparently, as when using the button power > drops out but starter doesn't crank), and the prior owner was simply arcing > the battery to one side of the relay (as can be seen in the photo). I found > this: > https://www.partzilla.com/product/honda/35850-MB0-007 but was wondering > if it will for sure work due to the difference in appearance, or if I > should check something else first, as that is rather expensive. Also, if I > just google "83 nighthawk starter relay" I get an item that is much > cheaper, but looks even more different. > https://www.dbelectrical.com/products/starter-solenoid-relay-for-honda-motorcycle-nighthawk-shadow-many.html?&mrkgcl=1145&mrkgadid=3348053656&product_id=SMU6096&adpos=1o2&creative=196254016515&device=c&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5fj4nPuc5gIVStbACh1cnwTdEAQYAiABEgJlP_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds > Will something like that work just as well? This is just the first in a > long list of electrical issues, but I'd like to start out on the right > foot. > > Thanks in advance, I have enjoyed reading through these posts! And thanks > for the manuals!! > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/0d05ba2c-e633-49b7-96a6-27e91e62ed03%40googlegroups.com.
