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On Monday, June 20, 2022 at 7:09:01 AM UTC-7 Gene Lambert wrote: > Hello everyone, thanks for the welcome and replies > > No cam chain rattle yet, it's got 13,500 miles on it > > I am not on Facebook, and never will be, so I guess that's a no-go for me. > > RE the air filter. I've read many comments on it. Some say blow air from > the inside, some from the outside. My version of common sense says to blow > air from the inside, vacuum the outside. That being said, I would think, > (not having tried it) that blowing from the inside, THEN the outside would > blow away any dislodged dirt. I sure wish I could > Someone (on another forum) advises rebuilding the original using a filter > from the autoparts store. That *might* be the best advice yet, but, I > haven't attempted it. > > > > On Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 7:34:03 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > >> Welcome to the exciting, yet sometimes challenging world of owning 36-38 >> year old classic motorcycle! First of all - yes, these Nighthawk engines >> are cold-blooded, even in warm weather... just put that choke all the way >> up, crank it a couple of times, and it will fire up... and trust me, you >> DON'T want a kickstarter, LOL... >> >> The petcock filter does just fine - I really don't think your need a >> filter between the tank and the carbs, as you might find the carbs won't >> get gas fast enough to keep the bowls filled, and under hard acceleration, >> going up a long grade for example, the carbs will starve out, and you'll >> lose power/have to slow down until the bowls refill... been there, done >> that, don't care to have that condition again... as it could be potentially >> life-threatening... >> >> Take Jim's advice, and try to clean your filter as recommended... good >> luck, and, if you're on Facebook, look for, and join all the Honda >> Nighthawk groups (there's three good ones for sure...)... we're all there, >> and we're all there to help one another...Aloha from Hawaii! >> >> Ian >> >> On Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 3:45:01 PM UTC-10 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Welcome aboard! Just clean your original air filter if you cant find an >>> OEM one. Vacuum it from the inside and blow air from the outside… Visit >>> your local motorcycle repair shop for a fuel filter. They have a ton of >>> them behind the counter, usually the filter material looks like a rock … >>> >>> >>> >>> You don’t have any Cam Chain rattle noise yet? How many miles on your >>> Nighthawk? Jim in New Hampshire >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for >>> Windows >>> >>> >>> >>> *From: *[email protected] >>> *Sent: *Sunday, June 19, 2022 9:14 PM >>> *To: *Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! >>> *Subject: *[Nighthawk Lovers] '85 650 cs-f Nighthawk >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi everyone >>> >>> >>> >>> I bought my Nighthawk several weeks ago, and although it ran, I was not >>> happy about the slow to warm up condition, I've since heard that is normal >>> (perhaps because of the oil cooler?) (geez, I wish it had a kckstarter) >>> >>> >>> >>> Shortly after buying it, I found two concerns. One, was the hose from >>> the petcock to the fuel rail. It was old, hard and dripping, so I decided >>> to replace it. I never realized what a job that is. After realizing it had >>> no fuel filter, (Besides the screen in the petcock), I went to Autozone to >>> pick up a filter. Wrong thing to do! I was for automobiles with a fuel >>> pump, and gravity wouldn't run through the paper element. I will look for >>> one specifically designed for motorcycle carbs. >>> >>> >>> >>> Two, the anti-dive system. Mine doesn't work, even after replacing the >>> oil in the forks with the correct amount. It appears the bike was left out >>> in the weather for a time, I will check the pivot bolt. >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm going to replace the factory paper filter soon, and I've only found >>> one place, (overseas) that carries it for the princely sum of $66 USD. BTW, >>> no, I will not replace it with pods, K&N's, or foam. Honda calibrated the >>> constant velocity carbs for the restriction created by the stock box and >>> filter and I plan to stay with that. >>> >>> >>> >>> Anyone have any similar expereinces? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/f2a0b9a5-a585-491f-831d-f59965ebf8b8n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/f2a0b9a5-a585-491f-831d-f59965ebf8b8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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