[Nighthawk Lovers] '86 Nighthawk 700s

[geo-hawk allan]

Hi All, 

Earlier in the spring dad & I changed the outer shift-shaft seal as it was 
leaking pretty badly! Been fine all the way up to a few weeks ago, is 
leaking as bad now if not worse than it was before we replaced the 
seal?!?!? Am totally stumped as to why it would all of a sudden begin 
leaking everywhere again?
Also, wondering are there 2 seals on the shift shaft? One inner and the one 
outer? Best I can tell by the limited images in the service manual and the 
parts lists pictures, it seems there is also another seal on the inner side 
of the casing? If so, that one seems to require the whole damned engine 
needing to be lifted out of the frame in order to get the case cover off to 
replace that seal.ugh.Help?!? Any greatly appreciated...
geo-hawk

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RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] My First '83 Nighthawk

[Greg]

Some of the aftermarket relays are backwards. Opposite of the original 
mounting. They work fine, just need to trim some of the placid housing.



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 Original message 
From: hunterkol...@tamu.edu
Date: 7/28/16 10:45 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! 
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] My First '83 Nighthawk

I just picked up this beautiful '83 Nighthawk! It does not run at the moment, 
hopefully I can change that soon. The guy I bought it from says It ran last 
summer but "he shorted the electrical system when he was trying to carve down 
an aftermarket starter relay". The guy said he's replaced a bunch of wiring, 
but hasn't quite got to the finish line.


Any tips on where I should start with this bike to get it running again? Should 
I just replace the starter relay and go from there?  I am very handy and plan 
on doing all of the work myself. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

It has 47,000 miles on it and I have no idea about how it was maintained.

I plan on replaced all of the spark plugs, flushing and replacing the engine 
oil and rear finish oil and air filter. Anything else in regards to "MUST 
REPLACE" that I should do?


Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: New member intro

[Dave duChêne]

Stephen's advise is right on, also relax and be one with the bike.
Dave


On 29 July 2016 at 14:14, Stephen Hill  wrote:

> Hey congrats on the riding course--great start most people won't take the
> time to learn the right way. Don't know much about the 250 but my 650 is
> absolutely horrible off the pavement. I've been riding since i was about
> 10-12 years old and my advice is 1. Dont be scared of the bike 2. Don't
> think you ever know it all and get cocky 3. Use your turn signals and
> always assume a car or truck does not see you-even when they are looking
> directly at you. 4. Use the appropriate safety gear when riding in case you
> do take a spill 5. Keep your bike up to snuff especially the
> tires--especially the tires and brakes!! Of course you've heard all that
> stuff in the class but people who care enough about you to be instructors
> have you best interest at heart. When things get tense remember your
> training and you should be fine. Congrats again on passing your classes.
> Hope to see you soon out on the road.
>
>
> On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 11:27:36 AM UTC-4, Dan Cook wrote:
>>
>> Hi, Dan here. Nice to "meet" you all.
>>
>> I am 44 and have always wanted to ride and am finally doing it! Took the
>> MSF course 3 weeks ago and just bought a 2008 Nighthawk 250 this week.
>>
>> Yesterday evening was my first time riding outside of a parking lot. I
>> had to be careful on the dirt roads because, of course, it's pretty easy to
>> skid out. I did not want to go down on my first day! (Or ever.) That worked
>> out. I had to go slow and turn carefully.
>>
>> I had to ride on a 45-50mph road for a half mile or so, and, I've gotta
>> say, it was scary. Very scary knowing that a twitch of an arm or a rock in
>> the road could put me on the pavement. I'm curious if this is normal for a
>> beginner? That 45-50mph road is the main one in town and I'll need to drive
>> it to get anywhere.
>>
>> I'm looking for some reassurance! I'll get comfortable with this, right?
>>
>> I'll be looking into how to change the oil next...
>>
>> Dan
>>
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[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: New member intro

[Stephen Hill]

Hey congrats on the riding course--great start most people won't take the 
time to learn the right way. Don't know much about the 250 but my 650 is 
absolutely horrible off the pavement. I've been riding since i was about 
10-12 years old and my advice is 1. Dont be scared of the bike 2. Don't 
think you ever know it all and get cocky 3. Use your turn signals and 
always assume a car or truck does not see you-even when they are looking 
directly at you. 4. Use the appropriate safety gear when riding in case you 
do take a spill 5. Keep your bike up to snuff especially the 
tires--especially the tires and brakes!! Of course you've heard all that 
stuff in the class but people who care enough about you to be instructors 
have you best interest at heart. When things get tense remember your 
training and you should be fine. Congrats again on passing your classes. 
Hope to see you soon out on the road.

On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 11:27:36 AM UTC-4, Dan Cook wrote:
>
> Hi, Dan here. Nice to "meet" you all. 
>
> I am 44 and have always wanted to ride and am finally doing it! Took the 
> MSF course 3 weeks ago and just bought a 2008 Nighthawk 250 this week.
>
> Yesterday evening was my first time riding outside of a parking lot. I had 
> to be careful on the dirt roads because, of course, it's pretty easy to 
> skid out. I did not want to go down on my first day! (Or ever.) That worked 
> out. I had to go slow and turn carefully. 
>
> I had to ride on a 45-50mph road for a half mile or so, and, I've gotta 
> say, it was scary. Very scary knowing that a twitch of an arm or a rock in 
> the road could put me on the pavement. I'm curious if this is normal for a 
> beginner? That 45-50mph road is the main one in town and I'll need to drive 
> it to get anywhere. 
>
> I'm looking for some reassurance! I'll get comfortable with this, right? 
>
> I'll be looking into how to change the oil next...
>
> Dan
>

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RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] New member intro

[Greg]

Hey Dan. Congrats on the bike! At first go slow and get a feel for the bike and 
riding it. It does take time. Let us know where you are so some of us could 
ride with you. We are here to help, so don't be shy.




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 Original message 
From: Dan Cook 
Date: 7/29/16 11:27 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] New member intro

Hi, Dan here. Nice to "meet" you all.

I am 44 and have always wanted to ride and am finally doing it! Took the MSF 
course 3 weeks ago and just bought a 2008 Nighthawk 250 this week.

Yesterday evening was my first time riding outside of a parking lot. I had to 
be careful on the dirt roads because, of course, it's pretty easy to skid out. 
I did not want to go down on my first day! (Or ever.) That worked out. I had to 
go slow and turn carefully.

I had to ride on a 45-50mph road for a half mile or so, and, I've gotta say, it 
was scary. Very scary knowing that a twitch of an arm or a rock in the road 
could put me on the pavement. I'm curious if this is normal for a beginner? 
That 45-50mph road is the main one in town and I'll need to drive it to get 
anywhere.

I'm looking for some reassurance! I'll get comfortable with this, right?

I'll be looking into how to change the oil next...

Dan

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[Nighthawk Lovers] New member intro

[Dan Cook]

Hi, Dan here. Nice to "meet" you all.

I am 44 and have always wanted to ride and am finally doing it! Took the
MSF course 3 weeks ago and just bought a 2008 Nighthawk 250 this week.

Yesterday evening was my first time riding outside of a parking lot. I had
to be careful on the dirt roads because, of course, it's pretty easy to
skid out. I did not want to go down on my first day! (Or ever.) That worked
out. I had to go slow and turn carefully.

I had to ride on a 45-50mph road for a half mile or so, and, I've gotta
say, it was scary. Very scary knowing that a twitch of an arm or a rock in
the road could put me on the pavement. I'm curious if this is normal for a
beginner? That 45-50mph road is the main one in town and I'll need to drive
it to get anywhere.

I'm looking for some reassurance! I'll get comfortable with this, right?

I'll be looking into how to change the oil next...

Dan

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[Nighthawk Lovers] My First '83 Nighthawk

[Eddie Hoy]

first thing i would do is check the fuse box if its the plug in one or the 
glass fuse one
if its plug in one check the possitive connections for signs of over heating as 
these are renound
for melting 

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[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Oil Pressure light

[Stephen Hill]

I read the service manual and it says to remove the sync pulse generator 
cover. I looked at it just before dark last night and need a special bit of 
some sort. Luckily i have hundreds around. Once it is removed i can test 
that switch so your advice is spot on. The pressure test kit can be 
purchased from Harbor freight for around 30 bucks. It should be tested at 
7k rpm and should lose continuity between about 3-6 psi but i will double 
check that before i run the test. Thank you for your help.

On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 6:26:21 AM UTC-4, Tommy Hill wrote:
>
> Find the Oill pressure switch and test it or replace it.  I would be real 
> worried about letting it even idle with the light on.  Since it started 
> acting up only when you were working on it, probably it is not really low 
> oil pressure, but too much to mess up if it is.

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RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] My First '83 Nighthawk

[Kurt Nolte]

You are going to want this.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5rhwMkJQ5ORakJxZnk2UlZCS0U/view?usp=drivesdk

Print it out as big as you can.

See if you can find a CB650 Nighthawk manual, factory is best, Clymer's is
okay. If you can't find one let me know, I think I have a spare I'll sell
you cheaply.

Check the date codes on the tires, you'll probably need to replace them.

Kurt

On Jul 29, 2016 10:14 AM, "Richard Potter"  wrote:

Nice project

I would start with a test light and see where power goes.

And everything he touched



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nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *hunterkol...@tamu.edu
*Sent:* Thursday, July 28, 2016 7:44 PM
*To:* Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!
*Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] My First '83 Nighthawk



I just picked up this beautiful '83 Nighthawk! It does not run at the
moment, hopefully I can change that soon. The guy I bought it from says It
ran last summer but "he shorted the electrical system when he was trying to
carve down an aftermarket starter relay". The guy said he's replaced a
bunch of wiring, but hasn't quite got to the finish line.





Any tips on where I should start with this bike to get it running again?
Should I just replace the starter relay and go from there?  I am very handy
and plan on doing all of the work myself. Any help would be greatly
appreciated!



It has 47,000 miles on it and I have no idea about how it was maintained.



I plan on replaced all of the spark plugs, flushing and replacing the
engine oil and rear finish oil and air filter. Anything else in regards to
"MUST REPLACE" that I should do?





Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] My First '83 Nighthawk

[Richard Potter]

Nice project
I would start with a test light and see where power goes.
And everything he touched

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[mailto:nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of hunterkol...@tamu.edu
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 7:44 PM
To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] My First '83 Nighthawk

I just picked up this beautiful '83 Nighthawk! It does not run at the moment, 
hopefully I can change that soon. The guy I bought it from says It ran last 
summer but "he shorted the electrical system when he was trying to carve down 
an aftermarket starter relay". The guy said he's replaced a bunch of wiring, 
but hasn't quite got to the finish line.


Any tips on where I should start with this bike to get it running again? Should 
I just replace the starter relay and go from there?  I am very handy and plan 
on doing all of the work myself. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

It has 47,000 miles on it and I have no idea about how it was maintained.

I plan on replaced all of the spark plugs, flushing and replacing the engine 
oil and rear finish oil and air filter. Anything else in regards to "MUST 
REPLACE" that I should do?


Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Oil Pressure light

[Tommy Hill]

Find the Oill pressure switch and test it or replace it.  I would be real 
worried about letting it even idle with the light on.  Since it started acting 
up only when you were working on it, probably it is not really low oil 
pressure, but too much to mess up if it is.

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