Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] The wife went and did it...

2016-06-08 Thread Phil
Service manual? Those bikes don't need a service manual. Just go! On Friday, June 3, 2016 at 6:39:00 PM UTC-7, Paul wrote: > > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 9:55 PM, James O'Gorman > wrote: > >> Do you have a service manual? I seem to have lost ours and cant find >> them

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carburator Basics...

2016-06-08 Thread NghthawkLvr
Thanks for the response... And no, I haven't done anything...guess I'll be troubleshooting it later today! -Nghthwklvr On Jun 8, 2016 05:51, "EGrider" wrote: > That's a "bad battery" sound to me, but since you've got a new battery in > it, that points to something else. As

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carburator Basics...

2016-06-08 Thread Kyle Munz
+1 on checking the starter. But also, just because a battery is new is no guarantee that it's good. Take it to a competing shop and have them test it. -Kyle On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 10:52 AM, wrote: > Yeah, clean out the starter of all the carbon dust and look at the

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carburator Basics...

2016-06-08 Thread mark . wfeld
Yeah, clean out the starter of all the carbon dust and look at the brushes while in there. Next stop, carb diagnostics, I hope. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Help, my bike lost all power

2016-06-08 Thread Richard Potter
Can you get to the ign. Switch And ck for power there From: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com [mailto:nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of EGrider Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 4:08 AM To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Help, my bike lost all power I joined

[Nighthawk Lovers] Help, my bike lost all power

2016-06-08 Thread EGrider
I joined the PC800 Yahoo group and "posted" this, but it never showed up. Maybe it's held because I'm a new member. Anyway, I'll post it here, but it isn't about a NH. I took a Sunday ride on my ’90 PC800 before I left for Croatia. Stopped at a gas station and the battery was so weak that

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carburator Basics...

2016-06-08 Thread EGrider
That's a "bad battery" sound to me, but since you've got a new battery in it, that points to something else. As you know, electrical connections will oxidize over time, increasing resistance and reducing current flow. At the very least, clean the connections to the starter motor, put some

[Nighthawk Lovers] Carburator Basics...

2016-06-08 Thread NghthawkLvr
Question for all you Bike Mechanics... 2007 Ninja 250...laid down about a year ago...haven't started it since then...just installed brand new battery getting ready to start er up! Should I close, open, or slightly open the idle adjust screw and choke??? I always forget the carburetor basics...