Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] '85 650 cs-f Nighthawk

2022-06-19 Thread Ian Chames
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

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Digest for nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic

2022-06-19 Thread Jim Frazer
I have a video of the cam chain noise I can send you to see if that’s what your problem is.. lmk if you’re interested.    Jim.  Sent from Mail for Windows From: Jim FrazerSent: Monday, June 13, 2022 7:03 AMTo: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.comSubject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Digest for

RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] '85 650 cs-f Nighthawk

2022-06-19 Thread Jim Frazer
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

[Nighthawk Lovers] '85 650 cs-f Nighthawk

2022-06-19 Thread johnmars...@gmail.com
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