I bought mine from magnumdistributing.com got a pretty good deal. Putting
them on this weekend.
Mack
1982 750 Nighthawk
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Javier, sorry about not giving you a hand with that. I totally forgot about you
having a leak.
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Not a Knighthawk, but a nitehawk
http://boston.craigslist.org/nwb/mcy/3165399767.htmlhttp://boston.craigslist.org/nwb/mcy/3165399767.html
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Lol runs good, they have painted side covers so at least the name isn't on
the bike.
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I didn't know that was what the late Triumph triples were called, thanks. The
early CBRs were called that as well so I guess there could be some confusion
about the first Hurricane post.
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I think that was just a one year bike. Thats my buddy's bike. He's been
offered $20,000 and turned it down.
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It was supposed to be a BSA, but they went out of business so they made it a
Triumph.
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that was my first thought. I haven't tried switching them because the wires
are stiff and seem to be going where they're meant to be - but I did consider
that.
On Jul 26, 2012, at 10:37 PM, James O'Gorman wrote:
Any chance you've got the coil /or plug wires reversed on those two
cylinders?
yeah both wires are on the same coil
On Jul 26, 2012, at 10:48 PM, Allen Thomas wrote:
Now that you mention it I think 1/4 and 2/3 are the coil pairs. Make sure you
didn't knock a wire loose on the 2/3 coil. Assuming both cylinders are on the
same coil, having them miss-wired wouldn't
the floats are plastic and so they can't be adjusted. It it's the carbs then
it's just going to take more work
On Jul 27, 2012, at 12:36 AM, surfswab wrote:
Sorry, but I'm thinkin' carbs, too. Specially the float valves. Not
the floats themselves, but the valves (the little rubber-tipped
Just one person changing lanes while he was flying through means we would
have (maybe) heard about this as an accident with no video but a corpse.
On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Bill Sandifer wordzen...@gmail.comwrote:
When I worked in news I took pictures of a wreck in which the biker left
It is ok Allen. The first time I saw the leak I just tightened the clamps
on the hoses and it stopped so I thought that was it. After few days it
came back again, then while trying to take out one of the hoses the piece
broke in three different parts. I already bought the replacement from cheap
I'm thinking of spray-gluing tinfoil on the inside of my side covers and tool
box cover. This way, hopefully I'll see them fall off, and if they do, I'll
have a better chance of finding them on the side of the road...
On Jul 26, 2012, at 14:11 PM, Kyle Munz wrote:
I do see those pop up on
could be the coil then, did you check for loose connections, voltage going
to it, and ohms resistance?
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 8:10 AM, Graham Rogers
grahamjoanrog...@gmail.comwrote:
yeah both wires are on the same coil
On Jul 26, 2012, at 10:48 PM, Allen Thomas wrote:
Now that you mention
Sorry forgot about that. I've been working with Mikuni carbs recently ;-)
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 8:11 AM, Graham Rogers
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the floats are plastic and so they can't be adjusted. It it's the carbs
then it's just going to take more work
On Jul 27, 2012, at 12:36
Cool have fun, I hope the rain holds off for you. I want to go for a fun
ride sometime soon. I'm thinking about the Michaux state forest north of
Thurmont.
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Javier Garcia jajgar...@gmail.com wrote:
It is ok Allen. The first time I saw the leak I just tightened
that will be the least of your problems welcome to planet
nighthawk
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Shoot, I was hoping that wouldn't be necessary...
Well after doing the compression test and checking the spark a new problem has
developed.
When I tried to start after those tests the bike began to backfire.
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You all got it wrong! Some idiotic drongo forgot to screw the low speed jets
in, they were just sitting there, Wait a minute who am I talking about!
Now to figure out why it's not charging. Whose got a voltage regulator. I'll
trade a 650 Nighthawk VR for a 550 VR, Graham (idiotic drongo)
You all got it wrong! Some idiotic drongo forgot to screw the low speed jets
in, they were just sitting there, Wait a minute who am I talking about!
Now to figure out why it's not charging. Whose got a voltage regulator. I'll
trade a 650 Nighthawk VR for a 550 VR, Graham (idiotic drongo)
So the backfiring is not an issue. I'm an idiot.
Checked the ignition timing on cyl1 was spot on.
Decided to check the regularity of ignition on the other cylinders. 2 and 3
appear to have intermittent drops in spark.
Going to swap the coils to see if it switches.
That's a pricey part...
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Hey guys Im currently debating purchasing my first bike, which is an 85
Nighthawk 650 (Ive been hunting for a nighthawk).
I went to go check it out and it runs (im
check with jacks cycle and salvage in sanford fl, i got a set of coils for
my goldwing for $50... they will ship or i can pick up localy and ship for
you
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 2:41 PM, E.T. et.hal...@gmail.com wrote:
So the backfiring is not an issue. I'm an idiot.
Checked the ignition
not a bad price for what it is. what area are you in? would you be cleaning
the carbs yourself or taking it to a shop?
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Gibs gibby.shayev...@gmail.com wrote:
The mufflers tend to rust out from the inside on the underside near the back.
Replacement on eBay $100 -$250. If the mufflers are good and you're just
talking about rust on exhaust pipes, that can be taken care of quite well, with
sand paper, elbow grease, steel wool and brasso. I wouldn't
hey guys,
so i just recently bought a 1983 cb 550 and the first few weeks the bike
was quick. after that it really started to dog on me so i changed the
plugs and drained the carb and that seemed to help. However, when i begin
to get into higher RPM's the bike seems to just get louder and not
NH 650:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-HONDA-NIGHTHAWK-650-MOTORCYCLE-BANNER-/300453501145?pt=Motors_ATV_Parts_Accessoriesvxp=mtrhash=item45f46c98d9#ht_2292wt_1396
and
Price sounds good.
Thank you,
Ross M. Jamison
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On Jul 27, 2012, at 1:34 PM, Gibs gibby.shayev...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey guys Im currently debating purchasing my first bike, which is an 85
Nighthawk 650 (Ive been hunting for a nighthawk).
I went to go check it out and it
Hey thanks for the quick responses! :) I'm in upstate NY near Rochester.
For this first time I would do the carb cleaning etc at a shop until I
learned how to do it my self for future cleanings. I really want to learn
how to do everything on the bike my self (I plan on making this a hobby of
take a SS brush to the rust first off... and i like the look of blacked out
exaust, so some grill paint will withstand the heat well. so if you clean
them up and paint them (to protect the steel under the chrome) it will look
good and protect them from further weather. a local weld or muffler shop
Did it have old gas in the tank? If so you just ran a bunch of varnish
through your carbs, so go get some seafoam and run it through the next two
or three tank fulls. Also if you figuratively run the crap out of it,
you will do so litterally as well. Wind it up and roll off throttle so it
has some
+1 they can braze some new metal on if the pipes are thin or patch them if
there are holes.
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 5:08 PM, paul annen greenzer...@gmail.com wrote:
take a SS brush to the rust first off... and i like the look of blacked
out exaust, so some grill paint will withstand the heat
brazing steel is a bag idea, especially if its been coated (ie the chrome
from the factory). much better off tig welding a patch on... but not
everybody can tig...
(i was a navy welder)
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Allen Thomas althomas...@gmail.com wrote:
+1 they can braze some new metal
Did you test ride it? If it runs ok for a test ride, it's easily worth 1200.
Check the tires for dry rot, of they both shows those telltale cracks that's
about 300 bucks, then offer a little less. But that's very similar to my bike
and I paid 1300. Two new tires and rebuild of clutch and a turn
I know you can't braze over hard chrome plating (can't paint either), but
he said that it was really rusty and we were talking about sanding down to
bare metal.
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 5:23 PM, paul annen greenzer...@gmail.com wrote:
brazing steel is a bag idea, especially if its been coated
brazing works best on copper and nickle based metals (copper, brass,
bronze, ect). brazing to ferrious metals does not work as well, but any
weld or muffler shop should at least have a MIG welder and somebody that
can use it. would work MUCH better then braze. but if all you can get your
hands on
You're probably looking at the cross overs - the rusty part of the exhaust
system than connects the two mufflers. normally rusty
On Jul 27, 2012, at 4:34 PM, Gibs wrote:
Hey thanks for the quick responses! :) I'm in upstate NY near Rochester.
For this first time I would do the carb cleaning
Sea foam out What's that? Never heard of that before.
Yes, I got to test ride it and it shifted and rode smoothly. The owner is
pastor at a church and seemed very nice and I got a trustworthy vibe from
him. So I believe to his knowledge it is mechanically sound, I'm just
paranoid there are
That was my intuitive keyboard buddy Swype. I was merely pointing out that
sometimes instead of rebuilding the carbs, you can treat them with seafoam. I
recently did that and my bike was much better afterwards. One important tip.
Whenever you are parking the bike for a few days or more to run
I didn't even know what seafoam was! lol Thanks for the tip, I'll probably
just start with that!
I'm going back sunday or monday to give it one last look (forgot to check
the condition of the spark plugs) and test drive and if I'm satisfied with
it I think I'm gonna buy it :)
I was originally
Welcome! The 650 Nighthawks are great machines.
The carb cleaning isn't bad, as long as you don't split the racks. The
worst part will be getting them out and installing them again! Tight
squeeze.
Try Seafoam, first. A double strength dose in a fresh full tank of high
test and don't be gentle
I'll check them out. Thanks
After I switched the coils: running problem persists but the timing light
showed regular firing for all 4 cylinders. I guess I'll switch back and retest.
Decided just for the hell of it to check compression again. All cylinders are
pushing 120psi which as far as I
Well if this last hot reading of the compression is right I'll just clean the
carbs again when I've got the rest pulled off I guess.
Wanted to retest the compression since 120 is a little low and, even though it
should run, I was suspicious. Drove for 10 min then came back and threw the
tester
It is sounding like Carb sync. Little screw between carbs that has to be
within 1/8 turn of exact. That gives hesitation big time. I waited a long
time before correcting mine but once done it was excellent. Be sure no boot
leaks first though.
On Jul 27, 2012 8:57 PM, E.T. et.hal...@gmail.com
Well that would be way better than cracking it open. Any links to a decent
cheap 4 cyl vacuum gauge? Can't find one anywhere local...
Or if I shop it, what would be a fair price range for getting it done?
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I live in the 4th largest city in the US and couldn't find a sync tool
locally. 8 had to order one off of amazon. Plenty of videos on YouTube
about how to use them.
-Kyle
On Jul 27, 2012 9:39 PM, E.T. et.hal...@gmail.com wrote:
Well that would be way better than cracking it open. Any links to a
There is often talk about carb syncing on the forum.
I synched my carbs last week on my 83 650 using a UniSyn tool that I borrowed
from a friend. It was REALLY easy. Really. This should not be a job that anyone
is afraid of like I used to be.
I was using a tool like the following:
Just made a post about this, but here is a model better suited to our bikes (as
opposed to cars)
http://www.streetsideauto.com/p/edelbrock-uni-syn-4027/?utm_source=googlepeplautm_medium=adwordutm_content=plagclid=CMTNrqe1u7ECFUS4KgodM3QAFA
On Jul 27, 2012, at 22:00 PM, Kyle Munz wrote:
I live
Seriously getting the carbs and airbox back on the bike is the hardest part.
Kehin CV carbs are about as simple as they could be.
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Make sure the battery is good. We have seen plenty of weak batteries cause poor
running conditions.
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Hi James;
$30 Carb Sync tool
James O'Gorman aspor...@gmail.com Jul 27 10:19PM -0500
There is often talk about carb syncing on the forum.
I synched my carbs last week on my 83 650 using a UniSyn tool
that I borrowed from a friend. It was REALLY easy. Really. This
should not be a
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