[Nighthawk Lovers] My mechanic is retiring so it's time to retire my Nighthawk - NT700V thoughts?

2018-03-19 Thread Hawaii Sean
In the past 18 months two of the three "older" motorcycle mechanics in Honolulu have passed away and the one left is retiring next month. He's the only person who's worked on my Nighthawk sense I've had it and will actually call me when he somehow knows my bike needs something. He has been

[Nighthawk Lovers] 82 650 float valve

2018-03-19 Thread Sean Waite
I bought an 82 650sc last year and drove it for a while before I noticed the leak (small at first) became very large. Took it to the shop and they said the automatic valve had gone and he ran the fuel straight from the tank to the carbs. It still leaked after that and didnt really solve any of

[Nighthawk Lovers] Rear engine mount bolt slightly bent...

2018-03-19 Thread pdxkevy
Upon removing my rear mounting bolt, I noticed it was a tad bent. Is this something I should attempt to straighten, replace, or just not worry about it. Thoughts?

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carburetor Nighthawk 650 '88 California edition?

2018-03-19 Thread ddt
Now i've got the bike here at my place. I had a fast look on it but couldn't see anything unusual. Does anyone know where that "canister" should be mounted? Anyway, i found out, that a picture of my bike is on german Wikipedia, the pre-previous owner put a picture there. The previous owner

[Nighthawk Lovers] Spark..

2018-03-19 Thread logan vandam
Running wonderful last season. Parked in shop been working on body and just random stuff nothing really with the motor. Started it a couple months ago to keep myself motivated. Started right up.. Go to do it again to see what I'm working for. And nothing just won't go. Do all the test realize