[Nighthawk Lovers] Clutch Slave Cylinder Failure

2018-09-09 Thread Doug Jones
Gentlemen: I have a 1983 cb650SC and one day I was running on a very very hot day. I turned it off and let it cool in the shade. When I started it again in less than a few minutes, I pulled the clutch lever all the way in and the bike started and took off toward the garage wall, taking me

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: '83 650 Factory Manual Update

2018-11-11 Thread Doug Jones
I would be very interested in seeing the factor manual On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 8:36:24 PM UTC-5, Stephen King wrote: > > I'm working on editing the PDF that's been floating around to add some > text boxes that make sections/keywords in those sections searchable (I > don't have OCR

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Charging Issue (Source a Stator)

2018-09-22 Thread Doug Jones
Chris I have a cb650sc with the same issue. The stator doesn't turn on unless the Field effect coil tells it that the battery needs to be charged... My bike would only run for 12-15 minutes then I would have to charge the battery again. If I was in the position where I had not replaced

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Turn signal

2018-12-22 Thread Doug Jones
Darin I bought the rubber componets for three and they were like 7 bucks a piece. DON'T swap out more that one at a time and test the signals after each one. I shot gunned all three and then the blinkers stopped working. I had a flaky ground and didn't know where to start. Just my two

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Fuel gauge shows FULL all the time

2018-09-13 Thread Doug Jones
Wow what an imagination, What no mention of the Russians getting Hllary's emails??? Just Saying On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 5:18 AM, Matt Awesome wrote: > > All is fine but my fuel level indicator all the time shows 100% full. > Any ideas? > > What if back in the mid-60s, a rogue engineer at

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Fuel gauge shows FULL all the time

2018-09-12 Thread Doug Jones
Bob According to the schematic the tank has a sending unit, I assume it has just a variable resister in it that increase or decreases as the amount of fuel is being used. That resistance is transmitted through to wires that go through the harness. If you take a DVM ( Digital Volt Ohm Meter)

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Turn signal sand brake light 83 650

2019-03-26 Thread Doug Jones
A- I have a CB650Sc and when I replaced the rubber arms holding the blinkers they stopped working. The wires are color coded and I did not have them wired incorrectly. Here is what I learned, the turning signals in the back are one filament light bulbs that light only when you activate

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 1983 Cb650 Fuse box between the forks

2019-03-06 Thread Doug Jones
Tommy Were did you get it? is it new? I just repaired the one I have and put everything back together. So If it doesn't work or continues to fail I will be in touch. Unless Kyle wanted it since his was melted. Dougjones On Tue, Mar 5, 2019 at 8:42 PM Tommy Hill wrote: > I think I have

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 1983 Cb650 Fuse box between the forks

2019-03-05 Thread Doug Jones
Kyle - It appears that the little tangs that are breaking is due to the age and vibration that they experienced over the 21k miles the bike drove. I found a european dealer https://www.cmsnl.com/ which seems to be a better source for parts. If I find a new one that would be a MAJOR

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] My bike (1983 NH 650) went dead - no electrical power at all.

2019-07-25 Thread Doug Jones
I had the same issue and found that where the fuses plug in the prongs looked fine but were broken. I opened the box like in the picture and tested continuity and found that there was none. When I tested for voltage on the fuses I had 12 volts on top and bottom but when I opened the box up and

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] My bike (1983 NH 650) went dead - no electrical power at all.

2019-07-26 Thread Doug Jones
free of any debris or deposits. > Where should I start? Compression? Spark plug? > And thanks for all the info on the continuity - will use it in the future > to troubleshoot things. > J > > > On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 2:04 PM Doug Jones wrote: > >> I had th

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] New Member / 83' Nighthawk 550 Many Problems

2019-12-05 Thread doug jones
Rob I purchased one for about 40 bucks so look around that one for 70 looks right but you can find it for less. Also I found motorcycles aren't like car's that relay can't take a lot of punishment -or so I found when I burned one. Do short bursts of trying to start the bike not long ones like

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 83 Nighthawk 550 Many Problems

2019-12-05 Thread doug jones
Rob I just finished reading that post and I don't know if I would go with that cheap one. The one I found was an exact replacement and part number, I will look to see where I bought it but it has been a while since I did so let me look Regards, Dougjones On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 5:48 PM

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] New Member / 83' Nighthawk 550 Many Problems

2019-12-07 Thread doug jones
December 5, 2019 at 6:32:55 PM UTC-7, doug jones wrote: >> >> Rob >> >> I purchased one for about 40 bucks so look around that one for 70 looks >> right but you can find it for less. Also I found motorcycles aren't like >> car's that relay can't take a lot

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 1983 NH restorod progress

2019-10-29 Thread doug jones
Donny it look great, I have the same bike, where can I get a shroud around the head light and speedo..? I have a wiring diagram if you need it. let me know Dougjones On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 5:46 PM Donny Ravioli wrote: > I test fit the body work and seat tonight just to see how she looks... >

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: New Member

2019-10-04 Thread Doug Jones
Danny I replaced my signal rubber arms and the exact thing happened. Running lights on when I activate either right or left the lights go off and don't blink. It turned out there was no power going to the turning signal relay. I have a 1983 CB659Sc Nighthawk which is the same bike

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: New Member

2019-10-04 Thread Doug Jones
Donny The 83CB650SC has a signal relay with a Dark Green wire that is Ground a Gray wire that goes through the switch to the Light Blub filaments to ground when you activate the signal switch and a White/Green wire that should have 12Volts when the bike is turned on with the Key. If

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Removing petcock screen

2019-12-28 Thread Doug Jones
I agree, I also had the same issue. I also pulled it out with a needle nose. I measured the length of the plastic screen since it had perished, and found a replacement for like 15 bucks online that worked. I will look for the part number and see if I can get it to you. Mine was for a 1983

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Any references for someone to clean carbs in/around Maryland, on an '03 Nighthawk?

2021-05-21 Thread Doug Jones
I didn't think it was possible but the lengths on my 83 CB650SC aren't that different. and I did it. It took some doing and then when I twisted the throttle I realized I just wasted the last 35 minutes since I had to take them off again and swap them around. Dougjones On Fri, May 21, 2021 at

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Mystery Brown Wire? Please help

2021-11-22 Thread doug jones
Ric I have a 1983 CB650sc and when I replaced the signal indicator stanchions the front lights would be on and when I turn the left or right blinkers on they would go out and stay off. It confused me cause I just replaced each blinker by unplugging it and its color coded so it all was