Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Thinking about redoing mine. The mega phones have been repainted but make the rest of bike look bad to me. Thanks D On Wed, Jul 3, 2019, 6:02 PM Graham Rogers wrote: > Yep, painted it with high heat high gloss, then buffed it with plastic > windshield scratch remover stuff. Worked well > > On

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Yep, painted it with high heat high gloss, then buffed it with plastic windshield scratch remover stuff. Worked well On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 5:58 PM Darin Hatton wrote: > Hey Kiwi, what did you end up doing on the exhaust? As I recall you were > looking to repaint it? Thanks D > > On Thu, Jun

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Hey Kiwi, what did you end up doing on the exhaust? As I recall you were looking to repaint it? Thanks D On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 10:46 PM Graham Rogers wrote: > Yes, I found a tiny crack, hardly perceptible around the glass. > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 10:18 PM Kyle Munz wrote: > >> I had that

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Yes, I found a tiny crack, hardly perceptible around the glass. On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 10:18 PM Kyle Munz wrote: > I had that once where the fuse tested good when I put the leads on both > ends but the bike still wasn't running. Turned out the fuse was physically > falling apart. > The element

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

I had that once where the fuse tested good when I put the leads on both ends but the bike still wasn't running. Turned out the fuse was physically falling apart. The element hadn't blown but the end caps were falling off. When I placed the leads on both ends it was holding it together and it

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Summer project. On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 10:11 PM Darin Hatton wrote: > Busy, busy. Good luck with it > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 10:09 PM Graham Rogers > wrote: > >> Next project is an 83 650 Nighthawk, been sitting out in the weather for >> about 8 years. >> >> On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 9:29 PM

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Busy, busy. Good luck with it On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 10:09 PM Graham Rogers wrote: > Next project is an 83 650 Nighthawk, been sitting out in the weather for > about 8 years. > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 9:29 PM Darin Hatton > wrote: > >> Glad to hear kiwi. I know how frustrating some electrical

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Next project is an 83 650 Nighthawk, been sitting out in the weather for about 8 years. On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 9:29 PM Darin Hatton wrote: > Glad to hear kiwi. I know how frustrating some electrical problems can > be. Bike looks great  > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 8:53 PM Graham Rogers >

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Glad to hear kiwi. I know how frustrating some electrical problems can be. Bike looks great  On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 8:53 PM Graham Rogers wrote: > I heard that! > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 8:42 PM Tommy Hill wrote: > >> Sorry... >> >> >> Ha ha ha >> >> -- >> You received this message because

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Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Tried that, it’s not a ground issue Sent from my iPad > On Jun 12, 2019, at 4:49 PM, Darin Hatton wrote: > > Hi Graham. Got home from work and did some digging. I too have 9 volts at > headlight when key is turned on and bike not running. You could try to ground > by probing the backside of

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Thanks I’ll try that but I have my other 700S right beside to compare. It has 12 v at the blue wire (high beam) when key is on, the 700S without headlight has zero v on same wire On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 4:49 PM Darin Hatton wrote: > Hi Graham. Got home from work and did some digging. I too

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Hi Graham. Got home from work and did some digging. I too have 9 volts at headlight when key is turned on and bike not running. You could try to ground by probing the backside of headlight plug and ground to frame. I would think that should make it come on? If it is a ground issue On Wed, Jun

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

I’d measure the voltage at each switch (on/off at the right handle, high/low at the left), on either side of switch to see at which station it’s interrupted. Could it be a ground issue? > On Jun 11, 2019, at 7:44 PM, Graham Rogers wrote: > > Tonight I put a volt meter on the headlight plug.

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

I THINK fuse to start button, to hi/low to light. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Tonight I put a volt meter on the headlight plug. White wire was about 9 volts with nothing at the blue, which is meant to be at 12 when going high beam. Tried switching both hand controls, left and right. I even tried another whole gauge cluster. No different. Where does the head light get it’s

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Yo kiwi, you check ground at headlight plug for continuity to ground? And do you have any voltage at plug for headlight? Voltage coming from high/low switch? And as someone already suggested, starter button can kill headlight . Glad to hear tail light issue was a fuse, wouldn't want to mess with

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Thanks Tommy. I will recheck everything but I already checked the RH control, switched it with one of the other 4 in my parts box On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 3:10 PM Tommy Hill wrote: > My 750 headlight wasn’t working. Traced it back to a loose wire in right > control thing. Just needs a touch of

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

My 750 headlight wasn’t working. Traced it back to a loose wire in right control thing. Just needs a touch of solder to fix. -- 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] 700S headlight not working.

Yes, I’m going to try hot wiring it next On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 11:59 AM Holger Selover-Stephan < hol...@shadowbrush.com> wrote: > Good! Just trying to think of stuff I sometimes overlook. So are you > getting good voltage at high/low beam switch? That and the starter switch > seem to be

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

I always throw the multimeter on parts I swap out just so I can know exactly how they're failing. A lot of these old parts can be cleaned up and rebuilt without replacing too. -Kyle On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 10:59 AM Holger Selover-Stephan < hol...@shadowbrush.com> wrote: > Good! Just trying to

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Good! Just trying to think of stuff I sometimes overlook. So are you getting good voltage at high/low beam switch? That and the starter switch seem to be exposed to the elements the most, and see the most mechanical use. You could also hot wire it at the switch and see if that does anything. >

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Yes and yes. I have another 700S that I test against On Tue, Jun 11, 2019, 11:50 AM Holger Selover-Stephan < hol...@shadowbrush.com> wrote: > Did you make sure all those replacement parts are functional? They’re > probably all old as stone - you could easily have two bad ones there. Also, > are

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Did you make sure all those replacement parts are functional? They’re probably all old as stone - you could easily have two bad ones there. Also, are you using contact cleaner? > On Jun 11, 2019, at 5:04 AM, Graham Rogers wrote: > > Tested that to by replacing it > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2019,

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Tested that to by replacing it On Tue, Jun 11, 2019, 8:00 AM Kyle Munz wrote: > The right hand control, specifically the starter button, can cut out the > headlight too. Make sure the button isn't sticking. > > -Kyle > > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 6:32 AM Graham Rogers > wrote: > >> Yes I have

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

The right hand control, specifically the starter button, can cut out the headlight too. Make sure the button isn't sticking. -Kyle On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 6:32 AM Graham Rogers wrote: > Yes I have a volt meter and yes that’s what I should do > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 12:46 AM Holger

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Yes I have a volt meter and yes that’s what I should do On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 12:46 AM Holger Selover-Stephan < hol...@shadowbrush.com> wrote: > Graham, do you have a little multimeter? Here is one at HF for $5: > https://www.harborfreight.com/7-Function-Digital-Multimeter-63759.html . > I’d

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

Graham, do you have a little multimeter? Here is one at HF for $5: https://www.harborfreight.com/7-Function-Digital-Multimeter-63759.html . I’d test whether you good voltage at the light bulb socket. Then follow down the

[Nighthawk Lovers] 700S headlight not working.

I’ve tested the following by replacing the headlight lamp, headlight wiring, the left hand control with dimmer, the fuse block. I have secured all harnesses. Still no headlight (high or low beam). If I had another ignition switch I could test that to. Any suggestions? Sent from my iPad --