Hope someone has a suggestion here on what I can check for. Three weeks ago, the bike was unwinterized - the battery was charged etc, and she fired right up....
vegas, auto zone has the 27mm for about $4.99. jennifer :-) ... From: honda_nighthawk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:honda_nighthawk@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of...
for the stripped cover bolt i realized that i was using (idiot!) a standard allen key instead of a metric, so i got a #5 metric and when i tried it turned out...
Hey Richard, thanks for asking. Yup, I found one up in Boulder pretty easily. My mechanic said he bet they had 'em, and sure enough they did. Should get it...
How old is the battery? I had a similar problem with my 83 650. My 3 year old battery would sometimes start the bike and sometimes not. If it started on the...
... Was the battery check performed before or after the bike was laid down? If before, is it possible that some of the electrolyte in one of the cells spilled...
Riding to work one morning bike died only a block away so I pushed it the rest of the way pulled ignition fuse and it ohmed out fine, after checking various...
Hi everyone, I was just re-installing my exhaust system onto my '85 750S when one of the retaining bolts that slides through the exhaust clamp (top of the...
Hi Chris, The battery was replaced last year. All I really know how to test is the voltage which seems fine, plus it holds its charge fine for two weeks, but...
Reid, The bike has a new clutch. While driving it since April it started to set in I guess. Reason for the excessive let off on the lever before it took hold? ...
This is just a thought but something I've been through on a different bike. I had perfect fuses and perfect "looking" clips but I had crazy electrical...
I am still running the original tires on my '02NH. I noticed at 5019 miles the rear tire is wore down almost to the wear bars. Is that all the miles that...
ok let me think, i got the bike used at 9K miles and had decent tires, not new for sure, but decent. I got to the wear sign at 16K and replaced them. So mine i...
I usually get around 3500 miles on a set of tires, but I have a rough canyon commute, and the fronts wear out first, on the sides. I put a fresh set of rubber...
I have run Dunlops, Metzlers, and Bridgestones on my 700S, and never seen more than 8000 miles out of a rear tire.There are some variables that affect tire...
when i didn`t have the center stand i used two methods: 1) unscrew the dipstick but don`t remove it, sit on the bike and keep it straight, bend your body and...
Peter, Pull the starter and see if it has oil in it. There are o rings between the snout and the armiture and on our era bikes they can fail (mine did) and...
Peter, FWIW, I had some similar sounding symptoms with my 700S, when my fuel petcock needed a rebuild. It would intermittantly fail to close completely on...
Hi Ken, Thanks for the info on the starter, I'll check it out. There is indeed a place here that rebuilds starters for $50 CAD, they did the 750S last year, ...
Hey Ben, Thanks for the suggestions. There is definitely no smell of gas or smoke, and when it does fire up after a push start, it purrs kitten - no ...
*drolly* You'll want to google for "Exhaust Stud Extraction" http://www.dimebank.com/tech/BrokenBolt.html is one explanation, although it's heavy on "when you...
andrew, you are a bad boy~ <S> jenni :) ... From: honda_nighthawk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:honda_nighthawk@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Andrew Sent: Friday,...
Can somebody with a CB700SC in good condition please check the resistance for their alternator field coil? (Black and white wires on the alternator connector,...
I cannot find the proper size socket for an axle nut on a '98 Suzuki GSXR (owned by by son). I looked at a diagram on powersportspro and it lists the nut size...
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