I originally posted this in December. At that time I was not real concerned with selling the bike, but had just bought a new Kawasaki Concours 14. Well now...
Bill Good stuff! Run a bit of carb cleaner in each tankful, sounds like it will completely clean out without teardown as mine did with "gumout". Lucky you!!!!...
http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=236711 What you save in not throwing out a filter I think you lose from having to clean it. I don't...
Could anyone please share what the recommended torque is for the mounting dowel-bolts and for the banjo hose bolt on the slave cylinder for the '85 700S?...
A lot of dirt racers here use them in their 4T bikes. They're changing oil and filters so frequently that the scott's is economical. And of course they have...
Good Morning Everyone! I traded in a 1982 Honda FT500 Ascot and bought a non-running 1984 Nighthawk S back around 1990. With a bit of work (and some help from...
Some one had a petcock for sale lost addy.Still got it? Also someone was moving had one they didn't know if it worked and was going to send to me so I could...
Yep, still have one. Unsure of it's functionality, but appears good. No internal tank filter. $20+ ship. There's a rebuild kit avail out of Canada. Maybe Jan...
Yes, get rid of the 24 year old rubber/teflon brake lines and put the braided ones on. Buy a mityvac to flush your 2 hydraulic systems. Be careful with the old...
Could not agree more the tires must go, an accident waiting to happen, they may look fine but I'm sure they have dry rot. Look up Yahoo news story on old new...
My gears are all fine, but I've always noticed it not as smooth between 1st and 2nd, as the rest of them. 1st->2nd is a little noisy, but 2nd-> 1st is fine. ...
Yeah, quite normal. Had it on most of my bikes and I have owned ten of them. Keep in mind that going from 1st to 2nd and vice versa, you have to pass neutral,...
HI gang,,, My question is, has anyone come up with the turn signal stem "replacement", i.e. a modified system, especially for the front fork mounted ones....
I took my recently-acquired '85 700S for its first ride around the neighborhood this morning. Everything seems good so far, but I need to take her out on the...
I had local (Phoenix area) seat guy Don Hendricks put two strips of 1' closed cell foam on top of the too-soft stock base and redo the cover in marine vinyl...
Dang, I meant to type "1" instead of 1' of closed cell foam" ... 2' total added to the seat would *definitely* open up the seat to peg relationship! I also...
I just purchased an '86 S with 11K miles that won't idle without the choke on. It also hesitates badly under 4K rpm or so. Based on reading here, it sounds...
So after four years in the garage, I pulled the 'S' out, changed the fluids, plugs, coils, replaced some broken fuses, and cleaned the carbs (including two...
Ok, so nice new K&N air filter installed (exactly as the instructions state), and I go out for a ride. 20 or so miles into it, the bike stalls, I hear a loud...
You could make a restrictor to go over the K & N. Start with duct tape to find out how much to restrict, then build a "fancy one". Yep, the K & N flows a LOT...
If you were cruising at freeway speed she probably got real hot, not a good thing you could burn a valve or worse, you need richer mix before running KN again....
I have two double K&N's directly on the carbs. So I don't use the airbox at all. This is combined with a Dynojet-kit which includes needles and 124-mainjets. ...
Did anyone notice that there was a long period where nobody posted a message? I know I posted one - even saved it - but it's not on the website. I noticed...
Hi all, Yesterday there was a post where someone mentioned that their speedometer needle was broken. I replied - but noticed that Yahoo messages didn't...
Well I did it she's up on ebay, I'm off to slam some brewskies to get comfortably numb. Malcolm 84 700S x 3 ... (7,800 ... S. ... in '86 ... the ... while ... ...
