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Nighthawk 650 Lack of Power

BT — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:48:50 +0000

Hopefully someone can give me good advice. My mechanic skills are far less developed than my enthusiasm for bikes.

My 85 Nighthawk 650 takes about 6-7 minutes to warm up with the choke on, and giving it any throttle at all in the first couple minutes will stall it. Once warmed up, the choke needs to be at least 1/3 on or it will not run. It accelerates fairly well, but tops out at 70 mph.

I was thinking the carbs are definately gummed up, but then the other day I started to notice that something is burning inside the right exhaust. Shut the bike off, and smoke is still coming out. My thought was that possibly something built a nest in there and is clogging the exhaust….which would explain the poor fuel economy and lack of top end power.

Does anyone know how to remove the baffles easily? I really don’t want to go through the headaches of removing exhaust that has been bolted on for 26 years if I don’t have to. My plan was to remove the baffles and at least visually inspect the pipes….and see if it runs better with them removed.

Cure for rusty shocks

BT — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:15:43 +0000

Does anyone have a good trick for cleaning up these nasty looking old shocks? This is my 1974 Honda CL200. I’ve been able to get the outside of the spring in some parts, but I don’t have a good plan for the inside. I would really NOT like to spend $150ish on a new set.

Honda CL200 production numbers

74CL200 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:41:00 +0000

Hello all! Just joined this site and happy to see that I am not the only person interested in vintage motorcycles. I bought my first vintage Honda, a CL200, about a year and a half ago. Friend of mine had it in his shed, bought it for $100. I have been slowly working on it since. I just recently acquired another CL200 for the same price only 35 miles from my house! For those who don’t know, Honda made this model only one year, making them a bit hard to come by (apparently not for me though!). What I would like to know is how many were made? Anyone know where to find this kind of info? I would like to talk to other CL200 owners also, and maybe start a registry.

need parts for a 1978-1979 suzuki pe 175

hotrod366 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:19:13 +0000

hello i am new to this a nd just got the bike and the reed valves for one and the side plates and the tale and head lite and need a new or used carbrater for it .

Selling a 1983 xv500k , help

chubrox8082 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:24:15 +0000

Ok for starters i got this bike at a price i could not pass on , my thing is i must sell this bike asap and have no clue what the price i would ask should be ……. I literrally have no clue about this bike other than they were only made in one year , so on that note does anyone here have any idea of what its worth ? what i should start my price at ? and what would be a bad price to ask? —- the bike is near mint it has custom pipes ( straight pipes ) custom highway bars , all original pieces , both side cases , 22,963 miles …. I am eagerly waiting for you advise

thanks

73′ KAW F11 250 ENDURO

TRIP500 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:58:53 +0000

Looking for the rubber “L” tube from the carb to the air box for a 73′ kaw f11 250.
Thanks, trip500

Timing & points/ 73′ kaw f11 250

TRIP500 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:16:31 +0000

Hello,

I’m new to this site, and need help. Anybody have a schematic showing how to time and set point on our 73′ kaw f11 250 enduro. Can’t get any help from the dealers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

KawTrip500

New to Forum

Tri-Al — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:23:15 +0000

I’m into British bikes but stumbled across a Yam

aha TX 750. My mistake. Didn’t know what it was

Anybody out there got one that runs?

Daves vintage bike restorations

olddog — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:05:22 +0000

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Sticky slides

BT — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:33:50 +0000

I just got a 1983 Honda MAGNA V45, with 1600 original miles. Stored since 1993. The only real problem I’ve found is sticky slides in the carbs. Took them off and cleaned but still a little sticky. Any good ideas on ways to free them up with taking them back off? I’ve added Gum out to the gas and am running it thru. ANy help would be appreciated,