First thing’s first, see what’s obviously broken and needs replacing…
Clutch lever broken, and clutch cylinder doesn’t build pressure
Houston to Phoenix, Phoenix to Houston in THREE days
This was one long excruciating drive. I enjoyed seeing my family in Phoenix, but I was only there a few hours. The hours that weren’t spent sleeping I spent as a walking zombie. I left Saturday evening at 18:45 and drove 17hours and 45minutes straight. The return trip took 20 hours, but that included a nap in a picnic area 40 miles north of San Antonio.
I left at night, so mostly all I saw was black…
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Prelude
On October 21, 2007 I purchased this ’83 Honda Nighthawk 650 from an ad in Craig’s List.
The bike had a few problems with it. It had been sitting since ’04 in a backyard shed. The clutch master cylinder needed to be rebuilt. It had a couple electrical problems, such as the turn signal switch, ignition switch, etc. Some dents, dings, and dust needed to be taken care of. And the biggest problem of all; The bike was in Phoenix, not Houston.
First step, travel to Phoenix and bring back the Bike.