Honda Nighthawk 750 Carburetor Malfunction

I had an experience with my 1993 Nighthawk 750 where apparently one
(or more) of the carburetor float valves stuck down (open). The
engine flooded and would not start. The dealer offered to rebuild the
carbs for +/- $450. No assurances the problem would be fixed.

It has happened several times since. Recently someone told me to tap
the carbs firmly with a rock. I did that, and it works!
Unfortunately I don't look too suave in front of Starbuck's beating on
my motorcycle engine with a rock (I now carry one with me).

This sounds like a design flaw to me.

Does anyone have repair/correction experience or ideas?

Thanks ... Walter

 

Remove the carb bank. This can take time! Invert. Remove each float bowl
(usually held on with four screws apiece).

Check float heights (see manual). Ensure all floats move freely without
binding. Replace float bowls. Replace carbs bank. Job done.

For a sticking float, there is absolutely no need to rebuild the carbs,
so your dealer is pulling your plonker.

 

Could have been my Grandma.....

 

(writing that down)...

The last two times I put everything back together and put on my tank,
gas started dripping out of the overflow tubes onto the floor. I
found that making a fist and hitting the side of the offending carb a
couple of times w/ the bottom of my fist (ie: not the side w/ nuckles
unstuck the float. Nothing extra to carry if it works

Along the fixing stuff lines... I thought I was gonna get a crotch
rocket after I learn to ride on this kz I'm rebuilding... but now I
wonder if I shouldn't just buy some cheap broken motorcycle and fix it
up too. It's been so much fun....

-- John

 

krusty kritter wrote:

Heh, quite.

Having purchased and ridden my new ly acquired Kawasaki ZR1100 some 70 miles
home, the very next time I took it out the throttle cable snapped on me.

Luckily this happened on the driveway rather than miles from anywhere.

And strangely (for me) I did not curse the bike as a piece of shit, as any
bike that utterly gorgeous [1] to behold can surely be forgiven anything.

[1] IMHO, natch

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's current bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified)
M'boys NEW bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)