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03-14-2010, 07:23 PM
#1
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Squid
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Southern Hampton Roads, VA
Posts: 6
Hello
Hello and good evening one and all!
I'm new to the forum and I'm trying my best to use the "search" button.
I personally own an '08 Harley Sportster 883 but I'm holding on to my buddy's 03-04? Superhawk. It's got a few problems with it, sheared bolt hole on the tail fairing, directionals have some sort of gremlin in them, and work when i jiggle the wires at the rear end. And somehow the clutch fluid managed to find its way out of the reservoir... I suspect from my readings it is supposed to take DOT4 Brake fluid?
Apparently he says the brakes on it need to be replaced as well.
It's got a few goodies on it, Yoshimura Exhaust, Dymag wheels (that apparently on the front suffers from a pinhole and needs to be fixed. -Each ride the front tire has to be aired up before riding.) A steering dampener system, and a camera mount on the tank :P
I've ridden it once, and found it to be far faster than my little sporty. Infact, I don't know how I managed it, but just pulling out onto a street, I did a brief wheel stand... something I didn't nor will ever try to duplicate again without a lot of practice and confidence. Luck was with me on that little excursion.
With that said,
My buddy is currently stationed in HI for the Coast Guard and is set to go to Alameda, CA and is having his bike shipped from here in VA to CA in May. I'd like to get as much fixed for him as possible, hopefully with not too much expense, but not too cheap as to sacrifice safety. I'm going to continue searching the boards for the answers to my questions, but I apologize in advance if I ask something obviously redundant.
Here's a picture of the bike and I as it sits now...
I'm new to the forum and I'm trying my best to use the "search" button.
I personally own an '08 Harley Sportster 883 but I'm holding on to my buddy's 03-04? Superhawk. It's got a few problems with it, sheared bolt hole on the tail fairing, directionals have some sort of gremlin in them, and work when i jiggle the wires at the rear end. And somehow the clutch fluid managed to find its way out of the reservoir... I suspect from my readings it is supposed to take DOT4 Brake fluid?
Apparently he says the brakes on it need to be replaced as well.
It's got a few goodies on it, Yoshimura Exhaust, Dymag wheels (that apparently on the front suffers from a pinhole and needs to be fixed. -Each ride the front tire has to be aired up before riding.) A steering dampener system, and a camera mount on the tank :P
I've ridden it once, and found it to be far faster than my little sporty. Infact, I don't know how I managed it, but just pulling out onto a street, I did a brief wheel stand... something I didn't nor will ever try to duplicate again without a lot of practice and confidence. Luck was with me on that little excursion.
With that said,
My buddy is currently stationed in HI for the Coast Guard and is set to go to Alameda, CA and is having his bike shipped from here in VA to CA in May. I'd like to get as much fixed for him as possible, hopefully with not too much expense, but not too cheap as to sacrifice safety. I'm going to continue searching the boards for the answers to my questions, but I apologize in advance if I ask something obviously redundant.
Here's a picture of the bike and I as it sits now...
03-15-2010, 01:08 AM
#2
Speed Demon
Superstock
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Seattle, Wa
Posts: 272
Nice bike. Welcome to the forum. And about the front wheel coming off of the ground....Yea the SH is a wheelie machine. Alot of people will tell you that with just stock gearing she will come up in 1st and 2nd on a hard roll with the throttle. As with the gremlins with the blinkers. Mark what goes to what and then unplug the signal wires and check for corrosion and clean if any and also the signal switch. Things get dirty over the years. Im sure others will chime in also. Hope that helps yea out a lil bit.
Philip
Philip
03-15-2010, 07:15 AM
#4
2nd mouse gets the cheese
SuperBike
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Beaverton, OR
Posts: 1,697
there are companies that do wheel repair I would contact one of them and see how much they want for repairing that front wheel leak, seems like it would begin becoming a real pain pretty quick airing it up all the time.
03-15-2010, 06:59 PM
#5
Senior Member
Superstock
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Melbourne Australia
Posts: 348
,You seem like a nice guy to fix your friends bike.You should get a Superhawk of your own & stay with this forum !
It should only cost about $20 to get a plug put in your front tire if the bike shop says it is safe to do so.
And yes i used DOT 4 brake fluid in my clutch reservoir. You may want to dismantle it & put it back together. I bought my Firestorm as a wreck & the clutch reservoir was leaking, it had just been knocked out of its proper seating, works good as new now, worth a try.
03-15-2010, 08:22 PM
#7
Out of my mind, back in 5
MotoGP
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Skurup, Sweden
Posts: 6,109
Hi and welcome...
As for the electrical gremlins, usually that's corrosion in the terminals at the signals, they are somewhat exposed to rain and such... Could also be time to open up the handlebar control and clean and lube the switch, degradation/grime can cause bad connection there as well... Worst case you have a damaged wire, either "broken off" inside the isolation or damaged insulation... But that's an unlikely cause... (I'm just mentioning it because you said wiggeling it helps...)
DOT4 fluid it is... Usually if the reservoar is leaking it's the rubber seal not seated correctly or damage to the reservoar (cracks, crash damage)...
For the fairing repair, search ABS repair on the site, there was a thread recently... Basicly a low power soldering pen and some bits of ABS plastic and you can repair or rebuild an ABS fairing...
BTW, the hawk ain't a bike... It's a one wheeler with landing gear...
Lofting the front is something you'll get used to... It tends to do it occasionly...
It's like a dog wagging it's tail when it's happy... The superhawk waves the front wheel in the air instead...
As for the electrical gremlins, usually that's corrosion in the terminals at the signals, they are somewhat exposed to rain and such... Could also be time to open up the handlebar control and clean and lube the switch, degradation/grime can cause bad connection there as well... Worst case you have a damaged wire, either "broken off" inside the isolation or damaged insulation... But that's an unlikely cause... (I'm just mentioning it because you said wiggeling it helps...)
DOT4 fluid it is... Usually if the reservoar is leaking it's the rubber seal not seated correctly or damage to the reservoar (cracks, crash damage)...
For the fairing repair, search ABS repair on the site, there was a thread recently... Basicly a low power soldering pen and some bits of ABS plastic and you can repair or rebuild an ABS fairing...
BTW, the hawk ain't a bike... It's a one wheeler with landing gear...
Lofting the front is something you'll get used to... It tends to do it occasionly... It's like a dog wagging it's tail when it's happy... The superhawk waves the front wheel in the air instead...
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