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Offline kwalt

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Suggestions for 1983 Nighthawk Ignition Problems? Edited
« on: October 13, 2013, 07:22:04 PM »
Yesterday I brought my Nighthawk out for the first time in two years.  It started after about 2 minutes and then died.  I had to charge the battery for an hour before I could start it again.  After it was started the second time I drove it for about 25 minutes before it died at a stop sign and would not restart even after a battery charge.  The motorcycle was transported home, the battery was charged today but would not start.  After several attempts to start were unsuccessful I pulled out two spark plugs and found that neither of the plugs were firing, though the plugs and gaps looked good.  I could smell fuel in the cylinders.  Sounds like an ignition problem to me.

Any suggestion for what to check next?