Topic: Crushing day

[eigenvector]

I've been trying to figure out why the dang shift drum wouldn't turn on my Nighthawk.

Finally managed to figure it out.

I pulled the shift pawl cover to see if it disintegrated or a spring popped out - no such luck.
Pulled the oil pan - glad I did (pickup screen was really gunked up), looked into the engine from underneath... Dang bolt backed out from the starter clutch and jammed between the oil pump and the shift drum
Christ - no wonder the shifter wasn't moving.  The reality is that I'm damn lucky that bolt didn't lodge somewhere more vital and wreck the engine or worse - jam the engine while in motion and toss me over the bars.

This Nighthawk is going to be the death of me.

[70CB750]

Seems to be jinxed, doesn't it?

[calj737]

This Nighthawk is going to be the death of me.

Sometimes, good advice comes rather discreetly... Take a hint from the bike and find a more compatible companion  That bike may just be the "Glenn Close" of motorcycles and you surely don't need to keep the bike long enough to be served Rabbit Stew.