'84 Honda Nighthawk 700sc Won't Shift...works occasionally
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:03 am
So about two weeks ago I crashed my bike. I high sided in some grass after losing control and the bike fell on it's left side. The only reason I couldn't drive my bike away is b/c the cluth lever snapped off. I trailered it home, replaced the clutch lever, and my bike ran. It made some funny rattling noise coming out of the left side gearbox( i think) ran for a few minutes, and it stopped. About a week after the wreck, I was driving and it didn't want to leave first gear after leaving a stop light. I rode it all the way home in first gear, 10 miles or so, that was awful.
I decided to bleed the clutch lines, figured perhaps some air got in there. After doing so, the bike was shifting again. Approximately 5 miles later, it stopped shifting. I bled again, and it worked, but this time for less than a mile. I tried bleeding one more time, and it won't go into anything but first or second gear.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Would I be correct in assuming that I need to replace the hydrolic lines, master cyclinder? Unfortunately i do not have the funds to drop it in the shop and tell them to do their thing. Please help, this is my primary source of transportation.
I decided to bleed the clutch lines, figured perhaps some air got in there. After doing so, the bike was shifting again. Approximately 5 miles later, it stopped shifting. I bled again, and it worked, but this time for less than a mile. I tried bleeding one more time, and it won't go into anything but first or second gear.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Would I be correct in assuming that I need to replace the hydrolic lines, master cyclinder? Unfortunately i do not have the funds to drop it in the shop and tell them to do their thing. Please help, this is my primary source of transportation.