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Hey Barfers! Greetings from a Honda CB250 nighthawk newbie who has been much helped by these forums. Here is my problem: Bike runs fine but sometimes after parking there is no juice to the starter. If I roll and pop start it I can get it running no problem. At first it seemed if I leave the...

Hey all, so my miraculously running great not dead Nighthawk 250 needs a storage place or just place to park safely from Nov 12 to Jan 12. Any ideas? Affordable would be top consideration, and also honestly I'd rather pay a BARFer than a commercial space if anyone has ideas? It's my main...

I love my motorcycles but it's time to upgrade.My first bike was a 125 dual purpose I purchased new for around $1400 in Costa Rica. When I moved back to CA I bought a used 2003 cb250 Nighthawk for $1300 and put some money into it - new tires, new starter, and eventually a new clutch. I'm ready...

Any recommendations for a mechanic that's reasonably priced and reliable in SF? And a tow if they aren't mobile? My CB250 Honda has a problem with a stripped spark plug socket I am not able to get to work on my own. Thanks! - Will

So as I mentioned in a previous post, my spark plug was stolen from my cb250 parked on the street in SF. The problem now is this: I purchased a new (correct per spec) plug, but when I install it it won't screw in snug it spins and spins. Then when I start the bike up it blows the plug out...

So my cb250 is parked on the street in SF, and was under a tarp bc of the rain. No problems leaving it there for the last month, but today I came out to head across the bridge for work and someone had swiped my left spark plug. Ok so I'm getting a replacement plug, but here is my question: is...

hello Barfers, thanks for the advice on my recent move to SF and how to lock my bike, the bike seems to be relatively safe and no problems so far. I have two mechanical questions I need help with: The first is that my cb250 seems to stall out quite a bit. This has been going on for a few...

Hello lovely BARFers, Having had such great luck with these forums in the past I thought I'd try again: I'll be parking my 2006 cb250 Honda Nighthawk on the street in San Francisco for two months while I sublet in Hayes Valley. I need to get a lock of some kind. I don't want to tote around a...

Hi all, noob BARFer here, great to have this community! I am cat-sitting in the East Bay near Mills College and not set up with tools etc to do my own oil change. Is there a place I can go to get the oil changed? I've called around a few of the cager oil shops and they won't do it. I called...