Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro
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The Hawk X 250 "carb" version does not have an...
The Hawk X 250 "carb" version does not have an adjustment at the carburetor end. The cable just slots into the slide above the pilot jet (sorry if I'm describing it wrong). The one adjustment at the...
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Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro
06-04-2024, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 5
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Free Play Ain't Free
Thanks - No math genius here but I thought if my throttle cable was about an inch shorter, or I could install a new hockey puck-looking thing that slots into the throttle, that it would tighten up...
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Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro
06-02-2024, 01:50 PM
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Hawk X 250 Throttle Free Play
I've had my 2024 Hawk since January and worked through any number of issues. But I got one I can't beat: the throttle has way too much free play, and the adjusting nut has way too small a thread...
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Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro
05-12-2024, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 20
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I watched any number of Hawk owner...
I watched any number of Hawk owner videos...plenty of nightmare stories from the pre-counterbalanced engine days of bolts falling off; videos about title and registration fails...
But a number of...
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Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro
05-10-2024, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 7
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Starter Issues
I did a write-up about the "cables" on my Hawk that run from the battery to the solenoid and from the solenoid to the starter. I had so many problems getting the starter to turn the engine...
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Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro
05-07-2024, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,235
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Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro
05-07-2024, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,235
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Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro
05-06-2024, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,235
You're absolutely right that doing work on your...
You're absolutely right that doing work on your bike will give you familiarity. But as someone who has owned a Honda and a Yamaha but never a Hawk (and is not a natural born mechanic), it takes some...
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Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro
05-05-2024, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,124
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Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro
05-04-2024, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,235
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Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro
05-04-2024, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,124
Soft as Butter Screws
You're right - Phillips head screws, especially the ones you have to remove a lot, like the side panel for the battery. The olive drab green color makes it look like the factory received a shipment...
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Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro
05-03-2024, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,235
So Many Hawk Issues!
Let me tell you about my Hawk X 250 experience. I purchased a new, 2024 Hawk X 250, carbureted, put together by the US distributor and shipped to me in January 2024. Cost: about $1,950, which...
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