Hawk Talk

[Ariel Red Hunter]

Originally Posted by pistolclass

Wouldn't the shorter gearing of the hawk in it's stock trim lend itself to higher rpms?

Oh yes, definatly. That's how you take the load off of an engine, short gearing. Less load, less heat. When you gear the stock engine up, you get more load and more heat. That is why I reccomend changing the jets before changing the sprockets. In other words, if you hold the throttle wide open on a Hawk as it comes out of the crate, the rev limiter prevents over-revving a short geared bike. By switching the ignition on and off at top revs, it prevents the engine over-heating, like it would pulling a more normal gear with an all-stock bike...ARH