So Many Hawk Issues!

[Megadan]

I solved my problem with A black 20 inch 8AWG copper battery cable with 1/4" lug ends. I made my own power cable out of the same size wire and lugs. The 1/4" lug ends are the only part that is hard to find pre-made for that size of wire, but you can find them yourself easily.

The wire gauge used for the starter is theoretically sufficient, but I noticed quite the difference once I put that 8awg cable from the battery to solenoid, and then solenoid to battery.

Stock batteries are a known weak point anyway, and most of us upgrade them or replace them immediately, or very early on out of necessity.

The original battery amps is also generally fairly weak. On my first Hawk I installed a 240cca lithium battery from battery tender, and that bike cranked faster than all hell with the stock wires. The original batteries on most Hawks have, 88-90cca. I run a YTZ7S style battery in my current Hawk and it cranks over better thanks to having 130cca.