05-28-2016, 02:22 PM
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Join Date: May 2016
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I am now one of you! 2016 Hawk
Hello everyone, I am new to forums and to dual sport. I just got the phone with Don at apscusa.com and I will be getting my Hawk next week! I will be reading through all the mod threads soon to see what I can start with after I get comfortable with the bike. I will definitely be changing the tires out for an off- on-road mix of tire after I get it though. I am an experienced super sport bike rider of 5+ years so I do not anticipate and issues learning to ride the Hawk on the street. I am however interested some trail riding too someday.
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05-28-2016, 03:29 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: CO
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Welcome to the Forum and the "China Bike Family"
 , post pics and your 'order/ride report/overall experience' on the HAWK/apscusa when you can. Lots of HAWK riders around here (on the forum), will be easy to find any info you need 
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05-28-2016, 03:32 PM
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Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 583
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Does it say 2016 on the MCO?
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05-28-2016, 03:35 PM
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Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 21
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My mistake there it seems. I have only just ordered it today, and it says 2015
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05-28-2016, 03:58 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: East Central Hellinois
Posts: 1,344
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Welcome aboard - congrats on the new bike. Ride safe and enjoy every minute
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05-28-2016, 05:49 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Missouri USA
Posts: 164
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Welcome to the ever growing group of China riders as well as the ever growing group of Hawk riders. Great to have you aboard.
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05-28-2016, 09:55 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Tuscaloosa Al.
Posts: 433
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Congrats! While your waiting on it go ahead and get a couple of quarts of good motorcycle oil (the stuff that comes in it is garbage) and a good NGK plug. youll want to adjust the valves before you run it because every one so far has been shipped tight (use search, lots of threads on adjustment). also grease the speedo cable before you put the front tire on.Also buy a big bottle of blue loctite!
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05-28-2016, 10:19 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Dallas, TX
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Welcome! I got my Hawk a little over a month ago and have been doing all sorts of stuff to it and enjoying it daily. You will too, I'm sure. ;-)
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05-29-2016, 09:46 AM
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Join Date: May 2016
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Glad to be hear
Thank you all for the wonderful welcome to the forum! I bought my Hawk from APSCUSA.com which is only 2 hours from me in TN. I will not be putting this thing together. Don at the service center there said I could ship it to them for pre assembly. He said they would use loctite and make sure it starts and runs right. Don is the man!
he had so much information and really took time to talk to me about all my options with this bike. I do look forward to modding the bike though starting with a digital hawk cluster!
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05-29-2016, 11:57 AM
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Join Date: May 2016
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Valve adjust
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Linear Mode
