Thinking of buying Hawk 250 - Questions! - Page 3

tomalak007 · 01-03-2017, 08:17 PM

OK Blue Hawk $1100 OTD and on the way! Hopefully friday or monday! I ordered some Carb jets and an iridium spark plug off amazon. Just hoping my bike doesn't ship all smashed to pieces now lol! I am looking forward to putting together with my 6 year old son.

tlelectric · 01-03-2017, 08:21 PM

Guess I should start by introducing myself, I live in New Hampshire and I've been lurking around on this site for longer than I hate to admit. I've been on the fence about purchasing a dual sport bike. I have read far to many posts on the Storm, Brozz and Hawk that it's hard for me to keep the bikes straight. I really liked the Brozz and thought that I'd wait until spring to pull the trigger, but I happened to stumble on the end of year sale at ASPCUAS and couldn't pass up the deal. I spoke to Don today and confirmed the sale and received my confirmation email shortly there after. If all goes well I should have a disassembled Hawk in my garage by the early part of next week!! So far ASPCUSA has been great to deal with, the shipping charges are reasonable, I was quoted 249 to my door or 149 if I pick it up at the shipper. The shipper is located less that a mile from my work so that's where I'll take ownership of the bike. Final price of $1098!!!

Woohoo!!! I have mod money left over!!

And

to everyone on this site for the knowledge you've provided in helping me feel comfortable about purchasing a "China bike".
Tom

BlackBike · 01-03-2017, 09:19 PM

tlelectric...i see what you have been doing. siting on the fence like a predator hawk and waiting to strike.

i think the winter is the best time to get these bikes on sale. i got mine for 1150, but i think you have the record now.

heres your cheap bastard trophy.

tomalak007 · 01-03-2017, 09:21 PM

Yeah that Don guy at apscusa seemed really knowledgeable and helpful, if all works out well I will buy an atv from him as well. He said he sends out the MCO that day as well.

pistolclass · 01-03-2017, 09:50 PM

Congrats TLelectric! Whereabouts in NH? I just put a bid on something near Littleton for a vacation/retirement home.

timcosby · 01-03-2017, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tomalak007

OK Blue Hawk $1100 OTD and on the way! Hopefully friday or monday! I ordered some Carb jets and an iridium spark plug off amazon. Just hoping my bike doesn't ship all smashed to pieces now lol! I am looking forward to putting together with my 6 year old son.

mine came in a nice metal angle iron cage covered with cardboard box. no damage. ups was the shipper.

BigWeld · 01-03-2017, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackBike

tlelectric...i see what you have been doing. siting on the fence like a predator hawk and waiting to strike.

i think the winter is the best time to get these bikes on sale. i got mine for 1150, but i think you have the record now.

heres your cheap bastard trophy.

Lmao!!

hertz9753 · 01-04-2017, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackBike

tlelectric...i see what you have been doing. siting on the fence like a predator hawk and waiting to strike.

i think the winter is the best time to get these bikes on sale. i got mine for 1150, but i think you have the record now.

heres your cheap bastard trophy.

That reminds me of a trophy I got when I used to play pool. I always wondered why I didn't get the gold pool shooting guy on the top. I'm still laughing because it also didn't have the 8 ball on the front. lol

tlelectric · 01-04-2017, 12:07 PM

Cheap Bastard Trophy!! LMAO, I'm going to use that one!!

I'm located in Candia, just East of Manchester on 101 heading towards the seacoast. I have friends that live in Franconia and try to "visit" in the winter for some slope time at Cannon Mt.

I hope this isn't a omen but the strangest thing happened while I was surfing "China Riders" last night, I saw a flash and sparks outside my window and the power went out. I went outside to see what had happened; a tree branch had fallen and took down the power line outside my house, it literally broke the line in two with one end on one side of the drive way and the other end on the other side. I called in the down line and power was back on in just over two hours.

As indicated by my site name I'm an electrician, my neighbor is a retired lineman, and I have several friends that work for the electrical utility, when the line truck showed we only needed a few beers to make it a party!!

The voodoo in all of this is the power came back on at 12:00 midnight, I didn't have to reset any of the clocks in the house???

**JerryHawk250** · 01-04-2017, 12:52 PM

I thought I owned that title

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackBike

tlelectric...i see what you have been doing. siting on the fence like a predator hawk and waiting to strike.

i think the winter is the best time to get these bikes on sale. i got mine for 1150, but i think you have the record now.

heres your cheap bastard trophy.

Weldangrind · 01-04-2017, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tlelectric

Guess I should start by introducing myself...

Welcome, Tom! Thanks for joining us.

BlackBike · 01-04-2017, 08:43 PM

Tlelectric, thanks for being a good sport. You said you been behind the scenes so I figured you would get it.

BigWeld · 01-04-2017, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tomalak007

OK Blue Hawk $1100 OTD and on the way! Hopefully friday or monday! I ordered some Carb jets and an iridium spark plug off amazon. Just hoping my bike doesn't ship all smashed to pieces now lol! I am looking forward to putting together with my 6 year old son.

Can't believe I didn't notice this....congrats man! Now I gotta get my arse in gear and order a bike so I don't have to meet you driving a Cherokee LoL

Please make sure you take a lot of pics of your package upon it's arrival, the assembly process, and anything else you think might benefit a hopeful CB owner. oh, and a beginning-to-end review of your purchase from that vendor would also be info GOLD to other hopefull owners in the future. [thumbsup]

emptyschmitz · 01-19-2017, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackBike

tlelectric...i see what you have been doing. siting on the fence like a predator hawk and waiting to strike.

i think the winter is the best time to get these bikes on sale. i got mine for 1150, but i think you have the record now.

heres your cheap bastard trophy.

Got two Hawks on the new year's deal and shipping....$2046.26 total. That's $1023.13 each. Anyone else get lower?

**JerryHawk250** · 01-19-2017, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by emptyschmitz

Got two Hawks on the new year's deal and shipping....$2046.26 total. That's $1023.13 each. Anyone else get lower?

Got me beat at $1099.

Congrats you cheap bastard!

01-03-2017, 09:19 PM	#33
BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	tlelectric...i see what you have been doing. siting on the fence like a predator hawk and waiting to strike. i think the winter is the best time to get these bikes on sale. i got mine for 1150, but i think you have the record now. heres your cheap bastard trophy. __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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01-04-2017, 08:43 PM	#42
BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	Tlelectric, thanks for being a good sport. You said you been behind the scenes so I figured you would get it. __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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01-03-2017, 08:17 PM	#31
tomalak007 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 28	OK Blue Hawk $1100 OTD and on the way! Hopefully friday or monday! I ordered some Carb jets and an iridium spark plug off amazon. Just hoping my bike doesn't ship all smashed to pieces now lol! I am looking forward to putting together with my 6 year old son.
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01-03-2017, 08:21 PM	#32
tlelectric Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 10	Guess I should start by introducing myself, I live in New Hampshire and I've been lurking around on this site for longer than I hate to admit. I've been on the fence about purchasing a dual sport bike. I have read far to many posts on the Storm, Brozz and Hawk that it's hard for me to keep the bikes straight. I really liked the Brozz and thought that I'd wait until spring to pull the trigger, but I happened to stumble on the end of year sale at ASPCUAS and couldn't pass up the deal. I spoke to Don today and confirmed the sale and received my confirmation email shortly there after. If all goes well I should have a disassembled Hawk in my garage by the early part of next week!! So far ASPCUSA has been great to deal with, the shipping charges are reasonable, I was quoted 249 to my door or 149 if I pick it up at the shipper. The shipper is located less that a mile from my work so that's where I'll take ownership of the bike. Final price of $1098!!! Woohoo!!! I have mod money left over!! And to everyone on this site for the knowledge you've provided in helping me feel comfortable about purchasing a "China bike". Tom
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01-03-2017, 09:21 PM	#34
tomalak007 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 28	Yeah that Don guy at apscusa seemed really knowledgeable and helpful, if all works out well I will buy an atv from him as well. He said he sends out the MCO that day as well.
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01-03-2017, 09:50 PM	#35
pistolclass Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: connecticut Posts: 978	Congrats TLelectric! Whereabouts in NH? I just put a bid on something near Littleton for a vacation/retirement home.
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01-04-2017, 12:07 PM	#39
tlelectric Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 10	Cheap Bastard Trophy!! LMAO, I'm going to use that one!! I'm located in Candia, just East of Manchester on 101 heading towards the seacoast. I have friends that live in Franconia and try to "visit" in the winter for some slope time at Cannon Mt. I hope this isn't a omen but the strangest thing happened while I was surfing "China Riders" last night, I saw a flash and sparks outside my window and the power went out. I went outside to see what had happened; a tree branch had fallen and took down the power line outside my house, it literally broke the line in two with one end on one side of the drive way and the other end on the other side. I called in the down line and power was back on in just over two hours. As indicated by my site name I'm an electrician, my neighbor is a retired lineman, and I have several friends that work for the electrical utility, when the line truck showed we only needed a few beers to make it a party!! The voodoo in all of this is the power came back on at 12:00 midnight, I didn't have to reset any of the clocks in the house???
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