Getting lost on the hawk

jsumd · 05-02-2024, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Zapkin

you know..people can talk crap on Chinabikes but the truth is, if not for them, i wouldn't be out exploring covered bridges? or anything like that. Its an inexpensive way to get into it and learn. its so much freakin fun for such a small investment..even with the wrenching and bullshit. its worth it. at least to me.

I wouldn't be out exploring dirt roads in the middle of nowhere on any of my other bikes for sure. It just is made for that kind of thing. It isn't heavy and its not going to cost a fortune if you drop it and break something. To be honest, I've had more fun on it this season than i've had on my harley or r6 in the past few years. I choose it over them almost all the time. I've been riding for 15 years and there is still something special about a cheap china bike.

jsumd · 05-02-2024, 09:50 PM

also i just realized my tags are out when i was checking out the potential poison ivy in the pic. Doh!

jsumd · 05-05-2024, 11:33 PM

Another Sunday. Another adventure on the old trusty hawk.

I decided to go visit the local park with some historic recreational areas. The Natural Tunnel State Park is only about 25 minutes from me so I made that my destination.

They have built a home called a Block House that was used by settlers to defend themselves against Native Americans. The top floor was built to overhang the lower floor. There were firing ports in the floor of the upper level to fire down on any would be attackers. They have also recreated some of the outbuildings that would have existed on the farm. It was all very interesting.

There were a few gravel roads that led away from the park and I decided to explore those as well. One went back down the mountain and ended up coming out at a trout stocking point along the creek. I made my way back up that road and chose another route. This was another gravel road that went by a historic church. I passed two guys on this road that were riding old chinese scooters of some sort. They were stopped by the road having lunch. I went to turn around and have a chat, but by the time I got back they had already left. The scooters looked like some of the earlier models I would see around in 2010 or so.

All in all I did about 50 more miles today on the Hawk and stayed out about 3 1/2 hours. The valve adjustment I did really seemed to open the hawk up some more. I have also added a nibbi coil. Not sure which was giving me the most new power but I'll take it. The bike performed flawlessly as always. I'm at about 1700 miles now.

Enjoy the photos!

hwk1 by 64bit2011, on Flickr

hwk2 by 64bit2011, on Flickr

hwk3 by 64bit2011, on Flickr

hwk4 by 64bit2011, on Flickr

hwk5 by 64bit2011, on Flickr

hwk6 by 64bit2011, on Flickr

hwk7 by 64bit2011, on Flickr

hwk8 by 64bit2011, on Flickr

hwk9 by 64bit2011, on Flickr

hwk10 by 64bit2011, on Flickr

05-02-2024, 09:50 PM	#2
jsumd Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 418	also i just realized my tags are out when i was checking out the potential poison ivy in the pic. Doh! __________________ 2002 Harley Davidson XL883R 2012 Yamaha FZ6 2022 Hawk 250 2002 Yamaha R6 sold Vader 125cc sold after owning for many years 1997 Jeep Wrangler sold due to frame rot
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05-05-2024, 11:33 PM	#3
jsumd Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 418	Another Sunday. Another adventure on the old trusty hawk. I decided to go visit the local park with some historic recreational areas. The Natural Tunnel State Park is only about 25 minutes from me so I made that my destination. They have built a home called a Block House that was used by settlers to defend themselves against Native Americans. The top floor was built to overhang the lower floor. There were firing ports in the floor of the upper level to fire down on any would be attackers. They have also recreated some of the outbuildings that would have existed on the farm. It was all very interesting. There were a few gravel roads that led away from the park and I decided to explore those as well. One went back down the mountain and ended up coming out at a trout stocking point along the creek. I made my way back up that road and chose another route. This was another gravel road that went by a historic church. I passed two guys on this road that were riding old chinese scooters of some sort. They were stopped by the road having lunch. I went to turn around and have a chat, but by the time I got back they had already left. The scooters looked like some of the earlier models I would see around in 2010 or so. All in all I did about 50 more miles today on the Hawk and stayed out about 3 1/2 hours. The valve adjustment I did really seemed to open the hawk up some more. I have also added a nibbi coil. Not sure which was giving me the most new power but I'll take it. The bike performed flawlessly as always. I'm at about 1700 miles now. Enjoy the photos! hwk1 by 64bit2011, on Flickr hwk2 by 64bit2011, on Flickr hwk3 by 64bit2011, on Flickr hwk4 by 64bit2011, on Flickr hwk5 by 64bit2011, on Flickr hwk6 by 64bit2011, on Flickr hwk7 by 64bit2011, on Flickr hwk8 by 64bit2011, on Flickr hwk9 by 64bit2011, on Flickr hwk10 by 64bit2011, on Flickr __________________ 2002 Harley Davidson XL883R 2012 Yamaha FZ6 2022 Hawk 250 2002 Yamaha R6 sold Vader 125cc sold after owning for many years 1997 Jeep Wrangler sold due to frame rot Last edited by jsumd; 05-06-2024 at 01:17 PM.
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