Green Hawk down and imploding mirrors

[OneLeggedRider]

Yesterday Jay took mean green for a spin because it reached 60° out. About an hour later I get a call saying he's stranded with a flat front tire at the bottom of Marietta hill. So I donned my Cape and boots and jumped in my sister's big Dodge, Frank to the rescue!

Well in my haste I forgot to grab some straps out of the Yota. No worries, we set a coat on the passenger side bed rail and just leaned the bike over the side. Then I made a quick run to the bank to deposit some cash.

We crossed the old bridge in Mcconnelsville which is very narrow and I had to pass another big Dodge. Jay looks over at me all wild eyed and loudly proclaims "My mirror is hitting the side of the bridge!" Now what actually happened we will never know, but I think it was a case of spontaneous mirror combustion caused by solar flares.

Either way it looks like we'll be upgrading the mirrors. If big Dan could chime in I'd like a link to his mirrors, if Jay approves of that style ofcourse.

[JerryHawk250]

Hey Jay, I know where there's a black Hawk with mirrors.

[OneLeggedRider]

Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

Hey Jay, I know where there's a black Hawk with mirrors.

Hush you! We all know it's a given that Black Hawks are faster than the rest, and I fear putting ANY black Hawk parts on Mean Green will give Jay a performance advantage. Being that my mirrors are probably a few grams lighter and more aerodynamic ofcourse.

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by OneLeggedRider

If big Dan could chime in I'd like a link to his mirrors, if Jay approves of that style ofcourse.

Basically these. Pick a seller lol https://www.ebay.com/itm/Folding-Rea....c100005.m1851

[AresROC]

Wow! Exactly the mirrors I needed last weekend! Had to cross it because there was a desert race around us and we don't want to join!

[OneLeggedRider]

Today is my Hawk's first birthday. If I had it to do all over again being that I spent 4 months in a wheelchair would I? Probably not, but it was a good 3 months of riding.

My buddy Chris is trying to deal me out of it and I'm strongly considering it. Granted I've got $2,400 in my Hawk and I would say you'd be hard pressed to find one that runs and rides so well but..

He's got an immaculate '12 Honda 500 4x4 with push button shift and diff lock, power assist steering, 2k lb winch and a LED light bar, AND brand new tires. As far as utility quads go it doesn't get much better than that and I'm familiar with working on this particular model so..

[NzBrakelathes]

Originally Posted by Megadan

Basically these. Pick a seller lol https://www.ebay.com/itm/Folding-Rea....c100005.m1851

I had 2 pair with me in the USA - I gave them away cause I am such a nice Cun.....t!
Yeah they are fine etc.

[OneLeggedRider]

Originally Posted by NzBrakelathes

I had 2 pair with me in the USA - I gave them away cause I am such a nice Cun.....t!
Yeah they are fine etc.

Not to be rude but.. Tako my dislike for you knows no bounds, so why do you feel it necessary to comment on my posts? I bought a carb/sprocket kit from you even after you cussed me out, and still recommended your kit to others.

Then when I needed a wheel sensor you absolutely refused to sell me one because I didn't buy the cluster from you, it was one Jerry had given me. And your last comments about the stock carb "if you don't know how to work on one, huh", me and Dan are the only ones that have ever properly tuned a stock carb.

What you know about bikes couldn't fill a thimble, go spam somewhere else or go back to selling used cars to little old ladies.

[NzBrakelathes]

Originally Posted by OneLeggedRider

Not to be rude but.. Tako my dislike for you knows no bounds, so why do you feel it necessary to comment on my posts? I bought a carb/sprocket kit from you even after you cussed me out, and still recommended your kit to others.

Then when I needed a wheel sensor you absolutely refused to sell me one because I didn't buy the cluster from you, it was one Jerry had given me. And your last comments about the stock carb "if you don't know how to work on one, huh", me and Dan are the only ones that have ever properly tuned a stock carb.

What you know about bikes couldn't fill a thimble, go spam somewhere else or go back to selling used cars to little old ladies.

I do not have " wheel sensors" to sell as just 1 - if I did I would have them on Ebay.
Let me try to explain WHY CHINA and parts are a pain in the ASS often.
I had to buy 100 dashes with sub looms for Hawk gear ind wire and sensors.
So I have a lot as "sets" and only as set - no individual parts and buying 1 from the factory they often and YES turn you away hence I cannot just sell 1 piece from a set (and too much drama) Should I need to solve a customer problem then I will break it from a set. (I am free to sell or not sell items - free world)

HOW EVER - if you wanted say most of the black plastics for your bike, a USD front end over sized fuel tank or anything else I dragged to the USA THEY were spare and for sale/free to give away at a GREAT deal cause THEY had no usefulness to me BUT I rather pass them on to others who could put it to better use then say SCRAP steel.

These items were junk to me YET I spent effort to share/sell/help out at a small fee possible on them.

I am not anyone's slave and to be told what I should split or sell cause they feel like it.
You don't like my ways my offers etc - you and anyone is free to make that choice.

I hope you understand more as to WHY I didn't sell you and the other guy in Florida just a wheel sensor. I also rejected another guy to JUST sell the gear ind sub loom - too much drama from a set and then expected to sell at a very small fee.
That's my opinion and if people like or do not like how and what I offer for sale or free at times so be it............ I hate SOCIALISM! Yet I live in a socialist country for reasons I will not go in to.

I have a few other small items I may offer or not that I do not want and useless to me, some will be just a pain to deal with and needing to offer service etc hence I don't bother causes it causes everone issues if I can't do it right and shipping is an A$$ from China mostly (not like USA and anyone can ship anything no ID needed)

Thanks for reading

[OneLeggedRider]

Ok Tako, you could have told me that you didn't want to separate a set 2 months ago instead of ignoring my request. The guy in Texas didn't have any problem separating a wheel sensor for me though, he even had to make a listing for it so I could purchase one. But it all worked out for the best though because his sensor was made specifically for my cluster.

[Walt28Wood]

Does anyone know where I can find the brake handle back plate here the mirrors thread into? I laid mine down last week and broke one.

[NzBrakelathes]

Originally Posted by Walt28Wood

Does anyone know where I can find the brake handle back plate here the mirrors thread into? I laid mine down last week and broke one.

Either a new master cylinder or you could use a mirror mount next to start button, if you fall it won’t break the master cylinder

[NzBrakelathes]

This is a Hensim which is the china name for the Haosen USA brand
EFI counterbalance 150 I think it is.
National 4 which is EFI and a bit more became mandatory for road bikes in China
I suspect that’s why they also made a DKX - sell more from investment into EFI

[Pathfinders]

Do not sell your Hawk! I sold my Hawk for what I had into it and I miss it. I have a Buell Ulysses and a BMW F650, both are dual sport bikes and I am considering buying another Hawk. I find myself coming back here more than I should now that my Hawk gone.

Roy

[wedooit]

Originally Posted by OneLeggedRider

Yesterday Jay took mean green for a spin because it reached 60° out.
We crossed the old bridge in Mcconnelsville which is very narrow and I had to pass another big Dodge. Jay looks over at me all wild eyed and loudly proclaims "My mirror is hitting the side of the bridge!" Now what actually happened we will never know, but I think it was a case of spontaneous mirror combustion caused by solar flares.

Either way it looks like we'll be upgrading the mirrors. If big Dan could chime in I'd like a link to his mirrors, if Jay approves of that style ofcourse.

Years ago I had a spray tank in the back of a nice Chev p/u with the old diesel engine, nice truck, anyways, of course Had the spray booms upward across this bridge, and of course "what was the cause of the accident?, going too fast" Both spray booms fell downward, and click click click, many click clicks, might have chink chink chink....wiped off all the spray nozzles on both booms!

Hope no fish were scarred!