license test on the Hawk?

motorcyclelove · 08-04-2016, 08:35 AM

I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on one of these Chinese machines and leaning more towards the Hawk. This is going to be my 1st street legal bike and I do not have my motorcycle license in the state of GA yet. My question is with the Hawks aggressive off road tires will the DMV give me trouble when I try to take the riding portion of the test on it? The don't look DOT approved. Anybody take the riding portion on a Hawk?

w0ss · 08-04-2016, 08:37 AM

My hawk knobbies had a DOT stamp on them

I am not sure they really are but most people will believe it if it's stamped on the tire.

BlackAcid · 08-04-2016, 09:28 AM

I took my licence exam on the Hawk. No issues whatsoever, then again I'm in North Dakota.

motorcyclelove · 08-04-2016, 10:45 AM

sweet!

nonone · 08-04-2016, 12:46 PM

I took my license test on a dual sport years ago. The guy testing me asked how I got it up there. He looked around and then said "never mind I don't want to know".

farmbath · 08-04-2016, 09:26 PM

I had no problem in KY with the Hawk on the test.

Jayman77 · 08-05-2016, 04:50 AM

I am going next week to get mine with the tt250 I think is will be better chock over my shadow

Entropy · 08-05-2016, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Jayman77

I am going next week to get mine with the tt250 I think is will be better chock over my shadow

Here in Utah the cc of the bike used during your motorcycle endorsement test determines the cc of the bike your license is good for...there are different ranges.

jct842 · 08-05-2016, 11:42 AM

When I moved to Ill around '68 endorsements were just coming into play. My first and only motorcycle test was taken on a 250cc Greeves trials bike. With crudely added head light and tail. Horn was a pink squeeky for a kids tricycle! Examiner didn't care much for that but he passed me. Expansion chamber was stuffed full of course steel wool and the bike barely ran with it so choked up. Doubt if the extreme knobby tires were dot. In them days I got the bike titled. Things sure have changed!

pcspecialist · 08-05-2016, 01:38 PM

back in '83 I drove my motorcycle to the DMV, drove it around the block for the examiner, got my endorsement and that was that.

Almost forgot to mention...... I had been driving motorcycles on the street for 3 years before even bothering to get an endorsement.

motorcyclelove · 08-05-2016, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jct842

When I moved to Ill around '68 endorsements were just coming into play. My first and only motorcycle test was taken on a 250cc Greeves trials bike. With crudely added head light and tail. Horn was a pink squeeky for a kids tricycle! Examiner didn't care much for that but he passed me. Expansion chamber was stuffed full of course steel wool and the bike barely ran with it so choked up. Doubt if the extreme knobby tires were dot. In them days I got the bike titled. Things sure have changed!

I blame the democrats

2LZ · 08-05-2016, 02:17 PM

Been riding since I was 8, never had one my whole life. They always just issued a warning to me about getting one when they wrote me tickets.

Then....about 15 years ago, they started impounding your bike here if you didn't have one. I took Mrs. 2LZ Sporty down and did it. Good little bike for it.

motorcyclelove · 08-05-2016, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 2LZ

Been riding since I was 8, never had one my whole life. They always just issued a warning to me about getting one when they wrote me tickets.

Then....about 15 years ago, they started impounding your bike here if you didn't have one. I took Mrs. 2LZ Sporty down and did it. Good little bike for it.

That's what I was thinking, light and easy for tight cornering. I haven't ridden since I had a dirt bike at age 14. I figured the hawk is a perfect economical 1st bike to get back into riding. I drop it NO big deal. Plus I'm not worried about resell value, I'm not going to get rid of it. My brother has a farm and when I get a bigger bike I will "retire" the Hawk on the farm.

BlackBike · 08-05-2016, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by motorcyclelove

That's what I was thinking, light and easy for tight cornering. I haven't ridden since I had a dirt bike at age 14. I figured the hawk is a perfect economical 1st bike to get back into riding. I drop it NO big deal. Plus I'm not worried about resell value, I'm not going to get rid of it. My brother has a farm and when I get a bigger bike I will "retire" the Hawk on the farm.

Sounds like a plan, in a couple of years we can purchase our rx4's

BARLOW · 08-07-2016, 02:10 AM

took my test on my storm ... it turns like a big truck, but i passed first try

08-04-2016, 08:35 AM	#1
motorcyclelove Join Date: May 2016 Location: Tybee island, GA Posts: 182	license test on the Hawk? I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on one of these Chinese machines and leaning more towards the Hawk. This is going to be my 1st street legal bike and I do not have my motorcycle license in the state of GA yet. My question is with the Hawks aggressive off road tires will the DMV give me trouble when I try to take the riding portion of the test on it? The don't look DOT approved. Anybody take the riding portion on a Hawk?
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08-04-2016, 08:37 AM	#2
w0ss Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 231	My hawk knobbies had a DOT stamp on them I am not sure they really are but most people will believe it if it's stamped on the tire. __________________ Hawk 250 with following performance mods: 17t, Mikuni with 110/25, Uni filter, Exhaust.
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08-05-2016, 04:50 AM	#7
Jayman77 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: coastal SC. Posts: 206	I am going next week to get mine with the tt250 I think is will be better chock over my shadow __________________ 2016 TT250 2014 NSS300 FORZA 2014 UN200 BURGMAN
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08-05-2016, 02:17 PM	#12
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,078	Been riding since I was 8, never had one my whole life. They always just issued a warning to me about getting one when they wrote me tickets. Then....about 15 years ago, they started impounding your bike here if you didn't have one. I took Mrs. 2LZ Sporty down and did it. Good little bike for it. __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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08-04-2016, 09:28 AM	#3
BlackAcid Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: ND Posts: 35	I took my licence exam on the Hawk. No issues whatsoever, then again I'm in North Dakota.
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08-04-2016, 10:45 AM	#4
motorcyclelove Join Date: May 2016 Location: Tybee island, GA Posts: 182	sweet!
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08-04-2016, 12:46 PM	#5
nonone Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 75	I took my license test on a dual sport years ago. The guy testing me asked how I got it up there. He looked around and then said "never mind I don't want to know".
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08-04-2016, 09:26 PM	#6
farmbath Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 45	I had no problem in KY with the Hawk on the test.
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08-05-2016, 11:42 AM	#9
jct842 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: arkansas Posts: 297	When I moved to Ill around '68 endorsements were just coming into play. My first and only motorcycle test was taken on a 250cc Greeves trials bike. With crudely added head light and tail. Horn was a pink squeeky for a kids tricycle! Examiner didn't care much for that but he passed me. Expansion chamber was stuffed full of course steel wool and the bike barely ran with it so choked up. Doubt if the extreme knobby tires were dot. In them days I got the bike titled. Things sure have changed!
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08-05-2016, 01:38 PM	#10
pcspecialist Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 583	back in '83 I drove my motorcycle to the DMV, drove it around the block for the examiner, got my endorsement and that was that. Almost forgot to mention...... I had been driving motorcycles on the street for 3 years before even bothering to get an endorsement.
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08-07-2016, 02:10 AM	#15
BARLOW Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: central illinois Posts: 362	took my test on my storm ... it turns like a big truck, but i passed first try
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