Getting a Hawk Running Properly

Sport Rider · 01-29-2016, 05:13 PM

Hey all! I have completed assembly on my hawk and did the initial firing up. after tinkering with the idle screw a bit I got it to idle after taking it off the choke. now the real fun begins.... NOT! as I told you all when I joined, carbs are a mystery to me. it appears that I'm going to have to peel back the curtain and learn a few things.

Here are the symptoms of how it is running now. it starts after warm with a small twist of the throttle, but not using choke at all. idles fine. revs ok when sitting still. taking it out on the street, it will speed up, but revs don't come all that much and it starts sputtering and losing power.

what's the next steps in troubleshooting and correcting?

01-29-2016, 05:13 PM	#1
Sport Rider Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Mooresville NC Posts: 2,038	Getting a Hawk Running Properly Hey all! I have completed assembly on my hawk and did the initial firing up. after tinkering with the idle screw a bit I got it to idle after taking it off the choke. now the real fun begins.... NOT! as I told you all when I joined, carbs are a mystery to me. it appears that I'm going to have to peel back the curtain and learn a few things. Here are the symptoms of how it is running now. it starts after warm with a small twist of the throttle, but not using choke at all. idles fine. revs ok when sitting still. taking it out on the street, it will speed up, but revs don't come all that much and it starts sputtering and losing power. what's the next steps in troubleshooting and correcting?
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