Another New Hawk has arrived

[timcosby]

fork spacer rotor wheel speed sending unit fork

[JMM]

Originally Posted by timcosby

also those forks go all the way down till the top is flush with the trees.

How's the fork oil that comes with it? Did you change it out? Should it be fine, or docypu recommend changing it out while I have it still somewhat apart?

[timcosby]

Originally Posted by JMM

How's the fork oil that comes with it? Did you change it out? Should it be fine, or docypu recommend changing it out while I have it still somewhat apart?

probably easier than doing it later but mine has a bout 1000 miles on it and they are not bothering me.

[Azhule]

The front should be like every other motorcycle I have seen and worked on, usually looks something like

Spacer / Wheel / Speedometer pickup

I don't own a HAWK so I'm no help as to what it should actually look like

DOT 4 brake fluid will be your friend just make sure you are using an unopened bottle every time... brake fluid is "hygroscopic" and absorbs water from the air

[JMM]

And if anyone wants to do the airbox mod, I had my dremel out and ready. But just ended up using a razor blade. I planed on cutting out as much as I could with the razor, and using the dremel to get nice and close to the edges. But the razor blade worked perfectly, I didn't need the dremel.

[hertz9753]

I used a box cutter and when I down to a certain point the flaps just twisted off.

[oldscooter]

I'm slowly building my Hawk now. I changed the fork oil since this is the easiest time to ever do it. It didn't look too bad. At first, the left fork had less oil than the right. Let it drain overnight and they both came out the same. 200ml. I changed the brake fluid also. Couldn't tell any difference. The manual called for dot 3, the brake cover said dot 4. The oil is draining out overnight now. At least I'll know exactly what is in the various fluid systems from the start. It's a great project so far. This is a good group to compare and learn from.

[timcosby]

engine oil is just a little over a quart. i know the manual says 1.6 but its too much. use the sight glass on the side.

[JMM]

Changed out the factory oil. Zero start ups

[hertz9753]

Honey have you seen my favorite bowl? We also need more rock salt in the water softener...

That oil is nasty looking. Maybe they don't recycle in China, they just send the oil out of the country in motorcycles.

[JMM]

Originally Posted by hertz9753

Honey have you seen my favorite bowl? We also need more rock salt in the water softener...

That oil is nasty looking. Maybe they don't recycle in China, they just send the oil out of the country in motorcycles.

Haha. I lined it in plastic just incsse. One day it's, we have too many Tupperware. Now that I used one, it will be, stop wasting the Tupperware.
And those bags are bags of pellets for the stove.

[oldscooter]

Since un boxing the Hawk, my garage smells like Harbor Freight.

[BlackBike]

Originally Posted by oldscooter

Since un boxing the Hawk, my garage smells like Harbor Freight.

Thats that out gassing carcinogenic goodness.

[JMM]

SHE's ALIVE!!!! Finally had time to finish putting everything together and started her up. Took a little finagling to get her started and idle. Also, get my miscellaneous jet kit in. It's drizzling here at home (Massachusetts). Only got a little test ride in.

What's does everyone run for fuel octane? Premium?

Supposed to be sunny and 50 tomorrow. I'll put a couple easy miles on her tomorrow, and then change out the oil again. I might just pull the trigger and buy a mikuni carb this weekend so I don't have to hassle with this one. Change out the jet in the mikuni when it comes in and before I toss it on. I plan on doing the cluster and an exhaust in the future. But for now, I'm just going to enjoy it as it is for a little bit





Now, to decal it or not?

[JerryHawk250]

Looks niceLeave the decals off. I'm thinking about taking mine off. Manual recommends 90 octane minimum. I think if you go with the middle grade you should be good.