2016 hawk

[Ron B]

Have a new hawk with 40km on it . New mikuni carb, 17/45 sprockets. Can't register in Alabama so $950.00 gets it.

[culcune]

I would have no problem paying that, but Yuma is far away from you

[newrider93]

I'm surprised that you can't get that bike street legal there...... I'd take it if you weren't so far away.

[SpudRider]

I wish you good luck with the sale, Ron. That is a very reasonable price.

[pete]

What the hells going on over there... same country but you can't
rego the same bike everywhere...
seems bloody mad to me...





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[paulesmann]

Damn, I'm sorry you can't register it over there Ron... That's some major bs

[culcune]

Originally Posted by pete

What the hells going on over there... same country but you can't
rego the same bike everywhere...
seems bloody mad to me...





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You are correct, but the reality is, those who CAN register the bikes live in states that allow 'off-road' bikes to be street registered. The Hawk is not a 49 or 50 state 'on-highway' bike and certified as such by the federal agencies, the EPA/DOT (EPA=Environmental Protection Agency and DOT=Dept. of Transportation) as many bikes are. California has its own, additional agency called CARB=California Air Resource Board which has additional and costly regulations above and beyond the federal EPA/DOT, which is why most vehicles are '49-state' legal. Californians need not apply...

Many rural states will skip the federal regulations and issue plates based on a minimum of street-legal equipment--some states will even issue plates to ATVs and UTVs provided they have a minimum of equipment, which usually consist of (and depending on individual states), one mirror, one brake (I am going off of Arizona's list), a headlight, taillight, and that is it (don't quote me as they might have added a couple things the past few years here).

The bottom line is that Haosen and/or their importer Ricky Power Sports, at this time, have not gone the extra certification route, and have only obtained the 'off-highway' EPA certificate which essentially means these bikes are federally recognized as dirt bikes. The fact that many states will issue plates is a 'bonus' but while the legality is sorted out, those states that will not issue plates will leave people with a 'dirt-bike' rather than what they were planning to have--a street-registered enduro bike.

I am surprised that a state like New York will issue plates for the Hawk seeing at how socialist its government is (vs. most other states), but I guess in this case, the technicalities are overlooked and the rural parts of the state win out here vs. New York City's harsh socialist agenda. And equally surprised that a traditionally rural state like Alabama is giving a hard time and NOT issuing plates, as well as New York's neighboring states like Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Confusing trying to think of the logic...

[2LZ]

Originally Posted by pete

What the hells going on over there... same country but you can't
rego the same bike everywhere...
seems bloody mad to me...
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It's called states rights. That way they can keep the Feds at bay and cater to the wishes of the local voting population without Big Brother calling all the shots....BUT, as culcune pointed out, here in CA it's even more strict than Fed regs so to us here, we need not apply.
The ONE upside of this game is that we know in advance what we can and can't purchase that's legal here....but at a higher price than everyone else because of added equipment to the bikes to pass the clean air regs.
Fortunately, those are modifyable! ;-)

[Ron B]

Got home from work and it was staring at me under the carport and ticking me off the more I looked at it!! someone give me $700. and come take it!! that's less than half of what I got in it.

[Ron B]

damn ,that was quick!...sold, pending.

[Ron B]

Back on the market, it was too tall for his girlfriend.

[newrider93]

If you weren't so far I'd take it. It's a 7 hr drive for me.

[dpl096]

Originally Posted by newrider93

If you weren't so far I'd take it. It's a 7 hr drive for me.

Ditto .... Hell of a buy

[pistolclass]

I would buy it too but see below:

16 h 27 min (1,127 miles)
via I-81 S
16 h 2 min without traffic
This route has tolls.
Middlefield, CT

Follow Jackson Hill Rd to CT-66 W
4 min (2.0 mi)

Take CT-15 S, I-287 S, I-78 W, I-81 S, ... and I-59 S to 7th St in Tuscaloosa
16 h 33 min (1,125 mi)

Take 24th Ave/Greensboro Ave to University Blvd
2 min (0.3 mi)
Tuscaloosa, AL

Sorry man, 1127 miles and a truck that gets 12 mpg means 200 gallons round trip, $400 in gas $100 in coffee, can you take in apart and ship it in envelopes?

[BlackBike]

Here ya go

https://www.greyhound.com/en/ecommerce/schedule

175.00 new Haven CT to Tuscaloosa . Now how much fuel will it take to get back home on a 2016 hawk?. Good thing gas is cheap now.

Sleep on the roadside (meet intersting people, on the bus and under bridge campsites). McDonald's value meals, your set

Oh and keep that "pistol"near by.