The Hawk Lives!

lefty · 04-30-2016, 09:07 AM

Got the Hawk up and Running!

One set of replacement Valves came in, intake is a hair undersize but still seated well enough "for the dooms day prepper in me"

Adjusted valves (Cold loose), shimed main jet, and idle jet set to 1 1/2. First ride today

Will update later.
Best,
Lefty

PS. Could have used MacGyver as my screen name.

2015 Hawk 250
1982 GS1100L
1983 Honda 185s 2ea.
1974 Puch 175mx
1972 Honda CT70

dpl096 · 04-30-2016, 09:36 AM

Congrats !

lefty · 04-30-2016, 12:54 PM

Thanks

SpudRider · 04-30-2016, 01:36 PM

Good work, Lefty.

Hancadam · 04-30-2016, 03:38 PM

Did something happen to require new valves? Sorry if I missed it, bug not seeing why you needed valves.

lefty · 04-30-2016, 03:43 PM

Thank you Spud

Adjusted valves Warm, purrs now. Sparkplug shows lean to ok, so will leave it and monitor. Oh but now I see that the Kick starter sticks out

must be off the shelf mismatch, off to see about that.

Best,
Lefty

2015 Hawk 250
1982 GS1100L
1983 Honda 185s 2ea.
1974 Puch 175mx
1972 Honda CT70

lefty · 04-30-2016, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hancadam

Did something happen to require new valves? Sorry if I missed it, bug not seeing why you needed valves.

Yes I got my hawk cause the previous owner at 758 miles thought it was a two stroke and over revved, swallowing the Intake Valve. My Hawk Cost for Purchase, Parts and Registration $700

Best,
Lefty

2015 Hawk 250
1982 GS1100L
1983 Honda 185s 2ea.
1974 Puch 175mx
1972 Honda CT70

Weldangrind · 05-02-2016, 11:43 AM

Nice work!

Are your 185s's XL or XR bikes? Got pics?

lefty · 05-02-2016, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Nice work!

Are your 185s's XL or XR bikes? Got pics?

ATC's I did Ice Raceing, but alas they have moved on.

Best,
Lefty

2015 Hawk 250
1972 Honda CT70
Past
1982 GS1100L
1983 Honda ATC 185s 2ea.
1974 Puch 175mx

Weldangrind · 05-03-2016, 01:17 AM

Cool! I've had sick ideas about using an '83 200E engine, with an XR200R transmission in it. It would give me electric start and no clutch. it would bolt into my China bike.

Bruce's · 05-03-2016, 02:08 AM

Try a fat cat engine weld ,electric start ,kick start ,auto clutch ,and an xr engine bolts into a fat cat so it should work both ways .

pete · 05-03-2016, 02:34 AM

Have yer still got the Puch ?

..

lefty · 05-03-2016, 05:04 PM

Idiot kid I was, The Puch gave way

to the 67 mustang

, girls

, and everything else

. Wisdom only comes with experience. Experience only comes with time, thus age. So when we look back only then can we see the error in our ways.

What an awesome bike enough torque to pull stumps, And great top end. Cooling fins a Blaster would have envied. Big burly Chen Shing on the back and a Metzger up front. Left a foot peg mark 6 feet up in a tree and walked away without a mark. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

Best,
Lefty

2015 Hawk 250
1972 Honda CT70
Past
1982 GS1100L
1983 Honda ATC 185s 2ea.
1974 Puch 175mx

04-30-2016, 09:07 AM	#1
lefty Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 46	The Hawk Lives! Got the Hawk up and Running! One set of replacement Valves came in, intake is a hair undersize but still seated well enough "for the dooms day prepper in me" Adjusted valves (Cold loose), shimed main jet, and idle jet set to 1 1/2. First ride today Will update later. Best, Lefty PS. Could have used MacGyver as my screen name. 2015 Hawk 250 1982 GS1100L 1983 Honda 185s 2ea. 1974 Puch 175mx 1972 Honda CT70
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04-30-2016, 09:36 AM	#2
dpl096 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: East Central Hellinois Posts: 1,344	Congrats ! __________________ ************************************************ * " Time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted." - John Lennon “I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” ― Thomas Jefferson "If you don't know where you're going any road will take you there" ....George Harrison song
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04-30-2016, 12:54 PM	#3
lefty Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 46	11 miles and counting! Thanks
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04-30-2016, 01:36 PM	#4
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Good work, Lefty. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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04-30-2016, 03:43 PM	#6
lefty Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 46	20 Miles Tick Tick Tick Went The Valves Thank you Spud Adjusted valves Warm, purrs now. Sparkplug shows lean to ok, so will leave it and monitor. Oh but now I see that the Kick starter sticks out must be off the shelf mismatch, off to see about that. Best, Lefty 2015 Hawk 250 1982 GS1100L 1983 Honda 185s 2ea. 1974 Puch 175mx 1972 Honda CT70
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04-30-2016, 03:38 PM	#5
Hancadam Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 201	Did something happen to require new valves? Sorry if I missed it, bug not seeing why you needed valves.
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Nice work! Are your 185s's XL or XR bikes? Got pics? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Cool! I've had sick ideas about using an '83 200E engine, with an XR200R transmission in it. It would give me electric start and no clutch. it would bolt into my China bike. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-03-2016, 02:08 AM	#11
Bruce's Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sudbury ,Ontario Posts: 855	Try a fat cat engine weld ,electric start ,kick start ,auto clutch ,and an xr engine bolts into a fat cat so it should work both ways .
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05-03-2016, 05:04 PM	#13
lefty Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 46	Puch RIP Idiot kid I was, The Puch gave way to the 67 mustang, girls, and everything else. Wisdom only comes with experience. Experience only comes with time, thus age. So when we look back only then can we see the error in our ways. What an awesome bike enough torque to pull stumps, And great top end. Cooling fins a Blaster would have envied. Big burly Chen Shing on the back and a Metzger up front. Left a foot peg mark 6 feet up in a tree and walked away without a mark. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Best, Lefty 2015 Hawk 250 1972 Honda CT70 Past 1982 GS1100L 1983 Honda ATC 185s 2ea. 1974 Puch 175mx
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