New members/new bikes

laser3957 · 02-22-2018, 01:46 PM

Hey folks,

I just signed up and thought i would give a shout out to everyone here. I'm giving some thought to purchasing a Hawk. I'm almost 61 years old now and want a dual sport to tinker around with and hit some light trails and maybe even get a little exercise out of it too because I can still remember "back in the day" when i road trails at even a moderate pace, after awhile it started to take some spunk out of you. But anyway, I have no visions of having my butt too far off the ground, like flying over doubles or triples any more. Just a nice casual pace while exploring here or there.

I do have one question if someone would be kind enough to answer. I fully understand the gearing change most everyone suggests. Changing from the stock 15/50 to a recommended 17/45. I get it. To help keep the little single from blowing its brains out at higher speeds. But my question is, how much does that affect first gear crawling? Now I don't do trials type stuff but every now and then you get in some technical stuff where you have to plug along in first gear to navigate. I was just wondering if the gearing change took much of that tractor effect away from the bike's first gear? Thanks all.

02-22-2018, 01:46 PM	#16
laser3957 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: New Port Richey, FL. Posts: 2	New to Forum But Not New To Bikes Hey folks, I just signed up and thought i would give a shout out to everyone here. I'm giving some thought to purchasing a Hawk. I'm almost 61 years old now and want a dual sport to tinker around with and hit some light trails and maybe even get a little exercise out of it too because I can still remember "back in the day" when i road trails at even a moderate pace, after awhile it started to take some spunk out of you. But anyway, I have no visions of having my butt too far off the ground, like flying over doubles or triples any more. Just a nice casual pace while exploring here or there. I do have one question if someone would be kind enough to answer. I fully understand the gearing change most everyone suggests. Changing from the stock 15/50 to a recommended 17/45. I get it. To help keep the little single from blowing its brains out at higher speeds. But my question is, how much does that affect first gear crawling? Now I don't do trials type stuff but every now and then you get in some technical stuff where you have to plug along in first gear to navigate. I was just wondering if the gearing change took much of that tractor effect away from the bike's first gear? Thanks all.
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