Brand new Hawk 250 Starter Effed up

N7sithis · 12-02-2022, 11:45 AM

Hey all, just got my first bike ever, the normal carbed Hawk 250, finished building it last night (Besides the front Axle nut which was completely missing on arrival)

FIXED.

So today I decided to try and start it for the first time after changing the oil.
But this happens;
https://youtube.com/shorts/ngGMhuWi4MQ

Sorry, ignore Hasan Piker in the background.

The starter seems to be constantly firing as soon as I turn the ignition. at NO POINT in this video did I EVER touch the start button. The battery is fully charged and all the lights and such work fine and nice and bright UNTIL I plug the starter into the start / kill switch on the handlebars, at which point the starter starts seizing out and all the lights dim/flash.
As can be seen in the video the plug has electrical burning around it as well.

Also anytime the starter switch is plugged in all my lights are super dim and acts like the battery is dying, soon as I unplug it all lights are back to 100%

Not sure if it's related but I can't get it to kick start either, even with the starter switch unplugged, will it not start if it can't read the kill/run switch?
I got it to start once for a few seconds and it died immediately. Haven't been able to get it to start since.

Does this point to a bad starter, a bad run/kill/start switch, or both?

12-02-2022, 11:45 AM	#1
N7sithis Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 101	Brand new Hawk 250 short in Starter/kill switch - fixed Hey all, just got my first bike ever, the normal carbed Hawk 250, finished building it last night (Besides the front Axle nut which was completely missing on arrival) FIXED. So today I decided to try and start it for the first time after changing the oil. But this happens; https://youtube.com/shorts/ngGMhuWi4MQ Sorry, ignore Hasan Piker in the background. The starter seems to be constantly firing as soon as I turn the ignition. at NO POINT in this video did I EVER touch the start button. The battery is fully charged and all the lights and such work fine and nice and bright UNTIL I plug the starter into the start / kill switch on the handlebars, at which point the starter starts seizing out and all the lights dim/flash. As can be seen in the video the plug has electrical burning around it as well. Also anytime the starter switch is plugged in all my lights are super dim and acts like the battery is dying, soon as I unplug it all lights are back to 100% Not sure if it's related but I can't get it to kick start either, even with the starter switch unplugged, will it not start if it can't read the kill/run switch? I got it to start once for a few seconds and it died immediately. Haven't been able to get it to start since. Does this point to a bad starter, a bad run/kill/start switch, or both? Last edited by N7sithis; 12-02-2022 at 02:00 PM.
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