Got my Hawk 250! Couple questions

TheDill · 07-14-2024, 07:00 PM

Just built the bike and have a few questions.
1. What are the MOST important pieces to take apart and loctite?
2. The rubber piece below the chain on the frame of the bike, the chain is rubbing against it is this normal?
3. The gasket around the exhaust manifold was like half way out from the engine and the manifold then fell off after first start is this normal?

Any tips/tricks are welcome!

bigdano711 · 07-14-2024, 07:12 PM

1. Wherever you don't want to lose a bolt/fastner. Use blue so you can still get it off when needed.
2. Somewhat normal. You may want to trim it. Search YouTube for videos on how/why.
3. NOT NORMAL. Sound like it fell off at the head? Two acorn nuts holding it on? You should be able to re-use that crush gasket, but go ahead and order some, they're not that expensive.

TheDill · 07-14-2024, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdano711

1. Wherever you don't want to lose a bolt/fastner. Use blue so you can still get it off when needed.
2. Somewhat normal. You may want to trim it. Search YouTube for videos on how/why.
3. NOT NORMAL. Sound like it fell off at the head? Two acorn nuts holding it on? You should be able to re-use that crush gasket, but go ahead and order some, they're not that expensive.

Thank you! Yeah I don’t know hardly anything about bikes but on a car it would be the exhaust manifold gasket.

buzz · 07-14-2024, 09:35 PM

Yeah chain should rub the on the rubber guide,also make sure your chain is not to tight. And its a good ideal to check all of the bolts are tight, good luck.

07-14-2024, 07:00 PM	#1
TheDill Join Date: Jul 2024 Location: East TN Posts: 4	Got my Hawk 250! Couple questions Just built the bike and have a few questions. 1. What are the MOST important pieces to take apart and loctite? 2. The rubber piece below the chain on the frame of the bike, the chain is rubbing against it is this normal? 3. The gasket around the exhaust manifold was like half way out from the engine and the manifold then fell off after first start is this normal? Any tips/tricks are welcome!
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bigdano711 Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: Big Piney, WY Posts: 465	1. Wherever you don't want to lose a bolt/fastner. Use blue so you can still get it off when needed. 2. Somewhat normal. You may want to trim it. Search YouTube for videos on how/why. 3. NOT NORMAL. Sound like it fell off at the head? Two acorn nuts holding it on? You should be able to re-use that crush gasket, but go ahead and order some, they're not that expensive. __________________ 2023 Hawk 250 from XPRO off of Amazon MOUNTAIN MAN RC + MOTO on YouTube "If there were more bloody noses, there would be less wars." - Hagbard Celine "Someday, after mastering the waves, the winds, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love and then, for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire." - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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07-14-2024, 09:35 PM	#4
buzz Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Dayton Pa. Posts: 900	Yeah chain should rub the on the rubber guide,also make sure your chain is not to tight. And its a good ideal to check all of the bolts are tight, good luck.
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