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Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Wisconsin
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Hawk has arrived, getting anxious
Well I am a newbie here but I am so glad I found this place! Against my better judgement I went with a Hawk from Motobuys.com, I was a little hesitant after some of the reviews. It came in 4 days, no damage at all
![]() Assembly went fairly smooth, it was actually more put together than I thought it would have been. I did however immediately drop the back tire to check the stock sprocket and as stated here, there was a ton of play (a ton may be an exaggeration but enough to make me uncomfortable). I ordered the suggested JT sprocket from Amazon, installed it and now there is ZERO play! I'm still in the process of applying locktite to everything. Here's the kicker though, I haven't fired it up yet. I refuse to until my NGK plug gets delivered, which I just got notification has happened!!! Fingers crossed the start up goes smooth! Here is a pre-assembly and post assembly picture. |
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Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Houma, La.
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Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 14
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Haha! Thanks for the advice! Yes I definitely did my research and checked out all the suggestions on chinariders before I even attempt to fire it up. Now if the weather here in Wisconsin would make up its mind I might be able to take it for a quick spin. Nothing like 50 degrees one day and the possibility of up to 10" of snow the next!
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Omaha, NE
Posts: 8,100
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Welcome. That is the color I originally wanted. Make aure to check that back sproclet after a couple hubdred miles. If it gets loose again, put some thin wave washers on the back side of the sprocket and that should take up any slack beyween the sprocket and snap ring
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Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Wisconsin
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Omaha, NE
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Yeah, that snap ring can be stubborn. A good pair of snap ring pliers helps. My suggestion comes from experience. I found the stock sprocket loose, installed a JT just like you did, thought it was tight, found it loose again shortly after. Thats when I tried the wave washers. The movement was largely due to a gap between the snap ring and sprocket, and partly due to the Hawk studs being too small for the bushings. With honda studs and the washers as shims, my sprocket has been rock aolid ever since.
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Join Date: Mar 2018
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Location: Omaha, NE
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Forney Texas
Posts: 498
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Welcome! I see you got the "Hawk" off the seat, Does that count as your first mod?
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Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Wisconsin
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sardis, BC, Canada
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I can appreciate that. The first thing I did to my old KLR250 was remove Kawasaki from the seat, primarily because it was bright '90's pink.
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Forney Texas
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I forgot about Those horrid colors they used.
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Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Houma, La.
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That's about the only thing I haven't removed yet. Will it go faster? lol I guess I need to remove the Hawk from the seat.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sardis, BC, Canada
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Yep. Just awful. I like the blue seat with no script and white bodywork, although you'd swear it was a Yamaha.
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