Yesterday, 03:31 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Sep 2024
Location: Texas
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2023 hawk dlx
I recently purchased A 2023 hawk dlx assembled from tx motorsports. they delivered it and i removed most of the bolts and added lock tight,changed the oil to Rotella t4 and debadged it. I have rode it a little over 50 miles and have loved everything about it. I went to check my chain before I rode to work this morning and noticed it had about a inch to much play. Can i adjust the chain on the side-stand? i see everyone jacking it up with the rear tire off the ground. planning on adjusting the chain and changing the oil and putting in the NGK iridium spark plug this weekend.
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Yesterday, 06:34 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Central VA
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Yes you can. Having the rear wheel off the ground just makes it a bit easier
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Today, 05:51 AM | #3 |
Join Date: Jun 2023
Location: Big Piney, WY
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This guy's video really helped me with chain adjustment. The stock chain has been notoriously crappy, so you will probably want to get a better chain.
When adjusting on the kickstand, I go for the top-side of the range. On a carbed Hawk 250, it's 20mm-30mm, so I go for 30mm or just a tad over.
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Today, 11:18 AM | #4 |
Join Date: Sep 2024
Location: Texas
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Was way easier than I was expecting. Took like 3 minutes to do. after reading the nightmare that some people have I was expecting an all day affair
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Today, 03:11 PM | #5 |
Join Date: Sep 2024
Location: Texas
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Took a ride into the local Mexican restaurant to get my taco fix!
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Today, 05:08 PM | #6 |
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: FL
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chain adjustment can be done on the fly.
You can even bring the chain sliders all the way forward, and use a chain breaker to take out a link or two. It's slightly easier to have the rear wheel off the ground. I use a car scissors jack to jack up the other side of the sidestand peg. that way the bike rests on the front wheel, the peg, and the jack, with the rear wheel up. When placing the jack more towards the front of the engine, rather than the back, the bike can actually rest on the rear wheel, and the front wheel comes off the ground. It's not super stable, but good enough to work on, remove wheel axles, change sprockets or cush drive, brake pads (with drum brake bikes) etc... |
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