Wrecked my first Hawk 250 hard, front end seems broken.

Yonkers · 10-11-2021, 04:35 PM

So I was riding a bit in some slippery mud, I then crashed easy and simple I've done some minor crashes here and there but nothing this big.

(I HAVE VERY LITTLE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MOTORCYCLES/ DIRTBIKES)

Anyways, I pulled the Hawk 250 up and felt there was something wrong. The bike didn't seems to be going strait and the front fender wasn't lined up with the wheel. So I then pushed the bike back to my garage and lifted it up to see that it looks quite different than before.
Here are some pictures...
http://imgur.com/gallery/d8oZRGB
http://imgur.com/gallery/lWPDFVL

Any advice and info would be 100% appreciated. Should I take it to a mechanic can I fix it on my own (with next to no knowledge and limited tools).

**JerryHawk250** · 10-11-2021, 05:00 PM

You just tweak the forks a little in the triple tree. Loosen up the bolts on the triple tree then twist the forks till it looks straight again the tighten the bolts back up.

braindead0 · 10-11-2021, 06:59 PM

You might want to just loosen up the lower pinch bolts.. to keep the forks from sliding. Straighten it up... compress/release the suspension a few times to make sure it's not binding then tighten up the lower clamps.

Yonkers · 10-12-2021, 04:38 AM

I'll try that I'm not too sure exactly how to go about it but hopefully YouTube will fill in the blanks. Thank you again for getting me started on fixing the problem.

10-11-2021, 04:35 PM	#1
Yonkers Join Date: Oct 2021 Posts: 2	Wrecked my first Hawk 250 hard, front end seems broken. So I was riding a bit in some slippery mud, I then crashed easy and simple I've done some minor crashes here and there but nothing this big. (I HAVE VERY LITTLE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MOTORCYCLES/ DIRTBIKES) Anyways, I pulled the Hawk 250 up and felt there was something wrong. The bike didn't seems to be going strait and the front fender wasn't lined up with the wheel. So I then pushed the bike back to my garage and lifted it up to see that it looks quite different than before. Here are some pictures... http://imgur.com/gallery/d8oZRGB http://imgur.com/gallery/lWPDFVL Any advice and info would be 100% appreciated. Should I take it to a mechanic can I fix it on my own (with next to no knowledge and limited tools).
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10-11-2021, 05:00 PM	#2
JerryHawk250 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 11,725	You just tweak the forks a little in the triple tree. Loosen up the bolts on the triple tree then twist the forks till it looks straight again the tighten the bolts back up. __________________ 2024 Linhai 300 ATV 4x4 2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S (Sold) 2004 Honda ST 1300 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) Keihin PE30 carb,125 main,38 slow.Pod filter,ported & decked head 10:1 CR,Direct Ignition Coil,15/40Sprockets,NGK DPR8EIX-9,De-Cat,Dual Oil Cooler,Digital Cluster 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel
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10-11-2021, 06:59 PM	#3
braindead0 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 89	You might want to just loosen up the lower pinch bolts.. to keep the forks from sliding. Straighten it up... compress/release the suspension a few times to make sure it's not binding then tighten up the lower clamps.
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10-12-2021, 04:38 AM	#4
Yonkers Join Date: Oct 2021 Posts: 2	I'll try that I'm not too sure exactly how to go about it but hopefully YouTube will fill in the blanks. Thank you again for getting me started on fixing the problem.
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