new owner/new to the group

nickle_wayne · 05-18-2017, 03:57 PM

Hello all!! Just purchased my Hawk!! Pretty excited about doing the mods and seeing what she will do. I will check all threads, but may have a few questions along the way, please forgive me in advance for my ignorance!!! Looking forward to my Hawk experience!!!

nickle_wayne · 05-18-2017, 04:20 PM

one quick question about the threads, before I signed up and logged in, and was just browsing, I feel like when I clicked on a thread, I would see the original post first and then the responses in the order they were added; now that I have logged in, it is the opposite, I see the most recent response first and have to go to the very end to see the original post.

Is there a setting to change this that I am missing?

Bruce's · 05-18-2017, 04:25 PM

There is a setting but I have no idea how to change it other than it would be in your settings section .

**JerryHawk250** · 05-18-2017, 04:51 PM

In your User Control Panel go to edit options then Thread Display Options Towards the bottom of the page there is a place to chance it. Oh yeah , welcome aboard.

Main thing to do to Hawk before you even ride it is Change the oil, check and tighten all bolts (use Loctite) and grease axles and swing arm bolt. The rest of the mods you can do after the motor is broke in. Take it easy those 1st few hundred miles.

nickle_wayne · 05-18-2017, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

In your User Control Panel go to edit options then Thread Display Options Towards the bottom of the page there is a place to chance it. Oh yeah , welcome aboard.

Main thing to do to Hawk before you even ride it is Change the oil, check and tighten all bolts (use Loctite) and grease axles and swing arm bolt. The rest of the mods you can do after the motor is broke in. Take it easy those 1st few hundred miles.

thanks for the info, problem fixed.

**JerryHawk250** · 05-18-2017, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by nickle_wayne

thanks for the info, problem fixed.

Glad to help. So do you have the Hawk or just have it ordered?

nickle_wayne · 05-18-2017, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

Glad to help. So do you have the Hawk or just have it ordered?

Picking it up tomorrow, bought it from an individual. It has 71 miles on it. Current owner had to put a new battery on it out of the crate, but that is all they have done. They have already tagged it and are waiting on the title to return.

hertz9753 · 05-18-2017, 09:23 PM

I like the red ones.

old kid · 05-18-2017, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

In your User Control Panel go to edit options then Thread Display Options Towards the bottom of the page there is a place to chance it. Oh yeah , welcome aboard.

Main thing to do to Hawk before you even ride it is Change the oil, check and tighten all bolts (use Loctite) and grease axles and swing arm bolt. The rest of the mods you can do after the motor is broke in. Take it easy those 1st few hundred miles.

like jerryhawk said before you ride it change the oil,, if you dont do anything else before you take it for a ride get the rice oil out of it.

BTW nice bike

**JerryHawk250** · 05-18-2017, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by nickle_wayne

Picking it up tomorrow, bought it from an individual. It has 71 miles on it. Current owner had to put a new battery on it out of the crate, but that is all they have done. They have already tagged it and are waiting on the title to return.

Good deal. I would still do everything I said just to be on the safe side. Hopefully the previous owner did a good job of prepping the bike.

dpl096 · 05-18-2017, 10:27 PM

Welcome aboard and congratulations on the new bike! Can't stress enough to not take what the previous owner said they may or may not have checked. Change the fluids and go over every fastener with loctite. Be safe, ride smart, make memories and have fun

Megadan · 05-18-2017, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

Good deal. I would still do everything I said just to be on the safe side. Hopefully the previous owner did a good job of prepping the bike.

I agree with this. I have a personal saying, "never trust your life to anybody that isn't you." Take the time to check everything over before you ride it too much. Congrats on your purchase!

nickle_wayne · 05-18-2017, 10:47 PM

Thanks to everyone, I will go over everything mentioned. It's like Christmas Eve over here, just want to get It home and get started. Looking forward to good times!!!

BlackBike · 05-19-2017, 12:03 AM

Save that oil for authentic stir fry

It was on the menu tonight , stir fry vegetables and rice ...just plain good food!

Weldangrind · 05-19-2017, 03:13 AM

Welcome, Nickle Wayne! Thanks for joining us.

05-18-2017, 03:57 PM	#1
nickle_wayne Join Date: May 2017 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 19	new owner/new to the group Hello all!! Just purchased my Hawk!! Pretty excited about doing the mods and seeing what she will do. I will check all threads, but may have a few questions along the way, please forgive me in advance for my ignorance!!! Looking forward to my Hawk experience!!! __________________ Nick in Greensboro, NC 2016 Red Hawk People have more FUN than anybody else!!!
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05-18-2017, 04:20 PM	#2
nickle_wayne Join Date: May 2017 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 19	one quick question about the threads, before I signed up and logged in, and was just browsing, I feel like when I clicked on a thread, I would see the original post first and then the responses in the order they were added; now that I have logged in, it is the opposite, I see the most recent response first and have to go to the very end to see the original post. Is there a setting to change this that I am missing? __________________ Nick in Greensboro, NC 2016 Red Hawk People have more FUN than anybody else!!!
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05-18-2017, 04:51 PM	#4
JerryHawk250 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 11,723	In your User Control Panel go to edit options then Thread Display Options Towards the bottom of the page there is a place to chance it. Oh yeah , welcome aboard. Main thing to do to Hawk before you even ride it is Change the oil, check and tighten all bolts (use Loctite) and grease axles and swing arm bolt. The rest of the mods you can do after the motor is broke in. Take it easy those 1st few hundred miles. __________________ 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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05-18-2017, 09:23 PM	#8
hertz9753 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 868	I like the red ones. __________________ 2015 and 3/4 RPS Hawk 250. Most people would call it a 2016 but the MCO didn't.
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05-18-2017, 10:27 PM	#11
dpl096 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: East Central Hellinois Posts: 1,344	Welcome aboard and congratulations on the new bike! Can't stress enough to not take what the previous owner said they may or may not have checked. Change the fluids and go over every fastener with loctite. Be safe, ride smart, make memories and have fun __________________ ************************************************ * " Time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted." - John Lennon “I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” ― Thomas Jefferson "If you don't know where you're going any road will take you there" ....George Harrison song
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05-18-2017, 04:25 PM	#3
Bruce's Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sudbury ,Ontario Posts: 855	There is a setting but I have no idea how to change it other than it would be in your settings section .
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05-18-2017, 10:47 PM	#13
nickle_wayne Join Date: May 2017 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 19	Thanks to everyone, I will go over everything mentioned. It's like Christmas Eve over here, just want to get It home and get started. Looking forward to good times!!! __________________ Nick in Greensboro, NC 2016 Red Hawk People have more FUN than anybody else!!!
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05-19-2017, 12:03 AM	#14
BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	Save that oil for authentic stir fry It was on the menu tonight , stir fry vegetables and rice ...just plain good food! __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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05-19-2017, 03:13 AM	#15
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Welcome, Nickle Wayne! Thanks for joining us. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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