Hawk parts availability

[elkhunter338]

I was wondering are parts readily available for this bike, mainly thinking non universal engine type parts.
Ignition parts, charging parts, internal engine parts, missing a plastic panel (are these readily available?)

I am considering looking at a hawk that is for sale, 14 miles, guy parked it for 2 years, bad battery, says it does not run. I have to ask him if he stored it with or without gas in the bike. Worst case new carb.
Need new battery, maybe new carb, new tubes for tires, should be good to go. It's a risk buying a bike that does not run.

[NzBrakelathes]

Fairly generic isn’t too hard as in mechanical
Panels hard task but I also have some
If bikes cheap then it might be ok but don’t pay much for a non runner

[roundhouse]

I say go for it. Ditch the carb anyway for the mikuni.

New tuned carb, oil change and a new battery I bet it will start up for you. I bought mine after it had not run for a year and say in a shed. It is still going strong.

Most of the parts that will keep it on the road/trail are easily sourced.

As for parts, I think plastics here is a thread http://chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=23169

[DualSport]

It's easy to get whole engines delivered to the door for $500-$950. You change the oil and it's ready to ride. Cylinder studs, piston kits, loaded heads, roller rockers, whole gasket sets too. I have spare running complete engines sitting in the corner of one of my rooms.. I'd recommend one of the balanced engines though..

I'm currently testing yoycart for wheels, forks, and plastics. My coil and all my levers and switches are XL and XR OEM... I'm researching Japanese or European CDI and regulator replacement too..

[culcune]

CSC's TT250 seems to be a good interchangeable bike for mechanicals. Plastics via NZbrakelathes is a good option, although I am surprised RPS has not figured out something by now considering how popular the Hawk is here in the US.

[Ariel Red Hunter]

Originally Posted by elkhunter338

I was wondering are parts readily available for this bike, mainly thinking non universal engine type parts.
Ignition parts, charging parts, internal engine parts, missing a plastic panel (are these readily available?)

I am considering looking at a hawk that is for sale, 14 miles, guy parked it for 2 years, bad battery, says it does not run. I have to ask him if he stored it with or without gas in the bike. Worst case new carb.
Need new battery, maybe new carb, new tubes for tires, should be good to go. It's a risk buying a bike that does not run.

If the engine has compression when you kick it over, that's a good start. Then, with the bike on the center stand, tie something like baler twine around the end of the shift lever and pull it up while you kick it over. Repeat four times. That little test IMPLIES that the transmission gears for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th gears are ok, and that it is shifting ok. Now go around to the other side, and push the gear lever down with your left hand while your right hand works the wheel back and forth to felicitate the dogs finding their homes. (It uses dog clutches to engage the various gears to the output shaft.) After you get to first gear, take it off the center stand and rock the bike back and forth with the clutch lever hard against the handlebars to see if the clutch is free. If there are no funny noises in any of these tests you should know where you are. I would halfway expect electrical problems with a bike that has been sitting for a while, but those problems are easy, and cheap, to fix...ARH