Hawk 17t sprocket issue

BigFatAl · 01-05-2020, 11:29 PM

I have a 2019 Hawk DLX and after installing a 17t front sprocket I’m having a hard time getting the sprocket cover back on.
Does it need trimming to fit the larger sprocket or do I need to force it back on ??.

franque · 01-06-2020, 03:23 AM

Needing to trim it has been reported before, just trim it a little.

OneLeggedRider · 01-06-2020, 07:57 AM

Jay and I both had to trim ours. About a 3/4" wide section at the front of the cover about 3" long worked for us. And you can't tell unless you pull the cover off. Tried doing it with a dremel but that aluminum is pretty thick. A 4" angle grinder made short work of it though.

China Rider 27 · 01-06-2020, 10:22 AM

This angle cut in the corner worked for me.

http://www.chinariders.net/showthrea...ain#post310984

kirbo7106 · 01-06-2020, 10:42 AM

I didn’t have to trim mine, but I had to install the cover and then feed the chain through. Don’t know why, but it worked for me.

01-05-2020, 11:29 PM	#1
BigFatAl Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 112	Hawk 17t sprocket issue I have a 2019 Hawk DLX and after installing a 17t front sprocket I’m having a hard time getting the sprocket cover back on. Does it need trimming to fit the larger sprocket or do I need to force it back on ??.
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01-06-2020, 07:57 AM	#3
OneLeggedRider Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Stockport, Oh. Posts: 1,442	Jay and I both had to trim ours. About a 3/4" wide section at the front of the cover about 3" long worked for us. And you can't tell unless you pull the cover off. Tried doing it with a dremel but that aluminum is pretty thick. A 4" angle grinder made short work of it though. __________________ ~ Don't poke the bear ~ M.M.I. Dean's List graduate class of '95 and Specialty welder 2020 Ice Bear Terifecta 150cc Trike 2011 Honda Foreman 500ES 4x4 2001 Polaris Scrambler 400
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01-06-2020, 10:42 AM	#5
kirbo7106 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Holiday, Florida Posts: 672	I didn’t have to trim mine, but I had to install the cover and then feed the chain through. Don’t know why, but it worked for me. __________________ Dan-O -2018 Tao Tao HellCat - DOA -2016 Hawk 250 - Kitty Hawk - eBay exhaust, Mikuni carb(120 main/30 Pilot), airbox mod with K&N filter, digital cluster, total LEDs, 17/45 sprockets, RK chain, Shinko 244 tires, trunk, aftermarket levers, burrito tube, skid plate, Sargent Cycle Seat... -2003 HD Sportster 100th Anniversary -1999 Buell X-1 Lightning - Race kit, Buell Seat
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01-06-2020, 03:23 AM	#2
franque Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Marseille, France -> Conakry, Guinea Posts: 1,481	Needing to trim it has been reported before, just trim it a little.
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01-06-2020, 10:22 AM	#4
China Rider 27 Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: PNW Posts: 982	This angle cut in the corner worked for me. http://www.chinariders.net/showthrea...ain#post310984
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