HAWK 250 Stud In Sprocket Spins Freely - Cant Remove One Of The Nuts!!!!!

[Hawk2017]

I was just trying to change my rear sprocket (for more top end speed) on my NEW Hawk 250 with less than FIVE MILES on it and one of the nuts wont come off because the stud it is screwed onto just spins freely!!!

WHAT DO I DO NOW??

I cant remove the gosh-d*amn nut because the stud spins freely!!

This Hawk is p*ssing me off!!!

[JerryHawk250]

Remove the circlip and the stud should come out with the sprocket. I would replace the studs with a higher quality Honda stud. Good information in this thread. www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=19265

[Hawk2017]

Remove the circlip and the stud should come out with the sprocket. I would replace the studs with a higher quality Honda stud. Good information in this thread. www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=19265 (http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=19265)

Thank you JerryHawk250. DO I need a special tool to remove this circlip? Is this the clip in the very middle of the sprocket?

Also, do you know of a web link for where I can find a QUALITY stud to replace this junk hawk stud? Thank you sir.

Before reading your post I was about to order a new rim and tire for $75 from TXPowersports where I bought this piece of of junk. Glad you posted!

[Hawk2017]

:ohno:...I am becoming VERY concerned of what more issues and flaws await me with this Chinese bike which I have never experienced with Japanese and American bikes... :doh:>:(:tdown:

Thinking that it may have NOT been worth the price now with my bike and a friends bike as well with issues we are BOTH experiencing on our Chinese Hawk 250s...

Very concerning to say the least.

[Hawk2017]

sigh!

[pistolclass]

Hmmm you weren't expecting a $1200 bike to be the same quality as a $5000 bike? These bikes come in the crate with some mods needed. The studs are a known issue. It is a great little machine with some mods. If you were looking to get saddle up and just rip the hawk is not going to serve you well.

Megadan did a great job explaining the issue in past threads. It is a cheap fix. Good luck on your fix. We are here to help you make this bike into a very good bike, if you are interested in making the fixes.

[Megadan]

:ohno:...I am becoming VERY concerned of what more issues and flaws await me with this Chinese bike which I have never experienced with Japanese and American bikes... :doh:>:(:tdown:

Thinking that it may have NOT been worth the price now with my bike and a friends bike as well with issues we are BOTH experiencing on our Chinese Hawk 250s...

Very concerning to say the least.

First of all, Pistolclass said it best. You paid $1300 for a complete motorcycle to your door. Second, it's a well known fact that there are some small issues to be overcome with these bikes. Not a single one of these issues is expensive to repair, but they do require you to do the work.

Once you put in the effort and very cheap investment in parts you will end up with a good bike. I went 1500 miles on mine with only a broken power wire to my ignition switch being something that I ran into.

Be prepared to learn, be patient, and you will get there. The reason there are so many of us here with what seem like reliable bikes is because we all ironed out the issues we had.

[ben2go]

Buy a new $1300 China bike, put $200 in upgrades, and have a sweet little machine that will provide as much fun as a new $5000 Japanese bike. With the money that wasn't spent on the $5000 bike could go toward farkles and rides.

With all of these problems being well known, maybe you didn't research these bikes well enough. That's just an observation, not a criticism.