my ricky hawk 250cc (acually 230) dual sport enduro
 

Bought a pair of these from killer motorsports shipped for $2300.
Assembly was fairly easy but both bikes came with different amounts and types of bolts and washer.
first bike (I will refer to as black) I put together I had 2 or 3 bolts left over and 3 rubber pieces I couldn't figure our where they went. On the second bikes(I will refer to as blue ) I ran out of 2 bolts and had to use my extra ones from the black bike.

On the black bike the fender that is used for air cleaner acess did not seem to fit right and I had to bend the bolt mount to make it fit. I also had to carefully turn every bolt as they easily can strip, in addition I used thread locker on every bolt I used.

After the initial start I changed the oil with Rotella 15w40.

The First Impression Was Very Decent Low end Power. When i hit the trails it went over everything with ease. Steep Uphills, deep mud, tree roots etc.
top end the bike reached 50mph fairly easily but after that s as fast as it really would go.

Problem with both bikes was they would not go into neutral with the engines running. Literally could not click into it when stoped from first. Couldn't even click into second. Had to kill bikes and then put in neutral.
on the black bike I changed the oil to synthetic royal purple 15w40, lowered the idle to where it would just barely stay running and adjusted the clutch tigher.and replaced the spark plug. This seemed to help during a short run but I need to test on a longer run.

The blue bike during its first ride developed a constantly on neutral light that won't turn off no matter what gear. It also got its clutch cable snagged on brush and I had to repair it and readjust cable. It wasn't stretched or anything just damaged insolation. I zip tied them to the frame so they won't get snagged again.

Both bikes needed the headlights pointed way up to see at night. On the black bike the adjusted screw wasn't enough and I had to wedge a piece of rubber between the lamp and cover.

I plan on installing tach on both to set the idle properly and use it for proper shift points as the motor scream and rattles and it's hard to distinguish midrange from high range. I like that they are very quiet low end (perfect or trail riding in the forest preserves ) by my house and they seem to want to pop wheelies :)

More pics

Very nice. These bikes require tweaking for sure. Myself I consider that half the fun. Sitting around with nothing to do or better yet having too much to do and stressed out. Go to the garage and tinker with your China bike.


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You don't need to tell me, I have been assembling / sorting my RPS Hawk bike for a couple days now. I have a mid range stumble / no power at mid RPM. I thought it was a carb issue, removed carb and adjusted mix screw several times to a no start condition. (screw on carb was plugged and tricky to remove) I was disappointed the carb needle is not adjustable, and the carb bowl does not appear removable, riveted and not bolted on? Is this possible? Is this my EPA helping us all?

Also, after removing the carb several times, I have had an intermittent no spark condition, which I now think was my main issue all along. I think I'm going to pull the tank and go over the wiring as well, perhaps try a different CDI. Kill switch not functioning as engine will run regardless. I'm also having difficulty finding neutral, but that is the least of my worries w/ the bike not running properly.

Any suggestions or merely a shoulder to cry on greatly appreciated.

Seems a very nice bike, just hoping I can get it sorted.
Thanks,
wilser

I completely agree. There are times when I enjoy working on bikes more than riding them.

First thing I'd do is check the spark plug and make sure the spark plug cap is properly screwed on to the wire. Then unplug the kill wire from the CDI to see if that stops the intermittent misfire. Assuming it uses a 6 wire CDI the kill wire is the top one in the 2 wire connector. Top meaning as you're looking at the CDI from the plug side, plugs toward the top.

Those are good looking motorcycles. :)

Does anyone have an idea that these bikes are cloned of? I've seen posts saying yamaha 225 and I've seen posts saying honda crf230? I think the engine is pushrod however.

The engine is a Honda CG clone. Excellent engines that almost no one in the US is familiar with because it was never imported. Here's Honda's page about the development of the CG.

http://world.honda.com/history/challenge/1975cg125/

WOW! Looks like the exact same bike!

https://www.google.com/search?q=Hond...w=1280&bih=679


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I think the Honda seat would be a sick addition to the hawk!!!

Nice! :)

Those bikes come with some very aggressive off road knobbie tires! I would wear them out and go with some milder dual sport type tires.

But, they look like nice rides!!

Oh wow nice!

update on the shifting issue with the hawk
 

After hitting the trails again with the reduced idle speed, changed oil to synthetic, adjusted clutch line, initially it seemed to find neutral better as but after the bike really warmed up it was still a problem. Would not click in to neutral from first. It wouldn't even click up into 2nd at a stop. Had to kill it and then nuetral. So my next step is taking a look inside the trans.

Any suggestions where to look or what to look for? Prior to this I tightened up the shift lever already.

On a side note I love the lower gearing of the bike. Not good for highway but Rev it up a little and pop that clutch. I did two nice wheelies off a dead stop with it but scared to do anymore, not sure how this clutch will hold up or chain sprocket, have a feeling something will break! It's good practice on these bikes though because I want to do wheelies on my 750 Aprilia Shiver and not dump it lol did a few and it scared the shit out me, bike went almost vertical.