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Step 1: CHANGE THE OIL!!
About half of us with Hawks still have the factory carb on them, we just re-jetted them so that they're actually useable. But the #1 thing you can do for the bike is change the oil as soon as you get it! The jury is split on whether you should change the oil immediately, or run it just long enough to get the oil warm and then change it, but either way, the oil should be the first thing you do. I ran my Hawk a few minutes to get the oil warm and then changed it, and it doesn't seem to be any worse for the wear. After that, make sure every nut, bolt, screw, and threaded fastener is tight (loctite is going to be your best friend). Also a good time to put a new chain and sprockets on. The stock chain might as well be made out of bailing twine, and the sprockets are geared so tall the bike won't go any faster than 45mph, but it will climb right up a tree. I would also recommend the exhaust upgrade (I've done it and I'm really happy I did), and the electrical system is perfectly adequate as long as you're not running heated grips and air compressors. Hope this helps!
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