06-02-2024, 01:50 PM | #1 |
Join Date: May 2024
Location: US Gulf Coast
Posts: 11
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Hawk X 250 Throttle Free Play
I've had my 2024 Hawk since January and worked through any number of issues. But I got one I can't beat: the throttle has way too much free play, and the adjusting nut has way too small a thread count to be able to turn it enough to tighten up the free play. Anybody got any advice?
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Yesterday, 07:04 AM | #2 |
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Dayton Pa.
Posts: 873
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Hello just get a new cable, a little shorter one.Hope this helps.
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Today, 10:57 AM | #3 |
Join Date: May 2024
Location: US Gulf Coast
Posts: 11
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Free Play Ain't Free
Thanks - No math genius here but I thought if my throttle cable was about an inch shorter, or I could install a new hockey puck-looking thing that slots into the throttle, that it would tighten up the free play. Because the adjusting screw is worthless.
I ordered a small kit on eBay that I think has a replacement "hockey-puck." If that actually works (like fits in place), I can shorten it that way. Otherwise, off comes the gas tank and here comes the whole sh*t-show of finding a cable an inch shorter than the factory cable and installing it. Let's hope for the best. As with everything with the Hawk, its one step forward, two steps back. |
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Today, 12:35 PM | #4 |
Join Date: Oct 2023
Location: Western PA
Posts: 205
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On my EFI Hawk DLX, there is the adjuster at the hand lever and also an adjuster at the throttle body. Does the carb version have both?
*EDIT* I'm not sure if the adjuster on the throttle body affects the free play or the throttle plate.
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2022 Hawk DLX EFI * 17T Front / 47T Rear / upgraded chain * Kenda K-760 front + rear * Banjo brake light switch * LED headlight + front turn signals * Debadged (I don't like to brag about the superior strength!) * Top speed, GPS verified, as equipped: 68 mph (so far) |
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