Hawk Talk

wamey · 07-11-2017, 10:27 PM

Another thing to check is the exhaust bolt directly beneath the air box. If this rattles out then the exhaust oscillates back and forth until it cracks off the top exhaust stud in your cylinder head. Fixing that sucks.

Put red loctite on the exhaust securing bolt beneath the air box. If you want redundancy, drill and safety wire it, or put a hose clamp around the exhaust and frame.

I was on a 400 mile ADV trip with two friends, all three of us were on hawks (new as of Memorial day), all three of us had this happen during the trip. Don't be us.

07-11-2017, 10:27 PM	#11
wamey Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 96	Another thing to check is the exhaust bolt directly beneath the air box. If this rattles out then the exhaust oscillates back and forth until it cracks off the top exhaust stud in your cylinder head. Fixing that sucks. Put red loctite on the exhaust securing bolt beneath the air box. If you want redundancy, drill and safety wire it, or put a hose clamp around the exhaust and frame. I was on a 400 mile ADV trip with two friends, all three of us were on hawks (new as of Memorial day), all three of us had this happen during the trip. Don't be us. Last edited by wamey; 07-12-2017 at 09:49 AM.
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