Tires on 2016 Hawk stored inside???

[Bill Hilly]

Originally Posted by Megadan

It usually happens pretty quickly if it is going to happen. Usually you will get some signs such as juddery take offs or odd noises.

Thanks Dan . I appreciate it.

[Bill Hilly]

I noticed yesterday that the 2016 Hawk I bought yesterday had Japan on the carb, and after noticing today that it looked a little different, and had 4 screws holding the bowl on, I came to the conclusion that it's probably a VM26. It actually has Mikuni on it, but probably a clone. Did the 2016 Hawks have these carbs as stock? It has a decal on the engine case with some tuning specs, and something about being for off road only. I notice some differences between the regular (non DLX) Hawks like some on black wheels, and some chrome, but they seem to have not changed much, but I'm figure there are little changes from tear to year.

[Megadan]

4 bowl screws with a flanged mount is a vm26 clone. That was the upgrade to make in the early Hawk days, and still one of my faves. Mine also said "Japan" on it, but we all know that's a lie lol.

The chrome wheels were the original Hawks and sometime in 2016 they started to get black ones. 2017 onward they only came in black.

The turn signal beeper being the only other real change right around the same time. 2017 to now the RPS Hawk really hasn't changed.

[Bill Hilly]

Originally Posted by Megadan

4 bowl screws with a flanged mount is a vm26 clone. That was the upgrade to make in the early Hawk days, and still one of my faves. Mine also said "Japan" on it, but we all know that's a lie lol.

The chrome wheels were the original Hawks and sometime in 2016 they started to get black ones. 2017 onward they only came in black.

The turn signal beeper being the only other real change right around the same time. 2017 to now the RPS Hawk really hasn't changed.

I didn't really do anything to it today, but right before dark, I rolled it out, and just seen if it would start, and if the clutch acted funny. It started right up, and seems great. The clutch acts normal, but the pull is a little harder than my TBR7. I didn't push my luck going down the road on it ,but may go for a little spin on it if the weather warms. My Wife says it is supposed to get up around the mid 50s towards the end of next week. It is supposed be in the low single digits by morning, and all day tomorrow, and tomorrow night , here in the Mid Ohio Valley of West Virginia, and be miserably cold for several days. I personally have a hard time believing that we will actually get anymore unseasonably warm weather till Spring, but I hope we do.

[Pathfinders]

Congrats on a second bike!

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by Bill Hilly

. It is supposed be in the low single digits by morning, and all day tomorrow, and tomorrow night.

You guys got the warm weather out of this? I haven't seen a positive temperature for 3 days now lol.

[Bill Hilly]

Originally Posted by Megadan

You guys got the warm weather out of this? I haven't seen a positive temperature for 3 days now lol.

Yeah, it was 1 above zero just a while ago. I thought about slipping down to the creek for a little skinny dipping, but I can't afford anymore "shrinkage", because I I would hate for the woman to kick me out in this weather. LOL