Just bought a carbd hawk 250 help

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by Desuboi941

Oooh also looking to get a 17/42 sprocket combo but I’m wondering if it could get better top speeds with another gearing. I’m 5’8” and my girl is 5’4-5’5 I weigh about a buck 40 and she’s right around 100. It’s nice to be a part of the community and I’m hoping y’all can help shed a little light. Thanks for taking the time to reach the end and I’ll be looking forward to hearing y’all’s responses.

I weigh as much as the two of you together. My 2 cents, don't go lower than a 45 rear sprocket. It's the perfect sprocket combo for this bike, the power it makes, and the speeds it is capable of. With the exhaust upgrade and a 17/45 sprocket combo you will be lookin at top speeds of about 65-68mph, and a bike that will happily cruise along at 50-60mph all day long. That is the realistic best these bikes can do.

Just my 2 cents.

[Desuboi941]

Originally Posted by Megadan

I weigh as much as the two of you together. My 2 cents, don't go lower than a 45 rear sprocket. It's the perfect sprocket combo for this bike, the power it makes, and the speeds it is capable of. With the exhaust upgrade and a 17/45 sprocket combo you will be lookin at top speeds of about 65-68mph, and a bike that will happily cruise along at 50-60mph all day long. That is the realistic best these bikes can do.

Just my 2 cents.

That actually sounds really good to me, we live off of a three lain main road (non hwy) and I just mainly wanted to make sure the bike wouldn’t be stuck going nowhere in an emergency. Also… to make sure. You’re saying that just with an exhaust upgrade and the sprockets it’s capable of 65-68?

[Megadan]

When I got my first Hawk I rode it mostly stock with only 17/45 sprockets and a vm26 carb with proper jetting for the bike and it could propel my 6ft4 self along up to 63mph at full throttle after break in was complete.

I then installed an exhaust and did the airbox lid mod, adjusted my.jetting, and the bike could reach up to 68mph.

The stock exhaust is choked off by a rather crappy catalyst and is the.biggest single restriction on the carbed Hawk.