05-18-2023, 01:28 PM | #1 |
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The very top of the updated EPA list for street legal motorcycles lists a model certified as the Hawk X, and it is a carburetor model. It seems to be RPS finally have certified the 'standard' Hawk as a street-legal bike vs. all the years it has technically been an 'Off-highway dirtbike'. I did not see a listing for the DLX fuel-injected model, but the list is early, and will be added to over the next several months as bikes get approved.
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05-18-2023, 02:53 PM | #2 |
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Just the regular Hawk with a few tweaks, but instead of.the cg250 it looks like they are changing to a 223cc CB250 engine with the 65.5mm bore and 66.2mm stroke. Still a 5 speed, unfortunately.
https://www.rickypowersports.net/xhawk-250
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05-18-2023, 02:59 PM | #3 |
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I saw that. Still only a 5 speed. Baby steps I guess. lol California still need not apply.
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05-18-2023, 05:29 PM | #4 |
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The only thing California should apply for is euthanasia.
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05-18-2023, 05:41 PM | #5 |
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I honestly would have traded out my Hawk for an X version if they would have at least come with the RE250 engine with the 6 speed and gear driven counter balancer. That would be the best possible upgrade, even if the rest of the bike was more or less the same.
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05-19-2023, 01:16 AM | #6 | |
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05-19-2023, 08:21 AM | #7 |
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Can anyone tell if this new Hawk X still has the kickstart? One of the reasons I love these CG motors is that they still have a kickstart.
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05-19-2023, 01:08 PM | #8 |
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Of course they only show the left side in the pictures...
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It "probably" will, since most of the 5 speed CB clone engines retain the kick starter. The 6 speed ones eliminate it to add the extra gear, possibly due to case width clearance issues. But we won't know for sure until we see it. There are totally side covers out there for the 5 speed CB motors that lack the kick start hole. |
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05-20-2023, 03:02 PM | #10 |
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I don't seem them going through the motion to change much from the formerly 'Off-road only' version to a 'On-highway motorcycle' version, but they did not post a photo of the left side to know for sure (not that pre-release pictures are always 100% of the model coming).
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05-20-2023, 03:30 PM | #11 |
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How many HP, and how much torque and at what RPM do the new CB style engines make as compared to the CG. I assume they run more RPM, and naturally make peak power at higher RPM, but is it at any sacrifice to low rpm power?
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