hawk update - Page 5

Zapkin · 12-14-2023, 09:22 PM

Do©Hawk · 12-15-2023, 03:44 PM

I can't keep my hands off the Hawk when the sun is shining. Whether I should or shouldn't is always an afterthought.

buzz · 12-15-2023, 05:48 PM

Hey looks like old buildings in Sagamore Pa. Mining town,you should have stopped at my house.

Zapkin · 12-23-2023, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by buzz

Hey looks like old buildings in Sagamore Pa. Mining town,you should have stopped at my house.

The property we ride on down there is owned by the coal mines. during the summer its very dense with a few well-worn trails but right now it's wide open. I want to go roam around down there some more but the mud and my constitution are preventing it right now.

buzz · 12-25-2023, 09:40 PM

You should have went today,was nice.

Do©Hawk · 12-27-2023, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by buzz

You should have went today,was nice.

It was beautiful out on Christmas day. I had family visitors in and out all day long so I didn't really get to enjoy it. I took a quick ride in my neighborhood at dusk just to get one in. Warm enough to be comfortable in sweats and Crocs on the bike.

buzz · 12-27-2023, 07:27 PM

Another nice day today, got a little ride before the rain.

Zapkin · 01-10-2024, 08:03 AM

It was 38 degrees out, but the sun was peeking out. I thought, "if the hawk will start without kicking it, I'll ride." Well, below 40 degrees the Hawk really doesn't like to start using the battery. So, I kicked it, got it started and then promptly let it stall and then flooded it trying to kick it again. Jeez o weez. Old age sucks, completely winded and drenched in sweat, I ended up flipping it the bird and covering it up and going inside to cozy up to my kitty and watch 1883.

Until another day, then the Hawk will spread its wings and commence to vibrating my old bones to dust as I scurry down the road in search of my lost youth.

that last bit was kind of poetic. . .

**JerryHawk250** · 01-10-2024, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Zapkin

It was 38 degrees out, but the sun was peeking out. I thought, "if the hawk will start without kicking it, I'll ride." Well, below 40 degrees the Hawk really doesn't like to start using the battery. So, I kicked it, got it started and then promptly let it stall and then flooded it trying to kick it again. Jeez o weez. Old age sucks, completely winded and drenched in sweat, I ended up flipping it the bird and covering it up and going inside to cozy up to my kitty and watch 1883.

Until another day, then the Hawk will spread its wings and commence to vibrating my old bones to dust as I scurry down the road in search of my lost youth.

that last bit was kind of poetic. . .

That's one smart Hawk. It was trying to tell you keep yo old butt inside.

Texas Pete · 01-10-2024, 10:05 AM

The problem is you didn’t have the old Australian standby handy.

buzz · 01-11-2024, 05:38 PM

I need that!

Zapkin · 01-13-2024, 08:47 AM

It's freezing cold outside; the wind last night completely destroyed the cheap Amazon bike cover I was using. It's shredded. I went out in this freezing snow and pulled the battery out of the bike, then brought it inside. I am going to let it warm up and then take the bike over to my son-in-law's to store her for the rest of the season. I am pretty much within walking distance of everything I could possibly need, and the Hawk... well, she needs a rest.

Thumper · 01-13-2024, 06:42 PM

-2 and dropping for the Chiefs/Dolphins game in KC tonight. That's even colder than a Chiefs/Raiders game a few years ago. Layered up for that, but it is predicted to drop to -9 throughout the game, and there is a 15mph wind. NO ONE will be happy on that field!!!!!

Bikes are parked indefinitely. And too cold to even work on them in the garage

MeToo · 01-14-2024, 07:30 PM

KC also. It's colder than I like. But I don't really like cold at all so I'm ready for hibernation. I don't know how you folks farther north even survive.

buzz · 01-15-2024, 06:15 PM

You get used to it, 2 degrees this morning.

12-14-2023, 09:22 PM	#61
Zapkin Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Ohio Valley Posts: 686	cabin fever leads to stuff Attached Thumbnails __________________ 2022 Hawk 250
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12-15-2023, 03:44 PM	#62
Do©Hawk Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: Western PA Posts: 193	I can't keep my hands off the Hawk when the sun is shining. Whether I should or shouldn't is always an afterthought. __________________ 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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01-10-2024, 08:03 AM	#68
Zapkin Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Ohio Valley Posts: 686	It was 38 degrees out, but the sun was peeking out. I thought, "if the hawk will start without kicking it, I'll ride." Well, below 40 degrees the Hawk really doesn't like to start using the battery. So, I kicked it, got it started and then promptly let it stall and then flooded it trying to kick it again. Jeez o weez. Old age sucks, completely winded and drenched in sweat, I ended up flipping it the bird and covering it up and going inside to cozy up to my kitty and watch 1883. Until another day, then the Hawk will spread its wings and commence to vibrating my old bones to dust as I scurry down the road in search of my lost youth. that last bit was kind of poetic. . . __________________ 2022 Hawk 250
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01-10-2024, 10:05 AM	#70
Texas Pete Join Date: Nov 2022 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 578	The problem is you didn’t have the old Australian standby handy. __________________ 2022 1/2 Templar X 250 - 6 gear model - 13 Front / 40 Rear Sprockets - #42 / #120 Jets - 1mm thick nitrile O-ring needle shim (removed) - Kenda K761 Dual Sport Tires - Sedona Standard Thickness Inner Tubes - Stock OEM battery, carburetor, spark plug still going strong - https://youtu.be/dhAYEKH-jFQ Texas Pete's Templar X 250 Torque Specifications Sheet Texas Pete's Engine Displacement Calculator Texas Pete's Tire and Rim Compatibility
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01-13-2024, 08:47 AM	#72
Zapkin Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Ohio Valley Posts: 686	It's freezing cold outside; the wind last night completely destroyed the cheap Amazon bike cover I was using. It's shredded. I went out in this freezing snow and pulled the battery out of the bike, then brought it inside. I am going to let it warm up and then take the bike over to my son-in-law's to store her for the rest of the season. I am pretty much within walking distance of everything I could possibly need, and the Hawk... well, she needs a rest. __________________ 2022 Hawk 250
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12-15-2023, 05:48 PM	#63
buzz Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Dayton Pa. Posts: 862	Hey looks like old buildings in Sagamore Pa. Mining town,you should have stopped at my house.
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12-25-2023, 09:40 PM	#65
buzz Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Dayton Pa. Posts: 862	You should have went today,was nice.
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12-27-2023, 07:27 PM	#67
buzz Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Dayton Pa. Posts: 862	Another nice day today, got a little ride before the rain.
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01-11-2024, 05:38 PM	#71
buzz Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Dayton Pa. Posts: 862	I need that!
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01-13-2024, 06:42 PM	#73
Thumper Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Kansas City Posts: 2,298	-2 and dropping for the Chiefs/Dolphins game in KC tonight. That's even colder than a Chiefs/Raiders game a few years ago. Layered up for that, but it is predicted to drop to -9 throughout the game, and there is a 15mph wind. NO ONE will be happy on that field!!!!! Bikes are parked indefinitely. And too cold to even work on them in the garage __________________ -2022 5 speed Templar X Orange, OEM 51T rear sprocket, 14T front sprocket -NOS 2020 KTM 250SX (2-stroke motocross), less than 10 hours on it
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01-14-2024, 07:30 PM	#74
MeToo Join Date: Dec 2023 Location: Earth Posts: 11	KC also. It's colder than I like. But I don't really like cold at all so I'm ready for hibernation. I don't know how you folks farther north even survive.
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01-15-2024, 06:15 PM	#75
buzz Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Dayton Pa. Posts: 862	You get used to it, 2 degrees this morning.
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