A new Hawk is born! 🥳

OneLeggedRider · 10-14-2019, 04:35 PM

Yes folks Jay is the proud new father of a bouncing baby Hawk thanks in part to all of you that helped with the funding and especially our biggest contributor Megadan!

My old '74 K20 was called into service to play the role of the Stork to bring her home. And it sits so freaking tall the tailgate lined up perfectly with semi trailer so the UPS driver didn't even have to use the lift gate. And it even sets taller than my porch which is a good 4 feet off the ground. #squarebodymafia 😎

Some interesting changes were made to the '19 model compared to my '18. Different gas tank and fuel cap (has a screw on dirtbike cap with vent tube), different side plastics, different front tire (smaller with different tread pattern), thread locker and locking nuts on almost every fastener, and I think the rear sprocket is different as well, and the chain actually has the proper amount of slack rather than Arnold Schwarzenegger tight.

Still haven't got it fully assembled but we got a good start on it. Also it had very little fork oil in it and it was clear and really thick. And had even bigger spacers in the forks than my Hawk. We put 180ml of ATF in each for now.

10-14-2019, 04:35 PM	#1
OneLeggedRider Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Stockport, Oh. Posts: 1,442	A new Hawk is born! 🥳 Yes folks Jay is the proud new father of a bouncing baby Hawk thanks in part to all of you that helped with the funding and especially our biggest contributor Megadan! My old '74 K20 was called into service to play the role of the Stork to bring her home. And it sits so freaking tall the tailgate lined up perfectly with semi trailer so the UPS driver didn't even have to use the lift gate. And it even sets taller than my porch which is a good 4 feet off the ground. #squarebodymafia 😎 Some interesting changes were made to the '19 model compared to my '18. Different gas tank and fuel cap (has a screw on dirtbike cap with vent tube), different side plastics, different front tire (smaller with different tread pattern), thread locker and locking nuts on almost every fastener, and I think the rear sprocket is different as well, and the chain actually has the proper amount of slack rather than Arnold Schwarzenegger tight. Still haven't got it fully assembled but we got a good start on it. Also it had very little fork oil in it and it was clear and really thick. And had even bigger spacers in the forks than my Hawk. We put 180ml of ATF in each for now. __________________ ~ Don't poke the bear ~ M.M.I. Dean's List graduate class of '95 and Specialty welder 2020 Ice Bear Terifecta 150cc Trike 2011 Honda Foreman 500ES 4x4 2001 Polaris Scrambler 400 Last edited by OneLeggedRider; 10-30-2019 at 01:56 AM.
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