Thinking about a hawk 250 few questions

BussinGold · 01-22-2024, 01:58 PM

Looking for a bike I can daily commute and take on light to medium duty trails, ride 2 up, and leave outside full time.

A few questions,

Has anyone had any electrical issues caused by water, or other issues from storing the bike outside uncovered in the rain? Is there a lot of raw metal parts that rust?

How does the hawk do 0-45mph in traffic? Does it feel like it struggles to keep up, or is there some throttle left for passing/accell quickly? I'm 250lb

Any problems riding 2 up? Some of the reviews say the brakes aren't so great and its a little low on power. Plus it sits pretty high. Does it feel real top heavy or pretty manageable? Combined we weigh 350-370lb

Is there any problems finding parts when stuff breaks?

Is there anyplace better than Amazon to buy if I decided to buy new?

The plan ive set out is do all the extra breakdown and greasing, loctiting, valve and chain adjustment, buy a nibbi 28mm carb, and better quality inner tubes. Will this set me up pretty good for the long haul or is there other things i really should be adding to the list?

01-22-2024, 01:58 PM	#1
BussinGold Join Date: Jan 2024 Posts: 1	Thinking about a hawk 250 few questions Looking for a bike I can daily commute and take on light to medium duty trails, ride 2 up, and leave outside full time. A few questions, Has anyone had any electrical issues caused by water, or other issues from storing the bike outside uncovered in the rain? Is there a lot of raw metal parts that rust? How does the hawk do 0-45mph in traffic? Does it feel like it struggles to keep up, or is there some throttle left for passing/accell quickly? I'm 250lb Any problems riding 2 up? Some of the reviews say the brakes aren't so great and its a little low on power. Plus it sits pretty high. Does it feel real top heavy or pretty manageable? Combined we weigh 350-370lb Is there any problems finding parts when stuff breaks? Is there anyplace better than Amazon to buy if I decided to buy new? The plan ive set out is do all the extra breakdown and greasing, loctiting, valve and chain adjustment, buy a nibbi 28mm carb, and better quality inner tubes. Will this set me up pretty good for the long haul or is there other things i really should be adding to the list?
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