11-16-2016, 04:20 AM | #1 | |
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An honest description on the Hawk
I found a retailer that accurately describes the Hawk.
http://www.powerdirtbikes.com/produc...e-6edd546fd3e5 Quote:
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11-16-2016, 05:04 AM | #2 |
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It's nice to see the Hawk getting around on these websites. It looks like the second link you posted has much better info on the bike. I can certainly say that a 250 is plenty big enough for use in the developing countries and third world nations. The entire market for larger displacement motorcycles is located in the states, Great Britain (mainly in part to Ewan and Charlie's ride round the world on big BMW bikes), and some parts of Europe. In Latin America especially, nobody would dream of having a fuel injected big bore motorcycle. They need small, cheap, reliable two wheeled transportation. The Hawk certainly seems to fit that bill. Ariel Red Hunter did a very nice writeup on the history of the Hawk engine. http://chinariders.net/showthread.ph...=ariel&page=14 It's hard to argue with simple solutions to problems. That's a large part of the reason I decided to go with air cooling and a carburetor for all my bikes. It's kind of hard to find a ready source of engine coolant or a fuel pump in the middle of nowhere on a long ride. If you have to bring a whole other bike's worth of spares in a support vehicle, you're not adventuring; that's called an extended test drive with factory support, IMO...
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11-16-2016, 07:28 AM | #3 | |
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http://www.therps.net/DB-Hawk.html The price difference might be due to model years; the lower cost one (with the altered name--Cougar Hawk) may be a '15 model, while the other one is a '16. You will NEVER get a straight answer out of the retailer. Perhaps member 'Adam Renkleff' from this site could answer the question since most of these retailers drop ship directly from RPS.
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11-16-2016, 09:23 AM | #4 | |
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11-16-2016, 09:29 AM | #5 |
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That is correct. My 2016 Hawk has Black rims.
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11-16-2016, 11:25 AM | #6 |
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The MCO lists my Hawk as a 2016 model, and it has the chrome rims. Not sure if there has been a design change, or if I just got older stock when mine was being assembled. In any event, I'm ridiculously happy with the bike, not so much with the Georgia DMV.
UPDATE: I guess I should pay more attention when I'm assembling the bike, and not post when I can't go look at the bike to verify. My Hawk does indeed have black rims. Also, the DMV in GA has been restored to my good graces, for the time being at least... Thread update on the registration adventure here: http://chinariders.net/showthread.ph...397#post236397
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First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up Last edited by Emerikol; 11-19-2016 at 07:51 PM. |
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11-16-2016, 12:45 PM | #7 |
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My motor tag has build date of 07/2016. Yours may be older stock. Still waiting to see how the Vin tag works out for you.
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11-17-2016, 09:50 AM | #8 |
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Black Rims
I want a Hawk with black rims, but most of the places list them as 2015's.
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11-17-2016, 09:55 AM | #9 |
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I got mine from ASPCUSA. It is listed as a 2015 on the site but its a 2016 and has black rims.
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11-17-2016, 10:04 AM | #10 |
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Perfect! That's where I was looking.
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11-17-2016, 01:19 PM | #11 |
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I don't think there are any 2015s left, maybe a couple green ones, but I think they were all sold months ago. All the online vendors are shipping out of our warehouse, so regardless of what their website says, you should get a 2016.
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11-17-2016, 01:36 PM | #12 |
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Black On Black is my personal choice.
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11-19-2016, 07:22 PM | #13 |
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Adam Rinkleff,just to let you know that you have a winner with the Hawk,the more I ride it the more I'm enjoying it,and I think that the engine is well built.Thanks again for a great bike.
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