New member, new hawk.

Scarecrow · 03-15-2020, 04:32 PM

How’s it going everyone? South Florida native here. Just learned about these Chinese bikes a few weeks ago and decided to give it a try. Expecting a hawk 250 to show up Tuesday and excited. Never ridden a sport or dirt bike. I’ve only ever ridden cruisers and currently have an Indian chief dark horse. It’s going to be a shock for me riding a sub 300 pound bike when my current bike is I believe 700 or so pounds. Bought a few upgrades I’ve seen mentioned on the site and I plan on tearing the bike down and loctite and greasing every bolt and bearing I can find. Look forward to being apart of the community.

whitelightning85 · 03-15-2020, 10:31 PM

Welcome. I'm in the Tampa Bay area myself in Florida!

FSRACING · 03-16-2020, 01:00 AM

I'm new here myself From FL. Congrats on your Hawk purchase. I just got a TBR7. Pics are posted up in the pics section if ya wanna check it out. You are planning on doing some carb work right? I didnt even fire mine up before changing out the carb and jetting it with a 115 main. I didnt wanna chance running lean with the factory crap. Be sure to check your chain slack because they ship them super tight. Dont even sit on it before loosening it.

Megadan · 03-16-2020, 03:21 AM

Welcome to the site. Nice to see some folks are still buying the old Hawks.

Nowhere near Florida myself, but it seems like you have lots of company.

Scarecrow · 03-16-2020, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by FSRACING

I'm new here myself From FL. Congrats on your Hawk purchase. I just got a TBR7. Pics are posted up in the pics section if ya wanna check it out. You are planning on doing some carb work right? I didnt even fire mine up before changing out the carb and jetting it with a 115 main. I didnt wanna chance running lean with the factory crap. Be sure to check your chain slack because they ship them super tight. Dont even sit on it before loosening it.

Nice bike, just checked the pictures out. I love the white tbr7. I haven’t bought a mikuni clone yet. I bought a 110 jet for the stock and going to see how it goes. Bought a set of sprockets and a digital cluster. Will eventually get some tubes and some shinko 705s since it’ll be mostly street riding. I probably would have been better off with the brozz but when the bike shows up and the soon to be wife finds out (because she will find out when it’s sitting in the garage) figured it’d be easier to explain away $1400 then $2000.

Weldangrind · 03-17-2020, 12:13 AM

Welcome, Scarecrow!

03-15-2020, 04:32 PM	#1
Scarecrow Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 7	New member, new hawk. How’s it going everyone? South Florida native here. Just learned about these Chinese bikes a few weeks ago and decided to give it a try. Expecting a hawk 250 to show up Tuesday and excited. Never ridden a sport or dirt bike. I’ve only ever ridden cruisers and currently have an Indian chief dark horse. It’s going to be a shock for me riding a sub 300 pound bike when my current bike is I believe 700 or so pounds. Bought a few upgrades I’ve seen mentioned on the site and I plan on tearing the bike down and loctite and greasing every bolt and bearing I can find. Look forward to being apart of the community.
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03-16-2020, 03:21 AM	#4
Megadan Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 8,053	Welcome to the site. Nice to see some folks are still buying the old Hawks. Nowhere near Florida myself, but it seems like you have lots of company. __________________ Hawk Information and Resource guide: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=20331 2018 Hawk 250 - Full Mod list here. http://www.chinariders.net/showpost....62&postcount=1 2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 https://chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=34124
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03-17-2020, 12:13 AM	#6
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Welcome, Scarecrow! __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-15-2020, 10:31 PM	#2
whitelightning85 Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Tampa Bay Area Posts: 53	Welcome. I'm in the Tampa Bay area myself in Florida!
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03-16-2020, 01:00 AM	#3
FSRACING Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 10	I'm new here myself From FL. Congrats on your Hawk purchase. I just got a TBR7. Pics are posted up in the pics section if ya wanna check it out. You are planning on doing some carb work right? I didnt even fire mine up before changing out the carb and jetting it with a 115 main. I didnt wanna chance running lean with the factory crap. Be sure to check your chain slack because they ship them super tight. Dont even sit on it before loosening it.
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