So my hawk would not wheelie, period. It would not break 100 mph no matter how long I held it wide open. I was pretty disappointed with its overall performance.
I took the tank off to fix some dents and paint it so I decided to pull the float bowl and check the jets. I found that the main jets were smaller than stock, with a free flowing exhaust and a K&N filter. I ordered a jet kit and it got here on Friday so I went to work getting it installed.
I got it all put back together and just had to go try it out. I had just got done putting the decals on the tank and spraying the clear coat, so using the gas tank was out of the question. I filled up a R/C car fuel bottle and zip tied it to the airbox and went for a spin.
I rode up the road about a mile or so to warm it up a little. I was very impressed with the throttle response and the fact that it would actually pick up speed in high gear when rolling on the throttle from cruising speed. I turned around and headed back toward the house. In first gear I rolled on the throttle and got the RPMs up to 4-5 grand and then nailed it. The front end went straight up in the air!
At that time I thought about my little quart sized plastic fuel tank that was zip tied on and decided I better get out of the throttle before it fell off. The front end came down and reminded me that I had loosened the clip ons to adjust them, and had apparently not tightened them enough. The right bar spun around up toward the headlight and I swerved toward the ditch. I got it all straightened out and hammered it again. I got the bike up to 85 MPH on the short straight away, it would only reach about 70 there before.
Yesterday I put the tank back on and rode over to my parents house. There is a spot where I pull out onto a four lane road and after a short distance it narrows back down into a two lane. With the bike as it was before, I could reach 85 MPH before reaching the two lane. Now the speedo reads just over 105 in the same distance.
Needless to say, I am very happy with my little Hawk now. It's kinda funny, when I bought the thing I was kind of embarrased to ride it, and very disappointed with the power. Now I finally got the whole thing painted and cleaned up and it probably has twice the power. Dad was looking at it yesterday and said "That doesn't look anything like the bike you brought over a couple months ago.".
Sorry for the long read, I just had to share my story with someone, and figured you all would understand.
I took the tank off to fix some dents and paint it so I decided to pull the float bowl and check the jets. I found that the main jets were smaller than stock, with a free flowing exhaust and a K&N filter. I ordered a jet kit and it got here on Friday so I went to work getting it installed.
I got it all put back together and just had to go try it out. I had just got done putting the decals on the tank and spraying the clear coat, so using the gas tank was out of the question. I filled up a R/C car fuel bottle and zip tied it to the airbox and went for a spin.
I rode up the road about a mile or so to warm it up a little. I was very impressed with the throttle response and the fact that it would actually pick up speed in high gear when rolling on the throttle from cruising speed. I turned around and headed back toward the house. In first gear I rolled on the throttle and got the RPMs up to 4-5 grand and then nailed it. The front end went straight up in the air!
At that time I thought about my little quart sized plastic fuel tank that was zip tied on and decided I better get out of the throttle before it fell off. The front end came down and reminded me that I had loosened the clip ons to adjust them, and had apparently not tightened them enough. The right bar spun around up toward the headlight and I swerved toward the ditch. I got it all straightened out and hammered it again. I got the bike up to 85 MPH on the short straight away, it would only reach about 70 there before.Yesterday I put the tank back on and rode over to my parents house. There is a spot where I pull out onto a four lane road and after a short distance it narrows back down into a two lane. With the bike as it was before, I could reach 85 MPH before reaching the two lane. Now the speedo reads just over 105 in the same distance.
Needless to say, I am very happy with my little Hawk now. It's kinda funny, when I bought the thing I was kind of embarrased to ride it, and very disappointed with the power. Now I finally got the whole thing painted and cleaned up and it probably has twice the power. Dad was looking at it yesterday and said "That doesn't look anything like the bike you brought over a couple months ago.".
Sorry for the long read, I just had to share my story with someone, and figured you all would understand.
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