I rode my Hawk for 300 miles straight to the beach with only one break for dinner with an average speed of 60-70 mph almost the entire time. It took about 4 hours and I was in 95-100* F weather. I had 17/40 sprockets, Shinko 705s, an exhaust cat delete, aftermarket carb + pod filter, and no internal engine mods. I also drove it around everywhere while on vacay. Then drove it home 300 miles again. It took it like a champ!
@@Reptilefamily7 I know a guy that has 35,000 miles on his Hawk and it just keeps chugging along. If you take care of her and do the proper maintenance, I suspect I could get 40-45,000 miles out of a top end.
I take my 2020 hawk on the freeway every day speed limits 70 and when I first bought it it did bout 65 to 68 replace the plug with the E3 plug oil change and I did 74 today easy I also weigh 130 soaking wet with absolutely zero death wobbell! Love my hawk
i just did the oil im by bike with the best oil i could find , and every time i got up to speed about 60 it felt like it was choking or having a hard time even keeping speed and find out yesterday the oil was black and needed a change so im hoping giving it a fresh spark plug and giving it some good oil will help that issues maybe some new sprockets too
I would recommend to anyone getting this bike to spend a little more for the EFI version of this bike. No tuning of the carb and it comes with a much better suspension.
True dlx hawk power starts up easy cold starts and is a mean 250 dual sport got it to 3300 mile mark..off road and Lower roads...highway is to crazy where i live Trucks and Bad Drivers..
I disagree. My buddy has one and has had electrical issues the entire time he's owned it, 2 years, 3 batteries, 2 rectifiers, and something yet to be determined in the starter circuit. Last time we rode, I pulled the battery out of my carbed bike and put it in his hawk so it would run. His starter had stuck running (either a bad solenoid, a short, or a stuck switch probably). His battery ended up being run dead somehow with the key out, so thoroughly it couldn't be brought back. It's his third battery. We disconnected the power from his starter solenoid and I gave him my battery. His bike runs well so kick started fine with the battery in. My bike ran fine without it, just wouldn't kick start with all the lights pulling power... bump started fine down a hill though and ran great. I like the hawk, but if you're buying old or cheap in general, I really think EFI should be avoided. Doubly so if you don't have the tools, space, and ambition to fix bugs. On a carbed bike, your speedometer might go out and your turn signals might stop working from a short, but an efi bike will die with the battery. If you don't plan on upgrading to a different bike, or if you know what you're getting into and like working on your bike, I guess EFI makes some sense. There are people who go that route for good reasons. I just think people should consider the importance of the bike running and being ridable whenever you want vs. getting an extra horse out of the motor on a bike you're most likely going to replace in a couple seasons anyway. I know I'm on a soap box about this, but I can't express how much it sucks to be stuck on the side of the road because of a dead battery. It feels silly when you had the choice to get a carb instead for less money.
If u do make sure u carry an extra battery because u won't be able to pop start it if the battery dies . I have a efi and love it. Efi is run by the battery.
300 conversion top end and add ignition advance 8 degrees . Jet carburetor swap to 17/47 or 45 sprockets. Race pipes and drill more holes inside muffler for better air flow . Remove muffler cap for flow. With race cam added as well this all should give you about 80 mph top end. Uncork the ass and open the asthma and your good to go with all bikes. You can also run Tulane in the gas for high octane two cups per 5 gallons it's race fuel.
I thought that looked like nasty Louisiana. I grew up in Baton Rouge. So glad I left there for the great outdoors. I do NOT miss the trash, mismanged government, crime, incessant rain, heat and humidity.... etc... etc. Great test ride though!
@@Random-ed2xf The Apollo Deluxe 250 has 17/17 rims, but are fatter-tired so more off-roadish (and Apollo hasn't had the dual-sport for a while now, only their near-identical off-road dirt bike). Pitster Pro will sell 17/17 supermoto wheels for their bikes, and I know that Orion has a 17/17 set for their RXB250L bikes.
Bro I was just in New Orleans on cinco seen my aunt, got back and my bike got to my house 5 mins after I got home. 6 days early amazing just got it together
Tell you what I don’t dare take the Hawk on the Texas interstate. You would definitely get killed. Slow lane people going 70-75. Lol. We have the highest speed limit in the country. When I get on the interstate I ride my Harley. Plenty of power to hang with traffic or pass. The Hawk in reality is just a casual trail bike and city riding. Don’t go no further then that. Just don’t have the power. Nice vid keep it up.
Definitely not lol I drove cross country more than once and Montana is one where the speed limit is 80 on some high ways and roads I can't remember the other places but basically the places like Montana where you have straight roads that go for miles the speed limit is above yours lol
Hell I live in Nashville and the interstate here is 70 on the right but everyone does 80 in the left side/passing lane. I ride all around this city on my hawk. U just gotta be careful and pay attention. And stay away from the 18 wheelers. The wind off their trucks almost blows me away. I can usually stay between 70 to 75 on a good day an I'm 220. Not saying it's for everyone but sometimes you gotta try and keep up with the big boys.😂
as soon as i got my hawk 250 my rear rim had a bent spoke and to find replacement parts for wheels and stuff for a hawk is a pain luckly we were able to bend it back in shape and it works completely fine but still need to keep an eye on it and then my front rim turns out to be bent so i really have to watch the bike when i lean the bike and all
Hey I see you live on West Bank NOLA which I'm a Louisiana native at heart. Noticed when I saw that DMV bldg and the Stumpf Blvd sign lol! Yo man This video gave me hope because I am planning on moving back home next year and I do want to purchase a Hawk. Thanks for sharing this.
I think you can change the height of the bike where it doesn't sit so high I know a video I just watched a minute ago showed were I think you can maybe a just the height where it doesn't you know where your feet can actually touch the ground
I’m 5’6” with a 30 inch inseam. I can tiptoe on one foot with the suspension all the way down. It’s not a problem for street driving but for off-road you’re gonna have to get used to it. I’d also highly recommend different tires for off-roading
I re watch it...man that was slow lol... X22R would catch no only just catch up...it would pass and leave u behind....and that's stock... (0.o ) .. man I wonder how my stage 1 would do...
I have a 2020 hawk with the nibbi carb, aftermarket air filter, no cat, 17/45 sprockets, the. Needle clip in the carb is middle and it's a 100 size main but it seems like its not getting good throttle response... If I turn the throttle too fast the bike just dies
LOVE THIS GUY. GOING TOO GET MY FIRST BIKE LATER THIS YEAR IT GOING TOO BE A HAWK 250 EFI AND IVE WATCHED ALL YOUR VIDS ABOUT THE 250 SO IF I HAVE A PROBLEM YOUR THE FIRST GUY IM COMEING TOO SEE IF YOU HAVE A FIX FIRST
Wanted to get a sports bike to just ride around town to gym and you know have some fun but this is like not even a fraction of the price and I’m considering it, would you think it be good for a beginners bike?
Beginners bike it perfectly fits the category, and it will start and ride out of the box. but you will have to wrench on it eventually that’s to be expected. I’d suggest picking up a small metric tool kit somewhere like harbor freight or Amazon
Following cause I wanna buy this bike for my driving into town. I will want to replace the rims and suspension cause I can take some back roads for short cuts
I'm about 280lbs. On flat straight road I can get it to about 63ish. Struggles up big hills in 5th gear. I regularly drive in 55 mph country roads, and hawk does great! Got 1,200m on my 2020 DLX.
Both appear to be equally as tough. The hawk does require a small amount of hand-holding though on the maintenance side whereas the DR is more user-friendly to lack of maintenance and abuse
I would kill these weak little bikes very fast. They are so weakly poorly made. The size of the forks and frame is weak. I would kill it off road. This is why I have to stick to old school honda Cr and xr and xl. My xr650 would smoke this thing , I could stay on 3 Rd gear and pass these things. Not bad for small light beginner or guy who don't mind be be full throttle just to keep up to traffic. GUTLESS. Also I'm close to 260 pounds bodybuiding so this little. Girls bike could not even carry me at speed limits. Great bike for lightweights and beginners. Do not date take it off road. Hilarious gutless really. Great gas saver still. Beats a gas guzzling car. Great for cheap commute. It's all about needs. What you need it for. It is wise for cheap travel I see. Greta vid.
@@eddiespagetti8395 oh please i bet you don't even know how to ride ,you're just another "very successful bodybuilding know it all keyboard warrior" 😂 don't stroke it too hard your gonna hurt yourself