Hawk 250 Problems

I purchased my Hawk 250 back in December 2015. I haven't rode the last 2 years as much as I would have liked. My hawk has about 6500 miles now. Right now its sitting in the garage with a dead battery but I know 100% it will start as soon as I charge the battery or put a new one in =). I haven't had any major issues on the hawk but I did have one close call which I will list below in my Hawk 250 problems checklist. I'm just going to list a few hawk problems I had that I can recall, its not in any kinda of order.

2. A spoke broke on my rear tire as my girlfriend and I were driving on a back road. We were coming down a hill doing about 45 and next thing I know the bike just starts wobbling. I don't know how I saved it but I tried not to panic and downshifted to slowdown the bike and lightly tapped on the breaks. This isn't really a hawk 250 problem, its more of lack of maintenance on my part. Make sure to tightening those spokes on your rims!

3. I don't know the right terms but I'm sure you guys will know about this one =). There is a seal that goes around the gear shifter drips oil, I changed it 2 times now but its still drips, so I must be doing something wrong. What is strange I have a second hawk and it never drips, so I guess it just depends on who assembled your hawk over in the factories lol

4. Electric start doesn't always work. (This is only happening on my cousins blue hawk, I haven't had the issue with my black hawk) You hit the button and nothing happens, the battery is charged. Then sometimes it works and starts the bike. It sounds like maybe a loose connection or short wire but we tried checking it

5. This is more of a maintenance issue and not really a hawk 250 problem. These motorcycles vibrate A LOT, be prepared to lose nuts and bolts if you don't check the connections after a few rides. It doesn't take long to check the basics to make sure you don't lose something on your ride. I have lose foot pedals, bolts and bunch of other stuff that just vibrated off haha.

That's all I can recall about issues I had with my hawk 250 dual sport, as I recall any new issues I will update this blog post.

Please comment your hawk 250 problems in the comments section below or send me an email and I will update this blog post with hawk 250 pros and cons.