Thank you so much MotoCheez YouTube Channel for this hack for the Hawk 250 RPS dirt bike. That noise when you used your turn signals was painful to listen too. Now the issue I have is forgetting to turn them off because I don’t hear the beeping anymore haha. Another great video done by MotoCheez, please like and share the video if you did this to your hawk 250.
My hawk 250 upgrades, I have new sprockets, carb with new jets, new exhaust, new chain and digital cluster. If you are looking to buy the upgrades I have, you can purchase them from my shop, click here for hawk 250 upgrades
Great find by MotoCheez for some Hawk 250 RPS Dual Sport storage options. This was a quick installation and it can fit a lot of tools or whatever you want to store in there for your ride on the hawk 250. It also makes it look like you have dual exhaust on your hawk 250 dirt bike with this buritto tube.
If you would like to see the current upgrades I have done on my Hawk 250 RPS Dual Sport bike, read my post “Hawk 250 RPS Performance Upgrades”
Another great tip and video done by MotoCheez. This will help your Hawk 250 RPS dual sport bike breath and run better. Please make sure to like and share the video if this has helped you. If you don’t have a Dremel to cut out the plastics, you can just use pliers and bend it back and forth, it will snap right off. If you have any questions please contact me and I will do my best to help you out.
My hawk 250 upgrades, I have new sprockets, carb with new jets, new exhaust, new chain and digital cluster. If you are looking to buy the upgrades I have, you can purchase them from my shop, click here for hawk 250 upgrades
My buddies hawk 250 one day stopped working, he is around 3500 miles. The hawk 250 turned on for a few minutes and then shut off. He was moving at this time and the hawk sat for almost 4 months before we had a chance to look at it.
We did the “quick” troubleshoot method lol. We swapped out the quick parts from my working hawk and he still didn’t have any spark. We watched some videos on checking stators and magneto switches and found it was bad. We got a new stator from therps.net website for $50 but now they have changed their prices and it costs more, not cool.
Here is the video we recorded while changing the stator out. It was fairly easy to remove the cover and get to the stator to replace it. You just need to make sure to take pictures of everything before you take it apart, its always good to be able to look at the picture and make sure you put it back together correctly. The mind can easily forget or confuse you lol.
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Here are some pictures of the new stator we got and the old stator.
Getting the red hawk 250 ready for operation.
It’s very easy to get to the stator. You need to make sure to remove the small cover on the electric start. There is one more bolt behind the gears that are holding the stator cover in.
The below is the old stator. Make sure to take notes on how its installed and put the old stator and magneto switch back the same way. You want to make sure you don’t pinch the wires. Pay attention to how the stock one was set in there and do the same with the new stator and switch.
You will need to remove the wires from the plug before you will be able to remove the hawk 250 stator from the cover box. I used a flat head screwdriver to push the tabs and push the wire out. Remember to take a picture or write down the order the wires go into the plug. You need to make sure they are put back in the same order.
The red hawk 250 owner making sure she clean and everything looks good before we put the cover and new stator back on.
Once we got everything closed up. It took a while to get the hawk 250 started since it was sitting for a while. We replaced the gas, we cleaned the carb and put in a new spark plug but she still took a few kicks before she started. The battery was pretty much dead and we didn’t have a charger. I was kicking too fast and my leg slipped and hit the foot peg an this is the damage below. Excuse the white hairy legs lol.
This is a few days later. Looks really bad but it doesn’t hurt and by now its healed up more.
If you have any questions about this post, please feel free to contact me. I’m no expect mechanic but I will do my best to help you out if you have any questions on how I did it.
If you want to see all the hawk 250 upgrades I did on my bike, click here to read the post on the hawk 250 performance upgrades.
Video by MotoCheez on how to check and adjust your vales on your hawk 250 rps dual sport dirt bike. I was lucky enough to have him check my valves when I went by him for a day of cruising with the Hawk 250 bikes.
My hawk 250 upgrades, I have new sprockets, carb with new jets, new exhaust, new chain and digital cluster. If you are looking to buy the upgrades I have, you can purchase them from my shop, click here for hawk 250 upgrades
Just a quick post on installing Shinko 244 tires on hawk 250 dual sport bike. This was a fairly quick change out for my hawk 250. I did the front and rear tire in about 30 mins. This is my 2nd time changing a tube/tire on a motorcycle and I think 30 minutes isn’t so bad and it saved me probably $100 paying the dealership to do it for me. So the best investment I made was buying the bead-master pro irons and the rim protector. But after a while I got tired of the rim protector and didn’t use it lol.
The sizes for the Shinko 244 tires that I got are,
Front – Tire Size:3.00-21 51L (eBay Links Under this text, Amazon Links under the images)
[easybay item=”232295770404″ new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” output_type=”item-info-block” site=”0″][/easybay] Rear – Tire Size:4.10-18 60S (eBay Links Under this text, Amazon Links under the images)
I did another post that explains more in details how I figured out the size tires to get for my hawk250, click here to read the post on finding the hawk 250 tire sizing guide..
Where to Buy Shinko 244 Tires –Click here to see the Shinkos tires added to my store. You will see the 244 sets and the 705. The 705 is more for people who prefer the street riding only. I recommend reading the guide on the hawk 250 tire sizing guide to make sure you get the right one.
Here are some pictures of me installing Shinko 244 tires on hawk 250 dual sport. You will also find the YouTube video I uploaded on the bottom of this page.
I hope it gives you the courage to try and change your own tires. When I first got my hawk I got a flat tire and they charged me I think $50 to replace it with a new tube. Now I can save a lot of money doing these on my own. Plus when you are in the woods, there is no dealership to help you with changing your flat tubes =).
So its a really good idea to learn how to change your tires and tubes on the hawk 250 dual sport.
Stock hawk 250 tires next to the new Shinko 244 tires.
I got about 3400 miles out of the stock hawk 250 tires and that is 80% of street riding I did with the hawk 250.
I’m really liking how the Shinko 244 tires look on the hawk 250 but I still didn’t get a chance to fully test it on the street and off-roading. Once I do some more testing then I will do another post on here and update you guys.
Video on Installing Shinko 244 Tires on Hawk 250 Dual Sport
Quick Hawk 250 Blog Links
If you would like to see the hawk 250 performance upgrades I did on my hawk 250 dual sport, then checkout some of the links below.
You will find a video done by MotoCheez on how to tune the stock carburetor. This is a must do on your new hawk 250 rps dirt bike to make sure you are tuned for your location and making sure the jet sizes are working for you. The video below goes over how quickly you can get inside and tune your hawk 250 carburetor
Here are some pictures I took when I tuned the stock carburetor. I didn’t have a Dremel so I used a small hacksaw and was able to get the job done. For my second Hawk 250, I purchased the MIKUNI VM26 Carburetor Hawk 250 RPS and new jets, it was faster to setup since you didn’t have to cut out the screws and cap for the adjustment screw.
My hawk 250 upgrades, I have new sprockets, carb with new jets, new exhaust, new chain and digital cluster. If you are looking to buy the upgrades I have, you can purchase them from my shop, click here for hawk 250 upgrades
Another short post on doing oil change on hawk 250 dual sport. I did this the same day I changed my tires to the new Shinko 244 set, click here to read that post on installing the shinko 244 tires.
Changing the oil on the hawk 250 is very quick and easy and cheap. I think a quart ranges from $3 to $6 depending on the one you get. I show which oil I get for my hawk 250 in the pictures below. You can also see the video I uploaded to YouTube on changing the hawk 250 oil and the quick process.
Doing Oil Change on Hawk 250 Dual Sport Video
Quick Hawk 250 Blog Links
If you would like to see the hawk 250 performance upgrades I did on my hawk 250 dual sport, then checkout some of the links below.
This is the new O-Ring chain I got for my Hawk 250 RPS, this chain is 100% better than the stock one that comes with the bike and it’s a quick change. There is no need to cut the chain if you are using the stock sprockets or the ones shown above.
If you would like to see the current upgrades I have done on my Hawk 250 RPS Dual Sport bike, read my post “Hawk 250 RPS Performance Upgrades“
This was a great find by MotoCheez on why the Hawk 250 RPS dual sport rear tire would rub against the chain. It seems the chain guide holes are way off from where they should be. This was a fairly quick tweak to do on my Hawk 250 RPS. I had to do it on 3 other Hawk 250 and it got easier and quicker after the first one.
My hawk 250 upgrades, I have new sprockets, carb with new jets, new exhaust, new chain and digital cluster. If you are looking to buy the upgrades I have, you can purchase them from my shop, click here for hawk 250 upgrades
