I Bought A CRASHED AMAZON Motorcycle... ($800 Hawk 250 Rebuild)

Well folks, this might've been my dumbest idea yet. I picked up a Hawk 250 from @DorkintheRoad and we're going to see just how bad a dirt cheap Chinese motorcycle really is.

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00:00 - Intro
00:59 - Dear God, WHY???
02:50 - Will It Start?
07:10 - Can I Fix It?
12:09 - Secret Weapon!
17:04 - Day Two (Failure...)

[itsturbotime]

Things have gotten serious....Spite has TWO cans of Diet Coke on his work bench....

[scottaddicott]

I’ve had a Hawk for 4yrs. It goes 65mph reliably. Yeah, I geared and jetted it. Less than $100 to do that. Bought it new out of curiosity. I also own a Harley and a CRF 450. It’s been a fun purchase as an extra bike!

[DorkintheRoad]

I'm so happy to see the genuine Oregon cobwebs made it all the way back to Texas with you ;)

[thumpersquid]

I love the collaboration between Dork and you. I love that you're willing to get dirty off road. You guys are in my top 10 YouTubers. Keep up the great content!

[teagan]

I’m actually glad you posted a video that you didn’t get it fixed in one go. It gives viewers realistic expectations about the frustrations of project bikes. It easy to watch some slick edited video of fixing bikes and think it’s going to be smooth and easy, when it usually isn’t!

[bena]

Hey Spite. Got a quick story for you that I hope you see. It will definitely give you a laugh.

I'm a subcontractor and have been working on and off at the same site for about a year. One of the guys there bought an SMCR a while ago. Talked to him about it and he loved it. Haven't seen it there my last few visits. Now today I arrive and what is parked in the same spot? That's right a Ducati Hypermotard.

Ran into the guy and asked him what happened and he said it keep breaking and taking ages for the dealership to fix it and he just got sick of having to deal with the issues so he traded it in for the used Ducati.

And even funnier this is the same guy that gave another guy working there shit about buying a CF Moto because it was a cheap Chinese bike that was going to fall apart. Almost a year of ownership later his 650NK has been perfect.

[jeffjohnon]

The wires behind that busted out dash might be a problem too, and that coil did take a shot on the rock when it was wrecked.

[Nikfury]

More content like this! Always thought spite has a good deal of mechanical knowledge and it is very interesting to me to follow a repair/ maintenance job like this. Next time low light can help to show the spark.

[Motodidakt]

$800 seems a bit steep for that bike tbh, haha.

[johnmitchell]

That is actually bad for the spark plug coil, you should hold the plug against the engine and look for spark between the gap. Use a different plug if you suspect the plug is defective.

A little silicone grease makes it much easier to assemble those rubber pieces.

[ivyrides]

I really enjoyed this! Keep kicking ass. Entertaining and informative, doesn't get better than that.

[pd]

Remember carburetor is choke on start for first 30 or so seconds then half choke for another 30 or so seconds then choke off. And if you give it too much gas it can flood the engine and you have to vent off the fuel. And never use old rotten gas when trying to fix or troubleshoot. Air + Spark + Fuel and you have bad fuel which could hide problems with spark or air mix.

[jamesdreads]

the very first thing I do after buying used carb'd bike is clean the carb, even if it runs fine.

[smcrrider]

I knew it was a single! Couldn't mistake that sound

[parkersgarage]

you could have taken that coil to your local honda dealer i bet. you get what you pay for w electronic components ie sensors and coils. i had the fuel injected hawk and that thing took an ass whooping. these bikes are hard to kill tbh. cool vid spite

[High_Desert_Tanner]

Turning an engine over without having the spark plug grounded can cause a coil to fail like that.

[Nate]

This is the type of video I love.great work Spite!

[ultraspartan]

Picked one up as a first bike over a year ago. Been around cars for years and love tinkering and thats what these things are best as. The China Riders forum has every bit of info you'd ever need on all the standard issues you WILL have out the box. If you like to work on your stuff, its a great and cheap way to learn some basic mechanics. As long as you understand what you're getting in to it's a ton of fun.

[jamesstone]

Great to you to be truthful and admit you didn’t trouble shoot it perfectly the first

[collinclark]

I live in South Africa, and I have just bought one of these new. So far it has been a great little bike, and my second motorcycle from this manufacturer. It is a Big Boy TSR 250 where I live. Got the user manual, if that helps at all.
Thanks for a great video.