Snowhawk Community???

[Hawk600]

Hello all!
Glad I found this forum, been reading on here for a week or so now.

I just picked up an 04 Snowhawk 600ho and I'm trying to learn all I can.

I'm new to the Snowhawk world and I'm looking for other good forums, sources of info, and aftermarket suppliers.

Thanks!

 

[TCSKIBIKE]

This is the place for knowledge...

I bought an 04 last year.

Drop the belly pan and inspect the muffler down by the recoil you will see a tiny brace/gusset. This brace holds water and rusts a whole. It happened to mine but because of this forum I was able to correct it before it melted a whole in the belly pan. I simply had someone weld it.

Check you Reeds and intake boots, mine were cracked. VFORCE replacement

Get the new "snow tracker Kit" if you dont have the latest ski updates..

If you are missing the rear snow deflector get one, it helps get snow up to the coolers.

Have fun

TonyC

 

[IbBroken]

Also check the muffler on your hawk they will start to crack out and performance will fall off. It is a easy fix but one to keep an eye on. Good luck and enjoy.

 

[snowhawk jockey]

hawk6, Welcome to the fold. After years of playing with these machines and sharing the interest, I consider this to be THE Hawk community, glad you could join us. If you have the '04, check to see if it still has a plastic airbox or if it has pod filters. MUST have pods and a snow flap to run and keep the motor cool and properly carburated to stay alive. If you don't have pods, let me know, I *might* know where a set are. The other thing to determine is if the pistons are original or if they have the "upgraded" piston rings. According to an unnamed source at Boivin, the original 2004 600 factory Doo motors had almost a 25% failure rate because of the flawed chrome facing on the rings. The chrome flaked off and scored the cylinders, killing pistons and cyls in the process. Expensive to fix after, cheaper to fix before, it happens. Maybe you wont be part of the 25% and have the problem. Fingers crossed. Doo had a similar problem with their '01 800 top ends and replaced them all as a recall. Not enough failures with the 600 to justify recall, so it was handled on a case by case basis. Not trying to alarm you just an update on the '04 model quirks... Plenty of guys running original '04 600 motors without problems.

In addition to the gusset that TCSKI mentioned, the exhaust joint that IB mentions is where the J-pipe is welded to the muffler its the one prone to failure, had to reweld a few over the years. Silicone the pipe springs at the muffler joint also, I seem to remember a spring tab or two pulling off from vibration.

Got any other Hawkers in your area to ride with?

Also check the muffler on your hawk they will start to crack out and performance will fall off. It is a easy fix but one to keep an eye on. Good luck and enjoy.

 

[Hawk600]

Wow thanks for the replies guys! I just got home with her last. not sure what type of ski mount it has. I know it doesn't have pod filters but I know the guy I got it from said there was a recall done on the air box and engine.
I'll will post some pics this evening so you guys can tell me what I have.

Thanks guys!!!

 

[buffaloHAWK]

community?

where are all the east coast trail riders at? lets all get together this year and ride the woods around western ny!!! or maybe we can all rent a semi and make it to the hawkfest out west....

 

[RudeAwakening]

tughill baby call me when theres snow!!!

 

[buffaloHAWK]

tug hill

i hope there is more than wide open fire road type riding up there................i dont want to be holding the throttle wide open for miles and miles on the 503 and havin no fun,bumps or jumps!

 

[TCSKIBIKE]

I would love to ride with some other hawks! Im in Northern VT.

 

[buffaloHAWK]

hawkfest east at tug hill?

sounds like a hawkfest EAST is in the works for tug hill. looks to be in the middle for most of us.....

 

[snow hawk gal]

Can you guys do it a different weekend

We do have some people coming from that area and it would be nice if we had two rather than choosing between the two.

Thanks,
Tammy

 

[buffaloHAWK]

why only 2?

i think there should be some sort of hawkfest every weekend.we dont get snow till march so there shouldnt be any conflict of dates.... there is a small chance i might make hawkfest west this year!!!!!

 

[snow hawk gal]

Gathering the Flock---small Hawkfests

We call gathering the flock.

So we book out weekends and plan ahead for gatherings.

We gather the flock Martin Luther King weekend at Reecer Creek, we gather for Hawkfest in Lolo for Presidents weekend.
We gather the flock for New Years, Valentines Day weekend, Easter Weekend and usually at least one other towards the end of the season.

Plus when we go out Tony usually starts calling people on Tuesday if we are just going out. So I would plan one for Martin Luther Kind weekend, its usually a three day weekend and the snow is usually amazing.

So whatever we can do to get you here we will. I know if you can simply get your body out here we can get you on a machine. That will not be a problem at all. We would be honored to have you come.

 

[off road rider]

Thanksgivings coming up, Wheres the snow???

 

[TKswild1]

?? Snow Hawk Jacket ??

This website under racing gear has the jacket I'm looking for. I believe they are not in buisness anymore. Does any one know where or who has one.

www.snowhawkracing.com

Thank's

 

[J&L Snowhawk]

SH jacket

I checked on these jackets last year they were like 350bones I can probaly still get one from AD B.

 

[TKswild1]

Holy shipwreck

350 for a jacket. Don't even bother looking for me.