Member Contributer slo1 Posted April 17, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 17, 2018 There seems to be afew about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Duc2V4 Posted April 17, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 17, 2018 Still on my want list but would need to sacrifice something in my garage to fit one in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer TheJay Posted April 17, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 17, 2018 I have a couple. Sold my VFR after I bought my latest. Seemed to always choose it over my 5th gen. when it came time to ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted April 17, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 17, 2018 Congratulations. That is one beautiful machine and it looks to be in great shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Terry Posted April 17, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 17, 2018 I have the "Super" version...lots of fun to ride, always makes me a bit more irresponsible. I would have to say I prefer the carbed throttle response over the FI on my 5G, my VTR has got the nicest fuelling and is happy to be very lazy or rev out hard, while making the noise only a big v-twin can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer deltaboxii Posted April 18, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 18, 2018 Probably the most fun bike that I have to rip around town. We don't have many curves in Indianapolis, other than round abouts. Hawks could be the most fun per hp bikes ever. Some before and after pics. Slo1 I am jealous of that wheel- very HRC. nice looking and rare grey tempest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer slo1 Posted April 18, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted April 18, 2018 10 hours ago, deltaboxii said: That is an amazing looking Hawk, but with that exhaust how do your neighbors like it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer deltaboxii Posted April 18, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 18, 2018 It is actually not that bad. We have moved since the picture was taken so I am more out in the country now. The first exhaust that I had on there was so loud that I could not even stand to ride it. But with that Exil fitted the bike is not all that loud unless you are really accelerating hard or decelerating in a lower gear. It certainly does not sound like a little 700 anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer slo1 Posted April 18, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted April 18, 2018 15 hours ago, Terry said: I have the "Super" version...lots of fun to ride, always makes me a bit more irresponsible. One of those bikes that just keeps pulling me in..... Way under rated. At one time I purchased a Ducato 900ss-sp, which are stunning to look at, to replace my Shawk. One back to back ride and the Duc found a new home..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer SamW Posted April 18, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 18, 2018 A Hawk was my first bike, looking back I may have been a touch too tall for it (6'2"), but I enjoyed every ride on it. The odd thing about it was it was a medium metallic blue color, only one I have seen, not the dark blue color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Terry Posted April 18, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 18, 2018 6 hours ago, slo1 said: One of those bikes that just keeps pulling me in..... Way under rated. At one time I purchased a Ducato 900ss-sp, which are stunning to look at, to replace my Shawk. One back to back ride and the Duc found a new home..... That's a great photo. I see we share a love of Swedish gold. I also re-worked my forks and front brakes, and my VTR is a lovely handling machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelman Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 white lightening, sold years ago...... the red peril.......... . Blue baby..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OntarioHawk Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Here's another Tempest Grey. The Hawk was my first "real" street bike. I had ridden a street-tracker'ed FT500 Ascot the first year I had my licence, but with with a top (non-tankslapper) speed of about 100 km/r, and a range of about 100km, it kept me on a short leash....probably dad's plan all along. Found the Hawk through a family member in Sudbury Ontario, and brought it home. That was in 1999 or 2000. Of the other bikes I've owned, R1100S and now the VFR, nothing speaks to me like the Hawk does. I decided a long time ago that although other bike will come and go through my life, the Hawk is staying with me forever. And the Ascot for good measure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer deltaboxii Posted April 21, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 21, 2018 Well thanks for all the SH talk guys. I just happened to see a very neglected '05 at a dealership with low miles that needed a home. Can't believe what I bought it for. Those bikes sure aren't respected like they should be. I always have liked them and enjoyed riding them. The graphite silver was a one year color which I thought was slick. The PO removed the Superhawk 996 sticker which is still available from Honda, but to be honest I almost like it better without it. It has a set of TBR carbon cans which sound incredible and it looks like the PO also installed an aftermarket front fender. Other than that it is pretty stock. And so it begins lol 12000 miles Needs tires- putting my Michelin Road 5s on here to try. Needs a new chain and sprocket Needs a new battery and might as well replace the reg/ rectifier while I am at it. Needs a carb clean and possibly re-jet the carbs Needs all the fluids changed so I might as well swap out the old rubber brake lines for SS while I am at it Jamie is just up the road from me and a SH suspension guru owning one himself so I might as well have him dial her in suspension wise. I am not digging the giant stock turn signals in the front and probably need a bit more turn signal in the rear for safety. Looking forward to getting this poor girl back on the road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Rush2112 Posted April 21, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 21, 2018 2 hours ago, deltaboxii said: Well thanks for all the SH talk guys. I just happened to see a very neglected '05 at a dealership with low miles that needed a home. Can't believe what I bought it for. Those bikes sure aren't respected like they should be. I always have liked them and enjoyed riding them. The graphite silver was a one year color which I thought was slick. The PO removed the Superhawk 996 sticker which is still available from Honda, but to be honest I almost like it better without it. It has a set of TBR carbon cans which sound incredible and it looks like the PO also installed an aftermarket front fender. Other than that it is pretty stock. And so it begins lol 12000 miles Needs tires- putting my Michelin Road 5s on here to try. Needs a new chain and sprocket Needs a new battery and might as well replace the reg/ rectifier while I am at it. Needs a carb clean and possibly re-jet the carbs Needs all the fluids changed so I might as well swap out the old rubber brake lines for SS while I am at it Jamie is just up the road from me and a SH suspension guru owning one himself so I might as well have him dial her in suspension wise. I am not digging the giant stock turn signals in the front and probably need a bit more turn signal in the rear for safety. Looking forward to getting this poor girl back on the road! Nice find! I’m jealous... although, right now I don’t have room in the garage for another bike so all I can do is window shop. FWIW.... I like it without the stickers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OntarioHawk Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Heres my VTR story: Prior to having the R1100S in the pics I posted above, dad had an R100RS and a VTR (we called the Firestorms in Canada). I went to get my licence the day after I turned 16 (I only waited that long because my birthday was on a Sunday that year). Dad insisted that we go for a ride that night, and since the Ascot wasn't ready yet he had to decide what I was going to ride. Heavy, slow steering BMW or light, powerful Honda? He decided on the VTR which did not please mom one bit. He gave me the run down: dont be an idiot, respect the throttle, just follow me. I was nervous as hell. The most powerful thing I had ever ridden at that point was the lawn tractor, followed closely by my XR100. Anyway, I promptly stalled it and dropped it on its left side in the driveway. Total distance 8". Dad was pissed, he is meticulous about his stuff, but brushed it off as best he could. We bent the clutch lever straight and I managed to get going the second time, and we had a really great ride. Here's the man who taught me everything. Clearly a good influence. Like father, like son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer slo1 Posted April 22, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted April 22, 2018 13 hours ago, deltaboxii said: Jamie is just up the road from me and a SH suspension guru owning one himself so I might as well have him dial her in suspension wise. Jamie has done my Shawk, vfr750 Shawk Forks, and cartridges/shock for another 4th gen.... He is awesome :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Rush2112 Posted April 22, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 22, 2018 15 hours ago, slo1 said: Jamie has done my Shawk, vfr750 Shawk Forks, and cartridges/shock for another 4th gen.... He is awesome :) +1 Jamie has set up my F4i fork internals and built 2 929 rear shocks for me, all top notch work. Totally transformed the handling of the bike. Next up is a set of KYB ZX14 USD Forks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted April 22, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 22, 2018 That's a cool color on the SH! I don't think I've ever seen one. I think it would be fun to have a Hawk and a CB1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer deltaboxii Posted April 22, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 22, 2018 2 hours ago, KevCarver said: That's a cool color on the SH! I don't think I've ever seen one. I think it would be fun to have a Hawk and a CB1. Good call. I have come close to getting one of those before. Always liked those and the Bandit 400. The Bandit wasn't as trick as the CB1 but was a sexy bike. Someday I am hoping to get a CBR 400 Baby Blade in the garage, which were a close relative of the CB1 (both had gear driven cams as well... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer TheJay Posted April 22, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 22, 2018 Just got mine on the road. It compliments the Hawks nicely. I dig it, and so does the wife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Just looking into ordering some parts and noticed that Mason City Honda has a 99" SuperHawk with 8200 miles for $3500. Did I just break the rules? Sorry in advance. I didn't mean to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OntarioHawk Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Friend of mine in high school had a CB1. He had a Kerker pipe on it (loud), and I had the Hindle on the Hawk (really loud). The 14k rpm screaming made a really nice counterpoint to the 8500 rpm bellowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Captain 80s Posted April 23, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted April 23, 2018 I restored 2 CB-1s at the same time. One for my wife... It originally had a kerker on it that I recently sold. LOUD!!!! So is this one, but not as bad. Stock headers and a modified CBR600 Yosh slip-on. I have a Sudco for this bike also that will eventually go back on. And this one for the Sales Manager at the dealership I worked at. I bought the last 2 systems Sudco had in stock. Love these little bikes. Seems like I will eventually have a NT650 Hawk, but it just hasn't happened yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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