"CB" (jrcb)
06/06/2015 at 19:04 • Filed to: Two wheels bad idea
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"CB" (jrcb)
06/06/2015 at 19:04 • Filed to: Two wheels bad idea | 0
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Honda Hawk 647 for sale for $3200. Although it does have a totally rebuilt engine. Probably lethal for novice riders.
Pardon potato quality. Angles are shit since I could barely see my phone screen.
TheHondaBro
> CB
06/06/2015 at 19:06 |
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Sponsored by McDonalds?
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CB
> TheHondaBro
06/06/2015 at 19:07 |
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From what I can tell.
Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> CB
06/06/2015 at 20:43 |
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fantastic bike... price seems a bit high, but they’re really smooth rides. Tiny gas tanks though. Be prepared to fill up like every hundred miles or so. If you baby the throttle.
I put a CBR600 front end on mine, as well as a two brothers RC31 fairing. Had dreams of making it a track bike.
BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> CB
06/07/2015 at 01:51 |
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I have owned one of these motorcycles.
One word. GEM. I would still own it but for financial reasons that forced it’s sale a few years ago. I didn’t sell it to keep a different bike, I actually haven’t been able to justify the expense on a thin budget, for a motorcycle since, despite my continuing interest in them.
It is an excellent bike for beginners, that they won’t outgrow, even if they do get bigger bikes later. Advanced riders buy them, despite their lower power rating, because they are rare and great handling, very friendly bikes. Beginners buy them, and keep them generally far longer after their riding skill has become much higher, because the bike is still rewarding to drive.
Most beginner bikes get outgrown, and hardly ever get much attention from already-advanced riders. Hawk GT is a particularly singular machine that Honda hasn’t come close to since, and very few other motorcycles have struck that particular chord with such sublime resonance, either.
It was unfortunately far overshadowed by the advent of the fully-faired 600 sport bike, in the form of Honda’s CBR-600F Hurricane, and it’s F2, F3, F4, R and RR successors. Honda never made a successor to Hawk GT, CB1, or GB500... all of which now have cult following from when Honda took risks with street bikes.
647ccs, that is true, but it is a 72-degree offset-firing V-twin, not a mercurial and high-revving Inline-4. More torque, less power, and much more friendly and tractable from idle to moderate 8000RPM redline. It is a similar engine to the Honda Deauville and Africa Twin.
Frankly, if the front fender were black, to blend more with the tire, and leave JUST the wheels to be yellow (or those re-painted to some other color also...) it would be a bit better looking.
The white exhaust wrap isn’t doing much for aesthetics, either, if anything for the thermal aspects.
The dual-brake disc front end with that 6-spoke wheel is actually an upgrade, likely sourced from a VFR or CBR600. Usually that is paired with a rear carrier upgrade, to a 4-lug VFR rear sprocket, bearing and wheel carrier, and VFR 5 or 7 spoke rear wheel that more resembles the front wheel’s style, or an RVF style center-lock wheel on the Hawk’s center-lock carrier.
The big deal with a front end swap like that (the forks have to be changed along with the wheel, brakes, and fender) is for an adjustable-damping fork set, or even better yet, a mid-90’s or newer cartridge-type 41mm fork set, that offers better suspension response to an already stellar chassis... usually paired with an upgraded rear shock on the ELF-designed rear single sided swing arm.
The exhaust is also nice, lighter than the stubby under-slung muffler, and capable of fitting most universal fit silencers. As long as it is re-jetted properly, it can help a bit with the horsepower, stock is only 54-ish horsepower.
It is the V-twin torque and the aluminum spar chassis, and the before-it’s-time styling that make this bike a cult classic... and simply a classic.
bob and john
> CB
06/08/2015 at 22:51 |
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its not a BAD bike per say...being a honda twin.
but idk much about them. never seen one. its a honda that looks upgraded...which mean, IF you decide to buy it, take to a mechanic and double chekc tht everything is torqued right.