The Honda NT650 Hawk is the best first bike

Kinja'd!!! "TheJWT" (thejwt)
05/19/2019 at 20:01 • Filed to: None

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I love this thing so much. I’m sure you can chalk it up to this being the only motorcycle I’ve ridden for a meaningful amount of time, but this bike impresses me every time I ride it. It’s quick without being too much to handle, twisty roads are more fun than in any previous car I’ve owned, and the noise it makes! I have to get a video of it in action since none I’ve found have this exhaust.

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DISCUSSION (11)


Kinja'd!!! Poor_Sh > TheJWT
05/19/2019 at 20:17

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What about a cafe racer?


Kinja'd!!! MeatSaber > TheJWT
05/19/2019 at 20:20

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Looks like a really neat bike! Vtwins have a certain way of adding a little something to the experience. 


Kinja'd!!! TheJWT > Poor_Sh
05/19/2019 at 20:23

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Nothing against them, just not my style


Kinja'd!!! facw > TheJWT
05/19/2019 at 20:30

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Oppo’s second? most viewed post says you should have something against them:

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Kinja'd!!! Discerning > TheJWT
05/19/2019 at 20:31

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Hmmm. It’s kinda old and you have to deal with carbs.

I’d rather have a CB500F. Newer, EFI, and probably even more manageable.

Im looking for my first bike and I'm leaning more towards an SV650, MT07, Z650, etc.


Kinja'd!!! JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > TheJWT
05/19/2019 at 21:07

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I bet that Two Brothers pipe sounds sweet. A friend of mine has a 2004 NINJA 250 with a vintage Muzzy pipe, big carbs and air-box delete, and it sounds god-damn amazing. Its honnestly one of the best sounding bikes I’ve ever heard, any number of cylinders, any displacement. The pipe gives it this amazing thunderous *wumpwump* *wumpwump* at low RPMs it sounds like almost like a Harley nigbt rod, certainly not like a 250cc parallel twin, and the scream when it winds out to 15,000 rpm is... Just... Epic. (speaking of bikes I need to make a video of...)


Kinja'd!!! TheJWT > Discerning
05/19/2019 at 21:10

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Yeah, I did want something fuel injected; but I’m a sucker for rare obscure stuff like my Hawk. It hasn’t been bad so far though, you just have to give it a few minutes to warm up before riding and then it’ s just like any other bike.


Kinja'd!!! TheJWT > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
05/19/2019 at 21:15

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It sounds absolutely evil, I really need to get a clip of it. Super throaty sounding, and when I let off the throttle it pops and bangs


Kinja'd!!! MonkeePuzzle > TheJWT
05/19/2019 at 22:54

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i think they are an incredibly handsome bike

simple good looking design


Kinja'd!!! bob and john > facw
05/20/2019 at 00:07

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I still cant believe the milage that post got


Kinja'd!!! AdverseMartyr > facw
05/20/2019 at 09:58

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But it would be his second bike now.