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Still spending monies on Hawk products!

Discussion in 'General' started by Hawk518, Feb 26, 2019.

  1. Mblashfield

    Mblashfield Well-Known Member

    My fondest memories are of when Rich Conicelli and I would race with WERA. :D
     
  2. Mblashfield

    Mblashfield Well-Known Member

    I’ve never ridden a hawk on the street and I’ve had 4 of them.
     
  3. Mblashfield

    Mblashfield Well-Known Member

    Mmmmmmm. Carbs. A6A71293-E95D-4E25-A582-8CFEBC78BB4A.jpeg
     
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  4. Mblashfield

    Mblashfield Well-Known Member

    Please tell him hello for me.
     
  5. TWF2

    TWF2 2 heads are better than 1

    Will do.
    My is hanging on the wall :)
     

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  6. beechkingd

    beechkingd Well-Known Member

    I love mine.
     
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  7. Mblashfield

    Mblashfield Well-Known Member

    Tall guys on little bikes :beer:
     
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  8. cha0s#242

    cha0s#242 Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand

    Can't wait to get mine on the road this Spring !
     
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  9. YoshiHNS

    YoshiHNS Mr. Slowly

    Picked up one on salvage. Still need a plan for it. Stuck in gear, haven't torn into it yet. Thinking an 848 rear wheel is in the works once it's running. Stock wheels were already swapped out.
     
  10. cha0s#242

    cha0s#242 Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand

    A Hawk or an NC30 ? If building a VFR, I'd go all out and get BSTs from the TYGA website.
     
  11. YoshiHNS

    YoshiHNS Mr. Slowly

    Hawk might get the 848 conversion. Has vfr front and rear now.

    Building a mostly all out VFR750 as well. Have to wait til Christmas for the engine. Not doing carbon wheels though.
     
  12. cha0s#242

    cha0s#242 Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand

  13. YoshiHNS

    YoshiHNS Mr. Slowly

  14. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator


    :D
     
  15. Repo Man 32

    Repo Man 32 Lifetime Member

    My $.02:

    I raced both a Hawk and an FZR400 for several seasons - Loved them both. :bow:

    I'm a Yamaha hardcore, But the Hawk.... Well, I sold the 400 and kept the Hawk, still have it. It was *magic* how it handled.
    Both had some work, both made 60-ish HP, both ran 12.30's or 12.40's at the strip. 108mph for both.
    And at my home tracks - IRP and Putnam - the same lap times from what I remember.

    Then the SV650 came out in 1999 - they made 70-ish HP when warmed over, I was 40 years old and 10HP down....:(

    My last race was the WERA National at IRP in 1999, I rode my ass off for 7th place behind 6 SV's at my home track.... I was done. :mad:

    BUT: Down In the garage, waiting for someday, is my Hawk.... When I'm down there I reassure my 3 Yamahas I do, of course love them still... I sometimes question myself about loving a bike from the Evil Red Empire / Lawnmower Factory... How could this happen?!?!? :eek:

    It happened because the Hawk is Fooking *magic*.... :clap:
     
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  16. kenessex

    kenessex unregistered user

    I raced a Hawk in D production back when it was new. I felt like in production trim the FZR 400 was a better race bike. On the street, the Hawk killed them all. I loved riding that thing in the No GA mtns. On the track I felt like every FZR I beat should have been ashamed. I did pretty well on it but couldn't do anything to it since it was my demo bike from Action Honda Suzuki (remember us?).
     
  17. Mike_F

    Mike_F New Member

    Very cool carb setup! I love the Hawk GT for the street. It's not over powered for public roads and can have fun twisting the throttle.
     
  18. cornbread421

    cornbread421 Well-Known Member

    I bought one with a blown motor striped it down to just a roller with plans to put a cr500 motor in it. That dream had to take a back seat when I seen what folks want for those big bore smoke motors.
     

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