From what I can gather, Hawks are fairly unusual in the UK and 99% of the grey imports are in the form of the Bros, whereas in Continental Europe the Hawk appears to be more popular than the Bros. Is there any particular reason for this? Something to do with import taxes maybe?
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'88 Bros NT650J
Progressive fork springs, '93 CBR600 F2 fork caps, CBR900RR rear shock, Puig 'Raptor' fly screen
Fabitappi Monoposto seat cover, Heated grips, Braided brake lines, Buell indicators/turn signals
Ceramic coated stock headers with custom Yoshi shorty muffler & Muzzy collector -
Weren't Hawks official imports in Germany and Netherlands?'95 ShaftHawk 650P>
Front: Bros Mk2 front wheel; Mk1 forks; MetalGear disc; NC30 caliper; cb1 yoke.
Breathing: Hacked up and shortened ART tri-can on collector and link pipe from DemonTweeks.
Other: RGV bars; DefT dash; modded subframe; modded rearsets; relocated ignition.
'91 Bros 650 Mk1>
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No, neither modell has ever been officially imported to Germany.
Hence Hawks number no more than about 300 here in Deutschland.Comment
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Fabian, are there many Broses in Germany and are they rarer than hawks?'88 Bros NT650J
Progressive fork springs, '93 CBR600 F2 fork caps, CBR900RR rear shock, Puig 'Raptor' fly screen
Fabitappi Monoposto seat cover, Heated grips, Braided brake lines, Buell indicators/turn signals
Ceramic coated stock headers with custom Yoshi shorty muffler & Muzzy collectorComment
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Brosses are even harder to find... Hawks in holland are a rare sight too
That's what makes it such a special little bike!
amongst other things
1989 type I - F2 front end - Technoflex rear shock - K&N Filter - Dynojet kit - Braking Discs - Rizoma indicators - Rizoma mirrors - hiperform exhaust... hmmm what's next?!Comment
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My understanding is that when the Hawk flopped in the US, Honda allocated a bunch to Germany and/or Holland to shift them. So while they weren't officially imported, Honda was involved in bringing the Hawk to Europe, and they were sold in Honda dealerships as new bikes.
I personally imported my Hawk to the UK, btw.Comment
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Where from ??? Japan ???Originally Posted by SkinnE
In Greece there are a lot of Bros 400 cc and some 650 . I have the PGM 400 cc version . There were also some Bros 650 PGM imported ( Hawk Type II ) but these are extremely rare . What I have learned from older biker is that a Bros import lightly used would cost at that time same with a 4 cyl ss .No question to import it new ...
A few days ago I came across a Bros parked along the sidewalk . It Had something strange on it . Giving it a better look I noticed that the light and clip ons were colored black.Then I noticed what I had never seen before , the Type I logo on the frame . And yes it was a hawk gt . The very first one I see in Athens . I'll try to get some pics .
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I used to live in the US, so rode my bike to a shipping company's in New Jersey, USA. They rode it onto their big boat, and Four months later I picked it up in Southampton, England. It should have taken about Six weeks. It only took so long becuase Customs in the US dragged their feet with the paperwork, so it missed it's first sailing. Bastards, that was a great summer of riding I missed out on!Originally Posted by NT400
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How much did that cost you Eric?'88 Bros NT650J
Progressive fork springs, '93 CBR600 F2 fork caps, CBR900RR rear shock, Puig 'Raptor' fly screen
Fabitappi Monoposto seat cover, Heated grips, Braided brake lines, Buell indicators/turn signals
Ceramic coated stock headers with custom Yoshi shorty muffler & Muzzy collectorComment
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I believe I paid around $600.00 USD in 2003, including the UK customs and excise bill. It's called Ro-Ro in the industry, or Roll-On-Roll-Off to the rest of us. I was instructed to bring it in running order to the shipping yard with no more than 1/4 tank of fuel, and was told it's a good idea to remove the licence plate. I sprayed the everything I could with WD40 when I left it, trying not to get the brakes
and it survived fairly well. The battery was kaput when it got here though. I don't know how old the battery was at the time (at least Three years), but I suspect sitting out in the salty air for so long may have contributed to it's death.
It was interesting to ride it back to Cambridge almost entirely on B-roads, the very long way. I went via the Salisbury Plains and up to Luton before cutting east.Comment
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