What made you buy your Hawk or Bros?

[DefTrap]

This is the bike that made me buy my first Bros, seven years ago, spied in Grey Bike magazine.




I'm on my second Bros now and it's a keeper, both a TL1000 and Monster750 have failed to come up to scratch as garage companions.

So, what image or story is behind your initial flirtation with the Hawk or Bros? Had a turn on a mate's bike? Overtaken by one?

[Dash]

I got run over by a Hawk when I was little. the sensation of being squased by such a fine piece of motorcycle engeneering was boner inspiring. I will never forgot that feeling. Thus when I was 18, I wanted one.

ok, maybe not true. My first bike was a GPX600R. it cornered like a refrigerator. so it went. then I bought a FZR600. I have always liked (and still do) the FZR600. but the model I bought was just plain dog meat. I binned it after spending over 2000 euros on it. it just wouldn`t run properly.

Then I saw a blue Hawk standing outside the shop that just earned another 500 euros with thanks to my FZR. at first I thought it was a parralell twin or a 4-straight. but when I noticed it was a twin, it really arroused my fancy. since it was a honda and the funny design appealed to me, I decided to search for some info on the internet. I read all the positive things about it and decided to test-ride one. I found one near me, rode it and loved it. I didn`t but that particular Hawk since the brakes were a tad aggresive (1 finger-ball-smasher) and it hadn`t been taken good care off. (bastards) But the 2nd one I visited was the one I still ride today. the way its exhaust burned my ankle within 10 minutes of getting to know it was a devine sign. I wanted it. bad. and that was that.

[RC31]

I was good friends with Jim Davis since 1985...first bike I saw him with was a Kawi Z1, wasn't really interested. He later had Hawks and other bikes, then more Hawks, then he taught me to ride on dual sports (those, I liked!), then I bought a dual sport from him, some more slow street bikes to learn on, then I visited him in California in '97 or so. He had, I think, over 40 bikes at this point, mostly Hawks. We picked out the pieces I wanted from stuff lying around, assembled a Hawk, and regi'd and insured it for my week-long visit. Mt. Tam, Marshall-Petaluma road, PCH, lots of other roads I can't remember. OK, then, I'll take one. Jim introduced me to Frank Santorella in NJ, the two of them hooked me up with a stock-except-for-paint Hawk, and I've had it 9 years now.

Bunches of pics that relate are here:

http://www.hawkgt.com/photoalbum/thumbnails.php?album=97

...and the Hawk, the day I brought it home, is here:

http://www.hawkgt.com/photoalbum/displayimage.php?album=96&pos=12

je

[motorcycleman]

# 1- its got a v-twin
#2- it looks cool
#3- I like cool v-twins

[MCOM_RC31]

hmmm..... sleek modern stylii, Single Side Swingarm, forgiving throttle, it leans with the best of em. and its OLD.... no.... its an 89....... barely legal...

[jaysun0ne]

it was in 2000 i started thinking it would be a real gas saver to get a bike to commute on. A friend filled my head with this idea. He also had a coworker that had a bike for sale. I asked what he was selling. "91 honda hawkgt" I didnt know anything about bikes. i started doing some snooping around on the internet and found the older version of the hyperform bike and a few others and liked what i saw. so i went to take a look at it. he opens the garage door and there she was. he started it up and drove around the block to show it runs and runs good. he wouldnt let me test ride it because i didnt even have my permit yet. but after seeing & hearing it in person it was sold. he dropped it off later on that week and i had to take it out that night. I put about 40-50k miles on that bike from 2001 to 2006 and plan to start putting more on here really soon. plan to have that bike (my first) for the rest of my life.

oya my friend that gave me the idea of getting a bike still doesnt ride.

[Tusk]

In 1989 I was in the position to buy my first street bike. I was 21. I did dealer visiting and was initially ennammered with the VFR "Interceptor"s and the NighthawkS. Not many around used and my eye wandered to the new side of the floor.

It was a toss up between the CB-1 and the Hawk. I did a lot of research then. Like reading old microfilm articles of road tests in the Library. The Hawk won out and I purchased a hold over 88 grey in late August of 1989. 18 years and about 48 thousand miles later I still have it and still love it!

[wainair]

A buddie of mine bought a 89 650gt new. I had a 85 vfr500 at the time which was a great bike too though a lilttle more maintnance intensive, but I always loved Gords Hawk. Leaner, no fairings, nicer exhaust note, lower seat (I'm 5'6"), single swingarm( a real novel feature at the time). I would have bought it off if him if he hadn't bent the bike.( never try to learn how to pull wheelies when you are drunk.... he won't again! ) It was that dark red too. Real nice bike. Now I'm older and wanted a 400 to keep my insurance down and I found the nt400, a match made in heaven. I'm going to keep my eyes open for a 650 too, both are great bikes.

[Crash]

Dash, you are very twisted... I love it. You always make me laugh.

RC31, what a small world I also know "boots", how funny is that!

The hawk was the bike I really wanted to race. I loved it's looks, performance potential, extensive race class eligibility, and the fact that it was a builders bike. What I mean by that is they are super competitive but only if you put in the time to build it and make it your own, you either have to love them or you will be riding around on a slow old piece of shit. Also they lend themselves to modifications very easily.

[Swipe]

I was on the look out for a bike (an old 500cc) and a friend mentioned to a colleague of mine that I was looking for one. He happened to mention his girlfriend had a Bros 650 up for sale. He passed me a photo of it, I loved the look of it. began googling and came up with this site amongst others. A couple of days later he brought it to work for a test ride and I rode it home that day.

[GTR647]

I got run over by a Hawk when I was little. the sensation of being squased by such a fine piece of motorcycle engeneering was boner inspiring. I will never forgot that feeling. Thus when I was 18, I wanted one.

ok, maybe not true. My first bike was a GPX600R. it cornered like a refrigerator. so it went. then I bought a FZR600. I have always liked (and still do) the FZR600. but the model I bought was just plain dog meat. I binned it after spending over 2000 euros on it. it just wouldn`t run properly.

Then I saw a blue Hawk standing outside the shop that just earned another 500 euros with thanks to my FZR. at first I thought it was a parralell twin or a 4-straight. but when I noticed it was a twin, it really arroused my fancy. since it was a honda and the funny design appealed to me, I decided to search for some info on the internet. I read all the positive things about it and decided to test-ride one. I found one near me, rode it and loved it. I didn`t but that particular Hawk since the brakes were a tad aggresive (1 finger-ball-smasher) and it hadn`t been taken good care off. (bastards) But the 2nd one I visited was the one I still ride today. the way its exhaust burned my ankle within 10 minutes of getting to know it was a devine sign. I wanted it. bad. and that was that.

I am honoured to be your inspiration to buying a Hawk

I bought mine cause the mechanic at the Honda-shop i got my parts from (for a ragged old CB250) had one laying around for a nice price

I ride it since, 1,5 years ago, loved it from the moment I started it

[dagus]

1) I had a $2K budget.

2) It wasn't a Harley, but it had the attitude.

3) It wasn't your typical crotch rocket, but it had the attitude.

4) It was shiny.

5) It was loud.

[jaysun0ne]

the picture i remember seeing




he has changed that bike more than once since then.

[joshshsu]

craigs list

I wasn't even seriously looking for a bike. Stumbled on it on Craigslist. I really liked the looks of it so I called the guy to go look at it. When I saw it I had to have it.

[RC31]

the picture i remember seeing




he has changed that bike more than once since then.

My Lego Hawk posing in front of a poster with Rod's Hawk:

http://tinyurl.com/yt7lw7

je