Kawasaki Hawk ????

[JR]

I pulled up at the traffic lights today next to one of these...650 inline twin
fuel inj and about 70bhp (I think). All for £3895 for a limited period.
Come on Honda we are still waiting to see what your response is going to be.

[JR]

They are even racing them now:-

[dagus]

It's even got something cool going on with the rear suspension! If it walks like a Hawk, and Kwaks like a Hawk.... wait a minute...

Yeah, I think Kwak's gone and built the modern Hawk. A pity, that we can't get the naked version here in the States! I've been in Poland for the last 2 wks, and I kept thinking, "now, if I were to keep a bike here..."

It's like we're being punished for giving the world Chopper Culture. Hey, we're sorry, okay?!

The rest of the universe doesn't seem to think we're mature enough for that grey area in between "turbo Hayabusa" and "enormous front forks." Why can't they release all models to all markets? Wouldn't that be simpler?

Ugh.

[TJStoner]

How but these little numbers

650 twin ....brand new for 5,999



http://www.umamerica.com/site/usa/mo...ml#usa_motosp2

Look pretty nice to me...and they have a 250 twin for under 4K same exact bike

[dagus]

Is that a rebadged Hyosung? I've heard they're decent bikes, but that the fit & finish is typically Korean - low grade. Like buying an old Buell.

[TJStoner]

Is that a rebadged Hyosung? I've heard they're decent bikes, but that the fit & finish is typically Korean - low grade. Like buying an old Buell.

Yep its a Hyosung...UM is ironicly enough based out of Miami

the 250 would be a great commuter

[motorcycleman]

I have to say the frame color of the kawi is pretty sweet

hyosung=pieceodung

[squirrelman]

He's got a Harley, knows crap when he sees it!

[motorcycleman]

Yea, but in 50 years, when hawk gt tanks cost ten grand (if you can get them) and every other part is no longer available as well, I'll still be able to buy every single part on my harley brand new!

[squirrelman]

Touche!! This no ride/ cold weather means more computer time.........so:



Gasoline to fill that tank may not be available in 50 years .......

or sold in government licensed pharmacys only by prescription in 2cc packets ....
or passed around in a small circle of friends at banned "Petrolium Parties"....home distilled in limited quantities......

.....electronically by artizans from a refracted mixture of sunflower seeds, worn out computer parts, roquefort cheese, and those old motorcycle magazines you've been saving, marinated in imported Molson Concentrate..............
...an elixer and stimulant, a hit of instant youth for oldman car and motorcycle guys to recall memories , motors, adventures and the long-vanished oil-age ......
......brings a tear to my eye even now, it does........

[Dash]

It's like we're being punished for giving the world Chopper Culture. Hey, we're sorry, okay?!

not good enough. as long as you fellow countrymen keep spraying their bikes in the most hideous colours and won`t quit screwing up every Hayabusa they get their hands on, you won`t get any proper bikes your way.

still, the ER-6N is not a Hawk. it`s a parallel twin. with to much plastic going on.

[MCOM_RC31]

i thought the sv650 was sorta like the nt650.... although that psycho lookin 1000 honda is comin out with might be cool if they got a smaller vtwin engine to fit into the frame...

[jaysun0ne]

i thought the sv650 was sorta like the nt650.... although that psycho lookin 1000 honda is comin out with might be cool if they got a smaller vtwin engine to fit into the frame...

the sv and hawk have different angles between there pistons
creating two motors with very different caracters, well for twins atleast.

i think the sv has a 90* twin and the hawk has a 62*
but i could be wrong about those numbers

[isaac]

I just wish they made the Hawk's V-twin 90 degrees instead of 52 or whatever so that it'd sound more like a Ducati. Those things sound incredible. Even the 620s.

Course so does the Hawk, just not quite as much.