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Well I finally have the new to me Hawk on the lift. Picked up an 88 with just over 17k km (10k miles) on it. Very clean bike with a few street modification that will be coming off, an 8 spoke VFR wheel (which I've also decided to take off (more on that later), a Supertrapp exhaust and a what I'm pretty sure is a (edit) Bros 2.5 front end, RaceTech emulators, and progressive springs.
I bought the bike to race in our VRRA vintage race series, along side my CB550 that truth be told is still in the build phase despite racing it last season.
So... although the bike appears to be in tiptop condition from what I've seen so far, the plan is to inspect all the usual things, fork internals, clutch, carbs, bearings, cush drive...
Along with that I've started a list of "Things to Buy/Install that I'm looking forward to having you critic, advise, and laugh at. Here goes...
-Swap out the RR VFR wheel for stock wheels (Dry & Rains) - it looks like the PO modified the wheel and not the spindle (pics below). I've test fitted a buddies wheel on today and so far so good!
- Buy a second MK2 front wheel and rotor, I have come to learn that this may easier said then done
- New shock, thinking Nitron or Penske
- Racetech straight rate springs
- Rear sets
- Stage 2 kit with either Uni filters or airbox lid removed
- Cam chain tensioner slider, I've heard that for racing I should reinforce the metal structure so it doesn't bend and result in the chain skipping
- Brake line in the swing arm mod, I just think it looks cool!
- Master cylinder, the stock one seems soft with the MK2 caliper
- Fab a chain roller
- Belly pan. Probably an Airtech, have one on my CB550 and I like it
- Possibly the 520 chain conversion, other than the current one is in such great shape and seems a shame to remove so early
I think that's it other than general race prep and number plates.
-back of the VFR wheel you can see the machining done for the hub and the sleeves inserted for the locating pins
I'm taking it off primarily because we can get good race rubber for the stock wheels these days and the 180 is too wide in my opinion for what I'm doing.
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- stock wheel on my existing hub, I'm very curious to hear what you think.
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-my existing hub. the black line on the hub is how far the outer spacer slides back onto the hub. (It's roughly 2mm.)
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Well I finally have the new to me Hawk on the lift. Picked up an 88 with just over 17k km (10k miles) on it. Very clean bike with a few street modification that will be coming off, an 8 spoke VFR wheel (which I've also decided to take off (more on that later), a Supertrapp exhaust and a what I'm pretty sure is a (edit) Bros 2.5 front end, RaceTech emulators, and progressive springs.
I bought the bike to race in our VRRA vintage race series, along side my CB550 that truth be told is still in the build phase despite racing it last season.
So... although the bike appears to be in tiptop condition from what I've seen so far, the plan is to inspect all the usual things, fork internals, clutch, carbs, bearings, cush drive...
Along with that I've started a list of "Things to Buy/Install that I'm looking forward to having you critic, advise, and laugh at. Here goes...
-Swap out the RR VFR wheel for stock wheels (Dry & Rains) - it looks like the PO modified the wheel and not the spindle (pics below). I've test fitted a buddies wheel on today and so far so good!
- Buy a second MK2 front wheel and rotor, I have come to learn that this may easier said then done

- New shock, thinking Nitron or Penske
- Racetech straight rate springs
- Rear sets
- Stage 2 kit with either Uni filters or airbox lid removed
- Cam chain tensioner slider, I've heard that for racing I should reinforce the metal structure so it doesn't bend and result in the chain skipping
- Brake line in the swing arm mod, I just think it looks cool!
- Master cylinder, the stock one seems soft with the MK2 caliper
- Fab a chain roller
- Belly pan. Probably an Airtech, have one on my CB550 and I like it
- Possibly the 520 chain conversion, other than the current one is in such great shape and seems a shame to remove so early
I think that's it other than general race prep and number plates.
-back of the VFR wheel you can see the machining done for the hub and the sleeves inserted for the locating pins
I'm taking it off primarily because we can get good race rubber for the stock wheels these days and the 180 is too wide in my opinion for what I'm doing.
IMG_8058.jpg
- stock wheel on my existing hub, I'm very curious to hear what you think.
IMG_8076.jpg
-my existing hub. the black line on the hub is how far the outer spacer slides back onto the hub. (It's roughly 2mm.)
IMG_8075.jpg
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