Need experienced advice, off look at a hawk far from home

[mxmatt]

I have made my decision to go with a hawk over a SV650 within the past couple of weeks. I am more drawn to something that is a bit unique, as opposed to what everyone else has and wants. I have been lusting after the hawk since I first really noticed them in 1999.

I am off to detroit this weekend to go watch the AMA supercross event, but will be making two stops to look at a couple of NT650s for sale. Both are the trademark later Red in color, but otherwise are identical.

Besides the normal motorcycle gotchas, is there anything specific I should watch out for on these bikes? I expect to spend ~$1000 right after buying the bike for maintenance and a couple of light modifications, so I don't expect perfect, I just don't want to have to do a complete rebuild straight away.

Thanks for any help that can be offered!

Regards,

MXMatt

[mxmatt]

Well I guess I will be going it alone .

I have searched these forums (both before and after) and haven't really found anything on this topic besides a FAQ ( a really good one too), however it is a bit of information overload.

Perhaps I will have to write a Buyers guide if I end up buying this Hawk.

Regards,

MXMatt

[motorcycleman]

Hi Matt! I noticed that no one had replied also. I'll give you my 2 cents- and this pretty much applies to any bike. What you hope for:

No signs of drop/crash damage.
The bike tracks straight
forks rise and fall over bumps with no sticking
the owner has all service records
engine starts easily and makes all the correct noises, and no knocking,
ticking, grinding
chain and sprockets are in good servicable shape
tires have good tread and no weather cracking
all electrics work correctly
no oil leaks
the inside of the tank is clean/no rust
the bike is clean and not faded from storage outside

what you usually and or may find:
tires may need replacing (worn out or weather cracked)
sprockets are worn and need replacing
engine has some oil leak
cables may need lubing or replacing
engine does not start (bad battery, dirty tank, dirty carbs, choke
doesn't work, etc)
switches are faded (stored outside)
plastic tabs are broken on the rear cowl
some oil leaking


Pretty much anything can be fixed so price really does reflect condition.


Hope I helped some

[mxmatt]

Thanks for the reply, I actually had a brief moment to read it before we left Detroit on route to look at the hawk in Chicago.

Everything looked good for the most part. It has a couple of minor issues that I will need to attend to, but nothing to stop the bike from working well, as from what I could tell from my ride, and looking at it, it is in great shape.

I only went around the block, but I can say these things are really light feeling, and don't feel much heavier than a 450cc Honda Motocross bike!

I am looking forward to something else to tinker with!

Thanks again!

[JR]

The follow is about buying a BROS (Jap version of the Hawk)

http://www.hawk-bros.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/content/hbon/hbon_buying_a_hawk_gt_or_bros_hawk.htm

[Ross]

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If you're looking for uniqueness, my friend's green Hawk is still for sale here in South Dakota.

http://www.hawkgtforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=797&highlight=green

[mxmatt]

Thanks for the replies gang!

I picked up the bike.. WOW!

I ended up going with one in the Chicago area and trucked it back home in a friends S10 (I own no trucks)

http://www.gdoggracing.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=4190

http://www.gdoggracing.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=4187

She needs a few things done, but I have the parts, and the paint to make it happen .

[Swipe]

Congrats. Nice can btw.

[jaysun0ne]

if you ditch those morriors it will fit in that van just fine

[mxmatt]

Not my van, and I actually like the giant bug antenna mirrors .

The only thing I wish is that they were set out at a wider point. I am a skinny guy, but I have a really hard time seeing what is directly behind me, unless I lean over a bit .