I bought my '88 grey Hawk in '97 when I still owned a BMW K75S. The Beemer's gone, but I've picked up several bikes since then. I've considered selling the Hawk on an off over the past several years, most recently a few months ago when I sent it out for service. My mechanic called to provide his diagnosis, and lavished praise on the bike as he has never seen one in person. He enjoys older, smaller displacement bikes (as opposed to large, big-horse modern bikes), and the Hawk was more modern to him without being overdone. Wanted me to let him know if I ever decide to sell it, so after some contemplation I agreed. However, he was unable to cough up the funds (under wife's conditions), and very reluctantly had to pass on the deal.
Now that the bike is running again, I plan on hanging on to it. I will try selling a Yamaha VStar before I let the Hawk go (when Spring finally gets here... it's been awfully wet!). It also shares garage space with a couple of Beemers (having become a Beemerphile in '83); in contrast, the Bavarians are big, heavy bikes.
Now that the bike is running again, I plan on hanging on to it. I will try selling a Yamaha VStar before I let the Hawk go (when Spring finally gets here... it's been awfully wet!). It also shares garage space with a couple of Beemers (having become a Beemerphile in '83); in contrast, the Bavarians are big, heavy bikes.
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