N00B from San Diego

[DropTop5.0]

Just a shout out to all you Hawkers.

I've been riding street for about 13 years and I have owned a Hawk for the last 6 or 7. My little gem is just a simple mostly stock hawk with about 27,000 miles on the clock. I have added a rear Fox shock, progressive springs in the forks with new seals and oil of course, EBC front disk with HH pads, TBR ignition advancer, K&N, custom exhaust made from stock headers, muzzy Y-pipe, and a shortened Termignoni carbon fiber exhaust.

[Swipe]

Welcome, sounds like you have nice bike there. Please post some pics in the Members Rides forum?

[drinmotoracer]

Re: N00B from San Diego

My little gem is just a simple mostly stock hawk with about 27,000 miles on the clock. I have added a rear Fox shock, progressive springs in the forks with new seals and oil of course, EBC front disk with HH pads, TBR ignition advancer, K&N, custom exhaust made from stock headers, muzzy Y-pipe, and a shortened Termignoni carbon fiber exhaust.

Welcome! I am guessing by "mostly stock" you mean... yeah if yours is mostly stock mine is SUPER stock... you got some nice mods on there. Post a pic of it if you can....

[DropTop5.0]

I unfortunately took a spill on one of my favorite roads and scraped up the little girl. So pics will be a little ugly and this is how I found this forum...I need parts and advice. I have been riding Ducs and Husqvarnas for a bit now and I think that is why I took my spill is that the brakes on my little hawk suck. Suck being relative to my Supermoto. I'll get some posted soon though.

[drinmotoracer]

Ouch... that sucks... yeah the stock brakes do suck. I ended up going F2 front end b/c the double rotors and SS lines make a huge difference. Others will disagree, but I have ridden and owned 6 sportbikes before this most recent one, so... yeah.
You should throw another front end on (I suggest the F4i if you got about $400-500 to spend). Although it seems like you already started upgrading the stock forks and brakes.