Greetings Hawk folks. I came around these parts to sign up for the forum and found I’d already joined up back in 2018 - who’d a thought? Can’t remember why I joined.
I come from a checkered history of VFR forum life - my username is also sfdownhill on vfrdiscussion and vfrworld. I’m here because I recently re-re-acquired a 1989 Italian Red R-157 Hawk. I bought this bike in 1997 for my brother, who commuted on it for a couple years before impending offspring removed motorcycle riding from his approved activities. I bought it back from him and gave it to my office manager, who wanted it instead of a cash bonus. I like the way he thinks. It languished mostly unridden, then was sold to an acquaintance, then was sold to the next door neighbor of the now former office manager. The neighbor parked it and left it - again unridden - under a tree for what looks to be several years.
The good news is that it appears - shockingly - that no one has dropped it in the last 24 years. The OK news is that it doesn’t seem to need any more restoration than your average neglected 32 yr old motorcycle. The bad news - so far - is that the tank cap is frozen and, once the tank is removed from the bike, it sounds like a percussion instrument when shaken - lots of solids bouncing around inside.
That’s more than enough for a start. Super glad to be here, and am looking forward to participating in the community.
I come from a checkered history of VFR forum life - my username is also sfdownhill on vfrdiscussion and vfrworld. I’m here because I recently re-re-acquired a 1989 Italian Red R-157 Hawk. I bought this bike in 1997 for my brother, who commuted on it for a couple years before impending offspring removed motorcycle riding from his approved activities. I bought it back from him and gave it to my office manager, who wanted it instead of a cash bonus. I like the way he thinks. It languished mostly unridden, then was sold to an acquaintance, then was sold to the next door neighbor of the now former office manager. The neighbor parked it and left it - again unridden - under a tree for what looks to be several years.
The good news is that it appears - shockingly - that no one has dropped it in the last 24 years. The OK news is that it doesn’t seem to need any more restoration than your average neglected 32 yr old motorcycle. The bad news - so far - is that the tank cap is frozen and, once the tank is removed from the bike, it sounds like a percussion instrument when shaken - lots of solids bouncing around inside.
That’s more than enough for a start. Super glad to be here, and am looking forward to participating in the community.
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