This past Friday I picked up this really nice 1989 Honda Hawk GT from a guy selling it on Craigslist. So now I have two Hawks. I will be selling my '88 Hawk to C and will keep the '89 as my project bike.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Another Hawk?!?
This past Friday I picked up this really nice 1989 Honda Hawk GT from a guy selling it on Craigslist. So now I have two Hawks. I will be selling my '88 Hawk to C and will keep the '89 as my project bike.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Got the bike and some parts...
About a month ago I picked up this ghetto Hawk. Not much selection available on the island. Since I am changing out almost everything, my main concern was the frame, engine and gas tank. Of those three things, the 2 former were in pretty good condition while the engine is in ok condition, as far as I can see externally.
I cut up and threw away the very rusted TBR exhaust system. I have already sold the stock subframe to Hawkhan @ hawkgtforum.com and the seat cowl to Doug Thompson.
Here are some pics of the parts that I have been collecting for my project.
I cut up and threw away the very rusted TBR exhaust system. I have already sold the stock subframe to Hawkhan @ hawkgtforum.com and the seat cowl to Doug Thompson.
Here are some pics of the parts that I have been collecting for my project.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
1st Love
A bit of my Hawk history: Back in 1992 when I was a junior in high school, I had this brilliant idea to get a racing 2-stroke go-cart. I wanted to get this so I could drive/race it around my home town! Yea, great idea huh? Well my dad though so too and he never got me one. Then I picked up the August 1992 issue of Cycle World and I saw the Two Brothers Racing RC31. I knew right then and there that is what I wanted.
Love at first sight some might say. It just so happened that a dealership nearby had a red 1989 Hawk for sale. I spoke to my father about it and he said it was ok to get it. Now remember he didn't want me to get a go-cart because that would be dangerous, but a motorcycle is ok?! Go figure. Granted I would have been driving a racing, off road use only go-cart on the streets, which wouldn't have been a bright idea. Anywho, we went down and he purchased my first bike (first Hawk also) for me. The dealership had to deliver it to my house since I never rode a motorcycle before nor did I have my license. That night I jumped on it and started riding around the block.
I took the MSF RSC and got my license on the Hawk when most were renting motor scooters to take the license test. A few months into my relationship with my Hawk, I made some friends with a group that rode at our local track. In early 1993 I went to my first track day and I was hooked. Shortly after, I purchased my second bike (and second Hawk - a red 1989 Hawk). A few months after that I decided that all the motorcycle riding I wanted to do would be at the track. So I sold my street Hawk to a friend and rode solely at the track. 1994 was my first full season racing and that was done on my race Hawk. I won the Lightweight SS championship that year.
A few years ago I started longing for a Hawk again. I joined the Hawk Mailing List and slowly collected information and parts. This past Monday I purchased a Hawk. This blog will follow the progress of the build up of my project RC31.
Below are some pictures of my second Hawk (my track Hawk).
Love at first sight some might say. It just so happened that a dealership nearby had a red 1989 Hawk for sale. I spoke to my father about it and he said it was ok to get it. Now remember he didn't want me to get a go-cart because that would be dangerous, but a motorcycle is ok?! Go figure. Granted I would have been driving a racing, off road use only go-cart on the streets, which wouldn't have been a bright idea. Anywho, we went down and he purchased my first bike (first Hawk also) for me. The dealership had to deliver it to my house since I never rode a motorcycle before nor did I have my license. That night I jumped on it and started riding around the block.
I took the MSF RSC and got my license on the Hawk when most were renting motor scooters to take the license test. A few months into my relationship with my Hawk, I made some friends with a group that rode at our local track. In early 1993 I went to my first track day and I was hooked. Shortly after, I purchased my second bike (and second Hawk - a red 1989 Hawk). A few months after that I decided that all the motorcycle riding I wanted to do would be at the track. So I sold my street Hawk to a friend and rode solely at the track. 1994 was my first full season racing and that was done on my race Hawk. I won the Lightweight SS championship that year.
A few years ago I started longing for a Hawk again. I joined the Hawk Mailing List and slowly collected information and parts. This past Monday I purchased a Hawk. This blog will follow the progress of the build up of my project RC31.
Below are some pictures of my second Hawk (my track Hawk).
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