The Hawk.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Keep us posted on this one.
I love the old Hawks.

[Dave]

washed the gunk off of her and pulled the tank and airbox tonight. couldnt verify the operation of the fuel pump but im not too sure about the conditions required for one to fire up on the old carbed bikes. hell, when i had the cane' i didnt even realise it had one. at that point i was about ready to quit for the night but between the jersey redneck in me and the booze i decided to try and get it running by pouring a delicate mix of ten parts regular unleaded one part miller lite directly down the carb throat. and after countless backfires, and about 7 carb fires (blew em out), i got it to run for about two seconds. sounded great! then my beer bottle ran out of gas and she let off a backfire that probably had all the vatos across the street strapping up so i called it a night

[Dave]

Epic thread bump. Just got an f2 tank off ebay for pretty cheap and have a title'd frame I can move everything to. I did get it running with video I need to post but discovered that the front header has an inch hole in it and is cracked all the way round. Now I gotta dig up money for a full system

[gavilan]

Originally Posted by Dave

washed the gunk off of her and pulled the tank and airbox tonight. couldnt verify the operation of the fuel pump but im not too sure about the conditions required for one to fire up on the old carbed bikes. hell, when i had the cane' i didnt even realise it had one. at that point i was about ready to quit for the night but between the jersey redneck in me and the booze i decided to try and get it running by pouring a delicate mix of ten parts regular unleaded one part miller lite directly down the carb throat. and after countless backfires, and about 7 carb fires (blew em out), i got it to run for about two seconds. sounded great! then my beer bottle ran out of gas and she let off a backfire that probably had all the vatos across the street strapping up so i called it a night

hilarious

Originally Posted by Dave

Epic thread bump. Just got an f2 tank off ebay for pretty cheap and have a title'd frame I can move everything to. I did get it running with video I need to post but discovered that the front header has an inch hole in it and is cracked all the way round. Now I gotta dig up money for a full system

yowza. good luck. Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

[Dave]

Originally Posted by gavilan

hilarious



yowza. good luck. Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

You aren't the only one, torylynne has already claimed ownership guess I gotta find another track bike

[smileyman]

My first foray into roadracing was at the hands of Honda Hawks. One was supersport andlightly prepped, the other full on superbike with 700 cc kit and F3 front end. Wonder how many racers busted ther cherries with these.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by smileyman

My first foray into roadracing was at the hands of Honda Hawks. One was supersport andlightly prepped, the other full on superbike with 700 cc kit and F3 front end. Wonder how many racers busted ther cherries with these.

How's the handling with f bike forks? Any suggestions on oem shock swaps?

[smileyman]

Both mine were equipped with Fox Shocks that I dont think are available any more. Had the VFR rear wheel on the superbike and entire F3 front end, which was resprung for the weight but otherwise stock internals. Worked fine. I am not certain what OEM shock would slot in but any of those would likely need a diff spring rate to work. I doubt if your girl is going to need that much suspension anyway right? LOL!