Hawk owners

At 11:01 PM 3/19/2006 -0600, you wrote:
>I'm curious to hear about how it compares to a 91 VFR. I'm considering
>adding one to the garage.
>
>I'd like something that is lighter. I frequently feel like I'm riding a
>bike that is much bigger (and more powerful) than I need. I vaguely
>remember the fun of the little 250s we rode in the MSF course.
>
>Besides the differences in riding, I'm also interested in:
>- riding position
>- reliability
>- gas mileage
>
>
>TIA,
>C

Chris and all:

I have a 1989 NT-650 Hawk GT that I bought with 9000 miles in 1994 for
$2800. Today I have 52,000 miles and the bike is still going strong; if
fact I rode it to work this morning (15-mile round trip). It is not the
most powerful bike around, but is the user-friendliest, most reliable, most
economical bike imaginable. We have lots of tight, winding roads around
here and friends I ride with tell me I'm as quick on the Hawk as on the VFR
on these roads. I keep threatening to buy a SV-650 when the Hawk wears
out, but the damn thing shows no signs of wearing out. I change the plugs
and the oil when the spirit moves me, yet I'll be surprised if it doesn't
go 100,000 miles. Oh, it gets 48-53mpg where my 98 VFR gets 35-38mpg.

As an illustration of its user-friendliness, the other day I needed to pull
the wheel to change the rear tire. The bike has a centerstand, so the
wheel is already up. I pop the nut cover with a screwdriver, remove the
cotter pin with pliers, and with an adjustable wrench pull the one
retaining nut (holding the wheel from spinning with the rear brake), and
the wheel is off: 3 minutes max. Back on is just as quick.

It's a small bike which is fine for me as I'm a small person (5' 5"), but I
LOVE my Hawk. I'm deeply disappointed that Honda isn't making it
now, because an updated version would be something to behold.

Michael



Michael S. Abraham
Blacksburg, VA
1981 Honda CBX
1998 Honda VFR Interceptor
1989 Honda 650 Hawk GT
2000 Yamaha XT-350 Dual Sport
Please visit my personal website at http://bikemike.name/
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