i know Hawks are popular here. Here's a hot one for sale: $2500

Pretty much everything I'd want done to a Hawk has been done to this one.

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/mcy/1983997002.html

That's pretty sweet. I like those bikes but there are plenty of faster/cheaper ones out there.

I love Hawks, and that's a solid price for a cool bike, but...

At that point the only thing he's kept is the SSA rear and the engine. And the engine isn't THAT cool.

Speaking as somebody who's done that much to the Hawk sitting in his garage right now, I can tell you it still feels like a Hawk.

That may be one of the unspoken reasons they're such popular platforms: you can mod the hell out of it and, as cheesy as it sounds, that same soul you fell for is still there when you're done.

We'll see what happens after the build the crap out of the motor...

Wow, what a beautiful bike. It's like the FD RX7 of the motorcycle world.

MitchellC wrote: Wow, what a beautiful bike. It's like the FD RX7 of the motorcycle world.

Well, except for the whole "reliability" thing. (zing RX7)

Well, except for the whole "fast" thing. (zing Hawk)

I do love the Hawk GT, but they aren't very fast, especially by today's standards. Mine had a very healthy motor for the breed, but it put out a whopping 68 horsepower at the wheels. They need a twisty road to be exciting.

Slow bike fast, my man. I've frustrated many a literbiker on the track or in the twisties on my 'old' Hawk. And it looks and sounds sexy as hell doing it.