Honda Hawk GT

[the_Journeyman]

So...  I'm in good with the local Japanese bike dealer.  He called me yesterday and said I needed to swing by and take a look at something they just got on consignment.  I did.  It was a Honda Hawk GT.  Interesting little bike.  SSS, v-twin, 58HP, 43ft/lbs, 370 dry weight.

Should I jump on that for $2200 for a 1st bike for my wife?  Input and suggestions are welcome 

JM

[superjohn]

The Hawk GT should be a fun little bike. For $2200 I think it'd be an excellent first bike for anyone.

[Speeddog]

They're a pretty good scooter, with a definite cult following.
Pretty easy to get more HP for cheap with a couple mods.

[rendler]

Great first bike! I owned one and found it to be an easy to ride fun bike. I sold it to a girl who took the train from NYC to CT to look at it. I picked her up at the train station in New Haven. She bought it and rode it back to NYC without plates! Test ride it and I think you'll like it.

[the_Journeyman]

Already test rode it.  Super smooth despite the cold & rain I test rode it.  Brakes felt good, no unusual vibrations, Responded very crisply to the throttle, almost as snappy as my FI 900SS.

Also note:  FULL Supertrapp system that sounds great.  8500 miles.

JM

[BPT]

I bought one for my son as his first street bike.  Very cool bike with character.  The Hawk GT was "the" bike to race before the SV came out.  I imagine that is why they are so hard to find.  I wish I had kept it to use as a track bike.

[m1moto]

Buy it - great little bike

[ducatiz]

they are great.  one of my riding buddies has one and i always feel dirty looking at it cause i would have loved one..  that's a good price too, i'd hit it.  they are well balanced bikes, lots of parts available.

[jwoconnor]

58hp? More like 45.
Great little bikes, I had an '89 back in the day. My S2R1000 is the bike the Hawk wanted to be when it grew up.

[angler]

I ride with a guy that has one and he loves it.  Good aftermarket and cheap parts.  We swap bikes often.  I find it is noticeably less powerful, but easier to ride hard than my S2R.  That said, my friend lusts over the monster every time we ride.

[Statler]

had one to commute on through college and grad school.  Loved it.   Sold it for more than I paid.   Buy it.

[Kopfjäger]

You can mod the hell out of it. 





www.hawkgtforum.com

[TripleDuck]

 If refinement is what you are after.  The Hawk GT is everybit a small displacement Monster... with Honda refinement.

[fastwin]

Do it!! Great scooter. If it's in good shape then you can't go wrong! [moto]

[DesmoDiva]

JM, if you don't buy this for C, I will slap you the next time we see each other. 

Sounds like a great little scoot.     [moto]