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UPDATED!!!!!!!!! NEW LOWERED PRICE AND FREE T-REX REAR STAND

Honda Superhawk 2003 VTR 1000

Well times have gotten this bad that its time to sell my true love. This bike is in GREAT Shape. Only 6K miles on the bike. The engine runs perfect. There is nothing at all wrong with this bike, other then a half inch small black mark you can't see unless your looking at it from about a foot away and its on the left side, so when its on the kickstand you cant see it, it was VERY lightly droped, I started to go down sitting in my driveway and couldnt stop it so laid it down lightly. I added the VTR 1000 stickers you see at the rear, on both sides, by having a professional vinyl graphics company print them so they are the same type of stickers they use on track/race bikes, they really give it a unique look, and match the silver metal flake perfectly. These and the pin-stripe sticker I added, (and have more from the company I have still not applied if you would like to do the front and back) can easily come off by using your fingers, and I can take them off before you purchase if you would prefer. This bike was adult riden and not stunted in any way, and I am the original owner, have clean title in hand at time of purchase.. Here is what is of interest on the bike in no particular order. I do have the rear seat cover and its in perfect shape sorry its not in the pics if you really want to I will send you pics of it.

- Michilen Pilot Powers with about 75% of tread left so there great shape.
- $150.00 Throttle Meister bar ends that look and function great
- $85.00Puig Double bubble windscreen
- Confort Gel Hand Grips
- Rear Seat Cowl
- Stage 1 Jet Kit
- $800.00 Scorpion exhaust (Sounds Amazing, I will miss that for sure)
- Galfer Front Steel Braided Brake Lines
- Sho-Gun Delron Plastic Frame sliders
- Advanced footpegs for better grip and comfort, also smaller then the bulky stock ones
- EBC HH Brake pads.
- AMS Oil Synthetic Oil Changed at purchase and once again at the beginning of every year.
- Brake fluid changed regularily
- Chain Cleaned Regularily
- I will throw in the tank bag, a cortech as I wont need it anymore.
- Stored in my basement in humidity controled environment during winter.
- Coolant changed to the new advanced stuff (can't remember name but dealer recommended it, in Sept 2007.

Bluebook on this bike before the extras is $5645, with everything I'm Looking for about $5,950.00 Or Best Offer. Located in Milwaukee Wisconsin area. If there is anything anyone needs more then this please contact me at the info below, thank you and I will be taking the first reasonable offer.

Contact me at jonmueller@wi.rr.com or 262-993-5227 leave a message as I dont answer unknown numbers and I will call you back.

Here are some pics.
















and now the mark you can barely see.

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price reduced

killer5280

Nice bike. Good luck getting the price you want for your bike. There is a lot of competition at that price point. Too bad the Hawk is such a "cult" bike and isn't highly sought after.

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I have a "OR BEST OFFER" in there.

killer5280

I know. I'm just amazed the prices at which you can get some pretty awesome machines these days, like RC51s, R1s and such. It sure makes it tough to get your money out of a SuperHawk.
I have to laugh when I see the "entry" level Ducati Monster 696 at 8 grand and you can get a tricked out RC for around 6, or even some pretty nice SuperHawks at around 3.

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Ya I see your point in some areas RC's and R1's are great machines and have alot of things better about them, then the VTR, but personally riding on the road I would rather have the fun torque of a Twin then a inline four(see RC below I know its a twin). I have ridden both and when I screw around with my buddies I can have fun right away with torque whereas a R1 or GSXR 1000 I4 by the time you get to the fun zone of the power band your looking at loosing your license on the spot. And my best friend has a RC and personally I cant stand it, its 100 times more uncomfortable, only slightly faster that you would only need for the track, you dont need that little extra for the road, I would trade the comfort of the superhawk for a little more power, but thats just me and thats why when I have money again I will be back on a superhawk.

Come to think of it my friend loves his RC so much and he puts on about 30,000 miles a year on his two bikes VFR and RC. About 29,900 a year on the VFR and 100 on the RC, he just complains when he is on it.

killer5280

That's true, and for the kind of riding most guys do the Hawk is probably a better overall bike than the RC or R1. But, how many guys/girls realize that or will admit it?

F1 Fan in Nascar Land

Yep, and I have a 2003 ZX6RR for the track and absolutely love it, but the truth is if I was just starting even at the track I would choose the Hawk, but after a couple years at the track Im glad to have gotten the ZX6RR. But for the street I cant stand I4's especially 600's they just dont have anything until you reach about 60mph and by then you start flying and like I said you loose your license real quick. And really a 600 isnt really faster off the line and really isnt for any street speeds. I used to toy with my buddy and his girlfriend when they would be riding her 600RR. And really unless your dragging your knee at over 95mph even a stock superhawk with the right suspension setting will do just fine, I have had guys at the track wiz by me in a stock gearing all stock suspension superhawk that are alot better riders of course but it just shows that its not a unrefined bike, lets just hope someone see this ad and actually reads it and makes me a reasonable offer and then after riding it, and other bikes they will get it, that twins...........especially Superhawks are alot more fun, practicle, easy to work on, bulletproof, well theres not much more to say, I will leave it to you to help promote, until I think of something else to say.

Thanks, J

PS I just hate the rap these bikes get they are so great, but everyone just wants to say they have a R6 or 600RR, but the truth is there in my opinion not even near as fun, I just dont get it I guess, these are the guys that ride into town park there bike at a local hang out and just sit there so chicks will look at them. And secondly they dont sound HALF as good as a hawk.

nuhawk

If you're a carb kind of mechanic the Superhawk is your dream tool. The dynamic of the jetted twin is huge in terms of horsepower. Jetting it for your environment is critical. Having a dyno is helpful. Good Luck!

nuhawk

BTW - blue is the other color. Nobody owns a white one - well almost.

What a great looking bike! Best of luck with your sale.

smokinjoe73

Thats a tough spot, man. I read on another forum where someone's advice was that you have to take what you spent in add-ons an SUBTRACT IT from the selling price; not the other way around. The reality is that you just can't come close to getting the prices for the add-ons unless you remove them & sell them seperately and the bike as stock. Figure you MIGHT get blue book IF it were stock. Not being stock can work against you because the same type of buyer that wants a brand new bike also doesn't value someone else's mods- no matter how good. If I sell mine I will take off the pipes, corbin, etc & sell them seperately.(my 2 cents)

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Thats rediculous, you make something better and sound better preform better, pipes and jets, protect it better the sliders (BTW I still have the original frame bolts if someone needs them), more comfortable with the grips and cruise control, brake better, and it makes it worse, that just doesnt make sense to me and wont so theres really no reason to try and do that. I wont sell for under Blue book I would rather keep the bike it may make me get a second job but hell at least I get to keep the bike.

j shizzy wizzy

+1, the reality with anything gas powered in general, you do not get your money back on 80% of upgrades. imho.

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That seems fine, thats why the Kelly Blue Book is $5,645.00, and I am asking $5,950.00 OR BEST OFFER. Add up all the upgrades im sure its in the 1500.00 range at least, that X .20 (20% only making back on extras) that equals $300.00. Im only uping the price by $305.00 so in a sense Im offering a fair deal in your humble opinion, minus $5.00, Right, and really Im willing to deal on the bike.

ALSO WILL INCLUDE T-REX REARSTAND NOW

Duck007