Hey all!

Just recently struck a deal with a local to buy his, errr, MY, 2000 VTR1000. Actually, some of you might remember him as a fellow member here - vtromey. He listed it on a local forum, I did my research (some here - thanks eh!), we talked, I rode and fell in love. I left him a deposit just last night, so hopefully within the next week it's MINE! MOHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!

Anyway, like I said, just wanted to say hi, give a quick intro and be on my way untill I have some pics of my own to post.

Intro;

Hi! Name is Andrew. I'm located in toronto, Ontario, Canada. Wrenchhead at heart, been toying with cars for over a decade now, do my own work and am new to motorcycles (been riding for a couple of months now). Current ride is a '92 Honda CBR600F2 (yes, first bike). Not shy, will try near anything once and i'm eager to enjoy my new-to-be ride once I finish paying up. LOL!

So, that's me in a nut shell and this is me on the 'Net. Talk to y'all soon enough with some pics to boot.

goofball at heart,
Andrew

 

Welcome! You may find the hawk has a little more torque. And don't listen to what anyone says here about oil.

Good pick on the bike.

And "y'all" and "eh" all in one post. Impressive!!

 

Welcome to the play pen!

 

Welcome aboard northern neighbor, one more wrench head is always good, since you are a new rider, I'll give you the "be careful" thingie, it takes quite a few brain cells to control 100+hp bikes and I'll give you the have fun with this piece of wonderful machinery. Addictive uh ??

 

Hey, thanks guys. Appreciated muchly.

flyin - yes, I noticed that (more low end torque) on my test ride. Still smilin' from it. The one thing I notice about the v-twins (rode an SV650S and race-prepped SV1000S prior) is that you never wait for torque, only horsepower. I like that. Reminds me of SuperCoupes.

Okay, back to the knowledge base I go. Wanna brush up on what I need to know. Mmmmmmmm, SSSA. Arhrhrghrghrgrhhgr.

 

Yes, it's not even in the driveway yet and I already wanna screw round with it! HAHAHAHAHAAA!

Oh well, the house can wait untill the year after next.

 

Welcome to the asylum

 

SSSA is single-sided swing arm modification. You transplant a VFR swingarm to a Superhawk. Alan did it and had a wonderful write up on it. Big job and the pictures of his work were great. I hope the pictures have been reloaded since the server crash because it was truly a classic in my opinion.

 

Yup, I know. That's how I know the abbrv. (searching, reading, learning)

I love that mod, but it's quite a bit of time and money ..... and patience getting the parts. I guess it's a good thing i'm getting the bike close to win..... win..... sorry, can't say that word.

I guess it's a good thing i'm getting the bike ..... when I am.

Too bad it's more aesthetics than performance. Meh, sometimes function has to follow form, right?!?!?! LOL!

I'll probably still hunt down the parts though. Just looks wicked!

 

We have several friends to the forum in Canada. The most important thing is to keep you with us. Your riding season is so short I know you guys push it. Cold tires are a big problem so as the weather cools be on top of the torque. Cold tires (especially the rear under power) will come out from under a Superhawk like they were on grease or ice. Keep it pretty!

 

Got that right, when temp goes down traction is erratic and there's no way to heat the tire enough to get a good grip. Other than that the beat up pavement we get here from the frost/thaw make pretty rare the roads that you can ride and pull out with your life.
Is there any nice tracks in the Toronto aera to beat the thing a little bit ??
Track are good to push the bike since the road is flat and there no telephone pole to split you in two if you drop the bike. Specially the front fork on the hawk is a definite piece of crap to take bumpy curves, I have been beat by a Civic on the industrial park in montreal, it would just not absorb the bumps the tires touch the road part time and the bike twist in all sort of manners, here's a sound clip : Katang....kang ...tock... tock.. katang..... Same went for a back roads ride with a friend with a KLR 650, he had to wait for me.
But hey when back to regular roads, they breathe my fumes
Rule : you can't lean a bike in Canada

 

welcome. once you start riding your hawk you'll like it more everytime you ride. good luck with it and be careful. had a guy tell me that if you set the rear shock stiffer you'll get more wheelspin, softer gets more wheelies. i haven't tried it so i don't know if it's true. i'm sure some of these other guys know.