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Old 04-20-2012, 12:22 AM
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SOLD THE **** HAWK! THANK GOD!!!!!!
noting but a problem.its been real, its been fun, but definitely not real fun.enjoy ur shithawks!
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Old 04-20-2012, 12:37 AM
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Sooo , not a fan ? ....
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So now that your "**** Hawk" is gone, what are you going to get? maybe one of those low maintenance ducati monsters?
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He would be better off with one of these.....
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Old 04-20-2012, 03:32 AM
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I've noticed before among all his sig mods list there is no mention of MCCT, no R/R, no supension mods, no TPS... just cosmetics. Is it any wonder he thinks the bike is ****? It looks like he never addressed what's been illustrated all over this forum as a few basic requirements. You can lead a horse to water but...
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Old 04-20-2012, 03:32 AM
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just not happy with it
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Old 04-20-2012, 03:34 AM
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What kind of tensioner did you put in there?
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Old 04-20-2012, 05:42 AM
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I'm sorry the bike didn't work out for you. Some need more attention than others and some of us enjoy working on them more than you do. In an earlier post you said that you got your Superhawk for $1,000 so it's not a big financial loss, if any. Good luck with the R1. Good having you aboard.
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Old 04-20-2012, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by meanhawk98
Well mine just rolled over to 35,000 on Sunday....The ticking does kinda worry me..... It's does have the stock ccts I havnt changed because I'm not to clear on the process of the Manuel ones in installing them.
So you were aware of a problem in February - with all the hard won knowledge on this forum on how to rectify your CCTs before it bit you in the bum - but hey you chose to ignore it and chanced your arm - then you complain and slag off the bike...

I wish your next bike good luck with its new owner
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Old 04-20-2012, 07:34 AM
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Anything will give you problems. If you replaced the bad cct with an oem unit, that is your fault. If it was manual and still let loose after 40 miles, again something you did wrong. Wait until something on your r1 takes a ****, then enjoy trying to work on that mess.
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Old 04-20-2012, 08:10 AM
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two CCT failures....I can understand your opinion of the hawk. That's definitely a run of bad luck. Hope you enjoy the R1.
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Old 04-20-2012, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 8541Hawk
He would be better off with one of these.....
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LMAO, that's awesome!
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Old 04-20-2012, 08:37 AM
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The guy has been a member here two months?
He's a turd, so no wonder he got a shithawk.
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Old 04-20-2012, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by meanhawk98
no i went with an r1,02. i liked the hawk but damn when the **** started to break it really did it right, replaced everything after the cct aftermath and had issues finally got it going great and 40 miles later my new cct let loose.... i about ******* lost ...
Sorry for your luck dude. Hopefully your R1 will be trouble free for years to come. Those are very sweet!

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Old 04-20-2012, 09:27 AM
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Haha, R1 is a race bike, superhawk is a sport tourer... not the same category. All the same, sorry to hear you had a rough experience. Sometimes the nicest thing is just to get rid of it and start again eh?

I'm all about hearing opinions, and we all know the drawbacks of the bike, but going on a forum and straight trash talking a bike where all members of the forum are owners of said bike is not likely to be received very well . Especially to those who have taken care of theirs since new and have had no issues with them (other than completing maintenance items)...
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Old 04-20-2012, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 7moore7
Haha, R1 is a race bike, superhawk is a sport tourer... not the same category. All the same, sorry to hear you had a rough experience. Sometimes the nicest thing is just to get rid of it and start again eh?

I'm all about hearing opinions, and we all know the drawbacks of the bike, but going on a forum and straight trash talking a bike where all members of the forum are owners of said bike is not likely to be received very well . Especially to those who have taken care of theirs since new and have had no issues with them (other than completing maintenance items)...
Yup!!!!!!
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Old 04-20-2012, 10:55 AM
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couple of my buddies have R1s...great bike, they're always the slowest on the canyon rides though...weird
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Sounds like poor installation was the cause of the second CCT failure, if this is the same bike.... then again how many full M4 exhausts systems are out there in the state of WA?????
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Old 04-20-2012, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by blamecanada
couple of my buddies have R1s...great bike, they're always the slowest on the canyon rides though...weird

I think that's usually because that's what all the squids buy that a cool bike but have no idea how to ride more so than that the bike itself is slow. LOL!
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Old 04-20-2012, 05:14 PM
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My bike runs and rides great.
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Old 04-20-2012, 08:59 PM
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Mine runs great too. Funny aside from regular maintenance the only wrenching I do on mine is to make it better for ME
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Maybe he should get a scooter. Better yet, get a ten speed. I would bet quite a few of us shithawk guys will eat that r1 up in the twisties or on the track. Why get on here and trash the bikes that these guys enjoy? What are you 12 years old?
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After 13 years and nearly 60,000 miles, mine continues to be a reliable and thrilling ride. Sorry about your bad experiences.
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Old 04-20-2012, 10:17 PM
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Honestly, An unmolested hawk is pretty sweet. Once you mess with it, or any bike for that matter, they become a labor of love. By any measure, the superhawk with its niggles is still a great bike. Anyone to say otherwise is a complete ****.
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Old 04-21-2012, 05:08 AM
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100,000+ miles on mine and never left me stranded...... love my shithawk...... I guess the VTR is just not a bike for squids......
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Old 04-21-2012, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by mikstr
100,000+ miles on mine and never left me stranded...... love my shithawk...... I guess the VTR is just not a bike for squids......
Wow, that's BMW class mileage. I see a lot of VTR's with huge miles here. What has been the highest ever claimed?
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Old 04-21-2012, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by rz_racer_69
Wow, that's BMW class mileage. I see a lot of VTR's with huge miles here. What has been the highest ever claimed?
Dunno what the highest is, there are others well ahead of me...

I'm well past 100k miles and still running... And my engine started out early on when i started playing, as "mildly tuned", but I doubt the "mild" part applies anymore... It still get's used as a daily ride, despite various exotic and expensive parts, and roughly 130 rwbhp...

And the only times I have been left stranded, it was all my doing, bad decisions on untested stuff, nothing I could blame the bike for...
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I understand the op's frustration, but it sure does sound like user error. A correct install of manual ccts would have provided him a trouble free bike for years to come...I mean it is a Honda. Have fun looking like every other squid on an R1. I just hope he isn't one of those guys that will start riding around wearing a jacket and gloves while his helmet is strapped to the bike. We have way to many of those cool liter bike riders already. I mean I feel like such a loser next to all these awesome guys on r1s and gixxers
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Old 04-22-2012, 05:31 PM
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Still loving the hell out of my Hawk... It's not perfect. I'd be happier if it got about 10mpg more, had another gallon in the tank... But it's plenty fast enough and handles well enough... It's does everything very well and even when I'm riding it as fast as I dare, it doesn't feel like I'm flogging the bike like some others I've ridden. It's a more relaxed, competent sport bike.
Oh, you can act like a Squidly Hoodlum on it... Easily... But the Superhawk is not about being flashy and impressing 16 year old boys.
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Old 04-22-2012, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by pwshadow
Have fun looking like every other squid on an R1. I just hope he isn't one of those guys that will start riding around wearing a jacket and gloves while his helmet is strapped to the bike. We have way to many of those cool liter bike riders already. I mean I feel like such a loser next to all these awesome guys on r1s and gixxers
That's kinda defeats the purpose, don't you think? Why wearing a jacket if you don't wear your helmet???
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