What's the dumbest thing anyones ever said/asked about your Hawk or Gear?
06-17-2011 | 05:55 PM
#151
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I had a lady at work tell me that she wanted to start riding, and that she thought she should start on a "little" bike like mine. She followed that up with the question "Is that the 250 or a 600?"
Then more recently, I had my neighbor pull up to my driveway on his brand new CBR1000RR that he had only had a few days. He asked me if I wanted to go riding with him now that he had a bike, so of course I said yes. Then he asked me what type of Ducati I had. When I told him it was the type of Ducati that is actually a 13 year old Honda, he seemed to get a little annoyed with me. He hasn't spoken to me since.
Then more recently, I had my neighbor pull up to my driveway on his brand new CBR1000RR that he had only had a few days. He asked me if I wanted to go riding with him now that he had a bike, so of course I said yes. Then he asked me what type of Ducati I had. When I told him it was the type of Ducati that is actually a 13 year old Honda, he seemed to get a little annoyed with me. He hasn't spoken to me since.
06-17-2011 | 05:59 PM
#152
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From: San Clemente, CA
I had a lady at work tell me that she wanted to start riding, and that she thought she should start on a "little" bike like mine. She followed that up with the question "Is that the 250 or a 600?"
Then more recently, I had my neighbor pull up to my driveway on his brand new CBR1000RR that he had only had a few days. He asked me if I wanted to go riding with him now that he had a bike, so of course I said yes. Then he asked me what type of Ducati I had. When I told him it was the type of Ducati that is actually a 13 year old Honda, he seemed to get a little annoyed with me. He hasn't spoken to me since.
Then more recently, I had my neighbor pull up to my driveway on his brand new CBR1000RR that he had only had a few days. He asked me if I wanted to go riding with him now that he had a bike, so of course I said yes. Then he asked me what type of Ducati I had. When I told him it was the type of Ducati that is actually a 13 year old Honda, he seemed to get a little annoyed with me. He hasn't spoken to me since.
06-18-2011 | 08:05 PM
#153
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ok so today after finally having a little time to swap the rear bearings, I'm working on my bike in front of the apartment and this woman out of no where comes over and says "hey nice bike"....... and then she asks..... "is it a Harley?" no shitting folks hahahhaha Then after having it assembled I take it for a spin and I end up falling in behind some guy on a 600rr and we stop at a light and he stops short so he can take a look at the machine, he seems puzzled and amazed at the same time and asks "is that a ducati?" I"m thinking to myself this guy is either really stupid or can't read..... my bike has all the factory decals and writing on the machine still 
weird day huh?!
weird day huh?!
06-18-2011 | 08:34 PM
#154
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Yeah, what ever happened to the power of observation.
In the early '80s my first bike was a 1978 CX500, modded for canyon racing by the PO, a Honda tech. At least twice, guys on other bikes asked me if it was a Moto Guzzi. Although it was stripped down and painted solid black, it had the huge chrome letters on the side of the tank that read...HONDA.
In the early '80s my first bike was a 1978 CX500, modded for canyon racing by the PO, a Honda tech. At least twice, guys on other bikes asked me if it was a Moto Guzzi. Although it was stripped down and painted solid black, it had the huge chrome letters on the side of the tank that read...HONDA.
06-19-2011 | 09:58 AM
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The best is when we get to the top of a canyon, and I have been chasing the GSXR1k's, CBR1k's and the like. They look at my bike and say "I thought that was a Ducati from how it sounds! That thing is fast!"
I look and say, "Naw, it's just how I ride it." I think to myself "you guys are just slow, learn how to ride your bike stooopid!"
I look and say, "Naw, it's just how I ride it." I think to myself "you guys are just slow, learn how to ride your bike stooopid!"
06-20-2011 | 05:00 AM
#156
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I was at a stunt show at a local cycle shop over the weekend. It's funny how all the younger riders are checking out a bone stock 600rr while all of the older guys are drooling over my superhawk. I was thinking hmm i must have mature taste in bikes lol.
06-20-2011 | 07:03 AM
#157
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went out riding one day and ended up stopping somewhere, i dont remember where butt that is not important. a guy On a CBR says to me, man your bike dont sound right, is there something wrong with it. i said no and before i could tell him what kind of bike it was he said, hey man is that a gsxr1000 i didnt know they made them that big, i wish mine sounded like that.. keep in mind there are about 4 different placed that this thing says HONDA on it. i told him that it was a Honda VTR1000 and i was asked is that a new tyoe of Honda? i told him no that it was 1998 and that it was a V-twin super bike. he then said to me, man i would have never known that thing was a v-twin. i kinda chuckled and said sarcastically yea its hard to tell these days....... what a dumb a$$ HERES YOUR SIGN
Some peoples children.....
06-21-2011 | 01:00 PM
#160
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Not Hawk related but I had a guy tell me once he just got his ZX-7 back after having a new powerband installed. He said his old one got stretched out of shape. Yeah, I though, just like your bunghole.
06-22-2011 | 12:40 PM
#162
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The other comment I hate is when someone who is admiring my bike, and I suggest they get one.
"Oh, I couldn't buy one of those, they are so fast I'd kill myself"
The only response I have come up with is " ya know, they go slow, too"
"Oh, I couldn't buy one of those, they are so fast I'd kill myself"
The only response I have come up with is " ya know, they go slow, too"
06-22-2011 | 01:04 PM
#164
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06-22-2011 | 01:34 PM
#165
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https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...-faster-23044/
06-22-2011 | 01:57 PM
#166
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Well I shouldn't say anything 'cuz you didn't ask me but here is a good little read for you:
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...-faster-23044/
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...-faster-23044/
You sir, Are a genius.
I'll make sure to ask you next time. lol
06-22-2011 | 04:36 PM
#168
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06-22-2011 | 07:58 PM
#169
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i have a 2008 Harley Night Train i bought new and when i recently purchased a superhawk someone asked why would anyone get a crotch rocket after having a Harley, i simply replied with anyone that likes really riding shouldnt have a harley.
06-23-2011 | 08:49 PM
#171
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You should have said, "Man, thats a micron exhaust, it atomizes fuel way better than any other exhaust on the market, its probably around an 1100 now"
06-24-2011 | 05:52 AM
#172
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my superhawk gets the usual ducati remarks.
back in 1990 when i had my hawk gt.
this gentleman in a pickup started yelling to me .
that i needed to pull over and stop because my swingarm
broke on one side!....lol
back in 1990 when i had my hawk gt.
this gentleman in a pickup started yelling to me .
that i needed to pull over and stop because my swingarm
broke on one side!....lol
06-24-2011 | 07:07 AM
#173
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damn that's funny. I wouldn't mind having a little Hawk GT
06-25-2011 | 07:42 PM
#177
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Co-worker (after seeing my bike in person) asks me later if it's just a Nighthawk or a Super Nighthawk.
Regretably I did not have the immediate presence of mind to inquire if his full dress Harley was a Wide-ster or a Fat-Glide...
Regretably I did not have the immediate presence of mind to inquire if his full dress Harley was a Wide-ster or a Fat-Glide...
06-26-2011 | 07:11 AM
#179
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some of you delusional yellow bellies think that because you are in front of a red one, you're faster. What you don't realize is you're are so much slower you're being lapped by one of those hyper-fast red ones, i.e., the ones with the intelligent handsome skillful pilots.
