Modding my 88 Hawk

[88hawk]

Hey guys! Just thought I would keep ya up to date on whats going on...So far the mods going on the bike are Aztec 8 5 3/4" dual headlights, EB wiring harness, napolean bar end mirrors, Penske 8983 shock with remote resevoir, 3.0 Jet Kit, Uni Pods with breather, Race tech springs. GV emulators, Steve lemac brake kit w/ 6 pot caliper, Lenac custom rearsets, s/s brake lines including the through the swingarm rear brakeline, New throttle, clutch and speedo cables. Koso RX2N didital gauge, Frame sliders, fender illiminator kit, rear hugger, M4 full exhaust system, vortex clipons. chain roller, custom frame sliders..powdercoating parts of the engine and repainting....and more to come. ;D

You can keep up with the build on this link
www.hawkgtforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17600

Heres where i started, will show more as I get started....

[88hawk]

Hey guys. its been a super long time since I checked into this forum. I have been super busy for quite awhile now with alot of little things going on. I run the HOTM thread on the HawkGtforum, do the Fabian group orders for the us and still modding on the hawk. That on top of riding when I can, work and family it taks alot of time.
Anyway, I havent updated this thread for quite awhile and have done quite a few mods on the bike since I last updated it, so thought I would post up the latest pics and a list of mods for everyone to check out. As you can see in the mod list, I have quite a few parts that were custom made by some of the talents hawkforum members.
It's official, the December 2011 HOTM winner is Jas (88Honda Hawk)



MOD LIST....
Stock front forks with Racetech springs, Race Tech Gold Valve Emulators, All Balls steering head bearings kit, K & L fork seals, and All balls front wheel bearings kit
Steve Lenac Brake kit (bracket/6 pot caliper/Pro Lite floating race rotor), EBC HH brake pads.
Stainless steel brake lines front and rear / through the swingarm, Motion pro throttle and clutch cables.
Penske 8983 Triple adjustable Shock with remote resevoir/ Dialed in and adjusted by the "A team" (6, Zymmer, Dmitry, and Gino).
3.0 Jet kit, Uni Pod Filters, Polished heads, New carb boots, rebuilt carbs / Dyno'd at 64hp
Mikuni vacuum fuel pump w/targon line mounted Wild Wihl's custom mikuni mount mounted above the rear valve cover.
Full M4 Titanium High Race Exhaust system
KOSO RX2N Gauge
Aztec8 5 3/4" dual headlights
Eastern Beaver wiring harness
DID 525 VM2 X ring chain
JT 44T steel rear sprocket
JT 16T 525 Steel sprocket
Vortex Clipons and bars
CRG Lane splitting mirrors and levers
KLR Vibration Dampeners
VLED Red 92 Brakelight bulbs
Buell Traction Grips
Buell Blinkers
Lightened rear rotor
Quite a few forum members custom made parts. (Thanks guys)
***BTT's rear bake res illiminator
***El C's carbon fiber frame inserts
***El C's Insert decals
***Eric's Custom Shock Resevoir Bracket
***Eric's custom CF sidestand
***Eric's custom CF shift rod
***Doug's custom fender illiminator
***Wildwihl's custom torsion bar
***Wildwihl's custom mikuni pump mount
***HPbyGD front brake bracket
***HPbyGD front brake res cover
***Lenac custom rearsets (made by HPbyGD)
***Fabian's corbin cowl and wide hugger
***Brent's (NT696) Frame sliders
***Brent's (NT696) custom tank sleeve and engine spacers
speedo dummy and wheel spacer.
***Gino's chain roller
***Zymmer's custom GPS ball mount
***Custom decals by yours truly
F3 front rim and VFR 5.5" Square spoked rear rim
Michelin Pilot Power 2CT tires. 120/70/17 front and 180/55/17 rear
Corbin Seat (Newly reupholstered)
Custom Corvette silver paint w/ a few custom colors mixed in.
Parts powder coated semi gloss black - swingarm, subbie, cush drive, lower forks, top triple, clipons and bars, rims, rear brake res, front rotor, torsion bar and other miscellaneous bits.
Some of this winters mods to be added are...Brent's custom headlight brackets, Fabian Corbin seat cover, Battery tray to replace the stock fender, cb1 fender, some more wiring clean up, considering changing the color, plus more.

[88hawk]

A couple of cool things to be proud of is I was selected HOTM on the forum for december and a friend summitted my bike into a US website that covers bikes of all kinds and it was published on there site. Pretty cool. You can also see some pics of where it started and where it is now.
motorcyclephotooftheday.com/2012/01/16/a-beautifully-modded-1998-honda-hawk-another-honda-that-was-just-a-wee-bit-ahead-of-its-time/


Also, here is a link to my long running thread of the whole build oroject from when it started to now. Its still not where I want it to bem but she is getting there......
hawkgtforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17600

[rj2para (Bisto)]

Hi 88,

She is looking good.
Quick question what are the clocks off?

Second set I have seen like that in a week.

Cheers
Rj

[88hawk]

Its an aftermarket gauge by Koso. Its the Koso RX2N. Here is the link to the Koso website. They have several different gauges.
www.kosonorthamerica.com/

[obelix]

@bisto, have a look there.
www.digital-speedos.co.uk/
I have dealt with the Co. before and very pleased with service.
John (the owner) is the authorised UK dealer for Koso speedometers

[dogman]

nice bike really like the hawk

[rj2para (Bisto)]

Cheers for the speedo detail chaps, there was a similar speedo in another thread questioned, so when I saw this on 88's bike I thought I would questions it.

About the value of my bike but they do look good.