Thanks for all the suggestions! I'll definitely try shaving down the seat before I get fancy new shocks or anything. I'm not too worried about getting slowed...
Hi All Just wanted to say hi! I just brought home my hawk today and love it. It's in great shape and runs excellent. I tried many other brand new bikes and...
Smaller windshield? Vegas/ In a message dated 4/14/2007 7:35:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time, musicmonte_1@... writes: I want to get something to protect me...
Thanks for the link! I'm lookin at many different windshields. I just don't want to ruin the look of the bike with a huge tombstone lookin windshield. I ...
Hi all I put pictures of my hawk up under "Monte's Hawk". I just picked it up yesterday. It has 16,000 miles and has had pretty much everything serviced or...
I got my hands on a Shoei FM2 Classic Fairing from the 80's that looked pretty rough(picked up from a bike wrecker for not too much coin), did some sanding,...
Yeah, I saw the pic with the accessories. It looks tight! I'm in montana and there are only like 2 bike wreckers in the state and they are mostly dirt bikes....
I'm afraid I can't help you with details on my saddlebags. I got them used as well, and there is no brand name anywhere on or in them. I know there were lots...
Hello, I have a 1982 Honda CB450T-Hawk. I need to change the oil in it and am wondering if it would be OK to put any of the latest brand synthetic oil in it. I...
Hi I have over 97,000 miles on my CB 450T and all I ever used was Valvoline 10W-40. I doubt a synthetic oil would make much of a problem. Mine still doesn't...
I would use just regular motorcycle oil. The Honda GN4 10w 40w is a very good oil. For you Hawk you would really see no advantage from using synthetic oil....
20-50 weight in the summer time and use a good oil that has good shear strength and can tolerate heat. Vegas/ In a message dated 4/28/2007 5:16:31 PM Pacific...
I say "no" to synthetic also... Once you start using synthetic, I understand you can never go back to regular oil(?). When that engine was born, there was no...
"I say "no" to synthetic also... Once you start using synthetic, I understand you can never go back to regular oil(?). When that engine was born, there was no...
Hello, Thank you all very much for replying. You have been very helpful. I have one other "dummy" question. This is the first time I am attempting to change...
Not sure where you got that info but it's all bull shit Vegas/ In a message dated 4/28/2007 6:34:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, bigrkp83@... writes: "I say...
Look under the engine and you'll see what looks to be like a very small aluminum oil pan. Thats why you need the new rubber gasket but I see RS strauss is...
OK Guys.... Gotta get my two cents in here too. I've been riding a long time (somewhere around 25 years) and have used regular automotive engine oils in my...
I sure hope you are not bashing me for that, if you were to read my whole post you would see I was not the one who wrote that and was the origonal basher and...
Again, thank you all for your help. I completed the oil change this morning with Shell Rotella T 15W-40 dino oil. I could not find a new oil filter in time, so...
Raj, The dipstick has a indented part near the bottom that has raised cross-hatches. The oil level is anywhere in the cross-hatched area. It is measured by...
Hello, Thank you to all who responded to my original 'oil change' question. Now I am running Shell Rotella 15W-40 in my Hawk. The engine runs smoothly and seem...
Better grade oil makes the clutches grab. Try adjusting the clutch. See how much free travel you have on the clucth lever at the side cover I don't have my...
Raj, Make sure your clutch is adjusted properly. It's probably not disengaging all the way and when the bike gets warm the clutch cable stretches a little and...
Hi all- Just bought my silver '82 hawk on 5-1-07 w/ 18,056 miles on it. It is in good shape besides heavy stumble at 3,000-3,500 rpm which I'll try to fix...
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