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| Brass_Machine:
Thought I would start a thread on my project Hawk. Background: I have had this Hawk since the mid 90's. It was stolen but later recovered. Unfortunately, the guy who stole it, also wrecked it. Not insured, so I took a loss on it. In the process of him losing the front end in a corner, he over revved it and snapped the cam chain. At the time, I had no money to do any real repairs. I parted it out with the intent of just getting rid of it. I held onto the frame and other parts for as long as I could. Later I bought a ZX-7R and then a TL1000R... The frame and parts lay forgotten. I had gone through various project ideas but it just sat there. Fast forward to close to the present. After selling my TLR, I wanted another project. So the idea was hatched to put a different engine in the Hawk. Been through it all... CR500, CRF450, TDM650, Ninja 650R... Settled on something different. One of my original ideas was to stuff a RZ500 engine in. Would take a lot of work. At the time, I had a custom builder in central Florida look at it... he thought it could be done. Just didn't have the cash. Since I have moved, I am far from him. I am going to go with an engine I know pretty well. One that I can do the conversion on without a lot of outside help (except the welding). Going to put a hybrid RZ350/Banshee engine in it. This is where it stands: Unfortunately, the only thing that will be original Hawk will be the frame. But even that will be modified. This project will be extended and may take over a year. Finances are not the best... Eric |
| dsquire:
Eric Well, it looks to me like it is started. You have it up on the bench so it's all downhill from there. I am sure you will have a good following on watching the pieces come together over time. I am just glad that with the setbacks you have had over the last few years that you are able to make the start that you have dreamed about. Good luck and I'll be watching. :) :) Cheers :beer: Don |
| madjackghengis:
Hi Eric, in my world of experience with motorcycles, you are in good shape, as jap bike parts are generally cheap and easy to find in junk piles behind dealers. I've been using jap brake calipers and clutch slave cylinders on custom harleys for decades, mostly because jap brakes work, and harley brakes are shiny and chrome. A clutch slave cylinder cost me about ten bucks for a box with two sets of parts, and they turned out to be exactly an inch and a half bore, I'm running one on my own personal chopper, right now. Mix and match parts with no regard to who made it, focus only on the performance you want, and don't settle for anything less, and you can still do it on a small budget. It helps a lot if you have a tig welder, and know how to weld aluminum, or have a good friend that does it. If you really want to ride it, and get the most out of it, find a discarded small diesel engine from behind a diesel repair business, the ones that come off highway warning signs get run twenty four seven, and are usually replaced because they accumulated too many hours, and are not worth their time to fix them, and the generally just replace them. I got two which are worn, but their real problem was being carboned up till they wouldn't run, and had fifty or sixty pounds of dirt and oil attached to them. Cleaned up and out, valves lapped, and they run fine, just smoke a bit. What ever you do, make it unique and absolutely yours, you'll enjoy it more that way. :thumbup: :bugeye: :lol: mad jack |
| Rob.Wilson:
Hi Eric Looking forward to watching this build come together :ddb: :ddb: :ddb: :ddb: Rob |
| MrFluffy:
What are you doing for swingarm/forks? im with madjack, just use what you want and don't worry too much about compatibility. Forks we can make yokes for easy, and usually with swingers there is some element you can shave off or alter to get them in. Thought about a single sider arm? vfr400 or vfr750/800 if you need the extra dimensions? maybe score some rvf400 inverted forks to give you matching wheel spoke patterns... Ive got vfr750 dimensions around here somewhere if your interested. |
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