Originally Posted by
Eric
My friend Mike (he lurks these boards) just bought a really nice, 15,000 mile '89 Honda Hawk. I was over at his place the other day and rode the little bugger briefly - and really liked it. Though it's small for me, it's super light and very easy to flick around. And I have to say the little twin makes a nice throbbing sound, too. He picked it up for $2,800 - and to me, it beats hell out of a Moped!
As you say, Eric, a nice little lightweight V-twin at 393lbs dry. I've added a few snippets about the US model below.
Ken.
US model
The Honda NT650, Hawk GT 647, RC31 was introduced in 1988 and produced through 1991. In 1988 the bike was sold in the colors Tempest Gray Metallic and Candy Flair Blue. For the remainder of the bikes production run it was only sold in red. There are only very minor changes between the 1988 model year and the 1989-91 model years.
Also called Hawk GT / Bros / RC31
Production 1988 - 1991
Class naked bike
Engine 647cc Four-stroke V-Twin
Transmission 5 speed manual
Wheelbase 56.3 in.
Seat height 30.4 in.
Weight 393 lb. (dry), 412 lb. (wet)
Fuel capacity 2.9 gal
Trivia: Very early bikes did not have threads in the pin at the front of the gas tank (last known VIN: 0000117).
In 1989, the front suspension damper rods were changed to have only 2 (rather than 4 for the '88) holes. The front brake calipers were also changed to have screw-on covers over the mounting pins.
In 1991, the oil lines were run internally through the engine, rather than externally and only a handful of 1991 model year bikes actually made it into the United States, making the 1991 the rarest vintage Hawk in America.
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