Hello,

Well here is the scoop. I purchased a 99' Beautiful Honda Superhawk in May of this year and i just had a few questions about it.

It has 8400 miles and i was just curious about maintainence for the engine IE. Valves etc....

Also it seems like it doesnt have that much power because i here that it should be able to do a wheelie fairley well in first gear....But i have yet to do one. I dont know if its just me being easy on her...but i do remember the last time i did get on it in 1st gear that it about pulled me off of my bike...but no wheelie.

Any ideas...Like what might be a possible problem?

Thanks

 

experience?

 

Congrats! I just bought a SHawk two weeks ago and am LOVING it. The bike has plenty of power, enough for wheelies, if that's what you want. Perhaps your technique isn't right? What are you doing to pull a wheelie?

Maintenance is typical Honda - easy. Keep an eye on your CCT and front brakes, and everything else should be smooth.

 

superhawks are sweet, valves shouldnt be needed for a while, in fact it shouldnt need much at 8500 miles.

as far as wheelies go its all technique, i have seen peeps wheelie the hell out of super underpowered bikes, a guy i ride with can do sit downs forever on his girls ninja 250. just gotta find the right way to make her go up.

just roll on a bit in first, cut the throttle for a sec, then go WFO. she will come up quick heh

 

Well this is actually the first street motorcycle i have ever owned....And no im not going to drop her.

But yeah im sure all it is, is my technique. Im not really needing to a ridiculous wheelie, but it would be nice to learn how to.

But anyways Yeah, I love it! I was thinking about bringing it in to the honda shop anyways because even though i have the stock exhaust, when i let off of the gas it has a popping backfire type sound coming from the exhaust...I was told this was because of the exhaust, but i have the stock exhaust.

Also i do live at 5500 ft....so should i have it tuned at this altitude?

Thanks Guys!

 

those things have monster torque. you should be able to pop it up in first at like 3000 rpm with a twitch of the wrist. But dont rush it you will get the feel for it. Where did the bike come from becuase if its been at that alt. for its whole life then the ecu should have adj. itself by now.

 

i am quite sure its carburated.

tuning might get a little more power, but the fact is that the air is thinner and you're simpling making less power than you would at sea level. thats just a fact. i wouldnt focus on wheeles right now. and you'll be able to do one when you figure it out on your own. if you cant do it think you're not ready.

 

Thanks for the info...

It was originally from Colorado so im thinking it should be tuned but im not too sure. I bought it from the original owner and it has a clean history.

yeah....im not too much into wheelies...i was just wondering if something possibly might be wrong with my bike. Probably just needs to be tuned...but i have it in storage right now because im in college. And its cold as hell out

Thanks Again

 

The SHawk utilizes a system called "PAIR," which basically is a bit of ambient air shot into the exhaust to help react with unburnt gases. When you decelerate, you'll get the popping because of the air reacting. The PAIR system can be disabled, with no negligible effects, but no real benefit, either.