09-15-2013, 10:59 PM
my wife has become interested in riding so i got her a used honda hawk as a starter bike. it is a 400 cc 2 cylinder parallel that is even available with an automatic. i got a 78 hawk 2, which even had front disc brake. it has enough power to pull us both along with no problems, and me (at 185#) at 90+ mph. mileage is also 40+ mpg, and seat height is just over 30". it weighs in at only 326 pounds--roughly 200 pounds less than a cb750 or cb1100.
unfortunately after hearing about the automatic hawk she wants one of them instead--and for some reason they sell for considerably more than the 5 speed versions, opposite of the cb750 automatic which sells for much less than the 5 speed version.
jt
p.s. at around $1k for a nice used/running bike i figure she can ride it a while and if she gets tired of it i could give it away and be ahead of buying a newer model.
unfortunately after hearing about the automatic hawk she wants one of them instead--and for some reason they sell for considerably more than the 5 speed versions, opposite of the cb750 automatic which sells for much less than the 5 speed version.
jt
p.s. at around $1k for a nice used/running bike i figure she can ride it a while and if she gets tired of it i could give it away and be ahead of buying a newer model.