I just purchased a 98 Superhawk this weekend and really am pleased. A lot of riding skills to acquire to grow into the bike, as I am new to street bike riding, and got bored with my Suzuki Canotuna pretty fast. I am 6'5" and 250 and really wanted a Honda 1000 cc bike. I stumbled across the Superhawk by chance out of Craigslist but am glad I did and love the ride and sound and have gotten a number of admiring comments as I walk in stores and someone says "is that a Superhawk you are riding?"

The bike was a very good value, was well maintained, and had nice costly mods to it as well as the RR and CCT issues taken care of. It is hard to believe, comparatively speaking, that a bike like this can be had for $2,500 dollars (I could have gotten it for a few hundred dollars less perhaps but that is another story) The miles were a bit higher than I would like, 33k, but I saw the meticulous maintenance receipts of the two previous owners and the bike is very clean.


Two initial questions:
What are some recommenspdations on how to improve my riding skill set (I live in if you have course or training recs specific to area)?


The suspension is stock and not optimal for my weight /height. Suggestions?


Thanks all, I love ya'alls enthusiasm for the bike and the activity level of this forum as well as topics discussed






Scott

 

welcome aboard Scott. Improve riding skills........good idea for sure. Cheapest way if you have a friend that will spend the time to mentor you. Read your *** off, Yamaha Champions Riding School if you got the moola, and ride ride ride.

Suspension mods: weight matched springs and gold valves ala Race Tech. F4I rear shock modded by JD at minimum. If you got more moola, braced swingarm and USD forks.

and don't forget about good sticky tires.

 

The Pace by Ienatsch is another must read.
http://bayarearidersforum.com/forums...d.php?t=305743

As well as pretty much every thread here:
http://bayarearidersforum.com/forums...play.php?f=107

 

Here are a couple more well writen books for you:

Amazon.com: Sportbiking: The Real World (The Advanced Riders Handbook) (9781556308352): Gary S. Jaehne: Books

Sportbiking: "The Real World": The Advanced Rider's Handbook by Gary Jaehne - webBikeWorld

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