as is customary when joining a discussion forum, just wanted to say "hi" to all you unlucky folks who will soon be reading my silly questions ;D I do have some sense of internet forum etiquette from long experience so I promise to dedicate some hours reading before I start in with y'all...

A little about me, I turn 40 next year and decided my first midlife crisis purchase would be to jump back into motorcycles. I sold my last one to pay for moving expenses 12 years ago when wifey and I were much less established financially. Meant to get back into it many times and the moment always passed. I even bought a Superhawk on ebag about 5 years ago but the owner backed out on the sale because he didn't like the amount.

Anyway, got serious about it again a few weeks ago and brought the new purchase home last night... a 2005 Superhawk now resides in my garage. At my advanced age and with the ol' bod showing the wear and tear of years of hard playing I'm pretty sure my first upgrades will be things like a more comfortable seat and hand controls! Thus in a separate thread I will probably begin with that topic as the first of my silly questions.

I started with motorcycles as a kid... a long series of 3 & 4 wheeled ATV's, motocrossers, enduro bikes, sportbikes, standards, and dual sports followed. Back in the mid 90's while I was in college I worked at a Kaw/Suz/Yam dealer and so I was exposed to all kinds of cool stuff. I always had a thing for V-twin sportbikes and so here I am back into it.

I'm a Mechanical Engineer and I work for "a manufacturer of diesel engines". I'm primarily a car guy, dabbling past and present in all sorts of racing, restorations, general hot rodding, and a whole lot of demo derby (thus the aforementioned wear and tear on the bod) but I've missed having a bike in my life and I'm glad to be back.

Looking forward to learning a lot from y'all and I hope to be able to give some of it back.

 

Welcome from a REALLY old guy (I'm 51). where in NC are you? there are a few of us around.

Consider adding superbike bars for a bit more upright seating, and there's a pretty easy peg lowering trick that helps with knees.

Get yourself a leather suit, boots and gloves and go do a track day. you won't regret it.

 

Welcome youg 'un. You have a long way to go. 58 years into this trip I have crashed cars, horses, motorcycles, mountain bikes and rollerblades. Broke a lot a bones but God gave me a head made of concrete, so it's Groundhog Day...

Change the front springs and get a better shock along with that Sargent saddle. Comfort & safety improve dramatically after that!

 

Welcome! Great intro but it's missing one thing, PICS!!!!

 

Only 40? Just don't try and tell us you're old or that you feel old. Welcome to the forum and enjoy that bike!

 

ha ha you guys are doing a great job of making me feel better. My grandfather always said "getting old ain't for wimps" and so I'm doing my best not to be a wimp about it. Still, on the 45 min ride home last night I was amused by how much more cautious I was than I remember being years before, and as I rolled into the garage how the joints and butt complained about the experience. I kinda expected the latter so I'm already prepared to start researching seats and hand controls.

Thanks for the warm welcome

 

Welcome to the site and enjoy your bike - I have kept my Superhawk longer than any other bike that I have owned.

 

Welcome to the forum. As for your comment "...ride home last night I was amused by how much more cautious I was than I remember being years before" , you're likely more cautious because you've come to know how much broken Sh#t costs to replace. That seemed to have escaped most of us when we were young!

Good luck with the bike.

 

Good luck with the bike. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. This forum is the best place for any answer or question you may have, all my research on the bike started here and the people here are great and willing to help.

It was a real pleasure doing business with you and if you have any questions at all please contact me.

 

Welcome.
Almost 41 here. Been riding mine for almost 4 years now. Love it
Aftermarket seats are for wussies done several all day rides, commuted 80,000 miles and done a 12 hour ride to Vegas and back in a day all on the stock seat.
Save your money for fork internals, frame sliders, and gear. Always good gear.

 

That's gotta be some kinda world record!!!

 

Nice intro and congrats on the new bike. You're going to love it once you build it out a bit better than Honda did the first time. It sounds like you have been a motorhead most of your life so you'll fit in just fine around here. The senior members do have a problem with these young guys that don't know which end of the hammer is the working end.

The knowledge base here is almost bottomless. When I bought my Superhawk it sat in the shop until I had time to take the MSF for beginners and returning riders. I spent the entire month reading - every night. After a few rides my build list came together pretty quickly.

Download the Honda Manual for the bike - from the knowledge base. I have it on every one of my machines and use the paper version ($70 at the dealer) rarely but I do use it. If you have a chance at a used one ****** it.

BTW - one feature of the knowledge base is you can't search for accronyms. You can search for Cam Chain Tensioner but you cannot search for CCT. Just thought you might need that bit.

So, welcome! Enjoy the site, enjoy your bike, and enjoy yourself. This place really is about smiling inside your helmet.

 

80,000 in one day? Lets see now, how many refills would that take?
Whoops side tracked there, WELCOME dm440c, is that right? See that's what happens when you pass 50 & since I'm 58 I'm way past. So how did this thread get side tracked to an age thing anyway? I believe you'll enjoy the Hawk, I've had mine for almost 10 yrs now & can't think of any reason to part with it. Did the superbike bar mod a couple of yrs ago & it was a big improvement. Happy 2 whellin & keep the rubber side down.