zmaniv

Ok well a few years ago I was able to get a second VTR for the price of impound. Previous owner left it on the street and it got towed called the owner and they said i could have it if I paid the impound fees.
Great
Now the bad. Bike didnt run, Chain and sprockets worn the hell out, Beat remus high mounts and ugly beat up aftermarket fairings
Towed it to my buddys garage and worked on it till it started. Gummed up carbs, dead battery, dead regulator rectifier.
Changed the fluids, added fresh gas, charced the battery and got it to fire up
Rode it a few times still need to change the chain and sprockets. after first ride I was wondering what the hell was wrong with the front brakes. Previous owner put the pads in on one side backwards.
Bike was running real hot so I rejetted it, starts and runs a lot better now so i decided to take the fairings off and start the repair job.
Front looked like a mario nava but wasnt sure well then I get to the rear unit and WTF there is a carbon and fiberglass unit under that crappy paint job. Wow.

Tweety

Nuff said!

zmaniv

superh1998

Now why in the world wouldn't you want to keep that beautiful paint job? It looks so much nicer than carbon. haha

1971allchaos

AAAAAhhhhh... No disrespect to you- Tweety, But WE could have done without those pictures.... Dam that tailsection is a really cool improvement.. To stock...
Yet i love your pun "Crap 'COLORED paint job"... Looks like the Rainbow Clan fell in a poopie pile.....
The bike is A real Diamond in the rough... Ha Ha - just an opinion... Ya ought to paint it RED, Ha Ha - Def' make it go faster.....
WANT pictures when you get it together...

zmaniv

forgot to include the front fender

zmaniv

Ok so finally got the tail prepped for repair. Used one layer of carbon fiber and two layers of glass on top tied the front mounting holes to the rear and epoxied everything. Next is do the bond fill and paint

SloBlue

Why you you put that much effort into a Super Hawk and then let it go to hell?

I can't wait to see it when your done overcoming the PO's stupidity.

zmaniv

Ok all extra glass trimmed off the tail. next is bondo

VTRsurfer

Sounds like the PO was sniffing some of that carbon fiber resin.

I hope you could save the rotor.

Old Yeller

your front forks are bent or that aftermarket fender wasn't made very well.

...but a good find none the less.

zmaniv

Ok so glassing done. Body filler done. Priming done got a few more body spots to fix that showed up after priming. Should be ready to paint Friday

Yollasho

This is looking good. Awesome find. What color is it going to be? Red for more speed right?

VTRsurfer

So Martin, is this a future track bike? Chuckwalla is relatively close to you after all.

zmaniv

No it's going to be my gals ride. Unless she goes and gets a cruiser. Then track hawk it will be

mikstr

Good score! Nice job fixing it up too. Should be nice when done

Keep the pics coming!

zmaniv

First layer of paint

mikstr

RED!?!?!?!

Are you purposely trying to slow the bike down?

Furrybiker

Surely carbon fibre would have made it the fastest on the planet?

7moore7

Did you see that it's for his girl? Can't be giving her a fast color

mikstr

ahhhhhhhhhhh, now I get it..... smart move

zmaniv

How bout white

zmaniv

Repaired the stripped out front gas tank mounting holes with tineserts replaced all the missing rubber bits for the gas tank. Protons mounted and wired up

zmaniv

My girl wanted to customize the bike with some of her personal art work

Shawn Torpey

That is gonna be one beautiful Hawk, can't wait for the finished pics!

nuhawk

Greg's white Superhawk set the bar pretty high. This one's going to better it. I always liked the whited out Superhawk. White Superhawk with ink is better.

zmaniv

Almost done

zmaniv

Got a layer of clear on the front as well as a layer of pearl.

My gal just finished the paint on the tail. Next it will be clear, pearl, and more clear.

7moore7

Wow your girl don't fool around! It's got flowers, and red hair and leaves and diamonds and, oh yeah... skulls.

Very interested in seeing this with clear on it

zmaniv

All finished for now. Just need to get the title from my soon to be ex and then I can finally register it.
Tank repainting will have to wait till this winter. As well as fix a few other minor items