Introduction- righting a wrong

[ricksd]

Hi all, wanted to introduce myself before I begin asking for advice. As a teenager I saved money to buy a Superhawk, but when the day came a salesman convinced me to buy the latest/greatest Suzuki X6 instead. Within a few days I realized I made a mistake- I had fun with the X6, but every time I saw a Superhawk I kicked myself.
So, 45 years later, while rooting through a junkyard for Jeep parts I came across my teenage dream- a rusted pile of a Superhawk- no sheetmetal- engine with no covers, carbs, exhaust- broken motor mount lugs, etc, but the lines of the engine and frame that grabbed me as a teenager were still intact.
I'm envious of people who start with 'barn finds'- mine is a 'field find', I had to dig the wheels out of 6" of dirt and drag the bike with rusted solid brakes/wheels back to my trailer. Other junk yards have contributed some more parts, CA engine mostly intact, CL engine parts, a few bits and pieces- enough to start, and Ebay seems to have a fairly steady stream of CB stuff, so there's ne reason I shouldn't be able to put a 'bitsa' Superhawk together- I'm a hot rodder, so I'm not worried about making the bike 100% correct.
If I get this built and ride it once I'll be happy.
Rick

[jleewebb]

welcome, sounds like you've got your work cut out for you. how about some pix? maybe start a resto thread, those are always entertaining, and will give you some documentation to look back on once you're done.

[LOUD MOUSE]

Welcome.
From your description ya have a task ahead for sure. ..............lm

Hi all, wanted to introduce myself before I begin asking for advice. As a teenager I saved money to buy a Superhawk, but when the day came a salesman convinced me to buy the latest/greatest Suzuki X6 instead. Within a few days I realized I made a mistake- I had fun with the X6, but every time I saw a Superhawk I kicked myself.
So, 45 years later, while rooting through a junkyard for Jeep parts I came across my teenage dream- a rusted pile of a Superhawk- no sheetmetal- engine with no covers, carbs, exhaust- broken motor mount lugs, etc, but the lines of the engine and frame that grabbed me as a teenager were still intact.
I'm envious of people who start with 'barn finds'- mine is a 'field find', I had to dig the wheels out of 6" of dirt and drag the bike with rusted solid brakes/wheels back to my trailer. Other junk yards have contributed some more parts, CA engine mostly intact, CL engine parts, a few bits and pieces- enough to start, and Ebay seems to have a fairly steady stream of CB stuff, so there's ne reason I shouldn't be able to put a 'bitsa' Superhawk together- I'm a hot rodder, so I'm not worried about making the bike 100% correct.
If I get this built and ride it once I'll be happy.
Rick

[Eljeef]

Welcome. Wow, perspective. My bike is in fairly decent shape after all. :)

[Gunner_CAF]

Welcome Rick! Sounds like you have a neat project, and a forum full of people who like to see and read about these projects :) If your looking for parts, make sure you check Retro Bikes, and Ohio Cycle before you buy off e-Bay. Many times you can get parts from then cheaper than e-Bay.

Gunner