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I might need to see a shrink, I bought a Honda. I am not educated yet on these Superhawks but I didn't think I could go wrong for $300 with a clean title. The bike has sat since 1975, it has the wrong bars but it looks like it will clean up pretty well. Not sure what will happen with it yet.

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1969 H1, 1971 G3SSA, 1974 G5, 1973 H2A, 1975 S3A, 1975 H1F, 1973 Z1, 1988 HD FLTC, Captain America chopper, 2000 Excelsior Henderson, 1965 Bridgestone BS90

How inventive of honda, stippling the serial number pad..........

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Twist the throttle, tilt the horizon, and have a great time. What triples are all about...........

That's high tech racing stuff right there, something to do with wind flow.

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1969 H1, 1971 G3SSA, 1974 G5, 1973 H2A, 1975 S3A, 1975 H1F, 1973 Z1, 1988 HD FLTC, Captain America chopper, 2000 Excelsior Henderson, 1965 Bridgestone BS90

and the speedo tops out at 120 MPH

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she will never be pretty but she is a fun ride.

73 KAWASAKI H1 (Sold).
82 YAMAHA RD350LC
2000 KAWI KDX200H
2001 Triumph TT600

Not a bad motorcycle overall. One problem they did have, the rocker arms have cam pads that are hard chromed, and after years of operation, the hard chrome comes off. Can take the cam lobes out when that happens. Looks like somebody stuck velocity stacks on the carbs, wrong way to go.

Those things aren't as simple as newer engines are, but, they are usually very resilient.

should say I will buy it too but prefer an early C 77 with high pipes

One out of left-field for the Honda nuts, and no Google involved..... Didn't the Kick-start on those operate Outwards, like you kicked it out 90 degrees to the bike...... A friend had one WAY back in the day! Dave will know! (might have been the 305 CB72?) Forward even, maybe you kicked it forward!?

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"One day, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching." : anon.

Maybe that's why I think the engine is locked up.

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1969 H1, 1971 G3SSA, 1974 G5, 1973 H2A, 1975 S3A, 1975 H1F, 1973 Z1, 1988 HD FLTC, Captain America chopper, 2000 Excelsior Henderson, 1965 Bridgestone BS90

Kick starter lever is conventional, front to rear, one model went rear to front.

BMW had a kick out the side kick start lever.

These bikes were in both 250 and 305 cc versions,
CA: Dream, low square pipes, square appearance, pressed steel frame
CB: Street, low pipes, as in the pic above, round tube frame
CL: Scrambler, both pipes up, and out one side, round tube frame

CA72, 250, CA77, 305
CB72, 250, CB77, 305
CL72, 250, CL77, 305

Thanks for the information fellas. I called my pal Leroy(he has all the Hawks)and he said mine does kick backwards. Tomorrow I will see if it turns over.

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1969 H1, 1971 G3SSA, 1974 G5, 1973 H2A, 1975 S3A, 1975 H1F, 1973 Z1, 1988 HD FLTC, Captain America chopper, 2000 Excelsior Henderson, 1965 Bridgestone BS90