Who rides motorcycles?

[czechsonofagun]

Great to see some vintage stuff rolling

Rgds, D.

That's my middle bike, my newest is 82 and oldest 1970.

 

[TractorTYMe]

In addition to my 2013 Ducati, I also have this "Chonda".....Chinese Honda.......it is my runaround bike 2017 Hawk 250 (229cc) I've got shipped in a crate to my home for $1200. Got 3k miles on it now....great runaround dual sport bike......tops out at 65Mph.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

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In addition to my 2013 Ducati, I also have this "Chonda".....Chinese Honda.......it is my runaround bike 2017 Hawk 250 (229cc) I've got shipped in a crate to my home for $1200. Got 3k miles on it now....great runaround dual sport bike......tops out at 65Mph.

I've always wondered about the Chondas. A 229cc bike should do better than 65mph. As long as you enjoy it, and it gets you back home, that's what matters.

 

[TractorTYMe]

They are based upon a Honda CG125cc design meant for 3rd World countries that gets little to no maintenance. They have one cam lobe and are pushrod engines. That's why they aren't very fast, but torquey. 16Hp at best.....but good runaround bike.

 

[3930dave]

They are based upon a Honda CG125cc design meant for 3rd World countries that gets little to no maintenance. They have one cam lobe and are pushrod engines. That's why they aren't very fast, but torquey. 16Hp at best.....but good runaround bike.

Was the Hawk street-legal (once assembled) out of the box, or did you have to add any parts ?

Even if a ton of money fell into my lap, that kind of simplicity would still have my attention....

Rgds, D.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

They are based upon a Honda CG125cc design meant for 3rd World countries that gets little to no maintenance. They have one cam lobe and are pushrod engines. That's why they aren't very fast, but torquey. 16Hp at best.....but good runaround bike.

I looked up the Pakistani version, still less than $1000 US dollars. Some of the price increase due to emissions, for which they modernized the engine.

 

[TractorTYMe]

Was the Hawk street-legal (once assembled) out of the box, or did you have to add any parts ?

Even if a ton of money fell into my lap, that kind of simplicity would still have my attention....

Rgds, D.

In Montana I registred it without any problems, I just made sure the dealer put down "motorcycle" on the MCO. Then I had I had no problem registering it for street use. I added some better chain and sprockets of Amazon (17t front) vs 15t stock, and a Mikuni VM26 carb, as the stock one is sealed off for any rejetting. Got some jets for 3000 feet and it runs like a scolded ape.

 

[3930dave]

In Montana I registred it without any problems, I just made sure the dealer put down "motorcycle" on the MCO. Then I had I had no problem registering it for street use. I added some better chain and sprockets of Amazon (17t front) vs 15t stock, and a Mikuni VM26 carb, as the stock one is sealed off for any rejetting. Got some jets for 3000 feet and it runs like a scolded ape.

Thanks for the 411.

Montana . I think it was somewhere on TBN, a guy posted "I'm old enough that I remember Montana having way more Laws about horses, than cars."

Rgds, D.

 

[the old grind]

My Paternal Grandmother was born during Reconstruction. She'd be 148 today. I bet she'd remember some things, Monroe county Indians in poverty begging at the door for hot coffee in Winter ("me sick"), no paved roads, no cars or motor bikes, birthing kids at home. Is our future all about hip-hop music, ape-hanger bars, and annoyingly loud exhaust. (trucks included)

I'm puzzled that so many millennial bikes look like Japanese anime hairdos. IMO, vehicles are tools and props to Prokop for having such a well-equipped toolbox. There is nothing meaningful in suggesting they're outdated tech. (ex: carbs & jetting for exhaust mods aren't rocket science) I've never owned a bike like any of his (more than two cyls, excess power) but I would in a minute. It's all about the ride and I wish I had more places to go.

 

[Ritothebull]

At the Snake in Tenn.