The Honda Hawk GT holds a very special place in my heart, It was the first bike that truly captured my attention and my imagination. It was for the most part, a sales flop in the United States, but the fact that it has turned into a wildly popular cult bike tells me that the design was ahead of its time. The bike was called the BROS in Japan and Europe because a 400cc version, and the 647cc version were developed together as Brothers. The Hawk GT was also one of the first modern Naked bikes to hit the market and many argue it was the inspiration to the much more successful Ducati Monster. Despite its miserable marketing as an entry level motorcycle, the design had a lot of racing heritage, It was developed by Toshiaki Kishi who has developed everything from the CBR 1000 to the VFR 1200. The little Hawk was only the second Honda to be fit with the Elf Racing designed Pro-Arm Single Sided Swingarm, featured an extruded aluminum twin beam frame that was pilfered from their then current line of 250cc GP race bikes. All this tech gave the bike the frame designation of RC 31. Sometimes the sum is greater than the whole and that has never been truer than with the Hawk. Less than 40 ponies, no bodywork, a heavy swingarm and slow revving dirt bike motor makes the bike on paper look like a bit of a dog. But anyone who has ever owned or ridden a little Hawk will tell you the bike was inspired, particularly in the handling department. The bike is so narrow that when you sit on one you’ll swear your knees are touching each other, The centralized weight, extremely compliant frame and torquey motor made the Hawk GT friendly enough for new riders and capable enough for even the most experienced racers.
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