HONDA CB250 Super Hawk (1979-1980) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda CB250 Super Hawk was a standard motorcycle part of the CB series in Honda's range that had its debut in 1978 and was intended as a general-purpose street riding machine rather than racing or off-road use.

The 1980 CB250 Super Hawk was a reliable and easy-to-ride machine that came with standard features, such as a wide handlebar, an analog instrument panel, a one-piece-dual seat, a chromed dual exhaust system with a muffler on each side, a round headlight with a chromed ring, a black-finished steel frame, and cast aluminum wheels.

The bike featured a tubular steel frame with a telescopic fork on the front with 115 mm of wheel travel and dual shock absorbers on the rear with 65 mm of wheel travel that provided optimum suspension performance.

As for braking power, the bike packed a 273 mm disc with a hydraulic caliper on the front wheel and a 160 mm drum braking unit on the rear that offered strong braking performance.

In the engine department, the 1980 Honda CB250 Super Hawk had its muscles from a 249cc four-stroke parallel-twin air-cooled powerplant fed by two Keihin carburetors that helped deliver an output power of 27 hp with maximum strength at 10,000 rpm and 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) of torque available at 8,500 rpm.

With a wet weight of 184 kg (406 lbs) and set in motion by a six-speed manual transmission, the Honda CB250 Super Hawk reached a top speed of 138 kph (86 mph).