Replacement Plastics comparison.....

[BigWeld]

Just a few minutes of comparing pics for those of us Hawk/Shark/Brozz owners looking to swap plastics: a few thoughts to ponder.....

It's not easily done. What spawned this thought process was looking at sshevie's pics of his new Shark. I REALLY like the aggressive looking shape towards the bottom of the tank shroud. And THEN Ithought, " they're both Bashans, maybe I could get some for my Brozz!"

Comparing sshevie's side shot with a close up of the 18C off of the Jazz webpage reveals they have different mounting points underneath.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c314/YB1977/8DCB4CB1-4950-4F64-A390-497362E066D0_zpsnexqbmlc.jpeg (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/YB1977/media/8DCB4CB1-4950-4F64-A390-497362E066D0_zpsnexqbmlc.jpeg.html)

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c314/YB1977/21D1D67B-376B-4526-A9DD-D941DE28E110_zpsckzmhlew.png (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/YB1977/media/21D1D67B-376B-4526-A9DD-D941DE28E110_zpsckzmhlew.png.html)

Then I thought about the big picture....Hawks are much more common. What about replacement plastics from a Hawk? Comparing the pic of the 18C above to this pic I found of Hertz's Hawk revealed that rear plastics are specific to the chassis as well:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c314/YB1977/A0497976-5D22-4625-B2F6-8675BD6AB6BC_zpsvtzhfsow.jpeg (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/YB1977/media/A0497976-5D22-4625-B2F6-8675BD6AB6BC_zpsvtzhfsow.jpeg.html)

Hope this helps someone in the future.... :tup:

[culcune]

These bikes have always appeared to be cookie-cutter, made-in-the-same-factory bikes, but they really aren't when you get to the details. I believe in the past, there were numerous enduros who were simply sticker changes away from being another brand (I think Zongshen was the OEM for about a dozen different brands' enduros in the mid-2000s).

That being said, there are situations with scooters in which manufacturers seem to have few suppliers to order from, assemble them, and slap on a mfg's tag and go through EPA/DOT and are now a 'brand' but I don't think this is the case with enduros. Perhaps someone will get both a Hawk and Enforcer (as that might be the case with those two bikes--same suppliers, slapped together , different mfg tags) to compare, but for the most part, I think the enduros are similar, but different.

[BigWeld]

Very true!

I found this question in another thread that's relevant to the discussion, and it prompted a little more digging:



Do you think the CSC TT250 side panel would be a swap?

Well, it certainly looks as thought the CSC's TT250 has similar mounting points and plastics to the Haosen Hawk...
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c314/YB1977/9B4AD723-C543-4278-ACD9-A0227D76C3FB_zps5mbukmd2.jpg (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/YB1977/media/9B4AD723-C543-4278-ACD9-A0227D76C3FB_zps5mbukmd2.jpg.html)

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c314/YB1977/A0497976-5D22-4625-B2F6-8675BD6AB6BC_zpsvtzhfsow.jpeg (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/YB1977/media/A0497976-5D22-4625-B2F6-8675BD6AB6BC_zpsvtzhfsow.jpeg.html)

But sadly, not the Brozz...

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c314/YB1977/CC78589F-5CFB-4D59-A0A3-0B4E8F6C4543_zpsgc9anlhp.jpg (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/YB1977/media/CC78589F-5CFB-4D59-A0A3-0B4E8F6C4543_zpsgc9anlhp.jpg.html)

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c314/YB1977/D061AD9F-F6BF-4B33-94EA-C2B8FE5CE960_zps2jja9f9k.png (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/YB1977/media/D061AD9F-F6BF-4B33-94EA-C2B8FE5CE960_zps2jja9f9k.png.html)

[BigWeld]

Now granted, that last pic of the 18C is an older model, but I sincerely doubt the mounting points on the chassis changed from one model year to the next.

[hertz9753]

The TT and the hawk have the same plastics. The little black thing under the tank on my bike is a custom screw mod because the tab broke during shipping.

[Rail32]

I am quite capable of measuring and drawing locations of my plastic on the hawk. If any interest , pm me . I been searching what fits on these bikes from day one . Any help I can give I would be glad to do it . Right up till spring get rids of this rainy days . Or may 15th and our trails open again.
Rail