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Originally Posted by culcune
Ever since Bashans started proving themselves as quality machines, starting with the Storm 250 about 3 or 4 years back, and continuing with the Brozz and Shark, and then the Enforcer, I really think people would do better getting an Enforcer over the Hawk. Yes, my opinion, and I cannot dismiss how well sorted out the Hawks have become thanks to this forum and Motocheez's youtube videos (Megadan, your advice has become worth near gold on the subject of Hawks). Part of my opinion is I would prefer street gearing as stock, and moving to off-road if I chose, and the Enforcer is right there with that.
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I had a chance to play around with a new Enforcer recently. Material quality wise, you couldn't tell the difference between the two. I think they will likely have better "out of the crate" quality, but not by much. They share most of the same parts.
I do agree that the 17/46 gearing out of the box and better carb tuning is a nice touch. That covers 2 of the biggest upgrades most Hawk owners make. I would still take all of the same precautions in terms of loctite and lubrication though.
If I had to choose between the two, it would simply come down to what I got the better deal on. However, that opinion is entirely formed on the idea that I will never ever leave a bike stock lol.
I see it this way. Out of the box, no mods, I would likely buy an Enforcer. The Enforcer is what the Hawk should be when new. The second you start doing mods, the difference between the two is non-existent, or at least so minimal you would be hard pressed to tell the difference.
The real question I have is, will the Enforcers suffer from some of the same quirks like the Hawk? Rear sprocket/stud issues. Speedo drive/cable issues. etc. Trying to compare the quality of the two is hard to do given the sample size difference. There are a ton of Hawk owners, but only a few Enforcer owners at this point.