??????????? They are still making the Hawk , you can even get them with a 900 .
Why is there such a desire to kill them ?
Your absolutely correct about the clutching issue but what is it that everyone wants to put on the snowbikes so they don't stall ? I would be more than happy to see a change in the CVT's but that might still be a while since Poo is now running the same CVT in their pro fanners that the fanner Snow Hawks came with in 2003 , now you have to admit that's funny .
The machines today are becoming even more specialized for a particular purpose .
The Hawk was introduced as an arena machine . Just like the sleds it drifted over to mountain versions but still has the handling characteristics of what it was designed for , just like the sleds .
The fanners are capable of 80 mpg , the 600 top 100 mph just by changing the gearing because their geared down like a freight train one can only imagine what an 8 or 900 is capable of .
The original Snow Hawk ski in moderate to deep snow was like driving with a front break on but with the proper ski that is made by T/S is almost a perfect fit . Only complaint there is that it is to thick and no longer takes some of the feed back out of the handle bars that the simmonds flexi skis do . There is very little dragging resistance , washouts are pilot era and they do not push what so ever like the bike kits .
The Snow Hawks are ahead of their time , what other single ski do you know of that is built from the ground up ? but like so many other things they are misunderstood or slammed for another purpose . They can be more difficult to ride compared to a snow bike or snowmobile and rider set up is extremely important .
They have their place , I have no problem moving on and forking out the cash , snow checked my Hawk without ever riding one , and so far there isn't a machine made that does what I want that has 150 plus two stroke ponies , takes a beating like a moto cross bike and can run no less than 2000 miles before taking a compression check . Fanners are a completely different story , those things will run at least 10,000 miles and are known for 20,000 as long as you maintain them , not bad for a two stroke .