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a senile fungus

a senile fungus

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whitebb2727 said:
Is that a kz? My first bike was a 79 kz750.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_triple

The H2 750 was introduced in 1972, the culmination of Kawasaki's two-stroke project. Kawasaki said of the bike, "It's so quick it demands the razor-sharp reactions of an experienced rider."[10]

Its engine displacement of 748 cc (45.6 cu in) produced 55 kW (74 hp) at 6,800 rpm.[7] The engine was entirely new and not a bored-out 500. With larger displacement as well as less aggressive porting and ignition timing,[10] the H2 750 had a wider power band than the 500H1, though Roland Brown said it was still "barely more practical" than the smaller predecessor, because Kawasaki had "done little" to address chassis problems, and so the bike was still prone to speed wobble.[7] The 14 bhp (10 kW) gain over the 500 H1 put the H2's output well ahead of its close rivals, the air-cooled four-stroke Honda CB750 and theliquid-cooled two-stroke Suzuki GT750.[10]

To help address the speed wobble issue, the H2 came with a friction-type steering damper, as well as a built-in frame lug to attach a hydraulic steering damper.[7] The H2 had a front disc brake, an all-new capacitor discharge ignition system which performed better than cap and rotor type, was virtually maintenance free, and was unique to the H2. The H2 also had a chain oiler, and a steering friction damper.[12] The front disc brake performed adequately, though some riders added a second front disc for more braking performance.[10]

Even with its limitations, the H2 was a success, because there were not many other bikes that could, Brown said, "even approach" the performance of the H2 Mach IV.[7] A standard, factory produced H2 was able to travel a 1⁄4 mi (0.40 km) from a standing start in as low as 12.0 seconds with an expert rider on board,[12] or 0 to 100 mph (0 to 161 km/h) in under 13 seconds.[7] In 1975 Cycle Worldtested the H2 Mach IV's quarter mile at 13.06 seconds 99.55 mph (160.21 km/h), with a 0 to 60 mph time of 4.3 seconds, 0 to 100 mph time of 13.2 seconds, and a top speed of 110 mph (180 km/h).[13]

The H-2 was comparison tested by Cyclemagazine in 1973 against the Ducati 750, the Honda CB750, the Harley-Davidson Sportster1000, the Kawasaki Z1, the Triumph Trident750, and the Norton Commando 750. The competition consisted of acceleration, braking distance, and road race course lap-times. Each test was run several times including 10 attempts at a fastest road course time. The H2 was the fastest accelerating machine, posting the fastest 1/4 mile run on a drag strip. Experts were surprised at the other results. Despite an uncomfortable feel and slight front wheel hop under hard braking and not giving the sensation of stopping particularly fast it had the shortest stopping distance and highest braking G load of all the bikes. On the road course, despite what had been heard and written about its ill handling, frame flexing and the supposed tendency tospeed wobble exiting high speed turns, it was tied for the fastest lap time with the Kawasaki Z-1 to the tenth of a second. Overall the Kawasaki H-2 750 had the lowest ET, second-highest quarter-mile speed, the fastest lap time, the strongest braking force, the highest torque and horsepower readings on the dynamometer, the highest power-to-weight ratio, the lowest price and scored by points for performance was by far the least expensive per unit displacement.[14]

Kawasaki's reputation for building what motorcycle writer Alastair Walker called, "scarily fast, good-looking, no holds barred motorcycles" began with the H1.[15] The H2 was part of the rise of the Japanese superbikes, contributing to the decline of Harley Davidson, and nearly extinguished the British motorcycle industry in the US for a long period.[12][16]

BOSS MACHINE

Gains about 10hp with the expansion chambers and lower weight of the pipes. Think loud and smoky! Love it, I've got a few others running, 750cc, 500cc, 400cc, all triples
 
Big_Lou

Big_Lou

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Oooooohh, I'll give it a watch....always enjoy supporting the independents, as well....

"Casey Jones is the story of a quirky young man with an irresistible propensity for violence. A lifelong outcast, Casey learned at a young age to channel his brutal urges into sports, but after being kicked off the local hockey team for excessive force during practice, Casey moves back in with his worrisome mother to seek solace at his boyhood home. His retreat is soon interrupted though when a vicious gang of street punks, the Purple Dragons, savagely beat him with pipes for attempting to remove their graffiti. After narrowly escaping the encounter with his life, Casey vows to single-handedly rid his neighborhood of crime. Armed with a golf bag loaded with clubs and sporting a fearful hockey mask, Casey stalks the alleyways by night, mercilessly trouncing any delinquents unlucky enough to cross his path. The misguided crusader soon goes off the deep end, and an unlikely ally from the sewers is forced to intervene before the vigilante annihilates every criminal in the city."

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Grandpapy

Grandpapy

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a senile fungus said:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_triple

The H2 750 was introduced in 1972, the culmination of Kawasaki's two-stroke project. Kawasaki said of the bike, "It's so quick it demands the razor-sharp reactions of an experienced rider."[10]

Its engine displacement of 748 cc (45.6 cu in) produced 55 kW (74 hp) at 6,800 rpm.[7] The engine was entirely new and not a bored-out 500. With larger displacement as well as less aggressive porting and ignition timing,[10] the H2 750 had a wider power band than the 500H1, though Roland Brown said it was still "barely more practical" than the smaller predecessor, because Kawasaki had "done little" to address chassis problems, and so the bike was still prone to speed wobble.[7] The 14 bhp (10 kW) gain over the 500 H1 put the H2's output well ahead of its close rivals, the air-cooled four-stroke Honda CB750 and theliquid-cooled two-stroke Suzuki GT750.[10]

To help address the speed wobble issue, the H2 came with a friction-type steering damper, as well as a built-in frame lug to attach a hydraulic steering damper.[7] The H2 had a front disc brake, an all-new capacitor discharge ignition system which performed better than cap and rotor type, was virtually maintenance free, and was unique to the H2. The H2 also had a chain oiler, and a steering friction damper.[12] The front disc brake performed adequately, though some riders added a second front disc for more braking performance.[10]

Even with its limitations, the H2 was a success, because there were not many other bikes that could, Brown said, "even approach" the performance of the H2 Mach IV.[7] A standard, factory produced H2 was able to travel a 1⁄4 mi (0.40 km) from a standing start in as low as 12.0 seconds with an expert rider on board,[12] or 0 to 100 mph (0 to 161 km/h) in under 13 seconds.[7] In 1975 Cycle Worldtested the H2 Mach IV's quarter mile at 13.06 seconds 99.55 mph (160.21 km/h), with a 0 to 60 mph time of 4.3 seconds, 0 to 100 mph time of 13.2 seconds, and a top speed of 110 mph (180 km/h).[13]

The H-2 was comparison tested by Cyclemagazine in 1973 against the Ducati 750, the Honda CB750, the Harley-Davidson Sportster1000, the Kawasaki Z1, the Triumph Trident750, and the Norton Commando 750. The competition consisted of acceleration, braking distance, and road race course lap-times. Each test was run several times including 10 attempts at a fastest road course time. The H2 was the fastest accelerating machine, posting the fastest 1/4 mile run on a drag strip. Experts were surprised at the other results. Despite an uncomfortable feel and slight front wheel hop under hard braking and not giving the sensation of stopping particularly fast it had the shortest stopping distance and highest braking G load of all the bikes. On the road course, despite what had been heard and written about its ill handling, frame flexing and the supposed tendency tospeed wobble exiting high speed turns, it was tied for the fastest lap time with the Kawasaki Z-1 to the tenth of a second. Overall the Kawasaki H-2 750 had the lowest ET, second-highest quarter-mile speed, the fastest lap time, the strongest braking force, the highest torque and horsepower readings on the dynamometer, the highest power-to-weight ratio, the lowest price and scored by points for performance was by far the least expensive per unit displacement.[14]

Kawasaki's reputation for building what motorcycle writer Alastair Walker called, "scarily fast, good-looking, no holds barred motorcycles" began with the H1.[15] The H2 was part of the rise of the Japanese superbikes, contributing to the decline of Harley Davidson, and nearly extinguished the British motorcycle industry in the US for a long period.[12][16]

BOSS MACHINE

Gains about 10hp with the expansion chambers and lower weight of the pipes. Think loud and smoky! Love it, I've got a few others running, 750cc, 500cc, 400cc, all triples
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An embarrassing lesson of physics early one morning from the front seat of Roadrunner Hemi, two kids watching a taillight disappear before hitting 2nd. Ego crusher.
 
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