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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 12 December 2013, 14:34:49
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£4,000 seems closer to the mark.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KAWASAKI-H2750C-H2-H1-Z1-KH750-Triple-Classic-Rare-SORRY-DEPOSIT-HAS-BEEN-TAKEN/130830975371 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KAWASAKI-H2750C-H2-H1-Z1-KH750-Triple-Classic-Rare-SORRY-DEPOSIT-HAS-BEEN-TAKEN/130830975371)
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Definitely a typo error , even at £4k its cheap . Seen them go for £7k ;)
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Definitely a typo error , even at £4k its cheap . Seen them go for £7k ;)
Check out the bottom of the page, Mr Emd........There is one going for £14,000 and a Z1 900 for £16,000. ::) ::) ::)
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H2 for £17k :o ::) ::)
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H2 for £17k :o ::) ::)
Reminds me of the old Kawasaki joke......What does a Kawasaki H2 owner and a deep sea diver have in common?
ANSWER......They both have a mortal fear of the 'bends'.....Groan. ;D ;D
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This would be on my xmas list Mr Opti http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130851223444
Gizza tab ;D
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This would be on my xmas list Mr Opti http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130851223444
Gizza tab ;D
Very nice.......but I believe that the 'proper' Goldie was a 500 single. :y
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This would be on my xmas list Mr Opti http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130851223444
Gizza tab ;D
Very nice.......but I believe that the 'proper' Goldie was a 500 single. :y
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What about a GT750 2 stroke :-* :-* :-*
(http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/motobooks/pc-1975-suzuki-gt750.jpg)
Never could afford one in my day :'(
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This would be on my xmas list Mr Opti http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130851223444
Gizza tab ;D
Very nice.......but I believe that the 'proper' Goldie was a 500 single. :y
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What about a GT750 2 stroke :-* :-* :-*
(http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/motobooks/pc-1975-suzuki-gt750.jpg)
Never could afford one in my day :'(
Yep, a lardy two stroke triple that chucked out 70 BHP. A friend of mine had one with a full 'Dunstall fairing'. :y
It looked good but handled like a dog on polished lino. ;D
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They may have claimed nearly 70bhp for them but ime they were nowhere near that. I doubt they were more than 50bhp tbh. .Genuine top speed was around 110mph on a good day iirc. The Kwak 500 H1 Mach3 was 60bhp and the kettle felt like a 250 in comparison. They all go for ludicrous money now imo. I would love to have a 500H1 or 750 H2 for old times sake,but they are more like a pension fund than a weekend toy now.
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A mate of mine when we were (much) younger had a 500 or 550 Kawasaki triple,I seem to recall it was called a Samuri or summit,I remember it was bloody quick but didn't take to corners at all well hence he dropped it and took some lumps out of himself :-*
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Sounds like a H1 500 Mach3. Very fast indeed in its day - fastest accelerating production bike in the world iirc - with an on/off switch type powerband, Coupled to a chassis made from plasticine and appalling brakes this made it a tad exciting to ride. ;D
I had the dubious honour of binning one and living to tell the tale, but many people who had them weren't so lucky.
If I had to pick one bike from that era to have now that would be the one. Even more so than the 750 H2 or the 900 Z1. :y
It was more like riding an untamed horse than a motorbike tbh. Great fun. ;D
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Sounds like a H1 500 Mach3. Very fast indeed in its day - fastest accelerating production bike in the world iirc - with an on/off switch type powerband, Coupled to a chassis made from plasticine and appalling brakes this made it a tad exciting to ride. ;D
I had the dubious honour of binning one and living to tell the tale, but many people who had them weren't so lucky.
If I had to pick one bike from that era to have now that would be the one. Even more so than the 750 H2 or the 900 Z1. :y
It was more like riding an untamed horse than a motorbike tbh. Great fun. ;D
I'd rather go for the iconic Z1........83 BHP through pipe cleaner forks and a 'bendy' frame was the norm back then. It even looks great today with that four pipe exhaust. :)
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Sounds like a H1 500 Mach3. Very fast indeed in its day - fastest accelerating production bike in the world iirc - with an on/off switch type powerband, Coupled to a chassis made from plasticine and appalling brakes this made it a tad exciting to ride. ;D
I had the dubious honour of binning one and living to tell the tale, but many people who had them weren't so lucky.
If I had to pick one bike from that era to have now that would be the one. Even more so than the 750 H2 or the 900 Z1. :y
It was more like riding an untamed horse than a motorbike tbh. Great fun. ;D
I remember him saying that there was a 750 version as well,good job he didn't have that one as he would have lost bigger lumps ;D
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Tbh I found the 500 more exciting and probably just as fast as the 750. I knew a bloke who had a 750 triple tuned to 90bhp - which was staggering in the 70,s - and was very rapid. Steering damper screwed down to max. at all times.The good old days. ;) ;D
Z1 900 was nice, but give me a 2 stroke every time. ;)
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Tbh I found the 500 more exciting and probably just as fast as the 750. I knew a bloke who had a 750 triple tuned to 90bhp - which was staggering in the 70,s - and was very rapid. Steering damper screwed down to max. at all times.The good old days. ;) ;D
Z1 900 was nice, but give me a 2 stroke every time. ;)
Holed pistons were pretty common to seventies two strokes. My 1976 RD250 would regularly perform this annoying trick, costing me a fortune in replacements :'(
I also seem to recall that the spark plugs lasted about a week at best........and that both sets of contact breaker points would need changing on a regular basis. :'(
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2 stroke were much more fun :) My old RD250E air cooled was the first big bike , great bike but at the time the GT250-350 were the ones to beat on the regular town to town race . I remember many GT's melting their engines though ;D
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Holed or seized pistons, carry a spare set of plugs under the seat for when they oiled up if you rode slowly through town for a while . :y Top end rebuild was a twice per year ritual and riding with a couple of fingers over the clutch lever to try and catch hit before it seized solid and locked the back wheel was standard. Kwaks used to seize the centre cylinder as it didn't get as much cooling as the outside ones.
To this day I still ride with two fingers over the clutch lever. Old dogs / new tricks. ::) ;D
As I said - the good old days. ;D
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Holed or seized pistons, carry a spare set of plugs under the seat for when they oiled up if you rode slowly through town for a while . :y Top end rebuild was a twice per year ritual and riding with a couple of fingers over the clutch lever to try and catch hit before it seized solid and locked the back wheel was standard.
To this day I still ride with two fingers over the clutch lever. Old dogs / new tricks. ::) ;D
As I said - the good old days. ;D
+1 if i could still ride ;D Never forgot the local vicar who rode a Z1300 with an open face helmet ;D
(http://www.motosvit.com/kawasaki%20KZ1100-1300/z1300/kawasaki_z1300.jpg)
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Holed or seized pistons, carry a spare set of plugs under the seat for when they oiled up if you rode slowly through town for a while . :y Top end rebuild was a twice per year ritual and riding with a couple of fingers over the clutch lever to try and catch hit before it seized solid and locked the back wheel was standard.
To this day I still ride with two fingers over the clutch lever. Old dogs / new tricks. ::) ;D
As I said - the good old days. ;D
+1 if i could still ride ;D Never forgot the local vicar who rode a Z1300 with an open face helmet ;D
(http://www.motosvit.com/kawasaki%20KZ1100-1300/z1300/kawasaki_z1300.jpg)
Mr fat bastard........Not you, Mr Emd .....but the Z1300. :P :P :P :y
Early models had a 'puny' 120 BHP and carbs.....later models had 130 BHP and fuel injection ;D
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They were great those big old Kwakers! My Uncle had a black Z1000 in the mid '80s and bravely (foolishly) let me have a go when I was 16. :o
It was only a little up and down the yard and I didn't get out of 1st gear. I was kakking it!!! ;D
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Mr fat bastard..
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The tank was useful for the beer gut ;D
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Mr fat bastard..
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The tank was useful for the beer gut ;D
Time marches on! My 1983 GPZ1100A1 120bhp, but the reality is that it has only about the same performance as a modern 600 sports bike. 0-60 just over 3 seconds and standing 1/4 is about 11 secs and it is heeeeeeeeeavy at 244kg, so you have to show it who is boss when cornering.