RE: Kawasaki H2: PH2 Heroes
Discussion
Blackpuddin said:
Don't suppose the owner of this one would have been that pleased to see his one wrapped round a tree! 
You’re right, he wouldn’t. He dotes on that bike. Having ridden this particular bike and the owners Z1 and Kettle, he takes pride in keeping them in fine fettle. They really are a credit to himdinkel said:
And then there was The Kettle:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_GT750
In the 70s there was nothing to catch up with.
I would have liked one of those but they seemed a bit slow compared to Yamaha's. Put a kettle in a cafe racer frame and I would have jumped at it. I saw once such thing in Norfolk and it looked the biz. Wasps in a tin can anybody :-)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_GT750
In the 70s there was nothing to catch up with.
tting power.Matt Harper said:
I have a friend who is rather partial to these - he has two... one is somewhat faster than the other.
You know Dutch dragstar Henk Vink?http://toobmedia.blogspot.com/2014/01/henk-vink-on...
wormus said:
Boosted LS1 said:
I would have liked one of those but they seemed a bit slow compared to Yamaha's. Put a kettle in a cafe racer frame and I would have jumped at it. I saw once such thing in Norfolk and it looked the biz. Wasps in a tin can anybody :-)
Like this?
I had one of these back in 1975 on a P plate in that colour,sorry purple does not cut it for me.
Kawasaki ran the H2 at a claimed 74bhp,this changed to 72bhp on the H2-B-C variants
Kawasaki altered the porting and lengthened the swing arm on successive models.
an awful lot of hype surrounds the triples The H2-C has a broad spread of power which made it such a relatively easy to ride with a caveate that wind the throttle on and the thing took off. they were genuine 120mph plus bikes not 112 as quoted also they were £849.00 in 1975.
I still have the receipt from Kustom Kawasaki.
I junked the OEM Japanese tyres and fitted Dunlops.next to go was the rear shockers which I replaced with Girlings. Heavier weight oil was put in the front forks. steering damper was one click off full on.the disc was also drilled and countersunk.
USA style bars were changed for senior ace bars this improved the bike no end as weight was transferred .
The problem was that if you gave the bike some handful of throttle in first gear you didnt know whether the rear wheel would spin of the front leap into the air. so this is where the ace bars came in useful.
Handling by 1970,s standards wasn't that bad ,but then mine wasn't box standard.
I also bought a used H2 on an M plate,this was a different beast.the steering head angle made it too quick on the steer and the swing arm was on the short side and was definitely sharper on the power than the H2-C .
both bikes were sold on and a Z1-A was purchased.
I have to admit that I used the bikes as they were intended and hardly ever off the gas.
did I have offs, yes I did but it was down to me and not the bike.
so your article is informative and gives a flavour of the bike. so well done.
for those of us who restore and run these bikes keep safe and enjoy.
the 1970s were so much more fun as a biker.
Kawasaki ran the H2 at a claimed 74bhp,this changed to 72bhp on the H2-B-C variants
Kawasaki altered the porting and lengthened the swing arm on successive models.
an awful lot of hype surrounds the triples The H2-C has a broad spread of power which made it such a relatively easy to ride with a caveate that wind the throttle on and the thing took off. they were genuine 120mph plus bikes not 112 as quoted also they were £849.00 in 1975.
I still have the receipt from Kustom Kawasaki.
I junked the OEM Japanese tyres and fitted Dunlops.next to go was the rear shockers which I replaced with Girlings. Heavier weight oil was put in the front forks. steering damper was one click off full on.the disc was also drilled and countersunk.
USA style bars were changed for senior ace bars this improved the bike no end as weight was transferred .
The problem was that if you gave the bike some handful of throttle in first gear you didnt know whether the rear wheel would spin of the front leap into the air. so this is where the ace bars came in useful.
Handling by 1970,s standards wasn't that bad ,but then mine wasn't box standard.
I also bought a used H2 on an M plate,this was a different beast.the steering head angle made it too quick on the steer and the swing arm was on the short side and was definitely sharper on the power than the H2-C .
both bikes were sold on and a Z1-A was purchased.
I have to admit that I used the bikes as they were intended and hardly ever off the gas.
did I have offs, yes I did but it was down to me and not the bike.
- I have now bought and S2 350 and a n H1-E 500 to enjoy,
so your article is informative and gives a flavour of the bike. so well done.
for those of us who restore and run these bikes keep safe and enjoy.
the 1970s were so much more fun as a biker.
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