I am an addict. There, I said it. H2

Deets55 said:
Nice work Bob, love that welding table.
How is that Cerakote to work with, and what is the shelf life like?
Pete
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That jar is 8 years old. Stores well. I did brush touch up this time. I blasted then sprayed RZ350 & H2 expansion chambers.
The
Best
Stuff
Ever.

Coolant, oil, gas... I just wipe it with a rag soaked with brake cleaner.

Looks new.
 
acotrel said:
An H2 Kawasaki is not as fast as you might think - a Z900 is faster. It's problem is the shape of it's power band. It is normal to brake into corners and power out. When you brake into a corner, the revs drop. As you accelerate out, the revs rise and when the power comes on with an H2, it comes on with a bang. I watched one of my mates in a road race - the rear of the bike whipped around as it came on song, then caught and shot him straight over the front. On a race circuit, my Triton 500 could beat an H2 - they were slower in corners, but much faster down the straights.
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Don't tell Vin:
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I am an addict. There, I said it. H2
 
I am also a H2 addict
Mine is the later generation 1000cc supercharged 4 cylinder it is first year of manufacture with an engine number less than 700.
I have been officially clocked at over 209mph, 2KM standing start
 
TomU said:
Yeah, it's known that motorcycles will kill later model phone cameras. The phone mount companies (at least Rokform and Quadlock) are now coming out with vibration dampers. Other option is to get a used phone and use that for GPS (no carrier needed)

And do you do all your work outside :)
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Not anymore
 
I must confess that I would also be stupid enough to buy that. My brother used to race both an H1, and an H2 engined sidecars on speedway - both methanol-fuelled. Both bikes looked the same. The H1 engined bike was all he ever needed to win any race. The H2 engined bike was too dangerous. Everything was OK, until there was a modern style turbo-charged four cylinder engined bike which got in front of him in a corner and forced him to back-off. When the H2 came on song again, the bike jumped about 3 metres and hit the bike in front of it - it threw both my brother and his passenger onto the track in front of it and jumped both of them. With an H2 road bike, many riders probably do not expect the effect as the revs rise and the power band begins. Japanese two stroke motorcycles are usually neutral handling with fairly equal weight distribution. They are not designed to cope with a big burst of power in the middle of a corner. My project bike has a different frame with different steering geometry and a modified H1 engine with reed valves.
 
acotrel said:
I must confess that I would also be stupid enough to buy that. My brother used to race both an H1, and an H2 engined sidecars on speedway - both methanol-fuelled. Both bikes looked the same. The H1 engined bike was all he ever needed to win any race. The H2 engined bike was too dangerous. Everything was OK, until there was a modern style turbo-charged four cylinder engined bike which got in front of him in a corner and forced him to back-off. When the H2 came on song again, the bike jumped about 3 metres and hit the bike in front of it - it threw both my brother and his passenger onto the track in front of it and jumped both of them. With an H2 road bike, many riders probably do not expect the effect as the revs rise and the power band begins. Japanese two stroke motorcycles are usually neutral handling with fairly equal weight distribution. They are not designed to cope with a big burst of power in the middle of a corner. My project bike has a different frame with different steering geometry and a modified H1 engine with reed valves.
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How is that project bike coming Al?
 
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