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

Shit hot it is running STRONG!!
I am an addict. There, I said it. H2
I am an addict. There, I said it. H2
I am an addict. There, I said it. H2
I am an addict. There, I said it. H2
I am an addict. There, I said it. H2
I am an addict. There, I said it. H2
I am an addict. There, I said it. H2
 
Well what a nice restoration you have done. Im not a fan of those screaming smokers but I can understand the appeal. Back in the day
they could walk my Trident easily.
...and I see a proper pair of boots too!
 
Onder said:
Well what a nice restoration you have done. Im not a fan of those screaming smokers but I can understand the appeal. Back in the day
they could walk my Trident easily.
...and I see a proper pair of boots too!
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Those are two friends. He's been riding 55 years, had all the hot bikes in the 70's/80's.
It's a bitch to ride it slow, surging & galloping.
 
I have not been following this adventure. Figured it was none of my business since my motorcycle addiction has sort of faded away like my muscle mass. :)

I hope you ported those pistons according to a proven race spec. Huge difference if done right, and it looks like you found a good resource for doing it right. I'm sure you did all the master mechanic stuff to the max.

Seat looks good too.

I have no memory of ever riding one of those. Doesn't mean i didn't though. 🤣

The 1 guy that came up on what we called the hill on skyline Hwy in the CA bay area in the 80's was riding a race prepped dual disc version all lime green. It was a head turner.
 
Schwany said:
I have not been following this adventure. Figured it was none of my business since my motorcycle addiction has sort of faded away like my muscle mass. :)

I hope you ported those pistons according to a proven race spec. Huge difference if done right, and it looks like you found a good resource for doing it right. I'm sure you did all the master mechanic stuff to the max.

Seat looks good too.

I have no memory of ever riding one of those. Doesn't mean i didn't though. 🤣

The 1 guy that came up on what we called the hill on skyline Hwy in the CA bay area in the 80's was riding a race prepped dual disc version all lime green. It was a head turner.
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The guy in this vid helped me with some race proven mods



His shop:

vintageperformanceproducts.com

Vintage Performance LLC

Motorcycle Dyno Service Race proven two stroke cylinder heads for street or race applications. Two stroke silencers Custom CNC Machined Parts
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Also, she kept popping the main fuse. Engine still runs but no lights, reason for the fun-police to pull you over.

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

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


Traced it to a duff front brakelight switch, shorts to ground when the brake is applied.
 
Force of habit, but what’s in the Pelican cases? I ask as I ran design for Pelican for 27 years and I was always curious as to what people used them for.
 
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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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Maybe the frame is fine. Perhaps the problem is with the swinging arm or the swinging arm to frame mounting.
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It has nothing to do with the frame, it is the shape and strength of the power band. A 250cc two stroke road racer is usually a weapon, but still needs torque. Late 1970s road racers began to have reed valves and controlled exhaust ports to get a better spread of power. A major frame improvement came when Yamaha used the Monoshock MX set-up on road racers - it was more about suspension travel than rigidity. You can get heaps of power very easily, but using it effectively can be difficult. Even four-stroke engines can be nasty. My short stroke 500cc Triumph engine was built with all the theories, but it was nerve-wracking to use in races. It was like having a really bad dog.
 
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Yorkie said:
For of habit, but what’s in the Pelican cases? I ask as I ran design for Pelican for 27 years and I was always curious as to what people used them for.
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CNC Machinery repair tools, test bars for A2-6 and A2-8 lathe spindle alignment, precision ground within 1 micron diameter, roundness and perpendicularity. 20 lbs and 50 lbs x 2
 
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