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Kawasaki H2 750

  • Thread starter Thread starter Joe H
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Super cool project here. I'm enjoying the thread. Keep going...
 
Nessism said:
Super cool project here. I'm enjoying the thread. Keep going...
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Thanks, I will, Im soooooo close to running, hoping to be able to post a video soon on its first start, if it starts and if I can figure how to post video!

Thats quite a KZ project your doing! And I must say a real stand up thing to take the full hit on the head return, Very stand up!
 
ITS ALIVE!!
Started on the third kick! took it slowly around around the block went thru the gears. It still needs MUCH tuning and will require some work with the foot controls, they are not good…. The all up shift pattern of these bikes is going to throw me for a loop for sure. Need some mods on the sprocket cover and a few other things as well. I have some custom color '72 graphics on the way, but all in all looks good!
When it started both me and my son JUMPED, it was fantastic!
Big Noisy Smoky politically incorrect Beauty!!! WOW!
Video kinda sucks.You have to click the small pic for the video (sorry if that is obvious Im not that bright when it comes to posting and computers) And the background scenery leaves a bit to be desired.








 
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Video works fine. You just need to add the smell-o-vision.
What a great racket.
Kickstart? With that driveway i would be bump starting it.
 
I got to show the bike to my uncle who gave it to me after my cousins death. My cousins Jerrys son who wasn't even born when Jerry started this project was there, and Jerrys ex wife Joy Also. It was great to be abel to let them see it run.





Here is a pic of the decals, lets play find the dumb @$$ mistake! (the dummy is me :mad:)





 
So cool that you "presented" it to the family. I can only imagine the bittersweetness of the moment. great job.

Not being familiar with the animal, i see no issues with the decals. They look good to me.
 
Just a minuuuute bubbalouie! The 'Kawasaki' emblems are on the wrong sides! I knew the angles should have matched.
 
It was a bitter sweet moment with the family, my uncle never shows emotion EVER, he usually says something like "nice job @$$H0le"
But this time he said nothing and gave me the thumbs up…thats big emotion for him! His Ex wife cried and me and his son Jamie talked alot about his dad and what he was like before the accident and brain damage, Jamie has few memories of his dad before the accident.

And even though the 750's look backwards there are actually on the right way….
You are obviously Suzuki nuts :cool: !! and not Kawasaki Guru's except Allie! Nice job!
I was totaly depressed when I noticed like putting the cherrie on the sunday and then smashing it down to far! I had them mocked up correctly then must have flipped them when I put them on.



I was going to leave it and I may still, I don't know yet, its a custom not a resto, and because most people won't know, but those who do will mock me mercilessly for doing it!

Thanks of all the compliments!!
 
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Maybe it's just my advanced age, but I see nothing wrong. The Mach IV was just so historically vital.
 
I like the Kawasaki slanted the way you have it, it makes the bike look faster and matches the angle of the forks. The way it came stock looks a little conflicted, like the bike doesn't know whether it's coming or going

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Maybe they thought it was 'edgy'?

If anything maybe you could lift the 750 emblems and switch them?
 
Joe H said:
Thought Id share my current project. Nothing to extraordinary.
The bike came to me with many of the mods already done, it was a family members and I was "helping", mostly watching and going on trips with him to get parts (and beer). He started it in 1996 I received it in Jan 2012, it sat in parts in his living room from 1999 till then!
Ives since changed some things, had some work done to put reeds in it and bought the parts need to finish it.
Im hoping to have it running next spring but we will see, free time is a premium as you know.

This is how I received it;

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I know I'm chiming in late here, like maybe too late, but that swing arm looks real flimsy compared to later sport bikes, the frame too.
I'm sure racers beefed those up, I would too.
 
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