Philip Rochette writes in:
Hello
Here are some shots of my 1972 Kawasaki 750 H2 that I have recently restored.
It was a long term and very interresting project .
I enjoy my bike and I have a lot of fun riding it in the beautifull french Alps.
Here is the link to my site about that restoration and more;
http://kawasaki750h2.free.fr/
Best regards
Fantastic Restoration! Thanks for the excellent pictures Philip!
SSSssssssssEXY!
From the “Fave Favorites” list. Damm that’s nice!
Wow! Speaks for itself! I’m out of town and just checking in and this is too good to pass up.
Ola,again from Montreal
I thought you might get a kick out of an old winter project of mine;A buddy dropped off an XL250 (that I quickly took the motor out of & gave away the rest). I happened to have an extra frame from a Z50 hanging around. The motor has a performance cam (because you can’t go wrong with too much power, most of the time). I used triple trees from a Yamaha TT500 that were gathering dust in my,tiny, workshop ( the head pipe came from the TT too. Hey, it fit right on !).. The rear sprocket was a McGyver ‘special’. Footpegs are the old buddy pegs from my CBR900RR.Seat is the passenger saddle from the 900 too.Fuel cell is a modded propane cylinder ( don’t try this at home kids !).I think the Supertrapp is off of the XL250 if memory serves.
Performance is….terrifying. Owing to the lack of suspension ( the forks are a joke ), you cannot hold the throttle open. Though when you try, the front wheel comes up…in EVERY gear! Great fun because it looks like a regular Z50 from the front (except for the TT500 clamps & bars) so folks don’t appreciate what’s about to catch & pass them.
Simple and spectacular!! Thanks Again!!
There’s a sentence I never thought I’d write… but you know it’s not bad.
Here’s one more. It’s all l’ve got
LOTS of tasty upgrades on this beauty..
Lots of updates in the comments section. Be sure to check em out.
From the comments. You guys rock! Thanks for the link to the builder / owner with lots more info!
http://johnryland.posterous.com/reciprocity-xv750-under-the-lights
I stumbled across this on a message board. Not sure who’s logo that is on the photo. Great Stuff though
I’m lifting this post straight out of The ADV rider thread I saw it in. Too good to let it pass. Thanks 1upand4down.
In 1973 my dad bought this 900 Z1 new. I was 16 years old and he would let
me ride it. He had other Kaw’s he would let me ride like a 69 and 71 500 H1’s.
But there was nothing like the Super four 900. He sold the Z1 in 1975 to a friend of mine brother-in-law and he sold to his son’s friend a few years later.
I bought the Z1 back in 2005 and did a complete restro. Took about 3 years to
complete but was worth every minute and dollar. My dad got to ride it some that year and he really enjoyed it. He’s 79 now and I’m not sure if he
will get to ride it any more but maybe. It’s suppose to be in the next issue of Moto Retro Illustrated magazine.
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