a Kawasaki 750 H2 viewed from the rider's seat. kawasaki750h2.free.fr
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@alanbradesku7 жыл бұрын
from the squeaky brakes, to the jumpy engine/chain at cruise, to the beautiful exhaust note, you captured it all. Thanks for the memories. :-)
@a12bird5 жыл бұрын
Great video, I bought a 1974 green triple in northern Michigan for 900.00 in 1983. I rode it to Fort Hood, Texas. Took me three days because I didn't drive at night. I loved that bike and still wish I had it. Thanks for the video.
@100GTAGUY7 жыл бұрын
I love how the shocks lift to their max travel every time he opens up the throttle. Two strokes will always hold a place in my heart just for this reason
@glen69456 жыл бұрын
true
@santiagogiuntoli6726 Жыл бұрын
I was observing the exact same thing! And even at low RPMs and not even WOT that thing throws it's weight to the back like nothing. They did have a very short wheelbase though, but that engine is marvelous
@duanepayne18052 ай бұрын
I had a (gold) '73 H-2 that I loved. It was the ultimate fun machine and never smoked like the one in the photos. I put a slightly bigger rear sprocket and an Avon rear tire on it and it was a beast.
@AussieMaleTuber2 жыл бұрын
Great video, thankyou very much. There was no bike-cam last time I rode one. I was 14 when an older friend invited me to ride his H2 up and down a long winding road in NSW in 1975. The week before he took me to the same place on his mates CB750K single overhead cam (my firstt ride on a road bike). I had and rode a Yamaha GT80a trail bike off road and expected better acceleration from the K. When I rode the H2 I realised that it had real power and enjoyed leaning forward under acceleration to keep the front wheel in contact, and I felt it handled easily around fast bends. One thing my friends discussed was how to ride smoothly because things get wobbly when you don't. I only had Kawasaki and Honda flagship sports-tourers from 1980 to 2012, then I got a Toyota Landcruiser as well. The riding skills I acquired on lightly framed aiir cooled big bikes in the 70's and early 80's serve me well, I would even argue that the superb handling bikes like the current H2's we ride now require less skills to ride hard, but that younger riders don't always develope good skills and therefore often ride terribly and with there hearts in their mouths... as evidenced by non- technical expressions like "insane power." My take on fast smooth riding has always been that I have the right tyre pressures and I 'ride by the seat of my pants and keep my eyes peeled on the next bend.' I thankyou again Sir for this great video and wish you all the best!
@Fabformcatering8 жыл бұрын
Nice clip, I grew up with these bikes. AS3 YAM, R5, RD 350, 350LC. H2 was legendary, crack on my friend, fuck the planet!!!
@1963SteveW9 жыл бұрын
This one is the HELL of a bike! Fantastic videoclip, thank you for sharing!
@thomasj51385 жыл бұрын
Beautiful bike,lovely sound and scenery A1 video thank you for sharing
@alpal200210 жыл бұрын
That bike goes really well - a nice H2 750 example. Have fun - I miss mine now.
@mikesmith44689 жыл бұрын
Sounds nice and crisp.
@davidsizemore99062 жыл бұрын
wonderful machine. great camera footage. thanks for vid
@Alf_410 жыл бұрын
I can almost smell how awesome it is!!
@mbriggs46277 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the ride.
@MrKips19 жыл бұрын
Own two of them. One's mint, the other having total resto. Nothing else out there that stirs the soul like an h2. Makes you feel alive.
@humandroid535 жыл бұрын
Unless it's an H1
@markjohnson1224 Жыл бұрын
@@humandroid53 Yup. H1D in green. Oh yes.
@ExtremeDeathman9 жыл бұрын
Bella Machina! Magnifico!
@escriba15795 жыл бұрын
Reminds me a bit of (small) Kreidler RS :) Great Sound!
@marcpillot92276 жыл бұрын
Super vidéo, super moto, amuse toi bien 😉
@bobsch-gd6ze10 ай бұрын
My H1 Luved Yamalube-R back in the day.
@earling22 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see one with stock pipes and jetted correctly for once. And you get on it! Again, most H2 vids are so frustrating…I’m talking to you, jay leno😂
@ninjakid27 жыл бұрын
Nice camera settings
@fragglevooper9 жыл бұрын
OMG sounds so good
@steffi517 жыл бұрын
I can sure relate to the gas stops. I had an H1 and I swear it seemed like it got about 10 miles to the gallon.
@athame574 жыл бұрын
Lovely brake squeal....I have the same issue on my CB400F2....
@el1221le5 жыл бұрын
a wonderful day with KAWA...!!!
@surfordie82 Жыл бұрын
I like that this video accurately depicts how often you have to stop and fill up.
@stormvorm9 жыл бұрын
I chuckled at the gas tank shots. I'll bet that view was pretty common while riding the triple.
@EdWatts8 жыл бұрын
+stormvorm It was interesting in that the fellow was, apparently, filling the tank with Diesel.
@SuperParide95 Жыл бұрын
Che affumicata. Puzzavano i vestiti per sempre.
@paulkenny70542 жыл бұрын
Love the petrol station Gagg,amazing bike long live 2 strokes👍
@ladbroke5010 жыл бұрын
love this bike !!!!!!!!!!!
@Don-lw4cb5 жыл бұрын
Nice one dude, I'm watching in England and it brings back good memories.
@tritop4 жыл бұрын
and wet eyes in my case when I remember
@roadtoad7704 Жыл бұрын
I bought a new H2 in 1974. Immediately changed the front sprocket, dropping it 1 tooth. Lost some on top end but got there quicker. Topped out at 140 MPH at redline
@sanfranciscobay10 жыл бұрын
I like the sound of the H2. Music to the ears. Were these bikes sold all over the world or just in the US?
@1972kawasaki750h210 жыл бұрын
They were sold worldwide but not in communist countries.
@hughlangpu Жыл бұрын
Awesome !!
@AdvKayaker10 жыл бұрын
Great Video Sir! Please, I have to ask. I also have a GoPro which I think you used. Are you using a remote mike? If not, what did you do to get such great audio. I have an SR500 I'd like to do the same with but wind noise is horrible. I've tried everything I know but no good news yet.
@1972kawasaki750h210 жыл бұрын
Hi Marty I am using my a stock gopro with the battery bacpac, so the box beeing larger the holes are further away from the microphone, that might be the explanation. Best regards from the french Alps
@daithilacha19 жыл бұрын
1972kawasaki750h2 I have some really interesting period USA mag tests of the bike if you are interested. First edition and some later models with lots of details, pics and power outputs, speeds etc......tested mostly in sunny California !! The first edition Mach IV was by far the best. My brother owned 3 of them !!!! Regards.
@humandroid535 жыл бұрын
Twin disks? Not a bad idea but would make the handling heavier and the bike slower (lol). I had a flat handlear on mine for better control. The sound from the tank is best.
@mikehondaf4i5 жыл бұрын
nice bike
@mgananasta10 жыл бұрын
I used to ride a beaten,Yamaha 350 LC (until I got decked!). Once tried a mates crappy H1 500 Kawasaki and that was very scary! It must be total lunacy to ride an H2 750! 30 years ago you could get them for nothing. Maybe its a silly thing to do approaching 50, but I love the strokers !! Now banned for environmental reasons...Perhaps the neighbors all started it off when I got my first 4th hand Fizzie!
@davewilson85734 жыл бұрын
miss my 350 lc just watching this...fucking mega is all i can say...rock on strokers
@markjohnson1224 Жыл бұрын
Monsieur, quelle lubrifiant utilisez vous dans les squirters - synthétique ou minéral?
@1972kawasaki750h2 Жыл бұрын
Hello j'utilise de l'huile synthétique avec un réglage de pompe à huile en dessous du réglage d'origine!
@gabrielebenini58154 жыл бұрын
Is it fast?
@ugirl29 жыл бұрын
LOL gas tank porn, a camera angle of your lap! LOL
@jobobperry6 ай бұрын
2:39 - the front end goes airborne and the bike heads straight left. That frame was too light and any slight weight shift at that acceleration was scary. Plus, if someone was on the back, they better hold on tight because their legs were flying overhead off the pegs. However, it was easier to flip a 500cc. Killer bikes in more ways than one.
@jonjones67497 жыл бұрын
those were bad ass bikes..
@glen69456 жыл бұрын
yes -they was
@frankkawa25368 жыл бұрын
Look at this KZbinfilm: Kawasaki 750 H2 im Oktober 2015
@charliegale83756 жыл бұрын
See you got the twin disks version most have a single one you had to ask for these when buying new
@ingopinkowski10914 жыл бұрын
Don't forget to top up two stroke oil not only petrol. Special then when it is not more smoking.
@0rangevale5 жыл бұрын
Extremely fun to ride with guaranteed effortless wheelie action.
@abigaildally43298 жыл бұрын
All over the world
@gremmann8 жыл бұрын
I wonder how it would go up against a new Kaw 750? Would be a cool race.
@odenssyndrome9928 жыл бұрын
This thing has 85hp, so I think we know who the winner is :D
@matthewstorm51884 жыл бұрын
It also weighs a whole lot less than a newer bike.
@TheSmartbear1 Жыл бұрын
@@odenssyndrome992 more like 75bhp, still more of an experience than most modern bikes though.
@martinsheldonroffler675510 жыл бұрын
niiiiiceeeee
@glen69452 жыл бұрын
ace
@armandogonzales93046 ай бұрын
All that smoke!
@rudolfvonribbentrop81035 жыл бұрын
In Germany we called that Bike "Witwenmacher"....so much Girls and Mums cryed for his Boys or his friends and husbands.. You needed 3 lanes on German Autobahn .... you get in the fours Gear a wheele and more other crasy things....This Bike was the hell on Earth....but she was so cool - cooler as the hottes girl in Town 😉👍
@tritop4 жыл бұрын
bring me back to 73: I am so awfully wrong in todays world
@madstu66610 жыл бұрын
You polar bear killer!!! LOL :)
@kikalaful10 жыл бұрын
Trooooooooooooooooooooooooop bon quand tu m'es les Gazzz a la fin.. j'avais une 350 rdlc... bise de temp
@oceanhome202311 ай бұрын
The frame for the 750 is the same one that they use for the 350 and 250 ! That is why the are so dangerous !
@omegaseamaster15504 жыл бұрын
Notice how there are no mosquito around this guy when the bike is running?
@steven-vn9ui5 жыл бұрын
1:25 - nicely
@EdWatts8 жыл бұрын
Needs a new tachometer cable. Or tachometer.
@jean-francoisblaisius11522 жыл бұрын
Sur un H2 il faut relevé le repose pied sinon le kick se tord
@1972kawasaki750h22 жыл бұрын
J'ai fabriqué un kick plus court afin de ne pas avoir cet inconvénient, comme on le voit sur la vidéo, cela fonctionne très bien. Il est vrai qu'avec le kick d'origine il faut impérativement relever le repose pied droit.
@giuseppecastelnero58124 жыл бұрын
Euro 6
@tgap88172 жыл бұрын
Euro 5
@JohnSmith-ws6jg8 жыл бұрын
Mosquito killer......check
@raymondorzecki86603 жыл бұрын
ride it like you stolen it ..
@glen69452 жыл бұрын
thats---no sewing machine
@lastation70959 жыл бұрын
Vaut mieux être bon pilote avec ce genre de vieil engin à trois pattes.
@rayjohnson97817 ай бұрын
Not sure what your doing with the gas pump? In the US the green pump is always diesel, are you running D instead of a gas and oil mix?☮️🇺🇸🦬
@paulhudson2318 жыл бұрын
Music to my ears. I have a 1974 H2 and never get tired of that sound!
@ehought10 жыл бұрын
That's a rocker's bike if there ever was one.........lethal
@AnalogueInTheUK7 жыл бұрын
Oh, the smell, the smoke. A truly beautiful experience. I want nothing more in life than one of these beasts.
@lassekinnunen23549 жыл бұрын
Now, if that is not mechanical poetry in motion, I don't know what is... Great video, obviously made from someone that understands the music made by these motors. Thank you very much!
@bernardbaudino27107 жыл бұрын
Merci pour cette belle vidéo. J'avais 18 ans au moment de la sortie de cette moto. J'avais le permis, mais pas les moyens de me la payer. Elle me faisait vraiment rêver (toujours d'ailleurs). J'avais du me contenter d'une Yam DT400. Le bruit est vraiment addictif. J'avais un pote qui en avait une. Je me souviens des vibrations et de la conso qui n'était pas triste. Prenez en bien soin.
@paulfitz54657 жыл бұрын
howling strokes!!remember them well!!sound of the seventies!
@nickdejesu20058 жыл бұрын
Great video. It captures the fun of riding such a fast bike.
@biketwat8258 жыл бұрын
What a classic, reminds me of my misspent youth. Am about to get a 2016 H2 but would love one of the originals, so sleek.
@stevefowler178710 жыл бұрын
I was a pretty highly ranked motocross racer as a kid (eventually earned my AMA experts license for 125cc and 250cc classes) but when I was a Sr. in H.S. I decided to give it up and was working at Disney World in '74 and bought a like new '72 H2-750 that was chambered and rejetted....the first time I rode it when I got on the throttle I almost went off the back...but by the time I got home (about a 50 mile ride) I was feeling right at home, she felt just like my YZ-250 except she was a street bike...she'd roll the rear tire in 1st gear only using the throttle and would pull power wheelies at 90 mph in 3rd gear. The funny thing was, years later I read how all the magazines said she handled so terribly but to me she handled great, I used to beat Yamaha RD-350's through the twisties,...maybe it was my motocross background.
@mikehancock62807 жыл бұрын
My uncle had a h2 when i was a teenager. It was the first big bore bike i had ridden and it gave me tingles all over my body riding it. Ive a s2 that gives me all the sensations but in smaller doses.
@Oddman19809 жыл бұрын
What a lovely sound
@nikitaspopovidis69345 жыл бұрын
so nice and clean sound
@piepenfranz10 жыл бұрын
Super Video !! I love the 750 h2
@peterovington51227 жыл бұрын
Thank you fo tha memories !!! Had two 750 eezzz KAWASAKI LETS THA GOOD TYMES ROLL !!!...
@iwaszka19 жыл бұрын
Motocycle of my dreams - love to have one someday...
@peterdrake83927 жыл бұрын
Had a couple of KH250's and a KH400 which for a long time was my idea of a perfect bike, quick enough to be loads of fun and I could just about deal with the 20 ish mpg..........
@TTB6307 жыл бұрын
I like how you slipped 3 shots on refueling into the video hahaha :D
@arsyesis9 жыл бұрын
quelle sublime moto... mon rêve !!!
@andynixon28205 жыл бұрын
That looked exciting .
@N-Scale7 жыл бұрын
She is sweet and that video reminded me of actually be on one. If it ain't smokin it's broken. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Mike & Robin
@philippeverschueren52927 жыл бұрын
Mike F
@TheDaf95xf6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic I can smell the two stroke oil 😊
@TheMrktd19 жыл бұрын
My first bike. Bought used in 1975. Only 1400 miles on it. Like a fool, took it 14000 miles cross-country in 1976. When i got back, I had the engine ported and polished. The heads shaved to increase compression. And a chrome Denco expansion chamber. HOLY SHIT! Fastest 0-60 bike I have had since. And that includes my 1100 Kawi. !
@poriol4 жыл бұрын
Sympa comme tout, ta vidéo !!! Il fut un temps où j'étais l'heureux propriétaire d'une Yamaha 400RD de 1979, ce qui m'a valu de pouvoir faire (sur invitation) une journée du H2 Club de France du côté de Aix les Bains. J'ai découvert ce qu'était le "nuage de fumée bleue" si souvent décrit !!! Et la bonne odeur de l'huile 2 temps diffusée par plein de motos, c'est cool ! Je note que tu as fait la vidéo dans un coin que j'adore... Est-ce qu'il serait possible qu'on se retrouve quelque part dans la saison prochaine (2020)? Je roule en VFR maintenant (autre machine d'exception !), mais j'ai toujours la passion du 2T !
@jaygdav10 жыл бұрын
A big thumbs up!
@yamahale5 жыл бұрын
yup mine passed everything but a gas station!
@donaldlott58975 жыл бұрын
Did he have to refill so often?I had several Kawasaki 2 stokes in my life,never forget that smell and that sound!I am disappointed that theyare no longer available !
@artfantasies9 жыл бұрын
Great video ... beautiful bike ... great ride ... Yeah, looks and sounds like a rather dirsty motorcycle. But heard that the Suzuki tripples were the badest bousers at all. Never had one of the famous Tripples ... CB 4 strokes ... nice sound ... even rather tired bikes in comparison to the H2 I guess ... but doesn't matter :)
@alanvt110 жыл бұрын
In the UK it was called the widow maker!
@0utcastAussie9 жыл бұрын
They were also called "Smokey Joes". I had numerous KH250's in my time. I shouldn't be here (alive) either !!
@jackhammer1117 жыл бұрын
and that's because inexperienced riders pissed themselves thinking they could slam the throttle around like on a BSA or Triumph or a Harley. Buy far the fastest accelerating bike 2 years running. If anyone was dumb enough to not take a least a couple of hours working their way up before running it at full throttle they got what they deserved. in comparison testing with five other superbikes of the era the H-2 had the fastest quarter mile speed, the shortest stopping distance, the most horsepower, by far the most horsepower per pound, AND was tied to the hundredth of a second on a for real road course. Of course the testing was done with pro races and pro test riders, not a bunch of wanna be's. And it was the least expensive bike of the bunch. This is the motorcycle that changed the world.
@waifuracer65166 жыл бұрын
yes cuz in the UK people usually cant drive for shit! I tought my country was bad but oh boy... I moved to the UK and I amazed that its worse than it was at home...
@as17ns226 жыл бұрын
It also made manufacturer's realise that they needed to seriously focus on suspension and brakes if they were going to continue this type of power.
@giovannicalifano71485 жыл бұрын
in italy we called it " bara volante" : flying coffin ahahahahahahahhaah
@giovannicalifano71485 жыл бұрын
insane bike :D
@jontibloom7 жыл бұрын
BTW beautiful scenery and motorbiking roads ...where is this ?
@1972kawasaki750h27 жыл бұрын
This is in the french Alps
@alexborrino41768 жыл бұрын
I'm his know is older history too here are and sometimes is missing his a joy 😟😔
@southernman88658 жыл бұрын
My apologies for not knowing French. Did you have any problems finding parts for your restoration? Did you have to replace any interior gears? Beautiful restoration.
@1972kawasaki750h28 жыл бұрын
Hi I found all the parts I needed on EBay and other dealers, I replaced some worn parts as gears and clutch. You can translate my site by clicking on the US flag in the upper right corner to get a Google translation or learn french :-)