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posted March 07, 2007 10:13 AM
 Edited By: NinjaNick on 4 Jun 2007 07:34
Kawasaki history anyone?
http://www.motorshopdemammoet.com/kawasaki_history.htm
  
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posted March 07, 2007 04:37 PM
Nice History lesson 
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posted March 07, 2007 06:40 PM
MAN what is not to love about the H1 ?????
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posted March 07, 2007 08:17 PM
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MAN what is not to love about the H1 ?????
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It was such an awesome bike, at the time it was just plain over the top.
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posted March 07, 2007 09:29 PM
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MAN what is not to love about the H1 ?????
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1969
In 1968 sales of the H1 (500cc) (500SS Mach-III in Japan) commenced. The air-cooled 2-stroke triple cylinder is the fastest machine in its class with a top speed of 200km/h. Nicknamed "Bronco", the H1 marked the beginning of Kawasaki's Speed King Legend.
I'm not seeing it. I'll always remember older bikes, but as time goes by and they get better I would just laugh about how I use to think they were awesome at one time. I wouldn't even want an H1. I'd take a new Ninja over it anyday. I just like progression I guess. 
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posted March 08, 2007 08:21 AM
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MAN what is not to love about the H1 ?????
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1969
In 1968 sales of the H1 (500cc) (500SS Mach-III in Japan) commenced. The air-cooled 2-stroke triple cylinder is the fastest machine in its class with a top speed of 200km/h. Nicknamed "Bronco", the H1 marked the beginning of Kawasaki's Speed King Legend.
I'm not seeing it. I'll always remember older bikes, but as time goes by and they get better I would just laugh about how I use to think they were awesome at one time. I wouldn't even want an H1. I'd take a new Ninja over it anyday. I just like progression I guess.
If you ever rode one that is in good shape 69-71 you would have a different opinion. They were a hoot to ride. And the ass dyno would tell you even today that the things are dead fast. They wheelie like crazy and just scream at you. Of course the new bikes are better and faster, but the H1s and H2s were revoloutions.
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posted March 08, 2007 08:45 AM
How about an H2R ?
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NinjaNick
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posted March 08, 2007 12:19 PM
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MAN what is not to love about the H1 ?????
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1969
In 1968 sales of the H1 (500cc) (500SS Mach-III in Japan) commenced. The air-cooled 2-stroke triple cylinder is the fastest machine in its class with a top speed of 200km/h. Nicknamed "Bronco", the H1 marked the beginning of Kawasaki's Speed King Legend.
I'm not seeing it. I'll always remember older bikes, but as time goes by and they get better I would just laugh about how I use to think they were awesome at one time. I wouldn't even want an H1. I'd take a new Ninja over it anyday. I just like progression I guess.
If you ever rode one that is in good shape 69-71 you would have a different opinion. They were a hoot to ride. And the ass dyno would tell you even today that the things are dead fast. They wheelie like crazy and just scream at you. Of course the new bikes are better and faster, but the H1s and H2s were revoloutions.
I believe ya. 
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posted March 08, 2007 05:05 PM
We called them (as did many others) WidowMakers.
I knew two guys my senior HS year that owned a 500 and 750 each. Both were very clean bikes (this was 1980).
They were brutal fast in their day, and they handled like shit when pushed hard in the curves. Backbone shake that would screw up your head big time.
Thus the name WidowMaker.
And yep, they were definitely the pre-cursor to todays super-bikes.
In 1969 Honda approached the world with a smooth, relatively quiet 750Four and Kawasaki approached the world right from their history books (making among other things WWII fighter aircraft) with a noisy, very fast 2 stroke triple.
The Honda stole the magazines for its sewing machine smoothness, the Kawasaki stole the dragstrip trophies. 
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posted March 08, 2007 05:49 PM
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the Kawasaki stole the dragstrip trophies.
Kawasaki + Trophies ...
Is there 2 other words that go so well together? Sheeeeeeeeiiiit....I think not!
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posted March 09, 2007 11:16 AM
Edited By: Lucky Lo on 9 Mar 2007 11:18
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Kawasaki + Trophies ...
Is there 2 other words that go so well together? Sheeeeeeeeiiiit....I think not!
AMA Superbike Championship
Dayton International Speedway - Daytona Beach
March 8, 2007
AMA Supersport
1. ROGER HAYDEN, OWENSBORO, KY., MONSTER ENERGY KAWASAKI
2. JAMIE HACKING, DENVER, N.C., MONSTER ENERGY KAWASAKI
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posted March 10, 2007 07:39 PM
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MAN what is not to love about the H1 ?????
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It was such an awesome bike, at the time it was just plain over the top.
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posted March 10, 2007 07:42 PM
Where the F is the H2 in the 1970's section???
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posted March 11, 2007 07:13 PM
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Where the F is the H2 in the 1970's section???
exactly!! some dumb ass wrote that shit and named every lame enduro and 400 street bike and forgot the H2 and the correct title and picture for the '90 ZX11 with the fusha (purple) Z paint scheme.
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posted March 11, 2007 07:30 PM
Kawi latest history is in that thread lucky lo posted with the 10 sitting on the bike
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posted March 11, 2007 09:44 PM
quote:
We called them (as did many others) WidowMakers.
I knew two guys my senior HS year that owned a 500 and 750 each. Both were very clean bikes (this was 1980).
They were brutal fast in their day, and they handled like shit when pushed hard in the curves. Backbone shake that would screw up your head big time.
Thus the name WidowMaker.
And yep, they were definitely the pre-cursor to todays super-bikes.
In 1969 Honda approached the world with a smooth, relatively quiet 750Four and Kawasaki approached the world right from their history books (making among other things WWII fighter aircraft) with a noisy, very fast 2 stroke triple.
The Honda stole the magazines for its sewing machine smoothness, the Kawasaki stole the dragstrip trophies.
...then came the Z-1 salvo that kicked the Honda 750's butt
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posted March 13, 2007 04:43 PM
Ninja's are ALPHA-MALE! 
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posted March 13, 2007 05:03 PM
'84 Ninja 900, '85 GPZ550 (first race bike) '90 ZX10, '89 EX500 ( Wife's 1st) '01 ZRX 1100
'06 ZX14 !!! I am a Kawi guy :d
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posted March 13, 2007 07:17 PM
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'84 Ninja 900, '85 GPZ550 (first race bike) '90 ZX10, '89 EX500 ( Wife's 1st) '01 ZRX 1100
'06 ZX14 !!! I am a Kawi guy :d
My first new street bike was a 1982 gpZ 750.
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Smoothest bike by a long shot I'd ever ridden.
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And I headed for the mountains feeling warm inside
I love that gpz so much, you know that I could kiss her".
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posted March 15, 2007 07:58 PM
Kawi History - Bike week 2007
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posted March 18, 2007 04:51 AM
ain't it sweet? Honda Who?
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posted March 28, 2007 09:36 PM
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posted April 07, 2007 02:58 PM
ninja's love one fast girlfriend too, whats the point!?
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posted April 26, 2007 08:46 AM
My first new Kawi was a 1978 KL250A1. $625 out-the-door!
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posted June 15, 2007 03:53 PM
my first kaw was a zx14, go figure lots of hondas and suzukis before
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