My first Lap at SPA on a H2 750 Kawasaki Triple

That's not so much a powerband as a fast-forward to the future!

Your tachometer cable needs lube.

There is NO engine braking.

Riding an H2 on the spa downhill must be terrifying

He should have driven it more balls to the wall. Not a real 750 kaw maniac after all, most of those guys are dead

Is it true it was dangerous bike?

Kawasaki, let the good times roll!

Awesome engine, not such great handling and absent brakes. All and all, a brilliant motorcycle. Quirky.

takes a real rider to master a 2 strokes powerband,not like your linear shit today.

The H1 Mach III. I had a ‘74 in the mid/late 70s when I was a teen. Darn thing almost killed me. lol. It was fun thou.!

Engine end😢

I remember it well, it was a fast bike. But over 5500 rpm was like existential experience. That is probably what you feel when you're are approaching a neutron star

I had a 1971 Cali 500. I wacked that thread long all the time through the power band. Watching for cops all the while...

How fast where you going???
"Well, between 100 and 120 Mph and between 10.000 and 12.000 rpm"
😂

The widow maker.

you ride like 15 years old gays first time on motorcycle.

Wow! that thing really tachs out!! Major top end!!

dude ride it like you own it....id throw some street tires on a kx 500 dirt bike and whoop you around that track

Throttle blipping like a fucking boss... kudos. Nice to see lads that can truly pilot vehicles on the track

I think the speedo cable may have been dry with maybe a bit too much bend in it. The tach on the other hand I dont know whats up with that thing but that would drive me bonkers.

Sweet sound of my youth. I rode Kawasaki Triples and it was really amazing what a good sticky set of tires would do for the handling. They were “flexible flyers” however so were many other Bikes back then. I was fortunate to start riding at age 4 and came to understand that on a lot of these Bikes the trick was to blast down the straights and ease through the corners. It’s a shame people allowed Scumbag politicians to deprive us of 2 stroke street Bikes, just when they were really getting good.

Lucky bastard.

I tre tipi con i gilet verdi della kawa, anzichè salutare a destra ed a manca, perchè non si scavano ?

bruh this bike has some juice in it LOL

Hey get in that power band an stay there

I rebuilt it like 5 times I think, and rode it from Modesto CA to Duluth Minnesota lol..... crazy bike

Had a 69 H1 500 loved that bike I was the wheelie king

We're they having a picnic or what

Never had a H1 or H2. Some of my buddies did though. These machines were something else. However, I did have a three cylinder Suzuki two stroke. It wasn't a slouch either. LOL

Edasss

It's rumored some bikes were secretly filled with Nitrous in the frame and would only release the gas after 7000 RPMs, this may be one of them 😂👍😂

You need to keep that rocket right at the power band, maybe 6k RPM so when you come out of the turn you just crack it and you are gone baby!

Just love the the way the explosive power kicks in when she gets on the pipe. Glorious.

Ah....the H2 Kawasaki, the old widow maker!!!!!

Were the rest of the riders on a sunday ride ?

Why so slow?

Yes I remember mine ! The acceleration in the powerband on a 3 headed 2 stroke 750 on the street is wicked. Drop into 3rd on the freeway and the throttle will wheelie awAY.

They were fun but had really flexy frames and moderate brakes even at the standards of the day. They keep everything "puckered up" when you pushed them in the twisties.

They work better when you turn the handle on the right, as a Kawasaki KH owner all I can say is it must have been running in.

Had a '73. Still wish I had that bike.

Those bike really don't handle in the corners. But straight line they're wicked.

I remember the 750 Kawa's in the early 70's.
I owned a 650 BSA in 1970.
The then new Suzukis,Hondas, and Kawasakis were so much more dependable, faster, and cooler than my old school BSA.
I remember also that the 750 Kawa's sounded awful, but jeez they were fast.
I can't stand the sound of two strokes, and their emissions killed them.

Kawasaki had THE WORST gauges of all brands. Wagging back and forth. Ridiculous!

Pity you had to ride around there with all those other wankers...

Lmao that thing really rips!

Gay driving like 125cc bikes

in these big 2 strokes if you establish an early lead the riders following can't see where the track goes

I owned one of these beauties. A 1972. It was a pleasure to ride!

I had a 75 H1 500 Blue with Denco expansion chambers and velocity stacks double disks up front. It was a blast wish I still had it