anyone remember 1970`s?

Question

Kawasaki twostroke tripples?
i thougt their were a 'proper buzz on two wheels'
or am im i to old?
to run rings round you younger riders,

anytime,
kid`s
anytime..!!!

xxx

i`m still damm good

Answer 1

Ah yes the dreaded kh250/400/750 what sweet tortuous memories!! Horrendous handling, ghastly fuel consumption and a middle cylinder that would foul plugs unless you were giving the bike some serious yahoo!. I remember the first time i serviced one of the 750's and i took it for a test ride on the a30 dual carriageway outside Exeter. I went hammering past a triumph bonneville at about 70mph in 4th gear and changed down!!!! Hit the power band and the front end came up about 60 degrees and i was doing 90 mph on the back wheel. I have never scared myself so much ever!! I had a Suzuki GT380 that i owned after that, but it was tame in comparison to the kwacker.

Ian

Answer 2

Yes loved the bike from the 70's when I was a young lad of 16. I remember my first bike (like we all do) a Derbi GT4v sports moped reg no KPO 72P.... Yes it could do only 30 mph, Derbi were very advanced in their thinking introducing a 30mph sports moped years before it became law. Why did I have to buy the slowest bike on the block when everyone else's could do 50!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Arrrrgggghhhhh a disaster when your only 16.
There is always something about the bikes from your youth. the 2-strokes were great! I had a GT250A and probably the first Suzi X7 on the road (S reg), great bike. From my GT750 to my Honda 400 dream I loved 'em all. Biking was so exciting then (it always is when your young).
I remember rides to Box Hill when most people were the same age as me. Funny coz 30 years later they're still the same age as me.....!!!!
There's no doubt modern bikes are fantastic, far better built, lighter, handle better etc etc, but thats not the point. It's when your young you dream of big bikes, exciting bikes...
But now I'm older I still love 'em, but the excitement isn't the same.

Answer 3

Fast yes, in their day, but, nothing compared to the new stuff. A good H2 would run the quarter in the low 12s, the new 600s do it in the low 10s, not mention about 30mph more top speed. I had an H1 and an H2, I'd tell you the past is for memories only, but, I still own a 74 Commando.

Answer 4

Remember the 70's I go beyond to the 60's

I still ride but not the old Nortons and Triumphs I progressed to the Goldwing and now on to a Harley

But great times never the less

Keep riding and keep safe, shiny side UP

Answer 5

2 valid answers.

1> If you remember the 70's, you weren't there.
2> If you remember the 70's, you're stuck there.

I'm stuck somewhere between the 2.

yes, I remember the kawi triples and the clouds of smoke. That and some other kinds of smoke I prefer not to discuss right now. 5th Amendment and all that rot.

Answer 6

I can remember the '70s
It's the '60s that are fuzzy.
Took a 400 out for a ride when I was looking for my second bike. Just about scared the pants off me, that thing would not go slow!

Answer 7

I had Kawasaki KH400 triple. Fast sumb*tch but couldn't keep plugs from fouling. Always carried two sets with me...one to start it on...get it warm and switch them alongside the road after it got warmed up. Good thing it only took a couple of minutes. Damn it was fast though. I wasn't sorry to see it go!!

Answer 8

My first bike was a 250 S1C.
Bloody loved it despite all the oil leaks!
I remember the first time I had 80 out of it, grinned for the rest of the day

Answer 9

the good old days ah. i had one triple kwac
and many Suzuki's great fun racing around my town of speeds or up to 100 mph.but thirty years on i bet i would be scared on the bikes of today and i think i am still damm good
regards Andrew

Answer 10

I almost bought a Kaw 500 triple. My sister's boyfriend talked me out of it. Probably a good thing. That m-effer was fast. I always wondered how that bike would compare to a newer sport bike.