Have heard of a high-powered two stroke bike (not sure if its Yamaha), which had poor drum brakes, and didn't compressioned at all during down-shifting (being two stroke).
2007-09-14 10:06:12 · 13 answers · asked by Carlos G 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
I have a Kawasaki H1E... Check out this feature it has: The speedometer and tachometer have rubber cushions to keep you from getting black eyes from them because if you gun it in the first 3 gears the front end is all in your face!
P.S. The GT750 sold in AUS or anywhere for that matter was a 4 cylinder 4-stroke with shaft drive.
2007-09-14 18:12:56 · answer #1 · answered by barfoeng 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It was the Vincent and early 1950 late 1940 model
There are still a bloke in the UK riding one and take groups for tours in Europe. Bike had a few mods but nearly a million miles on clock. When the fasted V8 cars of the time did about 90 mph max this bike was doing 120+ mph without much brakes or handling and on roads not like today's The race bike did about 150 mph if I do remember correctly
2007-09-19 12:29:44 · answer #2 · answered by VTR 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the old double standard rearing its head again. How many guys have been surgically changed into women, and not much fuss beyond..."it wouldn't be me?" Life went on and nobody cared. This is a woman that wants to be a man, but is pregnant. It's creating a media circus. Had she not been pregnant, nobody would be saying much of anything, or giving a hoot. But as far as the baby is concerned, I think this type of thing can be be a mental burden as this child grows up. Then again, the way our society is, and the direction it is heading with its morals, everything may turn out just fine. The damn media and meddling outspoke people may cause more mental trauma than the situation. This is the society we have become. Anything goes.
2016-05-19 21:29:32 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Smokey - it was the Kawasaki H1 & H2. There were rockets of 500cc and 750cc triple cylinder two strokes that had some of the worst handling charateristics imaginable. The frame design was not so hot!
2007-09-14 11:09:36 · answer #4 · answered by CafeTBird 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As The Baron said, Kawasaki 750 cc triple, 2 stroke. It was sold as the GT750 in Aus, but was commonly known as the widowmaker. You can find a picture and the specifications for it here, listed as the H2 750 MACH IV
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/bikes/Kawasaki.htm
2007-09-14 13:31:04 · answer #5 · answered by xjr1300 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I had a couple of Kaw 750 triples in my youth. They weren't good even in a straight line. Fast-yes! And had a sound, when wound out, that would melt your heart. Much more value sitting in the corner of your garage.
2007-09-15 22:19:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a 750 Kawi triple and learned alot about riding from it. Wish I still had it. What a bike, it was cool to carefully bring it up to full throttle, to the point you were lugging instead of in the sweet spot and seeing this "contrail" of smoke behind you, got cars off your asss really fast! In this case you would then reduce throttle to find the sweet spot again, and you were GONE, history, sayanora. But yeah it handles, well, OK, but stopped, um not so OK, really had to plan ahead for a stop. It was not really even capable of locking the front wheel at all unless you were on gravel, locking the rear wheel in panic, for me, was pretty common, like "come on STOP this sonofabiitch!"
2007-09-14 13:02:09 · answer #7 · answered by Baron_von_Party 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Vincent Black Shadow was also known as the Black Death, for the same reason. Way too much engine, and not enough brake for the horsepower.
2007-09-15 00:22:43 · answer #8 · answered by strech 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I heard about the Kawi triples.
Never rode one, the twin scared the socks off me.
2007-09-14 11:53:14 · answer #9 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
KAWASAKI H-1 or H-2
2007-09-14 10:16:46 · answer #10 · answered by smokey 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋