A ride on a Kawasaki 750 H2

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  • @alanbradesku
    @alanbradesku 8 лет назад +50

    from the squeaky brakes, to the jumpy engine/chain at cruise, to the beautiful exhaust note, you captured it all. Thanks for the memories. :-)

  • @paulhudson231
    @paulhudson231 8 лет назад +19

    Music to my ears. I have a 1974 H2 and never get tired of that sound!

  • @bernardbaudino2710
    @bernardbaudino2710 7 лет назад +2

    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.

  • @a12bird
    @a12bird 6 лет назад +3

    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.

  • @AussieMaleTuber
    @AussieMaleTuber 2 года назад +3

    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!

  • @100GTAGUY
    @100GTAGUY 7 лет назад +13

    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

    • @glen6945
      @glen6945 6 лет назад +1

      true

    • @santiagogiuntoli6726
      @santiagogiuntoli6726 2 года назад +1

      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

  • @AnalogueInTheUK
    @AnalogueInTheUK 8 лет назад +2

    Oh, the smell, the smoke.
    A truly beautiful experience. I want nothing more in life than one of these beasts.

  • @lassekinnunen2354
    @lassekinnunen2354 10 лет назад +8

    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!

  • @duanepayne1805
    @duanepayne1805 6 месяцев назад +1

    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.

  • @stevefowler1787
    @stevefowler1787 10 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @nickdejesu2005
    @nickdejesu2005 9 лет назад +5

    Great video. It captures the fun of riding such a fast bike.

  • @ehought
    @ehought 10 лет назад +20

    That's a rocker's bike if there ever was one.........lethal

  • @biketwat825
    @biketwat825 9 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @thomasj5138
    @thomasj5138 5 лет назад +4

    Beautiful bike,lovely sound and scenery A1 video thank you for sharing

  • @alpal2002
    @alpal2002 10 лет назад +3

    That bike goes really well - a nice H2 750 example.
    Have fun - I miss mine now.

  • @1963SteveW
    @1963SteveW 9 лет назад +3

    This one is the HELL of a bike! Fantastic videoclip, thank you for sharing!

  • @mikehancock6280
    @mikehancock6280 7 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @Fabformcatering
    @Fabformcatering 9 лет назад +5

    Nice clip, I grew up with these bikes. AS3 YAM, R5, RD 350, 350LC. H2 was legendary, crack on my friend, fuck the planet!!!

  • @paulfitz5465
    @paulfitz5465 7 лет назад +6

    howling strokes!!remember them well!!sound of the seventies!

  • @bluedun48
    @bluedun48 3 месяца назад +1

    La reine H2. La plus belle ! indetronable et indetronée 👍🏻👏🏼

  • @jobobperry
    @jobobperry 10 месяцев назад +1

    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.

  • @surfordie82
    @surfordie82 2 года назад +1

    I like that this video accurately depicts how often you have to stop and fill up.

  • @SuperParide95
    @SuperParide95 2 года назад +1

    Che affumicata. Puzzavano i vestiti per sempre.

  • @bobsch-gd6ze
    @bobsch-gd6ze Год назад +1

    My H1 Luved Yamalube-R back in the day.

  • @Alf_4
    @Alf_4 10 лет назад +8

    I can almost smell how awesome it is!!

  • @mikesmith4468
    @mikesmith4468 10 лет назад +2

    Sounds nice and crisp.

  • @MrKips1
    @MrKips1 9 лет назад +5

    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.

  • @TTB630
    @TTB630 7 лет назад +3

    I like how you slipped 3 shots on refueling into the video hahaha :D

  • @roadtoad7704
    @roadtoad7704 Год назад +1

    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

  • @stormvorm
    @stormvorm 9 лет назад +2

    I chuckled at the gas tank shots. I'll bet that view was pretty common while riding the triple.

    • @EdWatts
      @EdWatts 9 лет назад +1

      +stormvorm
      It was interesting in that the fellow was, apparently, filling the tank with Diesel.

  • @strattuner
    @strattuner 10 лет назад +2

    this bike is not for the novice rider,you've been warned,i owned one for 2 years,they are extremely quick,they will smoke a Z1 or kz 900 up to 100mph,then the bigger inches goes on by,but none the less unless you have dirt or high speed handling experience this bike will kill you,always check the return of your throttle slides before you ride it,it is not a bike to have go wide open,you've been warned,oh yeah the guy below remarked of 3rd gear wheelies at 90 mph.very true

    • @daithilacha1
      @daithilacha1 9 лет назад +2

      The Mach IV was the fastest bike of all in 1972 Cycle World test which featured all the 750 bikes of the day to incl the Z1 900. First editions of both Kwacks and they were the quickest of all. !!! It also had the most HP and torque !!!!! Even more than the 900 !!! Thats the 2 stroke effect !! And naturally it weighed a ton less than the equally gorgeous first model 900. Both classics and hugely collectible.

  • @davidsizemore9906
    @davidsizemore9906 2 года назад +1

    wonderful machine. great camera footage. thanks for vid

  • @earling22
    @earling22 2 года назад +1

    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😂

  • @N-Scale
    @N-Scale 8 лет назад +1

    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

  • @TheMrktd1
    @TheMrktd1 9 лет назад +1

    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. !

  • @donaldlott5897
    @donaldlott5897 6 лет назад +1

    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 !

  • @Don-lw4cb
    @Don-lw4cb 5 лет назад +2

    Nice one dude, I'm watching in England and it brings back good memories.

    • @tritop
      @tritop 5 лет назад +1

      and wet eyes in my case when I remember

  • @steffi51
    @steffi51 7 лет назад +2

    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.

  • @alanvt1
    @alanvt1 10 лет назад +21

    In the UK it was called the widow maker!

    • @0utcastAussie
      @0utcastAussie 10 лет назад +3

      They were also called "Smokey Joes". I had numerous KH250's in my time.
      I shouldn't be here (alive) either !!

    • @jackhammer111
      @jackhammer111 7 лет назад +10

      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.

    • @waifuracer6516
      @waifuracer6516 6 лет назад +1

      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...

    • @as17ns22
      @as17ns22 6 лет назад +2

      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.

    • @giovannicalifano7148
      @giovannicalifano7148 6 лет назад +6

      in italy we called it " bara volante" : flying coffin ahahahahahahahhaah

  • @mbriggs4627
    @mbriggs4627 8 лет назад +7

    Enjoyed the ride.

  • @jontibloom
    @jontibloom 7 лет назад +3

    BTW beautiful scenery and motorbiking roads ...where is this ?

  • @Oddman1980
    @Oddman1980 9 лет назад +2

    What a lovely sound

  • @escriba1579
    @escriba1579 6 лет назад +2

    Reminds me a bit of (small) Kreidler RS :) Great Sound!

  • @nikitaspopovidis6934
    @nikitaspopovidis6934 5 лет назад +1

    so nice and clean sound

  • @peterovington5122
    @peterovington5122 8 лет назад +1

    Thank you fo tha memories !!! Had two 750 eezzz
    KAWASAKI LETS THA GOOD TYMES ROLL !!!...

  • @sanfranciscobay
    @sanfranciscobay 10 лет назад +3

    I like the sound of the H2. Music to the ears. Were these bikes sold all over the world or just in the US?

    • @1972kawasaki750h2
      @1972kawasaki750h2  10 лет назад +1

      They were sold worldwide but not in communist countries.

  • @athame57
    @athame57 5 лет назад +2

    Lovely brake squeal....I have the same issue on my CB400F2....

  • @ninjakid2
    @ninjakid2 8 лет назад +4

    Nice camera settings

  • @peterdrake8392
    @peterdrake8392 7 лет назад +2

    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..........

  • @piepenfranz
    @piepenfranz 10 лет назад +4

    Super Video !! I love the 750 h2

  • @ExtremeDeathman
    @ExtremeDeathman 9 лет назад +2

    Bella Machina! Magnifico!

  • @el1221le
    @el1221le 5 лет назад +2

    a wonderful day with KAWA...!!!

  • @paulkenny7054
    @paulkenny7054 3 года назад +2

    Love the petrol station Gagg,amazing bike long live 2 strokes👍

  • @marcpillot9227
    @marcpillot9227 7 лет назад +2

    Super vidéo, super moto, amuse toi bien 😉

  • @yamahale
    @yamahale 5 лет назад +5

    yup mine passed everything but a gas station!

  • @humandroid53
    @humandroid53 5 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @poriol
    @poriol 4 года назад +1

    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 !

  • @mgananasta
    @mgananasta 10 лет назад +1

    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!

  • @0rangevale
    @0rangevale 6 лет назад +2

    Extremely fun to ride with guaranteed effortless wheelie action.

  • @iwaszka1
    @iwaszka1 10 лет назад +1

    Motocycle of my dreams - love to have one someday...

  • @gremmann
    @gremmann 8 лет назад +3

    I wonder how it would go up against a new Kaw 750? Would be a cool race.

    • @odenssyndrome992
      @odenssyndrome992 8 лет назад +2

      This thing has 85hp, so I think we know who the winner is :D

    • @matthewstorm5188
      @matthewstorm5188 5 лет назад

      It also weighs a whole lot less than a newer bike.

    • @TheSmartbear1
      @TheSmartbear1 2 года назад

      @@odenssyndrome992 more like 75bhp, still more of an experience than most modern bikes though.

  • @hughlangpu
    @hughlangpu Год назад +1

    Awesome !!

  • @ingopinkowski1091
    @ingopinkowski1091 5 лет назад

    Don't forget to top up two stroke oil not only petrol. Special then when it is not more smoking.

  • @southernman8865
    @southernman8865 9 лет назад

    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.

    • @1972kawasaki750h2
      @1972kawasaki750h2  9 лет назад

      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 :-)

  • @TheDaf95xf
    @TheDaf95xf 6 лет назад +4

    Fantastic I can smell the two stroke oil 😊

  • @ugirl2
    @ugirl2 9 лет назад +6

    LOL gas tank porn, a camera angle of your lap! LOL

  • @arsyesis
    @arsyesis 9 лет назад +1

    quelle sublime moto... mon rêve !!!

  • @godsphone3429
    @godsphone3429 8 лет назад +7

    do you always do that to the tank ya pervert. haha

  • @fragglevooper
    @fragglevooper 9 лет назад +2

    OMG sounds so good

  • @artfantasies
    @artfantasies 9 лет назад +2

    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 :)

  • @southernman8865
    @southernman8865 9 лет назад +1

    Nice. Makes me miss mine. How many miles do you have on it?

    • @1972kawasaki750h2
      @1972kawasaki750h2  9 лет назад +3

      I have put 3000 miles of pure enjoyment since my complete restauration.

  • @walermos
    @walermos 6 лет назад

    Who`s watching this while listening to "Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild" and looking forward to this years summer?

  • @andynixon2820
    @andynixon2820 6 лет назад +1

    That looked exciting .

  • @markjohnson1224
    @markjohnson1224 2 года назад

    Monsieur, quelle lubrifiant utilisez vous dans les squirters - synthétique ou minéral?

    • @1972kawasaki750h2
      @1972kawasaki750h2  2 года назад

      Hello j'utilise de l'huile synthétique avec un réglage de pompe à huile en dessous du réglage d'origine!

  • @jaygdav
    @jaygdav 10 лет назад +2

    A big thumbs up!

  • @AdvKayaker
    @AdvKayaker 10 лет назад

    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.

    • @1972kawasaki750h2
      @1972kawasaki750h2  10 лет назад

      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

    • @daithilacha1
      @daithilacha1 9 лет назад +1

      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.

  • @gabrielebenini5815
    @gabrielebenini5815 5 лет назад

    Is it fast?

  • @davewilson8573
    @davewilson8573 5 лет назад +1

    miss my 350 lc just watching this...fucking mega is all i can say...rock on strokers

  • @omegaseamaster1550
    @omegaseamaster1550 5 лет назад

    Notice how there are no mosquito around this guy when the bike is running?

  • @tritop
    @tritop 5 лет назад +2

    bring me back to 73: I am so awfully wrong in todays world

  • @alexborrino4176
    @alexborrino4176 8 лет назад +1

    I'm his know is older history too here are and sometimes is missing his a joy 😟😔

  • @9of966
    @9of966 4 года назад

    Back in the day my friend's older brother sold his, it scared him, he was sure it would kill him.

  • @mikehondaf4i
    @mikehondaf4i 5 лет назад

    nice bike

  • @ladbroke50
    @ladbroke50 10 лет назад +1

    love this bike !!!!!!!!!!!

  • @jackhammer111
    @jackhammer111 7 лет назад

    i had one. even drag raced it at national trail raceway near columbus ohio. the bike will reach redline in 3rd gear at 85mph, and when you open the throttle all the way it winds up so quick you have to keep up with the shifting. To be honest, this guy rides like he's afraid of the bike. Every video I find of people riding them is the same. Maybe it's because they are not familiar enough with this particular bike but if any of them have been anywhere near a GXR or similar bike this bike shouldn't scare them, as long as the keep weight forward on full throttle. I did see him approach redline in 3rd gear once but he was easing it up there. He only opened the throttle fully when the engine revs were down and while these had more low rev power than the Mach III (and I had one of those before) they still didn't make max HP until around 6k rpm. They are not real high revinng engines compared to modern bikes. and by lay into it I don't mean slam the throttle open in first or second gear because it will wheelie. you take about half to a full second to get it open and then just hang on an hit your shift points. there are ways to do full throttle launces but it involves getting tire pressures right so you get some wheel spin and having your chin between the gauges. You can't ride upright riding position even in third gear if you open it up with the engine in the maximum power band. Wheelie.
    I learned out to get the front up high in first gear, put in second and balance it on the rear wheel easing off the throttle to keep it from going over backward and then modulating power to keep it balanced, but that's a whole different thing than having the front come up when you're trying to accelerate as fast as you can.
    can anyone point me to a vid of someone riding one of these hard?

    • @chris0579
      @chris0579 6 лет назад

      exatly this bike is not for slow use.. it"s 2 stroke..dont use brakes use motor brake at 8 000 ..
      i never drive this bike but i know rg 500..
      on little road today no modern superbike may follow rg 5OO with wheel and brakes of 75O gsxr..

  • @rat_crispy1013
    @rat_crispy1013 11 лет назад +3

    Awesome video.. I wasn't in favor of the crotch shot. But super cool bike!!

  • @sharpsdoublerifle1439
    @sharpsdoublerifle1439 8 лет назад +2

    Master Blaster?

  • @WillMillar-u8w
    @WillMillar-u8w Месяц назад

    I had one for a while,called it the crop duster 😂

  • @charliegale8375
    @charliegale8375 6 лет назад

    See you got the twin disks version most have a single one you had to ask for these when buying new

  • @jader1709
    @jader1709 7 лет назад +1

    Consumo?....Velocidade maxima? ... 0 a 100 km/h ?... LAGUNA SC BRASIL- 30-04-2017

  • @raymondorzecki8660
    @raymondorzecki8660 3 года назад +1

    ride it like you stolen it ..

  • @oceanhome2023
    @oceanhome2023 Год назад

    The frame for the 750 is the same one that they use for the 350 and 250 ! That is why the are so dangerous !

  • @mickkennedy1344
    @mickkennedy1344 9 лет назад +14

    1:30 -- I don't want to look at your balls.

    • @DavidReuschJr
      @DavidReuschJr 8 лет назад +2

      +Mick Kennedy Yeah I agree. Wasn't a fan of the ball shot. But a good video nonetheless!

    • @Douknowgregg
      @Douknowgregg 6 лет назад

      Mick Kennedy i think he was trying to demonstrate the jolt while shifting

    • @ckoishi2000
      @ckoishi2000 5 лет назад

      You gotta have balls to ride the widow maker.

  • @frankkawa2536
    @frankkawa2536 9 лет назад +2

    Look at this RUclipsfilm: Kawasaki 750 H2 im Oktober 2015

  • @glen6945
    @glen6945 10 лет назад +3

    ACE

  • @armandogonzales9304
    @armandogonzales9304 10 месяцев назад

    All that smoke!

  • @jonjones6749
    @jonjones6749 7 лет назад +1

    those were bad ass bikes..

  • @giovannicalifano7148
    @giovannicalifano7148 6 лет назад

    insane bike :D

  • @LarryWhite-kw5mj
    @LarryWhite-kw5mj 14 дней назад

    I borrowed my classmates 750 h2(1975),fastest more, torque i ever drove,140 mph on us 95.

  • @tomquinn7896
    @tomquinn7896 7 лет назад +1

    Really don't remember filling my H2 up so much. Better than any auto. With no where near the performance.

    • @glen6945
      @glen6945 6 лет назад

      ace -tom -me neither