Shame that so many engines had to die to make this, but all was forgiven as soon as you fired it up. Took me right back to my teenage years riding my S1, S3, KH400 and H1 500. God I miss that sound....and the smell. Glorious.
Allan Milyard started building multi-cylinder kawasaki motors about 8 years before this bike was built. Not taking anything away from this build at all, it looks great. But Millyard was the original builder of multi-cylinder kawsaki 2-strokes.
@@Elgarman Lol geez why all this for only 606 cc bike ? i love the sound it is wild :) I sure wish i still had my 1974 Green mean H2 750 Triple , We had so much fun in so cali in the late 1970s thru 1985 , man the beach the desert and Big Bear Mountain :) the smell the vibes the sound like No other :)
Wonderful Rick! Nice details and remarkable sound. At 100 it must sound like a jet. Especially cool that he made the whole bike wider to keep in proportion. I have experienced high amp draw & low voltage in my Millyard 5 cylinder 1250 with the extra ignitions. Switching the headlight and taillight to LED seems to have helped. Cheers, Kirby
Thank you for riding it even though you didn't rip it I still thank you for riding it! A lot of people wouldn't even do that with such a bike it is so rare it's hard to find video of anybody riding that bike! I had an H1 triple and I Can Only Imagine that bike coming up on the pipe mine almost kicked me off the back of it! Thanks for sharing beautiful bike!
Wow, that's an amazing build. I had a 1971 500 H1 triple, race tuned by T&S Kawasaki in Coventry. I wish I still had it and the bike is still listed on the DVLC website, WTO 127J.
If it looks right, it's probably right. And this bike looks real nice, sounds real nice, and is right own! It reminds me of the 1966 Brigstone 350 in looks. Thanks for showing.
I had an H2 350 superbike they called it ! It had a very light nose and it was easily popping wheelies you really had to know what you were doing to ride such a bike" a very easy rider and smooth running and very throttle responsive
In my mind, it’s better to see multiple 250’s turned into something a larger guy could ride. I’d love one. Years ago I rode a 250, and it was quick. I also rode a 750, and it was crazy fast! I owned a Suzuki GT550 and it was a nice bike. I wouldn’t mind one in my garage!
I always dreamt of an RGV4 500 made of 2 RGV250 motors, that would be narrow enough to lean into corners. A standard RGV250 made 60hp, tuned you could get a lot more, so the V4 would be light and powerful. And it would come on like a two stroke should. I really miss two strokes.
I would love to ride this beast! Oh , shit.. hell yeah! I'm old and had a 250 yd3 Yamaha in 1969! Guess i'm having a moment! Haa... my buddies and i are old bike guys who waste our money on our collections.!
Hi Rick the neighbourhood looks nice, better than Bells Lane. Nottingham is quite nice now that every one is staying indoors i've been social isolating for years now i see you are twatting about with kawasaki strokers.Toodle pip Col.
Where can you ride a motorbike on public roads without a crash helmet ? Thanks for the video, very entertaining. I like the descriptive number plate too.
How does it all pan out? Like torque horsepower power curve handling obviously bad. Was with 3 cylinders. I had a 120 hp King cobra 73 h2. It was incredible for short trips. Scary handling but also or would learn what to do and what to expect. Cheers
All the sour grapes comments. I love 2 strokes and it's legal and there is nothing you can do about it. The liberals tried to get rid of old stuff with cash for clunkers but even that didn't cover motorcycles. As long as you can keep them on the road, you can ride them. And it's not any louder than a Harley with drag pipes.
There is a video about 9 years old on this bike , non running , I commented that , at the time , it proberably was a non runner , the fact that you only bought it 5 years later and it only has 1300 miles on it , substanciates the theory , because , to get a 7 cylinder to work is a devil on the crank alone . Glad to see it does finally run , but , aftera ride , it leaks feul again ? Sounds like its temperamental and still needs some sorthing , good luck with it .
You can really feel the weight difference between a RD-400 (Twin) and my H1-500 (Triple) and my H2-750, I just can’t imagine the extra weight of a 7- cylinder bike? How is it to ride?
Just how many cylinders do you really need for a two cycle engine if Kawasaki 1972-H2 back in the days some improvement could have made a two cycle a larger cc to say 1200 cc two stroke three cylinders like the 1972 or 1975 year and added a reed valve do away with the carburetor opening intake to to 60 mm add fuel injection lube oil the injection tow cycle oil at that point keep the crank case oil injection and add more compass ratio to 11:1 and transmission to a 7 speed gear box this bike will sale like hot cakes crank HP near 200 stock bike keeping the stock like exhaust with expansion chamber inside exhaust pipes 🤔Kawasaki will go out of business by selling so many of these bikes 😰 smoke up the world I love that sound and smell 😂 with tears in my eyes 🤗Kawasaki let the good time roll... Dam the EPA 😷.
I want to be on your team when you build the beast you are describing ! I can agree and visualize with everything you are talking about . Screw the EPA this is the “Ring Ding” I want ! . I hope to hear more of your commentary on these lovable beasts from you in the future .
It always puzzles me why these guys wring it out when cold. Needs a bit of a warm up before it'll run cleanly and then it'll sound nice. Just like my old 1971 Mach III.
A 2 stroke started on choke (like most engines) floods an engine with fuel, in this case it floods the engine with oil enriched fuel, it is very easy to foul a plug on a 2 stroke and high revs clears the engine out of the unburnt oily mixture before it can start fouling plugs.
@@rickbrett9173 yes but it's only after that it runs cleanly and sounds nice. I'd love to hear a clean run. Also why 7 not 6 cylinders? Was it determined by the frame?
Shame that so many engines had to die to make this, but all was forgiven as soon as you fired it up. Took me right back to my teenage years riding my S1, S3, KH400 and H1 500. God I miss that sound....and the smell. Glorious.
not to worry listen he says , 250 s1 were cut up for this. 250 's lie plenty at the scrappers once..
It’s amazing that someone thought of doing this. What a pioneer.
no matter how many cylinders you add to a KH,they always sound like a rattley bag of spanners,I love them!
Allan Milyard started building multi-cylinder kawasaki motors about 8 years before this bike was built. Not taking anything away from this build at all, it looks great. But Millyard was the original builder of multi-cylinder kawsaki 2-strokes.
Sounds like a chorus of chainsaws! And includes a hand actuated kickstand. Brilliant!!!
Better sound than a Harley any day. (And much quicker).
I'm sure it meets all the pollution mandates of 1903
In the 80ies there were no crazy so called emission standards. It is a 2-stroke, derp.
And helmet laws...
@@worldhello1234 1903. It was a joke.
Haaaa, well said!!
@@Elgarman Lol geez why all this for only 606 cc bike ? i love the sound it is wild :) I sure wish i still had my 1974 Green mean H2 750 Triple , We had so much fun in so cali in the late 1970s thru 1985 , man the beach the desert and Big Bear Mountain :) the smell the vibes the sound like No other :)
Those pipes (expansion chambers) are a work of art... Sounds of what Moto GP use to be.
Wonderful Rick! Nice details and remarkable sound. At 100 it must sound like a jet. Especially cool that he made the whole bike wider to keep in proportion. I have experienced high amp draw & low voltage in my Millyard 5 cylinder 1250 with the extra ignitions. Switching the headlight and taillight to LED seems to have helped. Cheers, Kirby
Thank you for riding it even though you didn't rip it I still thank you for riding it! A lot of people wouldn't even do that with such a bike it is so rare it's hard to find video of anybody riding that bike! I had an H1 triple and I Can Only Imagine that bike coming up on the pipe mine almost kicked me off the back of it! Thanks for sharing beautiful bike!
Wow, that's an amazing build. I had a 1971 500 H1 triple, race tuned by T&S Kawasaki in Coventry. I wish I still had it and the bike is still listed on the DVLC website, WTO 127J.
That thing sounds ABSOLUTELY amazing!!!
It's great to see one of these special Multi's in action with such a good and thorough description.
Cheers!
Love the KH two stroke, had the 500 Ace bike. Kawasaki rule.
Fantastic - I had a KH500 some years ago but 7 cylinders is just mad (in a good way)!
I bet his neighbours love him!
I was just going to say exactly that!!
Me too.
@@smwrbd ..me three..
I would be more than happy to live next door.
Probably more than they would you, nothing worse than a killjoy.
If it looks right, it's probably right. And this bike looks real nice, sounds real nice, and is right own!
It reminds me of the 1966 Brigstone 350 in looks.
Thanks for showing.
I had an H2 350 superbike they called it ! It had a very light nose and it was easily popping wheelies you really had to know what you were doing to ride such a bike" a very easy rider and smooth running and very throttle responsive
It would have been a S2 Most likely in Red - GREAT little bike but lousy on fuel.
What a fabulous and desirable Kawi! Congratulatios on acquiring it and thankyou for the magnificent video.
That thing is cool
That's a amazing bike omg I wish I had one!!!
Wow! That's engine is just awesome. Love it.
Very unique Rick sounds very crisp as well.
Sure sounds sweet Rick !!! My first h2 restoration bike will be here in 2 wks an im really pumped !!
Incredible job how did he weld magnesium .that's one bike i couldn't hide from my wife. I restore old bikes but nothing like that .nice
Cool motorcycle and mosquitoe control combined.
Bless my eyes this bike is new to me great video
Wow great video! Love the bike! Hopefully you get that leak fixed, great thing you went on a short ride i presume.
brilliant man Mr. Whitelock.
It was a sleepy quiet village area, until the sound of seven ripping smoking chain saw engines, yes its the neighbours best friend love it :-)
Can't imagine, how difficult to setting the engine....
Why am I seeing an argument about two wrestlers in a comment about a bike engine?
Splendid work of art!!!!
Then the neighbors said here we go again lol but that is one insane twostroke bike
Sounds like that would make you want to move next door! 🤩
Nice little bike ...... Like everyone else I'd be interested in HOW fast it actually goes! :)
But then again YOU'RE payin' the bills! :)
That right there is not the original Widowmaker. They turned that one into a family killer.
That's dam crazy!, you don't see that every day. AWESOME
4 extra cyl kawi triple would be my go to for mosquito 🦟 control down here in swamps o FL. 🤘🏼
In my mind, it’s better to see multiple 250’s turned into something a larger guy could ride. I’d love one. Years ago I rode a 250, and it was quick. I also rode a 750, and it was crazy fast! I owned a Suzuki GT550 and it was a nice bike. I wouldn’t mind one in my garage!
The smell from the pipes will be like heaven.
Putoline fully synthetic. Mmmmmm
Hola,simplemente bestial
I always dreamt of an RGV4 500 made of 2 RGV250 motors, that would be narrow enough to lean into corners. A standard RGV250 made 60hp, tuned you could get a lot more, so the V4 would be light and powerful. And it would come on like a two stroke should. I really miss two strokes.
Why not just the RG500?
They have 500 swaps into 250 frames, and big bore kits to make 540s..
Absolutely excellent, even though I'm not a two stroke fan
Nice build.
Awesome bike just a wonder of engineering
Lovely. Slippery clutch, but lovely. Never knew why 2 strokers sound like a single cyl.
What a way to smooth out the beast .... I hate to loose it in the gravel ...
I would love to ride this beast! Oh , shit.. hell yeah! I'm old and had a 250 yd3 Yamaha in 1969! Guess i'm having a moment! Haa... my buddies and i are old bike guys who waste our money on our collections.!
I bet the neighbors really love having that around.
Amazing.. Thanks for your upload 😁
Nice safety gear 😁
my i love that thing i had a gt380 man hope i see obne for sale but miost likely ill have to build one wild
Well that sounds nothing like I expected
Is that Euro 4 compliant? hahahaha :) Awesome bike mate.
Hi Rick the neighbourhood looks nice, better than Bells Lane. Nottingham is quite nice now that every one is staying indoors i've been social isolating for years now i see you are twatting about with kawasaki strokers.Toodle pip Col.
You're ALIVE! I found you a couple of Harley SS250's a few Years back . . . then you disappeared without a trace again . . .
DANG THATS AWESOME
Monster! Very good!
I dispute your statement that Simon built a multi before Allan
ENJOY IT
Old guy ripped the fuck out of it ! Badass !
Clutch slips from cold as soon as you hit the power. Same as mine 😂
What is this! Amazing!!
That's freakin Sweet
Amazing!
This is a master piece, but after listening to the sound. I feel like the clutch was bit dragging and needs a better more powerful clutch.
Vaya invento!, suena a cortacésped con turbo intercooler, jajaja! 👍
🤣🤣🤣😅😅.horrible.. que Gasto de tiempo y materiales ..
Where can you ride a motorbike on public roads without a crash helmet ? Thanks for the video, very entertaining. I like the descriptive number plate too.
No helmet law in Illinois
@@ericeller9165 Thanks for the reply.
Interesting how the original fuel taps will supply enough fuel and do any of the pistons reach t d c together.
Beautiful
Very nice when you gonna bring it home and pull some wheelies up Bells Lane !
Ha Ha Ha!!!!
How does it all pan out? Like torque horsepower power curve handling obviously bad. Was with 3 cylinders. I had a 120 hp King cobra 73 h2. It was incredible for short trips. Scary handling but also or would learn what to do and what to expect. Cheers
Hermosa máquina an biutiful machine!!!!!!
I want to hear it with those silencers removed. The neighbours probably wouldn't agree though!
OH. MY. GOD.
From a ride up road and back she gets a fuel leak, is it as delicate and temperamental as the video makes out
Not vacuum carbs so one of the floats is stuck turn the tap off it'll be fine, needs riding.
Disappears into the past in a cloud of blue smoke.
Just love the vintage metrics how many of these did they make? just kidding
Looks to me like the forks, discs, calipers and fender are all 1976 Z900
the challenge to built 2,5 motors together and have them run smoothly and properly is huge, i wonder how much - more - power the bike has....
Surprisingly, It is a slightly larger percent more power than you would expect from just the pro rated number of cylinders.
Wow why.. the kwak H series are superb bikes, leave them alone ..
このエンジン作り方を教えてほしい‼️
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All the sour grapes comments. I love 2 strokes and it's legal and there is nothing you can do about it. The liberals tried to get rid of old stuff with cash for clunkers but even that didn't cover motorcycles. As long as you can keep them on the road, you can ride them. And it's not any louder than a Harley with drag pipes.
Something someone from Mad Max or Stone would use.
There is a video about 9 years old on this bike , non running , I commented that , at the time , it proberably was a non runner , the fact that you only bought it 5 years later and it only has 1300 miles on it , substanciates the theory , because , to get a 7 cylinder to work is a devil on the crank alone . Glad to see it does finally run , but , aftera ride , it leaks feul again ? Sounds like its temperamental and still needs some sorthing , good luck with it .
You can really feel the weight difference between a RD-400 (Twin) and my H1-500 (Triple) and my H2-750, I just can’t imagine the extra weight of a 7- cylinder bike? How is it to ride?
How much horsepower does it make?
I would! We could drink Scotch and Guiness all weekend!
So, how does it corner?
Just how many cylinders do you really need for a two cycle engine if Kawasaki 1972-H2 back in the days some improvement could have made a two cycle a larger cc to say 1200 cc two stroke three cylinders like the 1972 or 1975 year and added a reed valve do away with the carburetor opening intake to to 60 mm add fuel injection lube oil the injection tow cycle oil at that point keep the crank case oil injection and add more compass ratio to 11:1 and transmission to a 7 speed gear box this bike will sale like hot cakes crank HP near 200 stock bike keeping the stock like exhaust with expansion chamber inside exhaust pipes 🤔Kawasaki will go out of business by selling so many of these bikes 😰 smoke up the world I love that sound and smell 😂 with tears in my eyes 🤗Kawasaki let the good time roll... Dam the EPA 😷.
I want to be on your team when you build the beast you are describing ! I can agree and visualize with everything you are talking about . Screw the EPA this is the “Ring Ding” I want ! . I hope to hear more of your commentary on these lovable beasts from you in the future .
It always puzzles me why these guys wring it out when cold. Needs a bit of a warm up before it'll run cleanly and then it'll sound nice. Just like my old 1971 Mach III.
A 2 stroke started on choke (like most engines) floods an engine with fuel, in this case it floods the engine with oil enriched fuel, it is very easy to foul a plug on a 2 stroke and high revs clears the engine out of the unburnt oily mixture before it can start fouling plugs.
@@rickbrett9173 yes but it's only after that it runs cleanly and sounds nice. I'd love to hear a clean run. Also why 7 not 6 cylinders? Was it determined by the frame?
What are the firing intervals I.e. Timing degrees
Como podre comprar una maquina asi
Fucking brilliant
Que linda essa moto top demais!
7 sets of points ?
Anybody up for cleaning carbs for a weekend straight😂😂
My uncles h2 500 would do 120 any day of the week. 👍
I find that after 5 cylinders, they don't sound any better with the addition of more pots.
I want to hear it at 100 mph.
OUTRAGEOUS! By the way, at 3:58 is that the clutch slipping or the tire spinning?
2 stroke smoke. They burn oil... When cold it's bad
@@Th3Gr33k I didn't ask my question very well. The thing I was referencing was the sudden change in engine revs
@@BattlecatRed Ah yea. Not certain but it sounds like he was slipping the clutch. Hard to say.
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What does 606 stand for.
Kaykó = RN Brasil 🇧🇷 🇳🇱 🇧🇷