Kawasaki H2

[ken65]

I have a 500 Gamma, it's a very interesting ride. Bears little resemblance to a GP bike tho, apart from the fact it is a 4 cylinder 2 stroke.

bugga, nice bike, the 500 is out of my price range but there seems to be some 400's which are still affordable.

[stua1959]

 

[Burns]

I have a 500 Gamma, it's a very interesting ride. Bears little resemblance to a GP bike tho, apart from the fact it is a 4 cylinder 2 stroke.

That's a beauty. As its owner you are in the rarified company of owners of exotic performance motorcycles.

In your opinion, if not the Gamma, what would you consider to be the  "Closest bike to a 500cc GP bike ever released to the public for road use" ?

[Sir Denis Eton-Hogg]

Well, I don't think there is one really, the RG500 and RZ500 (got one of those too) don't share any parts with GP bikes (not that I'm aware of anyway) so it's hard to class them as one.

[Sir Denis Eton-Hogg]

But if I had to suggest the nearest thing to a race bike on the road it would likely be the RC30 (or maybe RC45/OW01/GSXR750 Ltd)



The RC30 is the one on the left.

[Bones]

Sounds like you have a nice little collection there. More pics please.

[charleygofast]

Sounds like you have a nice little collection there. More pics please.

Yes...Please!

[Burns]

But if I had to suggest the nearest thing to a race bike on the road it would likely be the RC30 (or maybe RC45/OW01/GSXR750 Ltd)



The RC30 is the one on the left.

Nice naked Wing there too Sir Denis.

Wouldn't you say the "racesque" bikes you've listed are closer to "Superbike" than GP?  Of course nothing street legal resembles a GP racer so, like the "rocket-powered unicycle" comment, it is all hyperbole.

Jay Leno has a helicopter engine powered motorcycle, but I suspect your collection of uber-toys would rival his.

[axiom-r]

I have nearly as much two stroke oil in me as I do Kookaloo.....

Burns - I assure you that the H2 is in fact racy.... not a unicycle and I would say all the Kawi Triples are better than the RD's but it is all relative and subjective... 

This is a 133HP Denco Cobra Drag bike I am converting back to "standard" stance for street use.  Remarkably ride-able for what it is....






I might have a few other ring dings in the shed....... 74' H1


70' H1 in Peacock Grey


69' A7 Avenger 350 rotary valve

[simi_ed]

Tim, I'm coming to your place for a test ride!!!

[TexasDave]

I have nearly as much two stroke oil in me as I do Kookaloo.....

Burns - I assure you that the H2 is in fact racy.... not a unicycle and I would say all the Kawi Triples are better than the RD's but it is all relative and subjective... 

This is a 133HP Denco Cobra Drag bike I am converting back to "standard" stance for street use.  Remarkably ride-able for what it is....






I might have a few other ring dings in the shed....... 74' H1


70' H1 in Peacock Grey


69' A7 Avenger 350 rotary valve

VERY nice collection of two strokes. Yes the Kaws are better than RD's in speed but not handling. Dave(RD nut)

[Burns]

The H'S absolutely have drag race credentials that put them in that Hall of Fame just as the RD's are in the Road Race Hall of Fame.  "Rocket Powered Uni-Cycle" is my personal reaction to the few times I rode those triples. They demand respect.

[big r]

Nice Avenger. I had one in blue and it went like stink. Started sucking air and melted a piston. Rebuilt it and sold it, biggest mistake I ever made. Right after I sold my 81 GS1100 E. Big R

[BSI]

wow Tim...what a beautiful collection!..congratulations & thanks for sharing

[jr1349]

someone say jet unicycle
this kart was built by a bloke who's still chasing the land speed record, was never run in oz I don't think but was apparently quite the ride.
I first saw it in a motor museum as a kid, and tracked it down to a small country museum a year or so ago, was good to see the old beast again.

ahh the ole H2, they are still a strong drag bike, what they lack in the top end speed of your modern sport bikes they make up for in getting out of the box like a bullet, with their light weight and instant power delivery, they only get beaten at the top of the track.

I always had a thing for the tz750 myself, although never a road going production bike, like other tz's they were the ultimate production racer.
using a pair of tz350 barrels on a tz500 crankcase, they were apparently quite a pleasant and torquey machine compared to your typical light switch racing 2 stroke, I always wanted to licence one, but that's another fantasy that will never happen, I had a road registered cr500 crosser though.

anyone heard of the ronax, there is also a mob called the 2 stroke shop (I think) who do a lot with modern water cooled 2 stroke triples that can be road registered in production chassis.