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Offline So Cal Joe

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5 CYLINDER kAWASAKI
« on: September 03, 2011, 07:34:38 PM »
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Re: 5 CYLINDER kAWASAKI
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2011, 08:07:03 PM »
Interesting machine.  There is an old two valve air cooled Kawasaki in ther Barber Motor speedway museum that has another bank of jugs grafted to it to make it a V-8.   It always amazes me what these genius/madmen dream up and even more amazing is that they can actually make it reality.
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Re: 5 CYLINDER kAWASAKI
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2011, 09:13:18 PM »
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Re: 5 CYLINDER kAWASAKI
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2011, 10:00:50 PM »
Quote from: So Cal Joe on September 03, 2011, 07:34:38 PM
5 CYLINDER kAWASAKI

Yes, 850cc *2 stroke* (unless I misread it).  That is a lot of power...  far too much for that horrible front brake!
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Re: 5 CYLINDER kAWASAKI
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2011, 05:21:13 AM »
I believe this is the "mad scientist" responsible for these bikes....

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/v12_custom_kawasaki_2300cc/index.html
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Offline h2smokin

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Re: 5 CYLINDER kAWASAKI
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2011, 11:37:54 AM »
I like that v12 its sweet. I just rode my kz1300 today and would love to give that bike a try. As for the triples I'll stick with the 3 cylinder version it just has a sound of its own
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Re: 5 CYLINDER kAWASAKI
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2011, 04:22:06 PM »
I had a 1975 H1f 500 from 83-85... that thing was a blast.....
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Offline mjrfd99

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Re: 5 CYLINDER kAWASAKI
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2011, 05:54:19 AM »
Like this 75?    One of my favorites was a 4 cyl H2 750 which made it a 1000cc 2 stroke
There was a guy who specialized in the h model conversions
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Re: 5 CYLINDER kAWASAKI
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2011, 06:33:44 AM »
Yep, but mine was blue like this one.... Bought it for $350.00 from a neighbor & rode the hell out of it. Let's just say @ 17 I probably should not have owned a bike like this. ;D.... It's one of the bikes I wish I still had.
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Offline mjrfd99

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Re: 5 CYLINDER kAWASAKI
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2011, 07:21:28 AM »
The blue was my favorite color of them- sweet pic!!!
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Offline JSharp

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Re: 5 CYLINDER kAWASAKI
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2011, 11:27:51 PM »
Quote from: maxtog on September 03, 2011, 10:00:50 PM
Yes, 850cc *2 stroke* (unless I misread it).  That is a lot of power...  far too much for that horrible front brake!

The drum brake H1's couldn't stop with a stock engine. I can't image what that one is like.  :o
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Offline jim snyder

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Re: 5 CYLINDER kAWASAKI
« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2011, 12:26:44 AM »
I miss my ol' H-2. With ported cylinders, big carbs, and the sidewinder pipes 3 cylinders was plenty. Of course I had disk brakes on front (but drum rear) but
I had no trouble getting her stopped before the turn off at the strip. But man what
a ride gettin' there !!! 9.60 @ 140mph wasn't bad for a 750cc dinosaur.
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