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05-07-2011, 06:00 PM
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Exit Flagger
Joined: Jun 2005
Location: Columbia, Louisiana
Oddometer: 224
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1971 Kawasaki 500 H-1 Teardown
This bike sat in a warehouse for 20 years. I bought it ten years ago and it sat on my front porch. It ran briefly some five years ago, but only for a few minutes and only on two cyclinders.
Now I'm finally getting serious...... 
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Press, your six is covered IBA#21709 BMW RA #29106 2007 1200GS ADV (Bedazzlement made affordable) 1971 Kawasaki 500 Mach III (under restoration) |
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05-07-2011, 06:56 PM
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barko1
Joined: Nov 2004
Location: Las Cruces, NM or thereabouts
Oddometer: 2,511
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Too much work, I'll come take it off your hands
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DR650, 98 Bimota SB6R, Kawasaki 14, 67 X-6 Scrambler (apart), SL350K1, 77 Goldwing 1000, V11 Rosso Mondello Guzzi |
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05-07-2011, 07:01 PM
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Exit Flagger
Joined: Jun 2005
Location: Columbia, Louisiana
Oddometer: 224
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 My first bike, a 1969 Mach III, back in 1970. |
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05-07-2011, 07:02 PM
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Exit Flagger
Joined: Jun 2005
Location: Columbia, Louisiana
Oddometer: 224
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Press, your six is covered IBA#21709 BMW RA #29106 2007 1200GS ADV (Bedazzlement made affordable) 1971 Kawasaki 500 Mach III (under restoration) |
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05-07-2011, 07:06 PM
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Exit Flagger
Joined: Jun 2005
Location: Columbia, Louisiana
Oddometer: 224
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 It looked like this before the newspaper editor's son painted it burnt orange. Then I traded for a brand new 72' Mach III, like this showdog: 
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05-07-2011, 07:07 PM
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Exit Flagger
Joined: Jun 2005
Location: Columbia, Louisiana
Oddometer: 224
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05-07-2011, 07:08 PM
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Exit Flagger
Joined: Jun 2005
Location: Columbia, Louisiana
Oddometer: 224
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 back to work.... |
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05-07-2011, 07:12 PM
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Exit Flagger
Joined: Jun 2005
Location: Columbia, Louisiana
Oddometer: 224
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 Only 6800 miles on it, hardly no carbon build up.
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05-07-2011, 07:13 PM
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Exit Flagger
Joined: Jun 2005
Location: Columbia, Louisiana
Oddometer: 224
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05-07-2011, 08:15 PM
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barko1
Joined: Nov 2004
Location: Las Cruces, NM or thereabouts
Oddometer: 2,511
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DR650, 98 Bimota SB6R, Kawasaki 14, 67 X-6 Scrambler (apart), SL350K1, 77 Goldwing 1000, V11 Rosso Mondello Guzzi |
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05-07-2011, 08:22 PM
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What could go wrong?
Joined: Mar 2007
Location: Beautiful Revelstoke BC
Oddometer: 4,956
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Good one, looks like the hard parts to find are there and in good shape. Are you planning on doing the crank bearings?
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Kawasaki H1 build thread 71- 450 Honda CL re & re Just another pathetic sheep following the herd |
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05-08-2011, 02:36 AM
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Fishpistel
Joined: Jan 2006
Location: Cape Town
Oddometer: 230
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I'd love to have one of those. Looks great. The closest I have come is owning an original workshop manual for the H1 and H2. One day....
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Aprilia Tuono Norton 650 Mercury Moto Guzzi LM2 1936 BSA Y-13 Project |
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05-08-2011, 03:13 AM
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Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Feb 2007
Location: Berkshire, England. Just off the Beaten Track!
Oddometer: 2,554
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I'm in for this one, as I have a 72 H1b waiting to be rebuilt in the garage
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05-08-2011, 01:30 PM
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Exit Flagger
Joined: Jun 2005
Location: Columbia, Louisiana
Oddometer: 224
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Hopefully, I can just clean/paint the frame, rebuild carbs, and put fresh tires on it. I'm no mechanic, this is my first rodeo. Any hints/guidance will be welcomed with open arms and ears.
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05-08-2011, 03:11 PM
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Kickstart Enthusiast
Joined: Jul 2005
Location: Halfway between Munich and Redditch.
Oddometer: 1,809
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Good on you for putting that back on the road.
From the look of you in that old photo, you must have been under 18 when you got that bike. I can't imagine having one of those early ones as a first bike. I've got a 1975 H1 that I bought new sitting in pieces scattered around my garage and barn. I've decided to pass it off to someone who can put a higher priority on restoring it than me. Includes a spare rolling chassis, two spare engines (both needing complete teardown) a collection of NOS parts purchased over a period of several years, a spare exhaust system. The original engine includes new 0.5mm over pistons (not installed), and probably needs a crank rebuild to renew the seals. Anyone interested? I want to sell it as a complete collection, and I don't want to have to package it for shipping, so you'd need to come to Oregon to get it. |
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