Wenn ich als junger Mann mit der Kawasaki zur Arbeit fuhr, dachten die Nachbarn, da kommt der Beelzebub.Zuerst der klappernde Motor, dann die Abgaswolke, und zum Schluß die infernalische Leistungsentfaltung mit einem höllischen Lärm.War das ein Wahnsinnsbike.
Als ich 18 war konnte ich mir knapp eine gebrauchte 250er Suzuki leisten und träumte von einer 750er Kawasaki. Mein Kollege hatte die abgebildete 750er Suzuki damals gekauft und sagte er werde sie sein Leben lang behalten. Er machte mir bei einem Besuch die Freude, all die Erinnerungen, Gefühle und Gerüche der damaligen unbeschwerten Zweitakt-Zeit wieder etwas auferstehen zu lassen.
Those old 2 strokes put out more hp per CC than 4 strokes. BUT, they drank a lot of gas, fouled spark plugs, and were unreliable. (And you better not forget to keep your oil injector filled!)
The Suzuki kettle was very reliable. My Barkas 1000cc 3 cylinder is very reliable to. No oil change, no oil filter, no fouled sparks, no sweating engine, no time belt or chain to replace, no valves to adjust, no sensors, no abs, no engine wear at cold, only 11 moving parts on the engine, only 400€ to rebuild after 2 or 300000kms. Even I am stunned. I don’t want anything else than a 2stroke bike. Real fun and I even have 2stroke cars. In 1968 Suzuki has build a 50cc 2stroke that makes 21000rpm and 396hp/litre. Naturally aspirated! Without turbo or compressor! Even in 2021 nothing comes close..............
I had a 73 Suzuki GT750, that bike made the neatest sound when accelerating, turbine like sound, I loved that sound. The other thing very noticeable in this video, the rider certainly doesn't believe in protective gear, he's wearing shorts, a t shirt, flip flops, no gloves, OK, he is wearing a full face helmet.
In over 300,000 miles riding motorcycles I have had two accidents, nobody ever asked me if I wanted to 'fall off'. In the first I was fairly young, riding my 3rd motorcycle when I was hit head on by a drunk driver, I had no safety gear on, no helmet or anything, I analyzed the accident and realized how lucky I was to only have minor injuries. The next one was in 2005, about 1,000 miles from home, full gear this time when a Jeep Cherokee turned left in front of me on the highway, the bike was a total loss, with my protective gear I only had minor injuries, no doubt the helmet saved my life. All the gear, all the time.
G56AG was only saying he's on a closed road by the looks of it and it's dry so not much slip and the bikes in good condition not that fast either so if he does have an accident he's dumb or just unlucky , am not saying all riders are dumb and unlucky but half the time it's other people's fault
He wasn't anywhere near the KH triple's arch nemesis...…….. A CURVE!! He was probably taking the precaution of wearing two pairs of underwear in case the bike decided to freak out, as they occasionally do. I own a GT550 and have experienced those sphincter stressing moments that only evil handling 2 stroke triples can bring. Back in 1988 I let a Yamaha YPVS RD350 acquaintance have a test ride. He came back white a s a sheet!!
Brings me back to the day I bought my brand new 1976 Yamaha RD400C, for the outrageous sum of $1,349. Canadian yet. What a machine! I still, at 64, still miss the thrill I had riding that great icon that it became. Before I got the RD, I was riding another legend, ‘72 Kawasaki 350 Triple, until I got cut off by a drunk... no big injuries, but the insurance got me the RD. Wish they could figure out how to “cleanify” oil burners. I’m sure they would be EVERYWHERE.
I sense what you’re feeling. Me, 1977 Suzuki GT380B, a year old in ‘78 for £600, I think, sterling. Rode it everywhere, even to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France. Courted on it, and I still with my pillion! Bonus, I even kept the bike & enjoy owning & riding it in my 60s. I also have a GT750A, but only a decade so far in my ownership. I think the example idling at the start of this clip is wearing very good reproduction pipes by Delkevic. Like these, my set was from early production & they didn’t sound quite right...a bit too ‘spanny’...but hey, are we fortunate to be able to source ‘new’ pipes for such old iron!?
They have cleaned 2 strokes longtime ago ,,the most innovative motors did not make it into production as they where more efficent than 4 strokes and polluted less ,ran forever,as durability is superior ,dint need parts or tune ups,way lighter,more power,more fuel efficient,.4 stroke manufactures are gatekeepers as they know the 2 strokes will put the modern 4 stroke in obsolete mode, they have 3 to 4 moving parts.oil made a big step into making way less smoke ..it is obvious on a 20/1 gas oil ratio,,newer yamaha oil makes 0 to almost no smoke while before it offended other 2 stroke riders 😂😂😂
Kawa 3 cilinder 550cc,bijna 300 km p/u dat geluid power! Als je vroeger geen motorrijbewijs had mag je niet eens meer een Aprlia 125 45pk of een 250/350 cc rijden te veel power, daarom moesten de 500cc racers Boet v Dulmen beperkt worden in power, en dan die 4tackts nou verschrikkelijk
They stoped 2stroke above 250cc for to much power,500cc al possible things they tried to give them les power,things before the carburateurs, sorry for spelling i am Dutch Netherland =not holland,than 2stroke got out to much power, and nowe 4stroke anti breaksystem.anti tracktion controle if a 4stroke need that, no fune is gone
@Leonard Carr no sorry you misunderstanding , its the white mark on the tyre ( bottom left ) nothing to do with engine braking . the great picture from the rear is marred by the white mark , otherwise perfect.
There arnt any bikes that can touch a triple smoking dragging action al ln say long got a power band not a 4 strike can touch it's just a wicked machine only a few know it's a sleeper bike kawasaki 400 50 po 750 900 Suzuki u cant even hold a candle these bikes are legendary got speed nobody can touch
That's an H1, not an H2. But the sound is a symphony, the same way! Very good memories... I had both H1 and H2! Never had GT 750. Kawasaki triple was stronger and crasier than Suzuki. Suzuki was reliable, way more. Those were very special days... Today, eletronics make bikes a lot easier to control. Those bikes were wild horses and we had to deal with that. You had to know exactly what to do to remain alive. Those who lived with them are going to agree with me! Thank you Bruno, for the time travel!
Moto fantastica non apprezzata per quel che valeva molto equilibrata motore ciclistica era avanti di 40 anni rispetto alle moto dell'epoca raffreddata a liquido curata nei dettagli elegante una moto molto bella !!!
The GT 750 was my father's first street bike. He road it gently when I was sitting behind, or upfront between his legs (I was really young at the time). I will take this fire crackling sound to my grave.
