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To: Vaquero

The 2 cycle 3cyl 750 Kawasaki was an animal ,, the Honda CBX only made 105 hp... couldn’t lean/turn and cooked the middle cylinders ... The kz900/1000 was good ,, by then Japan Inc. had figured out that frame geometry and getting things EXACTLY on center was important ,, most super sports racers had to rework the frames to get the forks correctly in alignment with the engine cradle and rear... many were off by as much as 3/8” according to the GP motorcycle pro’s of the day...

I love the early Gold Wings when you run them naked and upgrade the suspension...


25 posted on 07/17/2014 4:22:51 PM PDT by Neidermeyer
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To: Neidermeyer

Those KH two strokes(500&750) handling wise were almost uncontrollable and the narrow power band endemic to two strokes make all that power limited to the high rpm it must be kept at to function.

Torque being equal to or more important than HP. I prefer a vehicle that can pull like a mule in any gear and not going ring a ding ding ding.

I did enjoy those Kowie 2 stroke engines a bit when installed in arctic cat snowmobiles as I wizzed across frozen lakes.


26 posted on 07/17/2014 4:58:16 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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