Hey:


HAHA we were posting @ the same times, Shadow I see you have that article on Allens' bike, it wasn't done when I moved away but the 2 engined H1 2 stroke 6 was and I wanted it bad. Someday when I make it back I'll have to stop by and see what he has going on now and if I can maybe convince him to sell me one of his old projects (the H6 KAW 2 stroke) but I probably won't be able to afford it seeing all the time and effort he has put into it.

Dub

 

I'd be right behind you in the queue Dub - I'd even settle for an H1 or 2 - wicked even standard !

 

Hey:

Yes those 2 , The Z1R, KZ900LTD, ELR, 900 Ninja, 750 twin LTD and Z13, all hold a special place in my heart reserved for Kwackers, I got to use a 79 demo KZ1300 naked model for awhile after I took delivery of My 1980 CBX, it was a handful in the twisties, but lets face it the Zed 13s weren't made for that. It was very comfortable and almost had me owning it, but was not as fast as my CBX and would have killed my mod money for the CBX. Plus back then I did not need another gas guzler bike, Wish I would have purchased a KZ750LTD twin and keep it stock (70 MPG on a carbed bike). I always thought the Z13s would have been a great Turbo bike, but needed a wider rear tire, and less LBs back then, as any Z13 could light the rear tire anytime in the lower gears. They were the first Kawi that handled fairly well from the factory, they just weighed alot over 700 lbs (320 kilos) and I am not a fan of shaft drive bikes. They did wheelie quite well, and there used to be some guy (Doug D) that wheelied one for some record distance like almost 150 miles. They also had the right look, and awesome colours, but did not sell well at all. I never understood why Yamahas sold so well but better looking Kaws did not. They made some sexy looking bikes back then but handling was their curse till the Z13, and it was just too big for most folks. Too bad. After seeing Allen's version I have wanted one like that ever since and thought about building one but never seem to have the time with every thing else. A ZX7/9 chassis/suspension with a built 900 cc H2 engine would be how I would do it now, or maybe a 1500cc V6 H2 type air cooled smoker with 6 lectron carbs in that chassis. What Great Fun that would be.

Dub

 

You guys that are the big Kwaka fans (as am I) should do some research on this Kiwi legend.

Graeme Crosby, he used to race street legal (approximately) 4 strokes against factory 2 stroke Grand Prix bikes and totally mix it with them. After a few laps and they started to get a bit of distance on him, he would resort to playtime.

The Croz | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

I suspect this may actually be incontrovertible proof of Newtons Third Law of Motion.

If someone is clever enough to make a V12 2.5 L; someone else is clever enough to make a :
NSU 2000cc Single Cylinder Motorcycle

 

Yeah and what about syncing the carbs? lol (if he didn't come up with FI

The original wasn't bad either.

 

Shouldn't he be on the squid thread? He also seems to have lost the use of the indicator cancel switch.
Nice bike but not a great advert for motorcycling.

 

I suspect this may actually be incontrovertible proof of Newtons Third Law of Motion.

More like an entrant for the annual Darwin awards

 

C'mon Pete, you have to admire the guys' spirit.

I couldn't even conceive of an idea as dumb as that; let alone have the engineering ability to actually bring it to life.

If it was mine, I think I'd be going for more of the classic KR Miler flat tracker look.

And just think, with a 75mm dia exhaust, if it starts to burn out; you can just go and steal some of your neighbors stormwater downpipes to replace it.

Cheap as chips.

 

True, a great effort to be sure. S'pose it's like climbing Everest - you do it "because you can"
And if nobody tested the limits we wouldn't have the great bikes we have today. BUT
I wouldn't want to kick start that thing - imagine if the timing was off............EEEK
A Harley kicked me right over it's own bars once (don't laugh, damnit ) and I had a bruised foot for 3 weeks.
My mates (who adjusted the timing on the lever attached to the bars) thought it was hilarious. The old 10/12 was a beast....