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Thought you guys might like an old bike

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by som1somwhere, Mar 7, 2014.

  1. som1somwhere

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    if i remember correctly it's a 64 Kawasaki. was my grandpas and is now my brothers. just gotta get him to work on it now... i need a riding buddy
     
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    Oooo I love two stroke Kawasakis!
     
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    I find the bicycle behind it more interesting. got any details on it?

    CN
     
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    that is my dads. he is a packrat of the older things. we have a wall just full of old model cars that he has had forever. that bike though is a 68 Sears screamer. i think 5 speed shifter on it with a sissy bar and butterfly handlebars with that small tire in the front
     
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    Wow , how very cool . Love the motorcycle . grew up riding a bicycle like that . Thanks for sharing , That old kawi is awesome !
     
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    These bicycles were fun for wheelies, but very difficult to control on gravel roads.

    Don't ask me how I know that...
     
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    that is sweet! I thought it might have been a Schwinn. they had a similar frame with the 5 speed "stick shifter". still very cool! I have never seen a set of handlebars like that.

    CN
     
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    i used to ride it around and it was definitely different and quite easy to start shifting with your knee. very easy to wheelie too! lol
     
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    Nice bikes!
     
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    Is the Kawasaki a twin or triple ? parts are bound to be scarce but must be worth putting back on the road!
     
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    i do believe she's a twin. it's all original but my cousin said she had low compression when he had it running a few years ago. hopefully something just running it will clear up!
     
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    Should be a twin I don't think they used to make triple in the sixties

    Edit: I want to correct the information, Kawasaki started the production of the triple 500 H1 in 1968. This said, all triples I know have the double exhaust on the right side, the one on the picture doesn't...
     
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    it is one wide motor for a twin. things about as wide as my xj900s motor
     
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    Maybe if the engine looks wide it's because the tank is small...
     
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    The bike picture in this thread appears to be a Samourai 250 cc, with a two-stroke twin engine, like the one here:

    http://www.moto-net.com/images/kawa-500-H1-1.jpg

    This is the very first or one of the first two-stroke motorcycle models Kawasaki has ever produced.

    The engine looks very big for a 250cc. Air-cooled two-stroke looked very wide then because the fins were very deep.
     
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