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Finished, now weather and tuning. ECU been a trip to C Jefferies. We like clean ladies. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

820cc Denco modified to 120hk. Bought a new 72 H2, painted it maron, WHAT. Did around 28000km with those 2. The H1, nææh. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

The factory did use slightly different reds on the porkchops and covers. It's even more noticeable on Rosso Corsa, which is painted two more different shades of red. I did a candy-apple red powdercoat on all the red bits so they'd match. They are glorious in the sun.

I might share my experience when I was high sided from the California EV and rolled twice on the pavement. The worst of it was my left forearm just down from elbow. My Phoenix jacket ripped right at the top of elbow protector. I lost good size patch of skin about 2 x 5 inches. Looks to be permanent scar. In better news my brother gave a Klim mesh jacket which seems much better quality. it's roomy and the armor feels more substantial.

A co-worker at Boeing in the 70s had an H2 750. Scariest bike I ever roe. Never heard what became of him...

To get back on the topic of Kawasaki triples (that was the topic here, wasn't it?), have I posted this here yet? I gather it is one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_H1R Watch how many he passes, and how often he gets passed. So, and now back to the irrelevant stuff about old cars...

Dress for crashing, not comfort.

Hey @p6x, @PJPR01, looks like you have some place to go this week. https://www.mecum.com/

What a beauty Tom

If you know the original bulb wattage, I cannot be arsed looking it up, you can easily work out the filament resistance then just wire in a resistor in parallel of the same value and it should work as @Tinus89 has already stated. No rocket science in the circuit, Ducati did the same thing back in the day, probably other Eye-Tal-yin producers. Still freaks me out a near empty tank, full of fumes and an electric current passing through a thermistor in the space. What could possibly go wrong, I mean TWA 800 was a fluke right?

when I clicked on the video, it indicated that I had already watched it..... His tachometer is working like the one on my Quota lol....

When I was still in France, they had a national competition organized around the Kawasaki 400; a few of my moto-club companions participated the first year. Unfortunately, to win, you had to have the financial means. You had to have enough money to purchase several engines and pick and pair the best components. My friends told me that some of the riders had at least 20 km/h greater speed in the straights, with stock bikes. Also, while my friends rode their S4 to the racetracks, removed the roadworthy accessories for the race, other riders had bikes in vans and mechanics. So nothing was on an equitable level. This ran from 1971 to 1978. It started with the Avenger, then the S3 and S4. It is still happening with the ER6 I think!

Exactly, enthusiasm is what I’m currently lacking as well. That and the estimated $400-500 and the free time to get it all done. I have enough roadworthy machines that I can take the GRiSO off the road for a bit of time, yeah time. Yes, Moto and a couple others have added electronic cruise. Moto even provided a good wiring diagram with an explanation of the whys and wherefores. I just hate cutting into the factory harness. As far as throttle locks and such, friends have given me a couple different types but none of them ever felt all that comfortable. They seemed to get in the way more than I’d have liked.

Bump. Next story, please.

Yes, the CBX looks nice. A mate of mine in Melbourne had one of those. Great fun. And while you're at it, grab this as well. Cultivated insanity at its best. https://www.mecum.com/lots/1115784/1974-kawasaki-h1-mach-iii/?aa_id=576255-0

It's a different bike in the facebook ad. Here is the link that @fastaussie posted: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1414697602487585 Referring to the picture that @docc posted further up and the first picture from the facebook ad Different headers (with a crossover), no belly-pan, different brake discs, and no red alternator cover. EDIT: and the front mudguard is different too...

It's a long story... My first road bike was a Suzuki GSX 250 E. Japanese reliabilty, but not all that exciting. Whilst I was still riding that, I saw a V 50 Monza, and was stunned at how good it looked. My second bike in Melbourne was a 1976 Z 900. I loved it. Beautiful, comprimised handling, and a great motor. I developed the attitude with that bike, that I'd rather have something that required riding skills than something that anyone can be resonably fast on. I have a clear memory from that time of seeing someone ride past through a long, sweeping curve on a Guzzi, probably a Le Mans or Le Mans II, and thinking "that sounds great". I wrote up a list once, about 35 years ago, of all the bikes I had ridden. Some of the rides were very short, and some of the bikes very boring, but I think I topped 100 different bikes. Whilst I had the Z 900, I shared a house with a mate who had an 850 Le Mans III. Just as beautiful as the V 50 Monza. I was able to ride it a number of times. The clutch was heavy, I repeatedly banged my left knee on the the cylinder, and the seat was about as comfortable as a wooden plank. Riding it, I noticed how often people in cars at the traffic lights were staring at the bike in wonder. And then, outside of town after a series of curves at about 130km/h, how I had completely forgotten about the heavy clutch, the bruises on the left knee, and the unforgiving seat. I thought "ahhhh, that's what it's for...". On top of that, when one blipped the throttle, it kicked to the side a bit. Like it was saying "come on, let's go". And it was deceptively fast. Sovereign, one could say. Sometime after I moved to Munich in Germany, I saw a V35 Imola (looks identical to the V 50 Monza...) on the street just up from where I lived. I thought at the time "no, probably not enough power", but still thought it was beautiful. About 10 years later, a V35 Imola was the first Guzzi that I bought. It hadn't been ridden for around 19 years. I pulled it apart, cleaned it up, and got it registered. And loved it from the first moment on. The V11 Le Mans was a considered decision. I had had a Kawasaki GTR 1000 for a number of years, but the reasons for having it were no longer all that relevant (long distances on the Autobahn on the way to a job with lots of luggage), and I was starting to think in terms of "if not now, when? It might be too late...". I'm still not convinced about the looks of the V11 (Blasphemy!!!), but the package looked good. I thought it might offer all the fascination of the the Le Mans III that my mate had back in the day, but work better. I was right. I loved it from the first minute I rode it. In the meantime I have also acquired a low mileage Breva 750IE. A boring bike on paper, but I wanted something that was "new" enough, in as much as one can call a 20 year old bike "new", that it would just work without having to be constantly worrying about what might be about to break. I've done about 2,000 km. on it up to now, and I've become very fond of it. Ugly, although it's growing on me, but really nice to ride. What fascinates me is that all three of them have the same character. The big blocks and the small blocks have practically nothing in common apart from the basic 90° twin configuration, but they still feel the same somehow. I've still got a GTR 1000, but it will be sold sometime in the near future. I'm not sure that I wont miss having an in-line four, but I'm willing to take the chance. The Guzzis are staying.