My 1973 street H2 had Morris Mag wheels, 3 disk brakes, Dunlop slicks, Koni's, H2R front fork innards, special 6 speed, added plate clutch, under slung pipes, braced frame, 70 lbs removed, special crank, better pistons, ported, heads were redone to H2R catherderal domes, 40mm carburetors, and made an honest 162 horsepower.
Stock H2 made 74 horsepower, and weighed 419 lbs.
It was fun to ride, but you never drilled the throttle in 1st gear, or the thing would go straight over backwards, and pole drill you straight into the ground. It helped to work on the Road Racing team at Kawasaki.
One of my street bikes sitting in the garage is a 1986 Yamaha RZV500 V4. It has a very rare 700cc factory top end kit, porting, special heads, bigger reeds, big carbs and good pipes. 70 year old fart has to have a nice sport bike to go tear up the country side on.
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