1975 Kawasaki Triple

['73 H1 Triple]

Originally Posted by Phenix_Rider

WOW- H1, No Worries, thanks for all the info! I just emailed dad the links. I'll let you know when he signs up. We were running errands today and looked a few places for a Haynes or Clymers manual- couldn't find one, but I'll check a few dealers tomorrow.

The guy he's getting it from doesn't seem to know much about it. Good guy, but it sounds like he got some misinformation. He says he cleaned/rebuilt the carbs, and that it was run on the street not too long ago. Problem is, he said it's a four-stroke, and it sounds like the carbs are all out of whack, and the petcock may leak. Unfortunately, I haven't seen the thing firsthand yet. Apparently, the title only says it's a 1975 Kawasaki 500. I've told dad the first thing we need to do is replace the tubes, tires, and brake lines, and rebuild/synch the carbs.

I'm looking forward to riding this thing. It'll mostly be used as a commuter, so that 78mpg sounds great, and the 60hp and 42ft-lbs sounds frightening with skinny tires and old components.

Both the Haynes and the Clymer have some mistakes in them. He can download the Glenn's manual off the resource link. That has both general maintence and performance tips in it. Best book you could buy and you can download it for free.

Where did the 78mpg come from? You'll get 30 or so if your lucky. These were made for mileage, they were made to kick ass.

Originally Posted by Phenix_Rider

"High bars" to me are like the stockers on my 650R. It probably has the stock bars on it still. I'm sure I'd go to superbike bars or clipons, but it's dad's bike, so whatever he's comfortable with. As long as he's safe, fine with me.

Superbike bars are the way to go. Just slightly lower than stock and they help keep the front end down.

Originally Posted by BobTheBiker

I hate high handlebars. lower ones look and feel much better.


On a side note, I have a friend selling a complete GT750triple motor and some misc parts for one here local to me if anyone is interested in it. I'll even crate it and handle the shipping if you're wanting it enough.

If you give a description and some type of contact info, I'll post it up on the triple forum.

Jeff