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67lotus49
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:33 pm 
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Took some pictures of the bike in the sun this morning, really like the color.

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Iron
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:25 pm 
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I saw that bike at the Gap. :thumbup:

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Jim
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:45 pm 
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RODH2 wrote:
.....it's quite easy to take-off on a H2 in 5th gear... :wave:


Especially when it has reeds.

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Evans Ward
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:02 pm 
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I rode by Super Dave (him on this bike) on the ride 2 yrs ago where Big Mo took his H2 from CRoT to Fontana Village and back. I was on my chambered RZ and couldn't hear my RZ running with the sound that bike made. Super Dave was also the one that found the part that flew off Big Mo's bike on the return trip. I was in front of Super Dave and stopped with him to help pinpoint the location and to provide some traffic safety when he got off to retrieve it. You are so right in saying it is LOUD. :o

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67lotus49
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:15 pm 
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My wife hear's me start triples in the garage all the time and never bats an eye. When I started this bike she
came out and said WOW is that thing loud :lol: My neighbors where happy to see it go this morning on the back
of my truck.
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m in sc
PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 9:52 am 
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that looks great, loe the new color way better.

we rode and i was on my ducati. dave was behind me briefly after i passed him and it drowned out my bike which has duel termignoni's on it. yeah, its LOUD!! Glad to see it went to agood home, dave was VERY fond of that bike.
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Scully
PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:37 pm 

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I just remember it stopped really well.


67lotus49 wrote:
I started it before I took it apart and yes it is a good runner. Motor had to come apart to fix the kick starter
and that's when I noticed 3rd gear on the output shaft was worn. From what I here it's common on H2's.
My Gold 72 had a 3rd gear problem and I know what to look for now. The one thing I don't like is the
reverse shift pattern and I'm going to try and change the linkage or shifter . So how did the bike handle?
The tins are off to paint so it will be a while before I can ride it.
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Jim
PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:44 pm 
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Scully wrote:
I just remember it stopped really well.


With dual EX calipers it's lucky you didn't do a front flip.

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Ja-Moo
PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:04 pm 
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Those are dual 4 piston jobbers, looks like............. :shock: ;)

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Jim
PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:51 pm 
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Well, 4 piston opposed calipers really have the same ratio as 2-piston calipers. Still, tons of stopping power!

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