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 Post subject: Model year transitions
PostPosted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:34 pm 

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Just picked up another H1 and its either a very late 70 or a very early 71. The numbers come up as a 71 H1A but the bike has the scolloped tank and the left side cover had a badge. It was supposedly a one owner bike, and was never molested. So....during the transition from 70 to 71 did kawi use some parts on the shelf just to get rid of them? The bike has a build date of 7/70 and engine number 22306 frame 23994

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:49 pm 
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Nice!
What color is it? They made a red 71, w/ badged side cover http://kawtriple.com/mraxl/model/500pic/h1a-red.jpg
But not w/ scalloped tank....

Let's see it- post a pic. :thumbup:

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:58 pm 

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Its ugly. Has a brushed on black paint job. Lots o rust. But its all there.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:05 am 
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A build date of 7/70 indicates a 1970 model year. 71 models would have a build date of 9/70 and later.


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:41 am 

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falconman wrote:
A build date of 7/70 indicates a 1970 model year. 71 models would have a build date of 9/70 and later.

I thought the change was june? Its september? And what about the numbers falling under 71 H1A?
After my carby service today im going to try to fire her . Loads of compression and a healthy spark....

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 5:12 am 
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falconman wrote:
A build date of 7/70 indicates a 1970 model year. 71 models would have a build date of 9/70 and later.

Is that an "absolute" for an early triple - not much else is...........? :lol:

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:35 am 
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falconman wrote:
A build date of 7/70 indicates a 1970 model year. 71 models would have a build date of 9/70 and later.

I don't think that is true but I don't have anything to back it up...
RB???

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:26 pm 
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Nothing is written in stone when it comes to triples (except when RB writes it) but I do know the new model transition traditionally is in September in the US. Every vin I have checked has followed this. :e11


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:02 pm 
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I don't understand why it has a build date of 07/70 ? The bike should be a Blue H1a, a 1971 model, all my records show that the 20 or so bikes that I have on file either side of your VIN were all built in August 1970 - It is pretty border line on the Model so I can't give a definitive answer to the question :oops:

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:05 pm 
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falconman wrote:
A build date of 7/70 indicates a 1970 model year. 71 models would have a build date of 9/70 and later.

Nope, I can guarantee that the first 2,000 "1971" H1a models were built in August 1970 :thumbup:

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