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It was Orange originally and would have looked like this had he not painted it brown;

I painted it white in the same design, the original paint was still there under the brown, of coarse the build date is only a guess from memory, the build date was not a priority as it was always going to be a race bike;

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Cheers Baz.
“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”

1973 H2-A
2000 F650GS BMW

He posted engine and frame numbers a couple pages back, Dale.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

which kind of CDI early with two big boxes and only one coil or later 4 small boxes and 3 coils

Similar to the H2

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Cheers Baz.
“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”

1973 H2-A
2000 F650GS BMW

That's the 1973 H1D type system. Someone has been swapping parts, and you got what I think of as the best ignition system of all the triples.

Edit: fixed year

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

'73H1D

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Answers are here: http://kawatriple.com/

Ha, oops... fat fingers. Thanks Dale, corrected.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

This is from your site, does this mean they were fitted to the H1A & B also, or is it a part A & B description?? (ie) part A and Part B

73 H1D A & B Ignition boxes

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Cheers Baz.
“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”

1973 H2-A
2000 F650GS BMW

The 4 box iggy for the 73 500 was for 1 year only on the 500.

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Twist the throttle, tilt the horizon, and have a great time. What triples are all about...........

It means there are two types of boxes in the photo, three A boxes and one B box. That style is used on the 1973 H1D, and all H2s. Later H1s used one A and one B box, and earlier ones used one large A and one large B box, which were 12v powered (not magneto) units, unlike the later ones.

I try to avoid the A and B labels for the various ignition units because it's confusing, and can lead to buying the wrong parts. The H1D system that you have has one ignition rectifier and three CDI units.

The only real difference between the H1D units and the H2 units is that H1D units have longer wires because of a different mounting location.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.