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So, at the end of November, I drug the Snow Job and a NASTY '72 H2 back from Michigan.

Unloaded it in my garage and thought "what the heck have I gotten myself (and Mark!) into?"

The Snow Job was missing ALL of the front end pieces, the output shaft (that drives the twin-tracks) was missing its sprocket, chain cover, and who knows "what" brand of bike it originally had mounted on it as you could tell right away it wasn't a Kawasaki Triple... So we needed to sort out the front and rear mounting as well.





The H2 "donor bike" was one that I bought out of a pole-barn in Indiana about 8 or 10 years ago. One of the Rustiest pieces of crap I've ever dug out of the earth. The funny part? It actually ran..
I sold it to Rick about 6 or 7 years ago as he needed a pile of junk to be used as the "donor" for the Snow Job. I told him that it actually ran pretty well. I don't think he believed me, as he looked at me like I had 2 heads. When he got it back to Michigan had to "see for himself".
So, in typical "Rick Brett Fashion" proceeded to soak the K&N filters with Starting Fluid, took a stab at the kick start lever, and was shocked when it not only fired to life, but started the K&N's on fire as well, which then took out part of the wiring harness and the throttle/choke cables...








Thankfully, the Snow Job doesn't require wheels, foot pegs, lighting, etc. So that is a good amount of "restoration" that can be bypassed.

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This is true. Where I grew up the hills were so steep and long, when your ball rolled down the hill you just said "screw it"...

We all can't wait for the next video Cody, any frozen lakes around where you can let her rip

Mark bought a GoPro Hero3 today. (uh oh)

Hopefully he figured out how to use it tonight as tomorrow afternoon is "test and tune" part II.

We're bringing the unit over to the family farm a few miles away as there are 120 acres of "run off"....

Today I installed a "professional grade" Racing tether/kill switch, (the cheap switch I had was shorting to the handlebars ) and fixed a couple of small trinkety issues including some manifold gasket leaks (got rid of those stupid phenolic spacers and just three-bonded the rubber manifolds directly to the cylinders).. She will now idle down to what I am guessing is around 500rpm. Not bad for a crank that Rick brought over in his luggage from England, and when it arrived at my house had the tapered end sticking out of the box.

So if we survive tomorrow.. there should be some good video.

I think i have the gopro figured out..I am not sure what setting to use so i will use the default settings?

I wanted one because we survived the triple pickle and if we don't die on the triple snow threat There is a liquid cooled h2 powerd gocart that has (get me going) written all over it

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Please keep us posted

It's alive.... and I think we've worked out the majority of the bugs.

A few observations..

Its FREAKING FAST

Its FREAKING SCARY

Its FREAKING UNSTABLE

Its an ABSOLUTE BLAST TO RIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and Sounds FANTASTIC!!!!!!

I am currently uploading a few Go Pro vids to Youtube taken this afternoon. Sorry about the shaky, darkness.. It still gives a pretty good idea of how insane this thing is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bSkyEt6rMl8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Kg47GU7MTfw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GadaGFShHKM

Wow that thing is so cool, sounds wicked

I love the way you MN boys break in a new motor! That 3 into 1 sounds like an F1 car...great work boys.

Been hangin around RB too long, total nutters.....

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