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anyone have a spare?

You sure you want one? Many folks don't use one.....

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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"...

......I'm outta here!

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"One day, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching." : anon.

I wouldn't build an H2 without the ring, but unfortunately I don't have an extra one or I'd mail it to Jay.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

Never have, never will.........

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

Sometimes I think Kawasaki did things for a reason............. To quote Dave, "run the ring". But they are scarce , because everyone threw them in the bin..........

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"One day, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching." : anon.

I'm down to one!

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"One day, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching." : anon.

I know this has been just about beat to death and then drug behind Aylor's Taurus wagon, but in my uneducated view, the H1 and H2 transmission and clutch assemblies are virtually the same, right?

They pretty much weigh the same, spin at the same RPMs, etc, correct?

Ok, so yes, I know...the H2 is capable of producing more "torque", but there are some HOT H1's out there that put more power to the ground than many an H2 does and they are beaten on for thousands of miles without "the ring of death" killing them and everybody they know. Not only that, but an H1 is usually more heavily relied on for "clutch duty" (slipping to get going) as they tend to be gutless off of the line unless ringing their throats...especially on a ported H1.

I don't remember reading about anybody, ever, anywhere, that had an issue with a STREET RIDDEN H2 clutch basket exploding from NOT using "the ring".

*Drag racers and Roadracers DO NOT COUNT, as they are NOT stock street bikes and are subject to far more abuse and power than most of us subject our bikes to*

I just don't see it being a necessary part for the street.... That said, I still run one....only cause I got it though.

Same here If I did not have one I'd run without it.

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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"...

The H2 clutch spins 28.4% faster and the basket fingers are longer. The ring is there to handle centripetal forces, not torque.
If you plan on doing 11K RPM then you better make sure the ring is there.
If you never go into the red-line then you're probably OK without the ring.