s.tyler58 Posted August 8, 2017 Share #1 Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) Spotted in Omaha. 72 H1. Original miles! Original front tire II rear tire (might actually be able to find the original rear tire.) Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Edited August 8, 2017 by s.tyler58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.tyler58 Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted August 8, 2017 Cowpuc and I were reminiscing the other day. Needs going through but is for sale. Probably at collector prices... Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.tyler58 Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) Oh, and while I have your attention, someone gave me advice about a 100 degree for an hour or so fix for a TDI box. I shared that in conversation with my mechanic, who got another venture in and used that trick last week. Opened the box up, set it in the sun on Blacktop at 118 degrees. About an hour to 1.5 hr.. Plugged it back in and worked like a charm. Thank you for saving an anonymous Venture Rider some bucks! Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Edited August 8, 2017 by s.tyler58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.tyler58 Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted August 8, 2017 Front view Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted August 9, 2017 Share #5 Posted August 9, 2017 That Kawa looks great but I would not to ride on tires THAT old! As far as baking the TCI, ideally you bake it at 250 degrees for an hour or so because water turns into gas at 212 degrees... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.tyler58 Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted August 9, 2017 He got lucky then! Good to know and I'll pass it along. I wouldn't ride on them either but a collector might like the all original aspect. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted August 9, 2017 Share #7 Posted August 9, 2017 Don't remember if it was the 500 or 750. But they were a death trap with front end wobble. I think it was the early 750's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaseyJ955 Posted August 9, 2017 Share #8 Posted August 9, 2017 The H2 was the one that you could feel the frame twisting and moving under you. I spent some time on one and if I ever find one, or an H1 like this one, or even and RD400, I'm in! One thing is for sure, street legal 2 strokes are not going to be becoming any more common, the remainders are bound to increase in value and rarity. Awesome find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted August 10, 2017 Share #9 Posted August 10, 2017 I had an RD 350, man that thing was scary fast then. Expansion chambers and some kind of slider clutch set up. It would wind up pull like crazy to just about the point of pulling the front wheel up and just gooooo. My brother in law had a Kawasaki 250 triple, it would split about even when we raced each other Later on I had a Kawai 650 4cyl a guy I rode with had one of them Suzuki Water Buffalo's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.tyler58 Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted August 10, 2017 I had a Kaw 400 4 stroke pig. My buddy had an H1. Never did like that dog 400. Motivated me to get the 650. I still think she was gorgeous. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.tyler58 Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted August 10, 2017 Picture was in '78 after cutting off 14" of pony tail. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.tyler58 Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted August 10, 2017 Oh, and guess what! I was telling the story to my mechanic, while discussing the H1 sitting in front of us, that I had ordered the bike new, the first KZ650 in Lincoln and waited 2 months for it. He believes that his dad was my salesman for that 650! Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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