Kawasaki H1 1971

[Yorick]

Is this it getting a wash?

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Does Skub like fellas in bikinis?

[Skub]

Does Skub like fellas in bikinis?

The one on the left reminds me of Tom Waits.....

[Buckaroo]

Is this it getting a wash?

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Somewhere to park your bike afterwards

[Dodgy69]

I didn't zoom..no sir not me...

[JackyJoll]

My Thruxton was like that. Seemed every old guy over 70 had a Triumph story to tell me!

Old farts, with their old-fartisms!

[Skub]

Who remember this? Oiling a clutch cable. Must be a hundred years since I last did this.

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[MingtheMerciless]

Who remember this? Oiling a clutch cable. Must be a hundred years since I last did this.

I still have a cable oiler in the stool box though I used a graphite grease spray. Sometimes used it to squeeze a few more miles out of MTB shifter cables as well.

[Mr Tibbs]

This brings back memories! It’s a fine looking example and I sometimes get the urge to revisit my youth and get hold of another one. My F model was the last of the proper H1 series before the KH model came in 1976. A buddy had an identical Mack III to the one in this thread and another had the H1A in white. All three were roughly equal in straight line speed, but the disc on mine at least allowed for a small amount of stopping force

[Skub]

This brings back memories! It’s a fine looking example and I sometimes get the urge to revisit my youth and get hold of another one. My F model was the last of the proper H1 series before the KH model came in 1976. A buddy had an identical Mack III to the one in this thread and another had the H1A in white. All three were roughly equal in straight line speed, but the disc on mine at least allowed for a small amount of stopping force

Hello and welcome Virgil. Cool looking H1.

[Count Steer]

This brings back memories! It’s a fine looking example and I sometimes get the urge to revisit my youth and get hold of another one. My F model was the last of the proper H1 series before the KH model came in 1976. A buddy had an identical Mack III to the one in this thread and another had the H1A in white. All three were roughly equal in straight line speed, but the disc on mine at least allowed for a small amount of stopping force

Hello and welcome Virgil. Cool looking H1.

Virgil? That's a bit over familiar. They call him Mr Tibbs.

Welcome Mr Tibbs.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Who remember this? Oiling a clutch cable. Must be a hundred years since I last did this.

I've got one of those twisty plunger type oilers I inherited from my FiL. It's pretty good.

You know what is even better though? Venhill PTFE lined stainless steel cables which run completely dry . Just need a little puff of graphite powder at the knobbly ends. Makes an enormous improvement to the control weights IME.

[mangocrazy]

When I needed to get longer cables while turning the Falco into a chopper I fitted the Venhill PTFE/stainless cables and can honestly say they give the lightest, most responsive throttle control I've ever experienced.

Bit of a shame we're going to ride by wire, really...

[Skub]

When I needed to get longer cables while turning the Falco into a chopper I fitted the Venhill PTFE/stainless cables and can honestly say they give the lightest, most responsive throttle control I've ever experienced.

Bit of a shame we're going to ride by wire, really...

Yeah. Sometimes sticking with stock stuff gets in the way of functionality. Trouble is,I know what I'm like when I take the notion to 'improve' a bike and I'm trying really hard not to go down that rabbit hole with the H1.

[mangocrazy]

Yeah. Sometimes sticking with stock stuff gets in the way of functionality. Trouble is,I know what I'm like when I take the notion to 'improve' a bike and I'm trying really hard not to go down that rabbit hole with the H1.

Amen to that. I'm trying very hard to keep the LC standard but the mods (albeit small) have already started with lengthening the rear shock. I'm now thinking of dropping the forks through the yokes.

Must. Stop.

[Skub]

I think I fuggered the clutch cable by using PTFE spray. It became instantly unusable and even when I flushed the cable through with oil,the lever pull was still notchy,so I just replaced the cable. It was an easy enough job if you had four hands. The actuator behind the front sprocket was a kunt to get the nipple out of if you only had two hands like me.

Anyway,job done and lovely smooth action.

[Skub]

I'm such a dick.

The object of the exercise was to get a pic of 212121,instead this is what I managed to get ffs.

I'll try again with all the 2s and probably fuck that up as well.

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[Dodgy69]

Another 2.1 miles init....

[Skub]

Another 2.1 miles init....

Yeahbutt I was well past that before I realised I'd shit the bed on this one.

[ZRX61]

Is this it getting a wash?

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The one in pink is wearing anal bead heels...

[JackyJoll]

Is this it getting a wash?

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The one in pink is wearing anal bead heels...

For cleaning right into the tricky corners.