Deeper diagnosis of the Kawasaki KH750 gearbox

Deeper diagnosis of the Kawasaki KH750 gearbox / ep307

In the late 1960s, Kawasaki wanted to create a 500cc two-stroke motorcycle that could boast 60 horsepower and a 1/4-mile time below the 13-second mark. The result would be one of the most notorious motorcycles of all time, the Kawasaki H1 triple. It was one of the most uncompromising sporting machines ever devised, disregarding noise, pollution, and handling concerns in favour of blazing down the drag strip in the fastest time possible.

A mystique would quickly develop around the Kawasaki triple, known as the “Widowmaker” for its flexible chassis, questionable brakes, and eagerness to wheelie — blow on the throttle and the front wheel would lift. By the mid-1970s, however, the oil crisis and new anti-pollution standards — the same forces that sounded the death knell of the American muscle car — were knocking on the Widowmaker’s door. In 1976, the world would get its final H1 triple, renamed the KH500 to conform with the company’s model-naming conventions.

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