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The Kawasaki H1 Mach III was a two-stroke 500 cc sport bike made by Kawasaki from 1969 through to 1975. History. By mid-1960s, the US had become the largest ...
This is a list of Kawasaki motorcycles designed and/or manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle ... H1 Mach III 500 (1969–1975) H2 Mach IV 750 (1971 ...
When the H1 was first announced, Motorcycle Mechanics criticised Kawasaki for their "own ambitious claim" that it was "the fastest and best accelerating road machine ever produced, being capable of 124 mph and 12.4 sec. for the standing start quarter mile". [8]
The Kawasaki H1 Mach III in 1968, along with several enduro-styled motorcycles to compete with Yamaha, Suzuki and Honda, increased sales of Kawasaki units. 1974 saw the establishment of a Kawasaki assembly facility in Lincoln, Nebraska , US, named the American Kawasaki Motors Corporation (KMC), to complete Japan-produced components into ...
The Kawasaki H1R was racing motorcycle manufactured by Kawasaki which competed in the 500 cc class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Based on the Kawasaki H1 street motorcycle, it was powered by a two stroke , three cylinder engine set across the frame.
The 1969 Kawasaki H1 Mach III with an inline-triple two-stroke, and the Honda CB750's Inline-four engine into the bargain, foreshadowed the ascendancy of multi-cylinder engines. The W series engines were oil-tight and reliable, but by comparison they had low levels of performance with high levels of vibration, and were ultimately unsuccessful ...
Kawasaki A1 Samurai; Kawasaki AR80K; Kawasaki H1 Mach III; Kawasaki H2 Mach IV; Kawasaki H2R; Kawasaki KDX125; Kawasaki KE100; Kawasaki KR-1/KR-1S; Kawasaki KR750; Kawasaki KX80; Kawasaki KX125; Kawasaki KX500; Kawasaki S2 Mach II; Kawasaki triple
The Mach I was a direct result of the widespread success of the Kawasaki H1 Mach III 500 cc introduced in 1969. The Mach I's engine was a three-cylinder two-stroke with an engine displacement of 249 cc (15.1 cubic inches) which produced 32 bhp at 8,000 rpm, a power-to-weight ratio of 1 hp (0.75 kW) to every 11.8 pounds.