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The Kawasaki H2 Mach IV is a 750 cc 3-cylinder two-stroke production motorcycle manufactured by Kawasaki. The H2 was a Kawasaki triple sold from September 1971 through 1975. A standard, factory produced H2 was able to travel a quarter mile from a standing start in 12.0 seconds. [4] It handled better than the Mach III that preceded it.
A 1977 Harley-Davidson XLCR with seven-spoke alloy wheels manufactured by Morris [8]. High-performance motorcycles began to use cast alloy wheels (usually aluminum but sometimes magnesium) as early as the Münch Mammoth, with its single cast-elektron [9] rear wheel which was shown at the Intermot motorcycle show at Cologne in late 1966. [10]
The H2 was thirsty, initially only giving 10 mpg, and would therefore need to stop to refuel in the longer races such as the Daytona 200. Kawasaki management felt the extra power the engine produced would negate the disadvantage of a pitstop. [5] In an attempt to gain pre-launch publicity, a "secret" H2R test was run at an American circuit. [6]
Lester Farnsworth Wire (September 3, 1887 – April 14, 1958) was an American police officer and inventor. He is credited with the invention of the electric traffic light in 1912. A native of Salt Lake City , Utah , Wire worked as a traffic officer and later as a detective for the Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD).
Dales Marine was founded in 1987 by Maurice Nicol as a fabrication and repair of large industrial equipment, based in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.The business expanded into ship repair and maintenance in the 2000s with a site at the dry dock in Aberdeen Harbour. [2]
The Triumph Bonneville T140 is a standard motorcycle with a 750 cc (46 cu in) capacity engine that was designed and built by Triumph Engineering at Meriden near Coventry.. The T140 was a continuation of the second generation in the Bonneville series developed from the earlier 650 cc (40 cu in) T120 Bonneville and was produced by Triumph in a number of versions, including limited editions, from ...
Mount Wire (also known as Wire Mountain or Big Beacon [3]) is a mountain located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah with an elevation of 7,146 feet (2,178 m). The mountain is named after Lester Wire , an American policeman of Salt Lake City, Utah , who in 1912 developed the first red-green electric traffic light . [ 4 ]
Founded by Brian Gary Wachner in 1971 in his garage while he was employed as a field applications engineer for National Semiconductor, BGW scored its first major success in 1974 when Universal Studios selected BGW to supply thousands of Model 750 and 750A amplifiers for its Sensurround cinema subwoofer sound effects systems.