Machine fabuleuse, j'en ai possédé une en 1971. On roulait à l'époque comme des fous avec ces engins. Maintenant je roule en BMW 1250 gs . Ça été une très bonne machine cette Kawa 500 pour apprendre à piloter. Il n'y avait pas de frein et de frein moteur, ça se tortillait en courbe et on allait quand-même très vite. Mon rêve, en posséder une à nouveau et la même en bleu. Bravo pour cette magnifique moto.
Fantastic Bike absolute favourite back in the 70s bought a B model from Doug Hacking in Bolton, great days. Still have one but needs refirbing not used for a few years, Keep up the great work.
Magnificent machine my all time favourite, my mate had the same one in 1972, I had a Yamaha yds5 250 electric ⚡️ incredible job thanks again from a very happy viewer.
Only just seen your video - I bought the exact same bike new NGF 57 K in 1972 had it for a year before I moved on to a new Honda. I enjoyed it but the front drum brake wasn't that good and it vibrated quite a lot at higher revs plus it was pretty thirsty - under 25 mpg at times. I bought a new RG 500 in 1986 which was a great bike. Congrats on a fantastic restoration.
all those concerns about handling and braking and economy and restoration costs.............they all disappear.......... the moment you kick it to life and the 3 cylinder symphony begins.
Great restoration! In 1971 when I was 18, this was my 2nd motorcycle. I'm curious about a few things..my motorcycle in USA had CDI ignition. Why do English bikes have points? Is the points engine case stock? Is it the same as the early 1969 H1 engine case that had CDI in USA? Is the inside (back end) of it open or is there a rubber grommet for it? Just curious! Always up for learning more about H1's & H1A's!
Apparently we had points ignition in the UK because electronic ignition interfered with televisions and suppressor plug caps could not be used with electronic ignition. So we had points ignition that could be used with suppressor caps. The casing is different altogether on the uk bike, no rubber grommet because completely different. Hope that helps. PS I’ve seen your videos… doing a wheelie etc …excellent
@@mcmechanic864 Thanks for reply and answering my question. Regarding "Wheelie" : Being I was 18 in the video I had no fear then. Now, I'd be scared to do that! LOL!
@@mcmechanic864 Truly vile nasty pieces of crap these were. Absolutely terrifying piles of pus. They fetch crazy money now and aren't worth a minute's time to go tolerate a ride on one. OMG. Memories of how trash Japs were back in the day. I just laugh now.
Because most of the ones you see now (probably 95%) are imported from the US and have electronic ignition, it was only the UK that had points ignition like mine, hardly any about 🙂
Yes it is actually a 72, I think I said 71 on the video because most of these blue "A" models were. Most were imported from America an came with electronic ignition. People associate the 72 as the orange H1B 🙂
@@mcmechanic864 Thats right my friend had an orange 72. I bought my 69 in 1974 for $400 wish I had kept it. I know it's worth more stock but I love the sound of expansion chambers
@@mcmechanic864 Have you tried repacking them with fiberglass? The end caps should screw off and you can pull out the silencer section wrap as much fiberglass as you can and stuff it back in, The bike runs smoother with more back pressure.
Cette machine me rappelle aussi la liberté d'antan, le son de cette machine qui était assourdissant passant du grave à l'aigu. Fabuleux la transcendance de la moto. Le nirvana
oh one morew thing to try and add a little bit of wisdom weather it's a super fast rice rocket or a brand new harley you young little whipper snappers a pair of shorts and flip flops is not proper atire do yourself a favor and take this advice finding out the hard way might be the last lesson you receive in your lifetime
What an absolute beauty! Thank you for sharing THE dream bike for many of us who were around when this machine was new.😊❤
SUPERB ! LOVE THAT SOUND, WELL DONE.
Just perfect, the best looking year of the best two cycle bike ever.
i agree.........best looking color and year.
i had the same one in the 70's. The best time of my life. The beauty Beast. King in town. Greetings from Germany !
Wonderful... Back in the day when motorcycles looked like motorcycles...
Yes very true 🙂
Yep… 18 miles to the gallon. That’s what I get from mine. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Absolutely, love these motorcycles, especially the H1A‘s 💙
Stunning, thanks, when you fired her up it took my right back to my KH250 days when I was 17 (1972)
Yeah ' same here passing my test 17 on same colour blue kh250 it sounds better than new in the day
Machine fabuleuse, j'en ai possédé une en 1971. On roulait à l'époque comme des fous avec ces engins. Maintenant je roule en BMW 1250 gs . Ça été une très bonne machine cette Kawa 500 pour apprendre à piloter. Il n'y avait pas de frein et de frein moteur, ça se tortillait en courbe et on allait quand-même très vite.
Mon rêve, en posséder une à nouveau et la même en bleu.
Bravo pour cette magnifique moto.
Merci 👍
Excellent job, very nice
Beautiful looking bike.
Superbe ! Belle restauration. Bravo pour votre travail. J'ai 65 ans et cette moto m'a fait rêver.
Le nirvana de la moto. Incroyables sensations. Le pied absolu. Grande nostalgie de cette époque.
Fantastic Bike absolute favourite back in the 70s bought a B model from Doug Hacking in Bolton, great days. Still have one but needs refirbing not used for a few years, Keep up the great work.
Glad you liked it, I enjoy owning the bike 👍
Magnificent machine my all time favourite, my mate had the same one in 1972, I had a Yamaha yds5 250 electric ⚡️ incredible job thanks again from a very happy viewer.
Thanks 👍
Brilliant work done, awesome looking bike :-)
Thank you 👍
Beautiful job 👍
Loved my one back in 72', but preferred the later CDI models.
Great bike mate nothing like riding a twin 2stroke great to see these bike restored an still running
It's a triple actually 🙂 but I know what you mean 👍
I have a precisely Kawa500 in 1976. It was a 1972mod.
I remember dream machine custom paint from the 80s in Doncaster
Stunning bike you must be very proud to own it
Yeah I love it 👍
Only just seen your video - I bought the exact same bike new NGF 57 K in 1972 had it for a year before I moved on to a new Honda. I enjoyed it but the front drum brake wasn't that good and it vibrated quite a lot at higher revs plus it was pretty thirsty - under 25 mpg at times. I bought a new RG 500 in 1986 which was a great bike. Congrats on a fantastic restoration.
Thanks 👍
all those concerns about handling and braking and economy and restoration costs.............they all disappear.......... the moment you kick it to life and the 3 cylinder symphony begins.
Great bike!! Keep the videos coming!!
Thanks 👍
Great restoration! In 1971 when I was 18, this was my 2nd motorcycle. I'm curious about a few things..my motorcycle in USA had CDI ignition. Why do English bikes have points? Is the points engine case stock? Is it the same as the early 1969 H1 engine case that had CDI in USA? Is the inside (back end) of it open or is there a rubber grommet for it? Just curious! Always up for learning more about H1's & H1A's!
Apparently we had points ignition in the UK because electronic ignition interfered with televisions and suppressor plug caps could not be used with electronic ignition.
So we had points ignition that could be used with suppressor caps.
The casing is different altogether on the uk bike, no rubber grommet because completely different.
Hope that helps. PS I’ve seen your videos… doing a wheelie etc …excellent
@@mcmechanic864 Thanks for reply and answering my question. Regarding "Wheelie" : Being I was 18 in the video I had no fear then. Now, I'd be scared to do that! LOL!
@@mcmechanic864 Truly vile nasty pieces of crap these were. Absolutely terrifying piles of pus. They fetch crazy money now and aren't worth a minute's time to go tolerate a ride on one. OMG. Memories of how trash Japs were back in the day. I just laugh now.
Who did you have the rest of the chrome work done by.
vehicleandgeneralelectroplaters.co.uk/
💥 Why Is This a Rare UK Bike?💥
Because most of the ones you see now (probably 95%) are imported from the US and have electronic ignition, it was only the UK that had points ignition like mine, hardly any about 🙂
That must be a late model 1971 because it should have electronic ignition only the 1972 had points.
Yes it is actually a 72, I think I said 71 on the video because most of these blue "A" models were. Most were imported from America an came with electronic ignition.
People associate the 72 as the orange H1B 🙂
@@mcmechanic864 Thats right my friend had an orange 72. I bought my 69 in 1974 for $400 wish I had kept it. I know it's worth more stock but I love the sound of expansion chambers
@@markbrandon7359 I have got expansion chambers, sometimes I put them on but they are a bit loud 🙂
@@mcmechanic864 Have you tried repacking them with fiberglass? The end caps should screw off and you can pull out the silencer section wrap as much fiberglass as you can and stuff it back in, The bike runs smoother with more back pressure.
points,, mine had CDI. all H1A's had cdi.
All except the UK models....
Turn your fuel off every time, mine had a hydraulic lock,bent con rod.
Yes I agree, you probably saw me turn it off in the video
Cette machine me rappelle aussi la liberté d'antan, le son de cette machine qui était assourdissant passant du grave à l'aigu. Fabuleux la transcendance de la moto. Le nirvana
I'd be getting 15mpg 👍🤟🇬🇧
oh one morew thing to try and add a little bit of wisdom weather it's a super fast rice rocket or a brand new harley you young little whipper snappers a pair of shorts and flip flops is not proper atire do yourself a favor and take this advice finding out the hard way might be the last lesson you receive in your lifetime
Sorry mate, I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. I guess you've accidentally posted this comment on the wrong video 🤦♂🤷