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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Yup...as of 2024, I still own this bike. Going on 20+ years now. This video, which was filmed on a Sony Camcorder!.... was quite literally the FIRST ride after complete rebuild/restoration... so no, I didn't bring it to redline (which is 8500-ish for a STREET H2, or wring its' ever=living neck.... Just a quick rip around the block to heat cycle. Still sounded pretty cool though, didn't it? :)
This sound really brings back memories...when it was fairly common in my town in the 70es while fading,down the street,leaving a blue smokey stream...
The most exciting bike by then:performance, sound,look were outstanding.
A true legend:good job kh !
That's one of the sweetest bikes I've heard in my life. I keep coming back to this video now and then just to hear it
And just think about the smell also
Nothing like an old, classic 2-stroke 'SCREAMER'! Even the lower displacement 2-strokes were a total blast to ride! The power and acceleration was instant and raw! The pure essence of motorcycling for many 'old school' enthusiasts.
A sound sadly missed from todays roads.
You aren't kidding..
I rode H1's, as did most of my friends. You could easily recognize the sound of anyone's bike, knowing who it was, even from a couple of miles away. I feel sad for the kids today just buying technology with the spirit.
I agree, i had a 250 yd3 yammie in 1970 when i first got my license. The 2 strokes were popular due to performance and price! Cool shit!! Haaa
Absolutely
The sound when you opened the trottle fully was simply awesome. Thats a beautiful machine. My dad used to own one. It simply goes like a rocket. Cheers.
Hi, I am sitting here in my kitchen in Worthington, Massachusetts, Feb. 7, its 6 degrees above zero, and i have the glorious sound of your beautiful beast from HELL reverberating around the house, Thank you !!!! Will Brown
Unique sound for the most beautiful and exciting bike of the 70es: still echoing in my town's avenues.
Your clip and your gorgeous Kawa really bring back memories !
I love the kid at 1:57 giggling and then saying "It's loud!" Cracks me up every time! :)
The poor kid was way too young to get a woody already from just hearing that great bike.
Born in 70 I grew up listening to this classic bikes. H1,H2 and the GT from Suzuki. The smell, the sound, the colors.. don't ride bikes, but I hope one day, one of them is in my driveway. It's now February, and I just wait for the spring when they all wake up. 😃
wow, that sounds exactly like my 750 did, I had the denco chambers, used to have to refiberglass them every once in a while. That was the most unpredictably awesome bike I ever owned, all the crotch rockets I had after it just didn't have the same adrenaline rush.
What a beautiful noise.
The fantastic time in the mid 70th
with my Dyno Kawa 750 H2e will always be unforgotten!
What is this bike worth today.
In used to own one of these back in the day. Just listening, takes me way back. Wonderful sound.
running nice and rich it's mixture sounds right when you get on the throttle. nothing sounds like a triple 2 stroke on the pipe.
Mazda 3 rotor 20b straight pipe.
Drunken Hamster
The Wankel is also a two stroke. Though it throws a lot more heat down the pipes.
It’s definitely running rich. Should not be four stroking like that. But it does help the cooling.
@@Dave5843-d9m Better 4 stroking than seizing lol
@@Dave5843-d9m What do you mean by "four stroking"?
@@jetstream454 not burning all mixture
OMG this is my favorite sounding triple on TH-cam.
The fastest ....quickest....scariest street bike ever. A friend rode one...with the Denco Killer Cobra kit....and clippons. He was a great rider. That bike was scary fast....like no other.
That sound makes my soul shiver. Awesome restoration job!
Man, what an incredible machine in every way. Sounds amazing, looks amazing. Congrats! Enjoy and stay safe on it.
Excellent resto, Happy the family enjoys! I ve got a 1973 500 in my basement...heated...waiting for some undivided attention. Again great job!
FAN-TAS-TIC
Thank you SO much for uploading this video, my mouth fell open right away when hitting the powerband.. These bikes are surely one of the best sounding ever build. It's a shame modern bikes are about fuel injection, emission standards and plastic fairings.
They looked cool sounded cool an ran like wild beasts . Man I miss my h2
I had the 400 or is it back in the day and that thing was crazy. I do miss that sound I was screaming triple two stroke. The 750 even by today's standards would still be a total beast to ride. Tota shock and awe!
Love that Sound with those expansion chambers on it and the smell of 2 cycle oil. Mine has the same type of exhaust. Hope to get it back on the road in the not to distance future.
It's a real head turner.
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The boys giggle at the end says it all for me. Good job pop
I was in college in FL in '72. I had a little 350 Kawasaki Avenger (A twin 2-stroke), but would ride a friend's H2.
Really fast. And 2-stroke power is so smooth and turbine like. :-)
It took alot of practice to ride on of these. If it was a cool night, it was scary, like Nitrous . I was surely blessed to own one of these bikes and not get killed!!! LOL I could tell a ton of stories about my bike. I heard that the guy that bought it, still has it and lives in Florida with two more triples. It is still the same way he bought it, paint and all. Smart Man!!! I watch this video a couple times a year. Thanks, Mazz
Really aggod job, nice sound and excellent restoration. It actually looks cool!
Beautiful job on the resto, looks better than new!
Rode these back in the day. When you let them off the chain, you understood quickly the ferocious engine was way ahead of every other system on the bike. Even at 18, I knew better than to buy one; my H1 was enough probable cause for a felony or emergency room.
Gorgeous!!! Bring back the seventies - especially my long lost youth... :-))
Same here 10 years later.
I don't usually like the sound of 2 strokers but damn!! that sounded amazing!
Words can't express how this video makes me feel. I can write a novel to express those feelings. Perfection at a level above perfect. God bless❤
Back in the late 70s my friend Rocky had one of these 750s and two KH 500s, I always wanted an RD 400 but didnt have the money. Probably saved my life. I was 16.
Nice paint and upgrades to make it safer to ride and stop-- true classic - my 1st bike was a 73 S-2 and it was the slowest I have ever owned but I had the most fun with it, great wheelie machine- the 750 is worth some serious $$$ now
I had a 72 polished ported dencos. Our high school was a big square brick building, looked like a jail. The motorcycles parking was on the sidewalk up against the gymnasium. Parking one morning, the hot gym teacher comes out the side door, " HOW DO YOU THINK I CAN TEACH MY CLASS WITH ALL THAT RACKET.". That was one of my fondest memories from those days. They were an antisocial asset. Nice bike must be a handful if it cranks out 100 hp.
at 1:56 . . . years later that kid will be in therapy saying " I keep hearing this loud noise in my head - it's like music, but its different . . .and I can't get rid of it. It gives me this good feeling all through my body - i start shaking and get chills. . .
Its like a sound of 3 rotor 20B engine
Those triples and even the twins back in the day dominated the race circuit... And it took the four strokes quite a while to catch up
Wow, that's the sound of real engines !! 😁👍
I've got a 72 H2 750 triple I bought new and modified in 1975 (or so) using the Denco Cobra specs and parts. No power below 4,000 rpm but when it comes on the pipe at 6,000 rpm she explodes and holds it right through 11,000 rpm. Nothing matches that sound and vibration. First gear is a blur and almost useless because you can't keep the front end down. And i weigh 240 lbs.
Wylie Coyote Rocket Sled
I am jealous
@@dennisgunia7694 Same
thanks for the time warp back to my youth. i never owned one but lots were around the local street strip on weekend nights. we always loved it when the H2s laid a patch. (slang for did a burn out).
I like the way they idle. Back when I was a teenager someone riding one of these would stop every at the light each night at 10pm. Then the light would change and he'd take off running through the gears.
They sound like a hornet's next that you are just about to hit with a broom... I loved it
What a lovely wail, takes me back to my youth!
Speechless! Brings back many great memories!! Wish I still had mine :O(
2:08 Sounds like a Ferrari! On another note, we just purchased a 250 triple this morning! I'm so excited to get her all fixed up with some expansion chambers on it!
A guy who warms up a bike and doesn't free wheel it in neutral,smart guy.
Just wanted to say that you have a really nice bike. I also own a triple, I have a 72' H2 750. 2 strokes rule !
Cheers, Mike B
Thorold, Ontario.
A thing of beauty. At the the time I could only afford an S3 400, which I still miss to the day.
Dude!! My first bike was a S3400! Still remember two H2's screaming up the hill by my house side by side! Awesome!!
@@douglasgeiger7591 You know the thrill! I installed expansion chambers and the darn thing sounded like a V-12 Ferrari. I still wish I could have gotten an H2 500 Triple.
@@douglasgeiger7591 This was back in 1974. Good times!
@@brisiobrien1Aaaaaah da Ferrari!! Anyway...I remember like it was yesterday...very carefully touching each exhaust pipe to try and figure out which spark plug was fouled... You had to be very careful using the choke as I recall. I think we're probably lucky to be alive. 😁
@@douglasgeiger7591 Oh! That is funny! I remember replacing spark plugs all the time. I couldn't figure out why they fouled so often. Luckily they were cheap back then. I was only 18 and had a limited budget.
Nice work man!
Great bike, just loving the sound of it!
Snap crackle ‘n pop. Nice. Very raspy yet so elegant and graceful.
That is a Beautiful H2 :) Such a cool bike from a great era....love the color
DUDE!!! I got goose bumps hearing that, a guy I went to high school used to ride his dads to school every once in awhile...just bad ass sound nothing like it!
Long live to your H2. She's looking (and sounding) very nice :D
A lot of memories there. Love it bro
She's a runner okay. Thanks for posting this man!.
Cheers
fantastic sound want it for my ringtone only trouble is every time my phone rings the hairs onthe back of my neck stand up and go into a cold sweat . good to see your not afraid to give it some unlike many owner of restored bikes .lets see some more clips givin it some
Back when
Bikes took a real rider and when. .MEN WERE MEN..I MISS THOSE DAYS. OWNED ALL 3 MAJOR BRANDS OF THE.. TRIPS..ILL TELL YOU ALL EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS OUTSTANDING. BOY DO I EVER MISS THEM ..MORE NOW AFTER YOUR VID N THE OTHERS OUT THERE ...THANKS ALOT..GR8 VID N BIKE MR
this is the most awesome bike on the world.
2 stroke
Family commentary is brilliant!
Back in the 80's had a 1973 H 2 , and a 1975 Z-1 , , both were a blast to ride , listening to this video , I think the H 2 was the most fun . I left a lot of blue 2 stroke clouds of smoke around town .
Awesome Kawi! You're little boy looks like he's gonna ride someday too. Hahaha..."Thats loud." Most other kids would probably run and cry from the sound of a 2-stroke.
Dencos were made in fremont..Tony nicosia
WOW looks like you did a pretty damn good job on the restore. beautiful.
One of the most beautiful things iv ever seen...or hurd!
The little boy giggling at 1:56 made the whole vid! I miss my 78 RD400 with DG pipes so bad now! Awesome job on the restoration man! I hope that lil' one gets to ride a REAL bike one day! :)
Denco exhaust ....I remember that catalog , it was the book of speed !!!
Tony nicosia
Ohhh boy, that sound is just the best!!
As a teenager in the early 70s I remember that sound late at night in the suburban Boston area Screaming down the highway.
Nice Bike. I love the 750 triples. My Dad had one bakk in the early 70's. He used to take me for rides. He'd sit me on the tank, I'd hold on. I was probably 3-4 years old.
damn,that sound on high rpm is sick,I like it more than any bikes or cars today xD,when I grow up I'll definitely gonna hunt this bike :D,really nice bike there
You can get the sound a lot cheaper with a 350 / 400 / 500. I got the 400 recently, and with stock pipes in pod air filters it really howls. The 750 honestly doesn't sound as good until it gets some modifications like this one, because otherwise it's more of a deep "torquey" sound.
JETZcorp alright,cool :D
Bikes of the 80s had wicked sound. You need to check the sound of the Yamaha XJ series too. Sweeter and more bass!!! Not that this one is bad. Each one is good in its own right.
I agree. I had a 1981 Yamaha 550 Seca. (Bought it new)and after 6 months or so,
I put a Kerker 4 into 1 on it. (A few other accessories too) and in my opinion,
there is NO sound like a small displacement DOHC 2 valve four turning 10,000 rpm. MUSIC to my ears.
If I ever hit the lottery, will find one again and restore it back to the way I had it.
I also think that my Seca had the MOST beautiful wheels ever fitted to a bike from any factory.
But you are right. Most all motorcycles have a sound that is sweet.
But to the ear of the beholder.
Remember the Honda CBX? It was said they sent their engineers to Air Force Bases to record the sound of fighters (I think in particular the F-4 Phantom) during take of to try to replicate that sound to the CBX.
peejay1954 I'm sure you'll find plenty of decently maintained Secas/Maxim without winning the lottery. :P . Those are my favourite machines.
Good luck on finding one.
Very Ratley Triple but when it hits the spot it goes SNAP-CRACKEL-AND-POP.
a tear drop is rolling down my cheek. simply - perfect!
You are a lucky man. What a awesome bike. Take care of it
Such an amazing sound
Man, what a beauty!! Congrats.
The most iconic bike of all times....and, God bless, that yellow shit is soooo cute (must be around 10 now, though, as I see comments from 7 years ago)
Great sound. They sound so angry.
I had a 72 350-triple back in the day, it is true, there is NOTHING that sounds like an oil-burner on the pipe, beautiful
That's sounds amazing pure sound porn can't beat old school two strokes for nuts acceration. Well done great looking bike thanks for sharing 👍
Well its been a year, hows it running now? You have yourself a really nice bike. I own a triple myself, 72' H2.
Cheers.
Holy Crap -- It's going to be fun chasing you on the Dragon. Nice boots!!
Jay
My friend had 76 can am 500 2stroke when we were going up, scary fast as a 15yr old kid, nothing like the 70s 2 stroke death machines, you had to have a big set off balls to ride one!
That sounds beautiful when it winds out.
The best sound you will ever experience, trust me on this one ...
i got chills. its like sitting on a formula 1 car
The Yamaha TZ 750 is No.1 and the H2 750 widow maker is No.2 Both have their own unique appeal and personality. Once you experience one of these, you're never the same and nothing else compares.
In 1980 one of my friends had an H2 750, with Denco 900cc top end Denco Chambers and a tracy one pice,the most scariest kawi i ever seen and i have seen , built, road many, i had a 1983 GS-1100E, buiilt to the hill,all wyen Davis and vance & Hines,1170 kit wisco,web stage2 cam,33mm makonl carbs with larg oval k&N's, v&n grilla clutch kit and v&n tuned it, that one scared me a few times,60 70 mph up freeway on ramp and nail the throttle and do speed willys up the onramp drop the front end and instant 150mph maybe 170. speedo only went to 85. but that H2750 still in my mind. is that the 900cc top-end ?
Amazing sound & amazing smell
Damn, got chills just watching this. Awesome bike.
My dad had a 1972 H2 with Dencos, back in the early 80s. You could hear the thing coming from a mile away.
Charming,beautiful,unpredictable,terrifingly fast,thirsty,smokey,unforgiving...
Just one word:unforgettable.
Hot damn... that is perfection and I say this as an RD guy :)
Didnt Denco make an 810 kit for these beautys!!??
yep, that's a widowmaker
Miklós Bremer
it is the H1 thats the widow maker
Had H1 and H2 both were tricked out. On my 4 th wife now. Was always a rush to ride em hard !!
@@johnlogan9431
You are writing about the bikes, right?
;)
dude that was so cool brought back memories
It has the F1 vibe sounds in higher RPM, hard to not like it. And in beautiful shape too.
Had an ‘76 RD 400c myself... not as fast as that rocket, but I could hold my own up to the Kawasaki 900. 750’s were tough, but I usually got them. Before the RD, I rode a ‘72 350 Triple Kawasaki, took out the baffling in the mufflers and enjoyed that music for the summer, till I got the RD. Have always been a “Rice burner” guy.
that thing is awesome, sounds great
The smell...the sound...a bad mo fo😎
Awesome sounding bike with them dencos on
Keep on smokin
Had a king cobra 73 h2. 120 hp. Wicked fast and wiggly. Loved it. Porting makes everything change. Do you still have it?
One fine looking machine