INSANE! Kawasaki H2 2 stroke Chopper (Would you ride this motorcycle?!?!)

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RAW onboard gopro footage of the Kawasaki H2 chopper
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Again, huge thanks to Eric for letting me do these features on the wild motorcycles he builds. This Kawasaki H2 was legitimately fast!! See ya next time weirdo's #shadetreearmy

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  • @theq4602
    @theq46023 жыл бұрын

    A chopper that moves like a sportsbike. Thats what the world needs more of.

  • @ianmangham4570

    @ianmangham4570

    4 ай бұрын

    He cant keep up 😅,rocket ship and more reliable than a Hog 😅

  • @BikesDrones
    @BikesDrones6 жыл бұрын

    Most beautiful assisted suicide machine I have ever seen.

  • @shadetreesurgeon

    @shadetreesurgeon

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fuckin perfectly put!

  • @frankfranks2308

    @frankfranks2308

    6 жыл бұрын

    Bikes & Drones you haven't seen any other bikes huh?

  • @coleboyd1862

    @coleboyd1862

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tampa!!!!????

  • @BRedFilms

    @BRedFilms

    4 жыл бұрын

    A true Unicorn

  • @jonnymac8925

    @jonnymac8925

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fuck a rope or a gun, give me that thing!

  • @jimedward8908
    @jimedward89084 жыл бұрын

    I rode the two-stroke triple in the 70's. The Good Times Rolled for sure with incredible power & sound. Will never forget & I miss it.

  • @gregverity9533

    @gregverity9533

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jim Edward I don’t care what anyone says you can’t beat a 2 stroke for speed and sound.

  • @jimedward8908

    @jimedward8908

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@gregverity9533 Oh definitely. 2 strokers sound ferocious with big power

  • @cris-vv1pn

    @cris-vv1pn

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@gregverity9533 I agree with you totally dude 2strokes are beasts

  • @ajwilson605

    @ajwilson605

    4 жыл бұрын

    Without a tach he's short shifting all the time. Take it to redline (8500rpm) and see what it'll do......

  • @jimedward8908

    @jimedward8908

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wilson true story right there

  • @richardalvis4695
    @richardalvis46956 жыл бұрын

    An artist is an artist. His mission isnt to please people. Good job dude

  • @tmburke1
    @tmburke16 жыл бұрын

    That is completely insane! One twist of that throttle would cause me to shit my pants, pass out, wake up and shit my pants for a second time! Mad props for this man's talent!

  • @richardporter1455
    @richardporter14556 жыл бұрын

    Eric, you probably won't see this comment, but you sir have created an insanely badass piece of balls to the wall rolling artwork and the world is a better place with it and you in it. And for that .....I thank you...

  • @shadetreesurgeon

    @shadetreesurgeon

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hell see it, he reads all the comments :)

  • @blooiefps9304

    @blooiefps9304

    6 жыл бұрын

    shadetree surgeon *He'll

  • @Chybear

    @Chybear

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hell trigger a grammar nazi ! lol OCD much man? Too funnie. Sorry bout the Non Sequitur here but I was sooo triggered hahaha

  • @Chybear

    @Chybear

    6 жыл бұрын

    Touche' bro I'm n asshat for gettin triggered lol

  • @adibee88
    @adibee886 жыл бұрын

    THAT is what "Customization" is all about! I love the fact that you PERFECTLY blended a sport bike plant with vintage chopper looks! The fact that you built a 2 stroke Death Trap, requiring mad skills to control is phenomenal! The bike sounds like pissed off bumblebees! Great Build! I would LOVE 2 own that chopper! 💪😁⚡

  • @betacam235
    @betacam2354 жыл бұрын

    "Dragula....a '70s Werewolf bike...." This clip has had me giggling like a skoolgirl on nitrous, pretty amazing since I'm on month 11 of 'recovery' after the worlds most ridiculous bike accident of June '19. I discovered yesterday, after picking my Buell/Sportster up from the garage (don't even ask) that I can't even lift my left leg onto the peg! This is not even due to the accident, just hip deterioration after a bad climbing accident when I was 19. I'm waiting for a nice bionic joint.... I love that bike, so much wilder than the original! I'm so glad to see there are people still producing such fabulous things...I built my first chop in about 1971. Kudos!

  • @lexian5602
    @lexian56026 жыл бұрын

    _This bike has been added to your wishlist._

  • @Akmerica

    @Akmerica

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s so angry!!! Needs all stroke noise to cover that sound of steel balls dragging the ground!!

  • @robertharvey472

    @robertharvey472

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes!!!! Can I get one made

  • @johnhimself5886

    @johnhimself5886

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're right. I need the blue print now!

  • @danandkelly1875

    @danandkelly1875

    Жыл бұрын

    Mmm no. My Night Train still remains permanently in my Garage

  • @VeeFour
    @VeeFour6 жыл бұрын

    not my style of bike at all, but I just love the way he's managed to get all the controls hidden away so cleanly. He's a world class builder no doubt

  • @GeraldBarber
    @GeraldBarber Жыл бұрын

    I love it. I bought a ‘72 H2 in 1981, had the engine rebuilt and bored .20 over, Weisco pistons, port and polish, chamber pipes, rejetted carbs.. I loved that bike. What a great hot rod! Great job on the chopper, it’s beautiful!

  • @twowheeledgator1364
    @twowheeledgator13644 жыл бұрын

    We saw the bike online and drove to his old shop and met Eric. Really nice guy to take time out for me and my middle school son. My son is now graduated from MMI and a BMW tech in VA. Keep up the good work Eric.

  • @christianhodges685
    @christianhodges6856 жыл бұрын

    Did he just start a kick-start bike by hand? I'm pretty sure he's god.

  • @rodeoNINJA

    @rodeoNINJA

    6 жыл бұрын

    Christian Hodges that’s the two stroke kickstart life

  • @nikolaiownz

    @nikolaiownz

    6 жыл бұрын

    I would not want to kick my yz 250 2stroke by hand at all. That fucker Can break an arm

  • @MrMattydavee

    @MrMattydavee

    6 жыл бұрын

    nikolaiownz my cr 250. Ya taken skin off the back of my heel manytimes. But nothing like my 350 honda enduro from 78. Throw you over the ha dlebars

  • @txrick4879

    @txrick4879

    6 жыл бұрын

    Christian Hodges These bikes were easy to start .Had one in the late 70s .One kick starts but with foot.

  • @christianhodges685

    @christianhodges685

    6 жыл бұрын

    TX Rick that makes sense given the low compression, still threw me off to see though haha

  • @jamesmcgrath1952
    @jamesmcgrath19526 жыл бұрын

    Two strokes, brings back memories (ring, ding a, ding ding ding) lol. One thing though, that bike looks so damn small with him sitting on it.

  • @NakiriX1

    @NakiriX1

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jim Mc eh.. There are so many two strokes... I love em but it personally wouldn't remind me of old days

  • @michaelszczys8316

    @michaelszczys8316

    4 жыл бұрын

    Knew a guy back in 70s who had drag bike with motor like that , it was so weird it had no mid or low frequency sound to it at all. Just made high frequency crackly noises

  • @chldof1truekng434
    @chldof1truekng4346 жыл бұрын

    Hats off to this guy, he has mad skills not only as an engineer but fabricator and parts amalgamator! Truly impressive. Not just this one but all his other creations as well!

  • @crowweller9629
    @crowweller96294 жыл бұрын

    Back in 1979 I saw a Kawasaki H2 2 stroke stuffed in a 250 mx frame at Sand Mountain Nevada. It had a shaved bald front tire like before recapping, the engine, handle bars, a seat and a sand paddle tire, and some sort of brakes, the guy that had it was a mad man. The bike threw a rooster tail that was easily two telephone poles tall, and was by far the fastest thing on the sand that weekend, be it bike sand rail or 4x4. The only thing faster that weekend was the occasional F-16 from the nearby Naval Air Station in Fallon that flew over. The Kawasaki H2 is a fantastic piece or engineering.

  • @josephbrowne3533
    @josephbrowne35336 жыл бұрын

    Only word I think really fits is magnificent. He cant even tell how much he's ignoring the speed limit by, cos the bike has no speedo and is so low, it must be surreal to ride.

  • @HARMARSCH2
    @HARMARSCH26 жыл бұрын

    That Kawasaki H2 2 stroke Chopper is fucking cool man. A cop car would never catch that. Very fucking Cool.

  • @johnemmons9087
    @johnemmons90874 жыл бұрын

    Believe it or not I built a chopper from that same engine back in’74. I loved it!i used an old triumph hardtail with 6” over on the front end. I miss that bike!

  • @GoldbergPatriot
    @GoldbergPatriot4 жыл бұрын

    Damn he started it easily with his hand, I’ve never seen that before.

  • @gamer2350

    @gamer2350

    4 жыл бұрын

    Must be low compression or compression release

  • @ericmoody3944

    @ericmoody3944

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yea that blew my mind as well.

  • @balintkiss8741

    @balintkiss8741

    3 жыл бұрын

    He is a strong boi

  • @DavidLee-jn6op
    @DavidLee-jn6op6 жыл бұрын

    Started smiling when he started it up, still smiling now. What a sound!

  • @gregsmith6400
    @gregsmith64006 жыл бұрын

    WOW, if that isn't the most beautiful sound I've ever heard.

  • @zAvAvAz
    @zAvAvAz Жыл бұрын

    This is it, a sports bike engine in a cool chopper kind of low motorcycle. i want a really comfortable one that can handle, and have extra traction, and braking capabilities. This is really inspiring.

  • @samueltavarez6547
    @samueltavarez65474 жыл бұрын

    Met the builder and saw the bike last night. Badass doesn't begin to describe it, and Eric, well, mad scientist.

  • @RamblinAround
    @RamblinAround6 жыл бұрын

    I'd have to have some wider bars on it, but I'd definitely ride it.

  • @superchargedVR1
    @superchargedVR16 жыл бұрын

    I rode one of these when they first came out. When it hit the powerband the front wheel came up and it scared the shit outta me haha. I gratefully went back to my Triumph lol..

  • @jonnyrox116
    @jonnyrox1166 жыл бұрын

    In 1972 I bought the H1R, it was a special order and came partly disassembled, didn't have any lights or signals just a bubble front screen and a 42" wheelie bar! Fastest bike I'd ever ridden at the time, 500cc 2stroke triple...you best be holding on when it comes on the pipe!

  • @IndigenousSteed
    @IndigenousSteed Жыл бұрын

    Holy crap 4 years I've been following you lol I tuned in 4 months after this was made

  • @JustTex
    @JustTex6 жыл бұрын

    the sound is just ahhhhhh

  • @shadetreesurgeon

    @shadetreesurgeon

    6 жыл бұрын

    Soooo angry sounding lol

  • @mikeoneill4926

    @mikeoneill4926

    6 жыл бұрын

    Just Tex is gay

  • @jarrynsmith

    @jarrynsmith

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like 20b rotor

  • @BRedFilms

    @BRedFilms

    4 жыл бұрын

    When it first started I didn't quite get the appeal....but then he hit the straightaway....game changer

  • @GM99MG
    @GM99MG6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Love that hi pitch triple sound... Just listening reminded me of my GT380 days... But you're 'So right' this is a whole different level. What a monster!

  • @MrTheHillfolk

    @MrTheHillfolk

    5 жыл бұрын

    GM99MG I had a gt250 for a little while , cool bike, it really shit all over my previous 79cb 400 !! For some reason when I was a kid I accumulated like 4-5 1972 Suzukis , mostly ts/tc dirtbikes but that gt250 was a blast!! Wish I still had it.

  • @MHLivestreams

    @MHLivestreams

    Күн бұрын

    I had the 380 in 1986, incredibly crazy machine for a 16 year old with no license. Good times.

  • @camgere
    @camgere6 жыл бұрын

    Building a custom expansion chamber is very impressive. The pressure pulses in the pipe have to resonate just right. Love the reverse hand levers. Your longest finger should have the most leverage. No clutch and throttle cables visible. The same number of moving parts in the head as a flat head Ford. A long and low frame was a good choice. Two strokes are notoriously peaky and want to lift the front wheel in the air when they suddenly hit the power band. Now all you have to worry about is doing a burnout. So many wonderful details. Excellent!

  • @manicmechanic1881
    @manicmechanic18816 жыл бұрын

    I had 2 in my younger days oh and the H1 500 also wicked fast

  • @deormanrobey892
    @deormanrobey8926 жыл бұрын

    Some serious nostalgia here for me. When I was young, most of my ride buddies rode choppers and some swapped their batteries for capacitors. Given our penchant for night riding and occasional breakdown, I kept the battery and swapped out the rectifier/diode crap for an aftermarket solid state unit. During the same timeframe, another friend of mine had a race modded Kawi 2 cycle triple, and he let me ride it down the street once. Had a hard time finding a zone between stalling and wheelstanding. Once was enough, thank you. All that being said, I think I'd probably prefer riding this one to the pink bike from last time.

  • @shadetreesurgeon

    @shadetreesurgeon

    6 жыл бұрын

    Man I’d love to ride an original... the widow maker.

  • @deormanrobey892

    @deormanrobey892

    6 жыл бұрын

    I suspect the combination of experience and 50 lbs weight would make it easier to handle now. :p lol

  • @marshallman1au

    @marshallman1au

    6 жыл бұрын

    ?? www.google.com.au/search?q=ej+potter+the+michigan+madman&rlz=1C1CHBF_enAU730AU730&oq=EJ+Potter&aqs=chrome.5.0l6.38852j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 kzread.info/dash/bejne/eYmpm7Jsc665faw.html

  • @arizonarider6998
    @arizonarider69986 жыл бұрын

    I would ride it ! Probably get carried away and have an early death but hell yeah !

  • @PapaWheelie1

    @PapaWheelie1

    6 жыл бұрын

    Arizona Rider - 2 stroke goals

  • @rpmfreak9150
    @rpmfreak91506 жыл бұрын

    Dam i'm in love! that is a bad ass beautifully built bike. Dude is gifted. I would pay him to build me a bike.

  • @paulgrindley8192
    @paulgrindley81929 ай бұрын

    This is one of the coolest, most off the wall custom bikes I have ever seen. Great job.

  • @TimKreitzAdventures
    @TimKreitzAdventures6 жыл бұрын

    Honestly, I was gonna make fun of putting that H2 engine in such in inappropriate frame. But then I remembered my old Kawasaki 2-strokes and realized that one is actually probably better. Hahahaha.

  • @shadetreesurgeon

    @shadetreesurgeon

    6 жыл бұрын

    LOL!! Kawasaki specialty, all the money and r&d goes to the motor haha

  • @TimKreitzAdventures

    @TimKreitzAdventures

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ha! Perzactly.

  • @Mourningstar-kc7ft

    @Mourningstar-kc7ft

    6 жыл бұрын

    That is an absolutely gorgeous monstrosity

  • @JohnSmith-kw9yc

    @JohnSmith-kw9yc

    5 жыл бұрын

    I know what you mean , a friend had one back in the 70's and it was hard to keep it on the ground. Like this it's a drag bike.

  • @MrTheHillfolk

    @MrTheHillfolk

    5 жыл бұрын

    shadetree surgeon Heard an old wife’s tale , maybe it’s true. Kawasaki plant was based at an old airstrip so they went for power and didn’t worry about cornering or handling, because they didn’t have any corners. I guess it’s like the mopar of the bike world.

  • @stevetaylor9265
    @stevetaylor92654 жыл бұрын

    I had one of those bikes in the early 90s. Really fun when they seize at speed

  • @rosicroix777

    @rosicroix777

    4 жыл бұрын

    Steve Taylor thankfully you’re still here though

  • @rufus1346

    @rufus1346

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@rosicroix777 ...I was wondering if the bloke riding that insane machine still is. I truly felt scared watching that. He's taken one of the most dangerous bikes ever built, made it more dangerous, then ridden it flat out with no gear on.

  • @douglastalbot8031

    @douglastalbot8031

    4 жыл бұрын

    The middle carb should be set to run richer than the outside two, it got hotter than the other two causing it to seize.

  • @ajwilson605

    @ajwilson605

    4 жыл бұрын

    I had a '69 H1 back in 1970. A little racing trick was to drain the tranny oil out and replace it with Type F ATF. It was lighter than the oil and it would also make the clutch grab a little better. However, the crank end seal on the output end of the crank didn't like the ATF and would leak after a while. With ported cylinders, the piston skirt would get a little squirt of ATF at bottom dead center(or there about) under hard throttle. I was racing a guy and had just hit 4th gear when suddenly.........silence....... It was spooky! 85mph...going from the wail of a 550cc triple breathing through a set of Bassani expansion chambers....to silence. Looked down, tach read 0 rpm, speedo was falling from 85mph. I pulled the clutch, the rear end wiggled a bit .then I coasted off to the side of the road. When I pulled it apart, only that cylinder had seized. I honed the bore, used fine emery paper on the piston and reinstalled it. It ran great....especially after I switched back to 30wt oil in the trans.......and replaced the flat spotted rear tire!

  • @joedell71
    @joedell716 жыл бұрын

    The polishing is so good because he used an actual polishing shop. They have all different wheels and attachments to polish pretty much anything. This bike is SICK. Subbed on the strength of this video. Ive known about Erics work for some time now and have always been impressed by his stuff.

  • @jeffussery4884
    @jeffussery48846 жыл бұрын

    My dad had a 1971 H-1 Kaw. I love that bike. For a old 500 cc that little shit was quick, and fast for the day. Childhood memories. People use to make fun of him because of the sound. He would tell them if you don't like the sound it makes, ride out in front of it. I love the sound myself.

  • @cyborgbadger1015
    @cyborgbadger10156 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if the Toecutter had an H2 in Mad Max, wonder if the V8 Interceptor could,ve kept up with it then.

  • @MrMitokiller

    @MrMitokiller

    6 жыл бұрын

    Cyborg Badger look they are not faster than a z900/1000 4 cylinder

  • @georgeerhard1949

    @georgeerhard1949

    6 жыл бұрын

    Up until the first bend in the road, yes. The H2's weren't known for cornering, they had a lot of flex in the forks, brake fade was a problem.... and then there was the "light switch" powerband. Quite a few H2 owners put a red tick mark on their tach, to tell them "this is where you don't want to be leaned over."

  • @JETZcorp

    @JETZcorp

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@georgeerhard1949 They didn't have a light switch powerband from stock. Very smooth and easy compared to any 2-stroke dirtbike. But people liked to buy pipes and porting for them, and that engine responds very badly to a "more bigger" port job. Those are the ones that hurt people. But there were a lot of idiots who bought one as a first bike in the 70s. Same guys that die on GSXRs today

  • @rosicroix777

    @rosicroix777

    4 жыл бұрын

    If you were referring to the mohawked motorcycle character in road warrior the characters name was Wez , toecutter drove a car in mad max . There is always a bit of confusion because the villains names were rarely mentioned in any of the mad max movies . Also the H2 would out accelerate everything but didn’t have the top end of the 4 stroke 4 cylinder bikes , also had terrible handling in turns, tried a friends once in 86 and convinced me Not to buy it and get an 78’ CB400T2 instead , handled great in turns but nowhere as fast

  • @cyborgbadger1015

    @cyborgbadger1015

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@rosicroix777 no i referring to the toecutter in the first film, the one who got splatted by the truck

  • @spurgear4
    @spurgear44 жыл бұрын

    I had a triple years ago, I called it the devils weed eater. I miss that smokey old bastard.

  • @GhostOfDamned

    @GhostOfDamned

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yo that’s a perfect name for a 2 stroke motorcycle 😂

  • @wolfhawaii1
    @wolfhawaii13 жыл бұрын

    I rode an H2 from NC to WA all the way across country 3199 miles in 1989; that chopper is badass....you bet i would ride it.

  • @skottlee8959
    @skottlee89596 күн бұрын

    This is probably the sickest custom I've ever seen

  • @waynehart9427
    @waynehart94276 жыл бұрын

    Just damn that was awesome. And soo fast

  • @ForieOHooligan
    @ForieOHooligan6 жыл бұрын

    Bloody hell That thing made my foreskin tingle 💦

  • @Friscorockhead
    @Friscorockhead Жыл бұрын

    That thing is insane. The sound reminds me of the 90s riding triple triple snowmobiles. Two stroke triples sound so good!

  • @tigerseye73
    @tigerseye734 жыл бұрын

    I had an H2 in he early 70's. It was scary fast. I like this chopper, but knowing the trouble that motor can get you into in a heartbeat, I'm not sure I would ride it now. I'm 73 and still have all my appendages and skin, and I want to stay this way.

  • @maximilianrockefeller8854
    @maximilianrockefeller88546 жыл бұрын

    Sweet baby Jesus how I love the angry-bees sound of a 2-stroke engine. It's the sweet symphony of poetry im motion. I so desperately wanted a 2-stroke chopper before I bought my first motorcycle because it's so totally different from anything you'll ever see on the road. I love that it pisses off the posers, while those who truly love petrol machines want to endlessly make babies with it. I had a Titan 2-stroke for a short time and I cried like a child when I had to sell it.

  • @RogueMogul
    @RogueMogul6 жыл бұрын

    That thing is bad ass. Kind of funny to see a chopper style bike sound like a angry chainsaw though.

  • @freshlysaltedfishing8500

    @freshlysaltedfishing8500

    6 жыл бұрын

    RogueMogul wow really but what you don't know original choppers had Japanese engines

  • @RogueMogul

    @RogueMogul

    6 жыл бұрын

    wow really but what you don't know is i was talking about it being a 2 stroke motor.

  • @40TonDump
    @40TonDump4 жыл бұрын

    I learned to ride bike on the 3 cylinder at that time, crazy to see this machine. And when I started out I puttered around for awhile and worked into it. Nice Job!!

  • @tha1gixxer
    @tha1gixxer4 жыл бұрын

    LITERALLY the baddest shit on KZread! That dude is a monster on that chopper.

  • @napoliansolo7865
    @napoliansolo78654 жыл бұрын

    I like the bike, I just didn't like the dweeb who kept acting surprised that it was fast.

  • @ezielgucci3790

    @ezielgucci3790

    4 жыл бұрын

    It can’t beat no s&s at thats for sure cause i romped mine and went in the other lane racing a corvette

  • @sebastianochs7714
    @sebastianochs77144 жыл бұрын

    He starts it with his hands😳 Wanna see somebody making this with a harley 😂

  • @donkeymule1097
    @donkeymule10976 жыл бұрын

    Dude that's awesome. I've been working on a H2 chopper myself. (The 500 version). Been kinda neglecting it here lately but after watching this I'm all about getting back to the shop!! Video doesn't do justice to how awesome these things sound!!!!!

  • @JETZcorp

    @JETZcorp

    Жыл бұрын

    H1

  • @JohnSmith-ws6jg
    @JohnSmith-ws6jg5 жыл бұрын

    I had a chopped H2 back in ‘78. It had and altered frame in the seat/tank area with a custom built seat and a sportswriter tank, an altered neck angle with a 6 over front end. It was a freaking missile

  • @RidingJapan
    @RidingJapan6 жыл бұрын

    amazing sound, and the looks don t fit at all. love it xD

  • @CZ350tuner
    @CZ350tuner4 жыл бұрын

    If anything he's improved the handling and safety of the H2 by eliminating the terrible OEM frame. Not the first 2 stroke chopper I've seen, though usually the high torque output Jawa 350 twin seems to be popular for a powerplant.

  • @JETZcorp

    @JETZcorp

    Жыл бұрын

    They weren't that bad, just put together a bit fast and loose. With a little attention made to getting everything in the right tolerance, a lot of stock-frame H2s did serious road racing in the 70s. Even today if you assemble it well, you can show up at a vintage race and lay waste. Klemm Vintage did it at Willow Springs with a 500 H1 a few years ago, and nuked the class from orbit with stock pipes and carbs.

  • @douglaswilliams6834
    @douglaswilliams68344 жыл бұрын

    I learned to ride on a Kawasaki 500 cc 2 stroke when I was 16. Fun times! Great vid.

  • @MHLivestreams

    @MHLivestreams

    Күн бұрын

    I had Suzuki GT 380 aged 16, good times! Kids these days are missing out on these deathtraps. 💀

  • @bigmikeh5827
    @bigmikeh58274 жыл бұрын

    This is a kick ass looking, sounding and performing scoot!!! When he fired it up my heart jumped at the memories of my buddies back in the day. Thanks for sharing this. Will be subscribing to him. Thanks for sharing. Don’t know how I missed this. Keeping it weird in Tennessee

  • @mikecarmean6446
    @mikecarmean64464 жыл бұрын

    Actually The Term "Widow Maker" Came From The 1969 Kawasaki H1 500 Not The 1972 H2 🤔

  • @Trekceffej
    @Trekceffej6 жыл бұрын

    How do u make a widow maker even gnarlier make it a chopper

  • @salvadordollyparton666
    @salvadordollyparton666 Жыл бұрын

    that is absolutely amazing. it'd be real easy to just throw some disc brakes in there, or no front at all. but that is just so damn clean and it fits perfectly. one hell of a bike. way beyond ridiculous, and even more well built. the braks, controls, mag, everything. it's easy to make something look cool or function, but both... and to look SOOO cool, serious talent right there.

  • @propdoctor21564
    @propdoctor215646 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome. I feel this is one of the most epic motorcycle engines ever produced

  • @digitaldogs233
    @digitaldogs2336 жыл бұрын

    Lol that really is a mish mash of anything and everything. I would love to ride that.

  • @tabaccoal1970
    @tabaccoal19706 жыл бұрын

    Who wouldn’t ride that bike

  • @TacoTom22

    @TacoTom22

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Grieg Ragen Choppers are not supposed to be comfortable though. Cruisers are for cruising comfortably, choppers are fucking choppers man! You cut it up make it look badass, run good and ride the shit out of it and if it ends up being comfy youre in luck! .. My 2 cents anyways what do i know.

  • @TacoTom22

    @TacoTom22

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Grieg Ragen Choppers are not supposed to be comfortable though. Cruisers are for cruising comfortably, choppers are fucking choppers man! You cut it up make it look badass, run good and ride the shit out of it and if it ends up being comfy youre in luck! .. My 2 cents anyways what do i know.

  • @johnm.withersiv4352
    @johnm.withersiv43523 жыл бұрын

    My '74 Honda CB750 (the first super bike that beat American bikes) was heavily modified. It had a 16" HD rear wheel and dog bones to lower the rear end. Step seat. Pull back bars. Blacked out side plastics. It was kept running with Kawasaki, HD, and John Deere parts. It wasn't this extreme of a chopper, but it looked cool and I could ride it everywhere every day.

  • @aicsusa
    @aicsusa4 жыл бұрын

    That is one badass motorcycle! I love it! Not only fast as hell but super clean looking too. I have a feeling the only reason you caught him was that he let off the throttle! VERY COOL BIKE! That is a one and only original for sure! Thanks for sharing! Take care and God bless you all. David

  • @796andy2
    @796andy26 жыл бұрын

    in a heartbeat , my 1st bike was a mach 3 500 ....

  • @waynesmith2287

    @waynesmith2287

    4 жыл бұрын

    Always thought 500 was wilder than 750 myself.

  • @796andy2

    @796andy2

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@waynesmith2287 bad bike to learn on , lol

  • @news603redux

    @news603redux

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@waynesmith2287 Yup. And the later 750's were detuned.

  • @ajwilson605

    @ajwilson605

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@796andy2 Not really....you learned quick to respect the throttle......real quick!

  • @benhawke7231
    @benhawke72316 жыл бұрын

    I have to clean my screen now. Damn that's awesome!

  • @k.r.v.4219
    @k.r.v.42194 жыл бұрын

    Choppers are really not my thing, however back in the late 70’s I owned a 73 H-2 750 triple. I bought used in 79, with just over 18,000 miles!!! On it from the original owner. He used it to ride back an forth from college, from a University in Jacksonville FL, to his home near where I lived in R. I. ! Yes a 1,300 miles trip one way! He made the trip 4 times plus commuting over the course of three years! On the forth year he was about to ride back in mid august when he seized the engine the day before he was to leave. He sold it to me not running for if I remember a bus ticket and lunch money! About $200! Anyway I brought it into my Dads garage to tear it down, that took my only three hours to have all three pistons in my hands. I bought all new cylinders and pistons, rings an gaskets, along with a beautiful set of Basssni Expansion Chambers I had chromed, as the bike actually looked brand new! I added new tires, brake pads, heavier fork oil and Koni shocks, new chain and sprockets, about $1,500 at the time. I have to say that was one of the best riding twin shock street bikes I ever rode! That two stroke triple was as smooth as an electric motor! Talk about quick! Like 100 mph as quick as 1 -2-3going I to 4th! That’s as fast as I would ever go before letting off! I sold it at the end of the summer, to get a new Dual Purpose street legal Dirt Bike, a new 1980 KTM 250, with lights and speedo! I sold the H2 t a friend of mine that rode it for years! Ran great! The secret was me telling him to add a couple ounces of two stroke Castro racing oil at every fill up, along with Golden Spectro T2 Injection Oil! Always carry an extra set of plugs just in case. The Castro oil smelled sweet at least, with very little smoke!

  • @audiemccall7611
    @audiemccall76114 жыл бұрын

    Almost bought a chopped h 2 in 1981,,rode it first and backed out ! Probably the reason I’m still alive . Friggin wheel stand death 💀 machine.

  • @PatFarrellKTM
    @PatFarrellKTM6 жыл бұрын

    H2 with chambers is insanely fast. Not sure if this chassis is better or worse than the stock one, which were famous for being terrible.

  • @markbaum9615
    @markbaum96156 жыл бұрын

    I'll ride it....when's demo day

  • @werewally3156
    @werewally31566 жыл бұрын

    My dad told me stories about his kawi triple from back in the day, he wasn't into choppers but I think he'd be impressed with this bike. Especially the hotrodding done with the ignition. Thats trick.

  • @CoolOldBiker
    @CoolOldBiker4 жыл бұрын

    Between watching the bike and listening to the hilarious comments - I put this on my faves list lol

  • @itssanktime82
    @itssanktime826 жыл бұрын

    Jesus Christ. They ain’t no dad jeans. Those are boulder holders.

  • @sapalobo9723
    @sapalobo97236 жыл бұрын

    When I look at bikes I always think: I would have done... Not with this bike. Absolutely bad ass. I only disagree calling it a choper. Kind of a drag bike.

  • @sapalobo9723

    @sapalobo9723

    6 жыл бұрын

    F#@k, 8:30 minutes in you called it a drag bike.

  • @sapalobo9723

    @sapalobo9723

    6 жыл бұрын

    Watching the on board I want a set of protapers. Lol

  • @rustyspoons992

    @rustyspoons992

    6 жыл бұрын

    the style is called a "digger". popularized by Arlen Ness in the 70s, they were choppers based off the drag bike aesthetic using typically Sportster engines or CB750-4's, long and low frames, prizm style tanks, and long rakes with relatively short front ends. rarely are these bikes on the road, let alone a track. mostly for show, but this one obviously has the go as well.

  • @tref1013
    @tref10136 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant.absolutely brilliant! I Really enjoyed this. Hat's off to you guys!

  • @silverado123
    @silverado1234 жыл бұрын

    That bike is sweet. Great video. Glad you did it

  • @invader_ren5974
    @invader_ren59744 жыл бұрын

    When I saw H2 i thought he ment the 2019 H2

  • @MikeSmith-vb8ul

    @MikeSmith-vb8ul

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic idea for their next bike!

  • @saddle8bag
    @saddle8bag6 жыл бұрын

    No. I'd get a wedgie.

  • @duncandmcgrath6290
    @duncandmcgrath62904 жыл бұрын

    Collected 2 H1’s and an H2 when I was a teen back in the 80’s .... got laughed at all the time by my peers with newer fourstrokers .... I never thought they’d gain popularity like they have in the past ten years.

  • @craigquary4017
    @craigquary40174 жыл бұрын

    I am A FAN!!! Love the two strokes!! Love this bike!!! I ride a Connie 14 now days but have a 2003 GSXR sitting and waiting for a conversion project like this!

  • @wonkylommiter6364
    @wonkylommiter63646 жыл бұрын

    Emissions - FAIL Handling - FAIL Comfort - FAIL Practicallity - FAIL Noise level - FAIL But somehow, F'king Win, Win, Win!!!!

  • @ly-yx1rk

    @ly-yx1rk

    6 жыл бұрын

    Wonky Lommiter if you have emissions tests, move.

  • @davespooney8472
    @davespooney84726 жыл бұрын

    Want.

  • @KickstandOptional
    @KickstandOptional Жыл бұрын

    I love coming back to this one occasionally. That bike is absolutely ludicrous and I love it. Dunno if Eric still has it, but it suddenly occurred to me that some insulating foil in the front of his helmet would probably eliminate the popping from that magneto. I'd ride this sucker in a heartbeat but not without my leathers. I'm stupid, not crazy.

  • @shadetreesurgeon

    @shadetreesurgeon

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup! Still has it kan

  • @news603redux
    @news603redux4 жыл бұрын

    The ORIGINAL widowmaker was the H1 500 - I had one. Front and rear drums, high speed wobble at 80 and two years before a half-assed steering damper. Fun times ....

  • @shotsrodder
    @shotsrodder4 жыл бұрын

    Would have been a great interview if you could have dropped the F Bombs.

  • @davemclaughlin8646
    @davemclaughlin86464 жыл бұрын

    G'DAY Shade tree, an excellent trip down memory lane,for me,as my first Police chase in 1978,age13, was on a family friends H2 750cc

  • @alextripp1230
    @alextripp12304 жыл бұрын

    Wow...that's all I can say.. what a mechanical work of art and engineering..!!! Alex.

  • @iancampbell582
    @iancampbell5824 жыл бұрын

    Thats a work of art.Beautifully done.

  • @joeyclewarrior
    @joeyclewarrior6 жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah. Love the thought that went into this bike well done.

  • @martinharris5017
    @martinharris50174 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely spot-on digger style: Doing 100 mph just sitting still! And even better on the move.

  • @kristoforf5713
    @kristoforf57132 жыл бұрын

    that thig is FN insane, I think its one of the coolest motorcycles I have ever seen!!!

  • @robertbenz
    @robertbenz4 жыл бұрын

    That's sick! Love the sound.

  • @mbonifate2
    @mbonifate24 жыл бұрын

    Dude, you made me cry so hard in this video! I want to see u ride it next!

  • @abyssmanur3965
    @abyssmanur39654 жыл бұрын

    That's one of the best H2 runs I've seen, in a very cool chopper of all things, I was going to say how dare you, but didn't dare!

  • @hawaiianjoe10sg89
    @hawaiianjoe10sg894 жыл бұрын

    "hard tail death machine straight out of someone's fucking nightmare" hahahaha OMG I love it!!! That is a true chopper Indian lary would tip his hat to that one for sure!

  • @rev.farmer7649
    @rev.farmer76494 жыл бұрын

    Nice, Thanks for the time to share.

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