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- blinkey501
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New addition.
Just picked up this nice H1.
It needs a few touches to make it even better. For the year the bodywork looks very good, with a few "rub" marks where the knees have touched when riding.
I will be changing the forks as these are pitted and have damaged the fork seals.
Also the alternator belt needs changing.
Oh and there is a section of chain guard missing near where you foot would be.
Motor runs sweet, and with 34,000 I think pulls well and is sooth.
Tolerance will be our undoing.
- mangocrazy
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Nice one, Jay. A mate of mine was a huge fan of ZXR750s of that era and had 3 - a ZXR750J in metallic blue, a ZXR750L that was frankly a bit of a dog, and ZXR750K (the WSBK homologation special with flat slide carbs and adjustable swingarm pivot) with a Scott Russell paintjob.
The K was absolutely bonkers, and felt like a two-stroke on steroids. From what I recall the H1 was quite a hard-edged machine, that got diluted a bit in subsequent models.
I'm sure you've got yourself a fun toy and an appreciating asset there...
The K was absolutely bonkers, and felt like a two-stroke on steroids. From what I recall the H1 was quite a hard-edged machine, that got diluted a bit in subsequent models.
I'm sure you've got yourself a fun toy and an appreciating asset there...
- blinkey501
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Not too keen on the later models Graham.mangocrazy wrote:Nice one, Jay. A mate of mine was a huge fan of ZXR750s of that era and had 3 - a ZXR750J in metallic blue, a ZXR750L that was frankly a bit of a dog, and ZXR750K (the WSBK homologation special with flat slide carbs and adjustable swingarm pivot) with a Scott Russell paintjob.
The K was absolutely bonkers, and felt like a two-stroke on steroids. From what I recall the H1 was quite a hard-edged machine, that got diluted a bit in subsequent models.
I'm sure you've got yourself a fun toy and an appreciating asset there...
I have been looking out for a fairly decent H1 or H2 for a while and viewed three or four?
I like it when I turn up and they don't even clean them. I managed to knock off a couple of hundred off the asking price, but I will be spending that to get the bike mechanically sound.
The body work is "Nearly" there. But I would imagine that knowing myself it will be having a trip to the painters.
I feel a full resto coming on.....
Tolerance will be our undoing.
- mangocrazy
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