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The Kawasaki H2R was a racing motorcycle built by Kawasaki from 1972 to 1974. It was based on the road going Kawasaki H2 Mach IV air cooled , two stroke triple . In 1975 it was replaced by a water cooled development, the Kawasaki KR750 .
Kawasaki selected the literbike platform for its top-of-the-line Ninja H2 model, rather than continuing with the higher-displacement Ninja ZX-14 hyperbike. Cycle World's Kevin Cameron explained that the literbike class is "the center of the high-performance market", attracting the best development in racing, with the best chassis and suspension design, so it made sense for Kawasaki to create a ...
In September 1971 the H2 was a direct result of the success of the 500 cc Kawasaki H1 Mach III introduced in 1969. The H2 engine was a 3-cylinder two-stroke with an engine displacement of 748 cc (45.6 cubic inches) which produced 74 horsepower (55 kW) at 6,800 rpm, a power-to-weight ratio of 1 hp (0.75 kW) to every 5.7 lb (2.6 kg) of weight.
The H2 750 was introduced in 1971, the culmination of Kawasaki's two-stroke project. Kawasaki said of the bike, "It's so quick it demands the razor-sharp reactions of an experienced rider." [13] Its engine displacement of 748 cc (45.6 cu in) produced 55 kW (74 hp) at 6,800 rpm. [7] The engine was entirely new and not a bored-out 500.
A Suzuki GSX-R1000 at a drag strip – a 2006 model once recorded a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.35 seconds. This is a list of street legal production motorcycles ranked by acceleration from a standing start, limited to 0 to 60 mph times of under 3.5 seconds, and 1 ⁄ 4-mile times of under 12 seconds.
The Kawasaki KR750 was a racing motorcycle built by Kawasaki. [3] It featured a liquid-cooled, three-cylinder, two-stroke engine. [4] In 1975, the first version (type 602) was approved by the AMA and in 1976 it was improved by fitting new brakes and forks. The update of this bike (type 602L) was introduced in 1977.
[2] [3] The FIM adopted the Formula 750 class for events in 1972. [4] In 1973 it became a British-based series. In 1975 the series was upgraded to European championship status and in 1977, it attained world championship status. [5] The Formula 750 class was seen as possibly overtaking the 500cc Grand Prix class as the
The 1974 Formula 750 season was the second season of the FIM Formula 750 Prize.The series was originally planned for seven events, but when it was realised that the Yamaha TZ750 hadn't yet been homologized by the FIM and wouldn't be eligible to compete, several of the race organisers changed their races from F750 to open class to allow the Yamaha to compete.