This beautiful reproduction poster has been re-mastered from an original Kawasaki H2 750 motorcycle advertisement from 1975.
The vibrant colors and detail of this classic image have been painstakingly brought back to life to preserve a great piece of history.
The high-resolution image is printed on heavy archival photo paper, on a large-format, professional giclée process printer. The poster is shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, and is ready for framing.
The 13"x19" format is an excellent image size that looks great as a stand-alone piece of art, or as a grouped visual statement. These posters require no cutting, trimming, or custom framing, and a wide variety of these frames are readily available at your local craft or hobby retailer, and online.
A great vintage print for your home, shop, or business!
HISTORY OF KAWASAKI H2 MOTORCYCLES
The Kawasaki H2 Mach IV is a 750 cc 3-cylinder two-stroke production motorcycle manufactured by Kawasaki. The H2 was a Kawasaki triple sold from September 1971 through 1975.
A standard, factory produced H2 was able to travel a quarter mile from a standing start in 12.0 seconds. It handled better than the Mach III that preceded it. By the standards of its time, its handling was sufficient to make it the production bike to beat on the racetrack. Nonetheless, its tendency to pull wheelies and a less than solid feel through high-speed corners led to adjustments to the design as it evolved.
More than any other model, the H2 Kawasaki's reputation for building what motorcycle journalist Alastair Walker called, "scarily fast, good-looking, no holds barred motorcycles", and led to a further decline in the marketplace of the British motorcycle industry.
HISTORY
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 which produced 74 horsepower at 6,800-rpm, a power-to-weight ratio of 1 hp to every 5.7 lb. of weight. This made it the fastest accelerating motorcycle in production. This was an entirely new engine, and not a bored-out 500.
Unlike the H1 500, the 750 had much more low engine speed torque, with a strong burst of power starting at 3,500-rpm to the 7,500-rpm red line.
The 1972 H2 came with a single front disc brake, a second disc brake was an optional Kawasaki part, an all-new capacitor discharge ignition system unique to the H2, a chain oiler, and two steering dampers; one friction and one hydraulic.
In 1973, there were minor mechanical changes made to the carburetor jets, oil injection pump and cylinder port timing in an effort by the factory to get more MPG from the H2A. Because of these changes the most powerful H2 was the 1972 model.
In 1974 the H2B engine was modified for more civilized performance at the expense of raw power. The race tail was slimmed down from the previous year. An oil-based steering damper and check valve were added. The power was reduced to 71 horsepower at 6,800-rpm. The oil injection system was substantially changed with two separate sets of injection lines. A longer swingarm improved stability. The final model had a weight of 459 lbs.
