i am 59 and i have rode one ....the sound brings back the best days of my life thank you BRO

It's nice to see these bikes get a second shot at life. Bikes are people too, they need sunshine and and open road to enjoy themselves :)

That sound bought back the H1 i rode and raced in the 70's. When it hit 6000 it was hang on time. Well done another one saved.

Well, that's quite amazing! It even has the original spark plug wiring harness which was later recalled and another fitted that warded off arcing across the wires; very powerful ht ignition system, worked on many of them. Only a few failures of the 'boxes' but the alternator armatures were prone to getting internal breakages. Amazing that it has survived without some obvious damage to the main bearings by sitting in one position for so long. Good fortune there... .

I knew a guy that bought the first one ever sold in our town. It was a beast and as other said when you hit 6000 RPM hold on!! I think they went from about 24 hp to about 60 all of a sudden. I rode one a few years later (the two tone green) and quite enjoyed the experience.

What a beautiful bike!! Sounds like sympathy playing! Worth every penny.

Wow! I can’t believe that after so many years in storage that beauty runs/sounds great! Had myself a ‘72 350 cc Triple Kawasaki as well, first bike I learned what a powerband was! Very cool find, make it safe and enjoy 😉

I owned the exact bike the cdi hummed when you put the key on ,its not a piece of junk,its a piece of history

That 3 cylinder was a beast.

Sound & Vision connection to my golden era of motorcycling...

what a beauty the engine roars like a symphony of perfection.

Can't help but smile as I watch and listen to this machine. 👍🏁

A rough diamond, but what a sweet sounding engine... You lucky sod!!

The value, for those who don't 'get it' is the crustiness of the barn find and it's original funky parts. If you were purchasing to restore, then this wasn't a great deal. Leaving it as it is, and showing it will ALWAYS draw a knowing crowd. I get it.

Wow...I had one of these in 1980, fantastic bike. Had a tendency to try and kill you! But I was a young man and knew no fear 😂 Great memories Looks wonderful, enjoy it my friend 👍 Thanks for sharing

What a great find. Have fun!!!!

Aaaaaah! There's always something special about the sound of any 3 cylinder engine. It's like a demon howl!! :¬D

Nice one Fella - yes we remember these - you have a piece of History there

Never gets old watching this video Rick what a great find!

1969 was the fastest year. we had 70's and 71's then I got the 72' 750. Hey guess what. All 3 of us guy's are still alive and never really did get hurt riding them. Lucky I guess. We sure did win alot of races. People didn't even know what hit em when we did.

She's a runner, just needs a little TLC. Nice score, Rick!

I had a long twisting road duel with one of these way back in 1979. I was on a Suzuki T500 which went like a shower of shite, but the bloke on the H1 was just insane. To be fair though, the H1 and T500 were really two totally different bikes. Both were 500cc two strokes but the similarity ended there. The big twin T500s were much more refined with large heavy crank flywheels, a longer wheelbase and slower steering geometry- the perfect two stroke tourer! The H1s were peaky. Maximum power came on at a much higher rev range to the Suzuki which was reflected in the shorter wheel base and challenging handling. I rode an H4 a couple of times around a race track before a mate rode the bike in "forgotten era" category races many years ago. The H4 scared the shit out if me. You ride the thing thinking, 'wow, feel the triple power pulses and hear that ring rattle', then out of nowhere the revs peak and off you go like a rocket!

Incredible it runs as it does looking like that. Awsome bike! Iam restoring a h1 500 Mach my self, from 71 though

I had one of those when I was 18. It was good at just one thing: going really fast. It vibrated like hell and was scary to handle, but I was king of the road in High School!

They are one of the best looking bikes. I like that version without the tail and the drum on the front.

That thing is a Little Beast! Man I would leave it as it is.

Holey moley! First kick! Great bike. My favorite is the green and black. So what if you spent $5k. It's your money, enjoy your life. People spend tons of money on paintings and sculptures and jewelry. You can't take it with you when you die. Happy for you.

I paid $100 for mine( same condition as yours) Ended up at the salvage yard near home before it made it to the crusher. took her home and 3 weeks later I heard it purr for the first time. Even at this point I didn't know what I had this whole time till I watched this very same video. $100 "very well spent"

Enjoyed the video and appreciate the beauty of these bikes

I had one of those back when they were new. Hit that power band and zoooooooom. These bikes will kill youif you don't ride them with respect, drum brakes and poor suspention but what fun. I'm in my mid 60's and still scrape footpegs.

love it ...hahaha picked my sweetheart for 150 bucks Canadian low clicks also parked since 1976 bought it 2016 , all in one piece !

Amazing that the crank seals haven’t given up the ghost.

Nice score Rick..Good for you!

Awsm find. Been trying to make a find like that for 20yrs. Lol

Any engine I have that sits for a while gets a good dose of Marvel Mystery oil . I run one full tank with that and another one (second tank with the first one empty or very near ) with Berryman's ( pour in ) carb and injector cleaner and it does wonders . In 41 years of muscle cars , motorcycles and erasing the damage of crap fuels , those two have proved to be worth their weight in gold for breathing life into old engines and maintaining new ones . PK

Bring back 2-strokes! Even the 50cc 2-strokes like the Kawasaki AR50 or Honda MB5 were a total BLAST to ride! 55 MPH on a 5-speed, 50cc bike was magic! I can't imagine how much these 500cc machines pulled hard in their powerband!

Absolutely fantastic

WOW!!! Lucky guy!! "MONEY WELL SPENT!!" That is a great Bike.. Not " A PIECE OF JUNK" Hang on to it.

Wow!I Rode pillion on a red one of these in 1970.It was amazing.

Very impressive indeed, also pretty brave of you to ride it with those tires.

Music to my ears! God it will take a fortune to restore it.

Rick, you probably lucked out a bit that these were set up to be very rich on oil feed on this early model so had some good protection from that. There was a service bulletin within a few months of the first sales that had the dealer cut back the oil delivery at the pump, either with a new control arm or we cut and notched it to crimp the end of the control cable for more free play. Easy starting was amazing on this model. I could just hit the kick starter firmly with my fist and it would pop to life...!

Nice find. You need to check the oil pump output and that there are no air bubbles in the oil lines caused by a blocked oil tank filter. I had one seize because of that. There was at least smoke coming out of the exhausts so that was good.

wow, what a find!!!

Well done my uncle owns nearly all the kh kawasakis, 2 strokes and I was always around them or on the back, so his love for them has rubbed off on me. Keep it original were his words on them, piss about an they give you trouble. Lol 😂

Loved my ‘71 blue streak. Get up close to the tank, drop the clutch @ 5 grand, when the rear tire grabs HANG ON TIGHT & keep shifting. At about 100 or so the steering shakes...quickly let off the throttle plus make sure you don’t need to stop for anything - drum brakes worthless

Wow, what a find. Love it.

Nice find , and we thought those finds had long gone :-)

Blimey ! What a barn, all my barns are empty.

Amazing that the Jets weren’t clogged. I found a GT 750 wants fresh gas bark plugs fired right over

I wouldn't change a thing I didn't have to. looks awesome

Those motorcycles are quick and fast

Its Very cool like the 69s stuff in all makes!

Awesome video!

discharged from the military, summer of 1969,,,two weeks home and i bought one!! Fun every mile,,,never a bad day,,,never a fall. As i remember it,,,at 6000 rpms, the beast was let loose. Nearly 30 mpg if you were careful,,,,20mpg if you were having fun!! So,,,with the limited tank,,about 4 gal,,,you had to be careful how far the next gas station was! Annnd,,keep that right hand side oil tank filled!!

Man I wish my 74 S1 ran that good, mine just immediately revs to 5k rpm or more then stays there.....But at that you could sit back and watch it run all day long tho.

nice sound - remember that sound - I was 10-11 year old.

A real survivor, amazing. Don't have to touch the engine, is OK

you got screwed on that one,, im looking at 3 of`em out my back door of my friends Florida junkyard.

That bike sounded good.

Nice find!

Very nice bike to fix up

beautiful machine

That's a belter Rick,,

Back in 1996 i rescued an old rd 200 dx from a rubbish tip, probably left outside for years, but minimal fettling , and it exploded back to life, in a huge cloud of blue smoke

mental machines, i was recovering from a big off when a mate brought the 500 h2, i ended owning a s2 350,then the hi and h2, and i survived lol

My Brother had that exact bike back in '69. He paid $500.00 for it. He laid it over going around a turn and it was never the same after that crash.. He promptly sold it.

The '69 and '70 models were the quickest and fastest. '71s were close, but slightly detuned. From 1972 on they were detuned considerably. I believe 1975 was the last year of production. Make no mistake; All of them were fast, but the '69-'70 models were just unreal. You could get one rolling to maybe 5mph, then twist the throttle wide open. They just made a huge intake "honk" and slowly accelerated. Until the tach needle hit around 4,500rpm. Then it came on the pipe, and all Hell broke loose. The front end started rising, and if you didn't back off the throttle or slip the clutch a bit, it would flip over backwards!! These were so far ahead of their time that a really good rider on one, even today, would give anything made today at 500cc one Helluva run for their money-in a straight line. They handled awful. When I told a buddy it felt like the frame had a hinge in the middle, he shot back "or a u-joint"!!

That SOUND! I hope you restored the bike.

Hearing a Blue 1971 h1 changed my life course

I dont see any rust? i see a beauty.

hard to believe crank seals not dried up and when started never pop back and blew the seals or started idling high

Nothing sounds like a kawasaki triple.

No way that's fucking awesome

Wow an original Widowmaker and still runs after all those years

i bought a complete '72 h2 in 91 for 1250$

very nice bike 'I bought a 1974 Honda cb 360t just a few months it sat in the garage for 35 years 'was froze up bad I took the side casing off and got hold of the flywheel 'but first I filled the cylinders full of mystery oil left it over night next day to connected a 4 ft bar to the flywheel started rocking back and forth just a little when the engine started to move I 'put the casing back on 'connected a car battery to it hit the button and it started to spin after it spun a few times 'I checked the carbs they needed a little cleaning 'then I filled it with fresh gas turned on the ignition hit the switch' and it started right up 'now it runs like new for such a little bike it has a lot of power 'I just cant seem ti find parts for it 'lights ECT.ECT.

The early Mach 3 had CDI ignition which was excellent for 2-strokes cos there was no misfiring at high revs like you get with the horrible points ignition. Kawasaki switched to points ignition around 1971 to save money and the engine always misfired when the points had more than a thousand miles on them. -The carburetors should be disassembled and the jets properly cleaned. Also change the oil in the transmission. This bike deserves proper restoration.

Brakes leave a lot to be desired...LOL Understatement for early H1s

Just shows how good the Japanese bikes were, when compared to other makes of that time. If that was a British or Italian bike it would be scrap long ago.

I had a had and shorts on , on mine, I had slippers too. 😁 🤣

5k is nothing these days and on a beautiful old kwacka i would have spent also. people are very short sighted when it comes to classic collectors. my favorite is the yam rd 400 what a lil champ.

Nice knees!

Wahoww !!! Hope you intend to restore this wonderful bikee :-D

three cylinder two strock !! is a rocket and dificult to stop !! be carefull !!!

My dream bike

That's QUALITY for u.

Nice bike, love the sound! There was nothing like it in '69. I recently bought a Yamaha YM2 scrambler in pristine condition for $3,750. Being a millionaire, I don't care about the price. I drove a YDS-C in my teens and my friend had an H1. My brother raced an H2 in the '70s and was champ in his class for three years. He still has the racer. A little TLC and you'll have a beautiful bike!

I had one of those bikes when i was 16 years old it was my first bike i used to race this bike so fast then one day the motor blew up because i had it in the red too long the piston exploded in the cylinder.

The old girl survived to run another day....

Funny you didn't mention the CDI ignition. You hear the beeeeeeeeeeeeep before you kick it over. I owned two of these at one time as well as a 73 and a 75. Raced the 69's on the drag strip. Far as I know am the only living or dead rider to use Cox airplane for a major boost. Self preigniting.. One thing you never wanted to do is fall on the right side, that would take out the CDI sparker. Just a note to. Don't ever use the Cox, I went over the finish line with the throttle shut down, the kill switch off and at better than 160 reach up and shut the key off, all to no avail..Way be-on the red line, Grace of God i didn't burn to death. Luckily it ran out of fuel. These were called the widow makers to. They killed one of my school buddies at 20 years old, There not a toy.

My favorite sound!

sounds minty

It crop dusts just fine... Started without taking carbs apart for cleaning? That's very hard to believe but...possible I guess

Sounds like the crank seals are still workin,, rite on

Amazing!

i have a 74 h1f runs great!

Of course its gonna run , its not junk , its a kawasaki mate

I had a 1969 mach 3 H1 500 very low serial number, paid 300$,1979 or 1980.if I would have kept it..hence the name.

bohhh scheiße geil die läuft super für den Zustand !! haben gerne will **