Seeker
18-08-19, 02:23 PM
Sorry to keep boring you with this but my H1F arrived today. My camera has given everything a blue cast which I've removed but the pics don't show the tank's dark green very well.
https://i.ibb.co/rt2VPCV/H1Fc1.png
https://i.ibb.co/x1VY5nn/H1Fd.png
It's loud! A lot louder than I remembered. There's a few issues - the revcounter is lazy, the fuel filler requires a "knack" as does the seat latch, the seat is missing some trim. Neil (of KawasakiTriples Workshop) pointed all these out and will return with a replacement tach and perform a 600 service in September which I didn't expect. It is a 44 year old bike so I wasn't expecting perfection.
On my Yamaha R5 you could push the kickstart down with your hand to start it, not so with this - it requires a firm kick. The vacuum operated fuel tap has been causing issues (can't get the spring or diaphragm) so it's been converted to a manual tap. I've stuck a reminder on the tach because I'm sure to forget.
On the earlier H1 the spring loaded (!) choke was on the right handlebar so you had to juggle a left-right lever with the twist grip, on the "F", they moved the choke to the left bar but left it spring loaded so you can't walk away after starting it. It uses choke plungers like the curvy SV.
I wasn't expecting the bike till next week so my insurance doesn't start till tomorrow so I haven't been able to ride it yet. Tomorrow though...
It's not for the purists - the H1F never came in green (the H1D and H1E did), but I've always wanted a green one.
These old two strokes aren't that fond of modern fuels but you can get the squish on the heads reshaped to compensate which also gives more low down grunt on the H1 so I may get that done. No gear indicator, of course, and neutral is at the bottom - there may be a learning curve!
I have one spare set of NGK B8HS running in plugs plus and one set of B9HS - the joys of a two stroke - learning plug temperatures and ensuring you have a spare set.
https://i.ibb.co/rt2VPCV/H1Fc1.png
https://i.ibb.co/x1VY5nn/H1Fd.png
It's loud! A lot louder than I remembered. There's a few issues - the revcounter is lazy, the fuel filler requires a "knack" as does the seat latch, the seat is missing some trim. Neil (of KawasakiTriples Workshop) pointed all these out and will return with a replacement tach and perform a 600 service in September which I didn't expect. It is a 44 year old bike so I wasn't expecting perfection.
On my Yamaha R5 you could push the kickstart down with your hand to start it, not so with this - it requires a firm kick. The vacuum operated fuel tap has been causing issues (can't get the spring or diaphragm) so it's been converted to a manual tap. I've stuck a reminder on the tach because I'm sure to forget.
On the earlier H1 the spring loaded (!) choke was on the right handlebar so you had to juggle a left-right lever with the twist grip, on the "F", they moved the choke to the left bar but left it spring loaded so you can't walk away after starting it. It uses choke plungers like the curvy SV.
I wasn't expecting the bike till next week so my insurance doesn't start till tomorrow so I haven't been able to ride it yet. Tomorrow though...
It's not for the purists - the H1F never came in green (the H1D and H1E did), but I've always wanted a green one.
These old two strokes aren't that fond of modern fuels but you can get the squish on the heads reshaped to compensate which also gives more low down grunt on the H1 so I may get that done. No gear indicator, of course, and neutral is at the bottom - there may be a learning curve!
I have one spare set of NGK B8HS running in plugs plus and one set of B9HS - the joys of a two stroke - learning plug temperatures and ensuring you have a spare set.