Likewise I had three H2's from '72 to '74. The '72 model was the wildest. The '74 was weakest due to being smogged up from the factory but gave slightly better fuel mileage. The '73 I broke the crank when I missed a shift but was able to get home on two cylinders.
Yup, the weak and wobbly frame didn't help
I recall that a WOT range from about 4500rpm to 6500rpm was the danger zone where you had to have things in check, ie: smooth dry pavement, weight forward and all in a straight line (and no chick on the back for fear of a 70 mph wheelie).
Likewise, was her name Linda? She refused to hold onto my waist, instead she felt safer holding the rear grab bar. Big mistake.
You must be referring to the Honda as the H2's only had a single front disc
H2 had a few options, mine had the $90 factory dual fronts and drum rear. This pic is not my bike but it has the same OE option.
There were wheelie moments, I remember them in first and second if you were WOT and not weight forward. I never experienced a power wheelie in 3-5. 1 gear loopers happened to noobs unexpectedly not to proficient riders.
H2 had a few options, mine had the $90 factory dual fronts and drum rear. This pic is not my bike but it has the same OE option. View attachment 55567
There were wheelie moments, I remember them in first and second if you were WOT and not weight forward. I never experienced a power wheelie in 3-5. 1 gear loopers happened to noobs unexpectedly not to proficient riders.
With two up and me being 120lbs, I did have the front end come up in 3rd gear. I even got charged with reckless driving in one instance in Etobicoke in 1973. I ended up fighting it at the Hensall Circle courthouse and did well.
I used to have a Corvair. Just putting around they were fine... put your foot into it, and the fun begins. At speed the front end got REAL light... and you died... EVERY TIME.
A friend had a VW bus with a Porsche flat 6. At around 90mph the front wheels came OFF the ground. Fun times I tells ya.... He chopped the roof, trying to make the whole roof a "wing". When he was done the windshield was about 8" and you had to lean over, with your head in the passenger's lap to see a traffic light if you were the first car in line at the light. But it DID go 100mph at Cayuga.
I only rode a H1 or H2 a couple of times, but I have raced against many of them. They go like stink in a straight line but don't corner worth a damn. A RD400 will smoke a H1 or H2.
Steve Brown tried to race one for years and years. In the end he had Lu Zeman build him a frame (that was a copy of DuHamel's H2R). It was fast, but not worth the effort
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