Tripple, what should I do with?

[Berserker]

Originally Posted by darrell

Berserker, just like you told me, get it running before you sink any money into it doing cosmetics.
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Ya,but thats what I was recomending you do.

But ya if it was running, I would be more inclined to do something with it.

[BigTed]

Problem with the triple was overheating middle cylinder, synthetic two stroke oil is supposed to help.

[Berserker]

Originally Posted by BigTed

Problem with the triple was overheating middle cylinder, synthetic two stroke oil is supposed to help.

On a 2 stroke? Never heard of that. But I haven't really kept up with it. My sled is a semisyn, but I think they did that to keep the valves from sticking.

As for the middle clynder getting hotter, you would think it would, but not sure if that is so true either. I thought about richening up the middle carb, I was told not to bother. Plugs all looked the same if I remember too.

[MegaGlide]

Yoo-hoo!
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[dwarthog]

Make it into a chainsaw then go up to Hayward and enter the lumberjack competition.

Should be quite the show.

[thrasher]

Gray got it right. That Kaw 500cc triple is damn fast,... and the front end is really light. I damned near killed myself on one of those. It'll be fun if you get it running, and it will make a good quarter mile bike,... but be careful,... like I said the front end is really light.

[thrasher]

Originally Posted by Berserker

Ok jumping on the band wagon. I been hauling this around in pieces since 1999. Ran when I took it apart. Wanted to learn more about bikes, never put it back together. I though about doign 1/4 mile bike.

Just few minutes ago I was thinking fun winter bike. 400 some pounds. I have rode it on ice. Actually not bad on dirt roads. Though about it making some kind of enduro, not really that light or good enough suspension, liltte heavy too.

I got frame stripped down. Maybe powder coat. Sorry no rear fender.

1974 Kawaski H1 tripple 500cc two stroke.

http://www.strappe.com/H1_4.jpg

and it ran before you took it apart,... so you took it apart why?

[Berserker]

I just bought a new bike. So I took it apart, to learn about bikes, with the though of restoring it. I did have it my living room one winter, cleaning the frame. Don't know why I just didn't take a couple cans of break clean and be done with it.

Just ended up on the back burner. I think about it every know and then.

[MegaGlide]

You're gonna end up like Xkvator (notice the capital "X") with sheds full of junk if you don't get rid of it now.

[Geezer-Glide]

no powder coat, rattle can flat black. EVERYWHERE. Rims, tank, bars, engine, just everywhere!

[racindude]

get that thing running, stud up the tires and go run the ice!!

i grew up working on them and the 750 triples, death machine as we called it in the day, the Cushman RD 350 was a blast for a small 2 cly,, does not take a lot, carbs dialed in, a good set of reed valves and expansion chambers,,,, power band kicks in and on a flat seat will slide you off the back,,, damn brings back some goosd memories,,,, have fun and keep us posted