Talk:Kawasaki triple

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[edit] Widowmaker

I wouldn't be surprised if the H2 made a few widows, more so than the H1. Although I do recall hearing that when the Z1 first came out, the first 9 that were imported into Australia killed their riders. I couldn't give you a source for this and I may have remembered the count wrong - it was a long time ago I heard or read it. Pedrocelli 07:30, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The "Widowmaker"

       Having owned a new Kawasaki "500" triple, I can state without a doubt, it was 
 quite possibly, the most ill-handling machine, (and I have owned a number of bikes, in my time)I have ever driven. It went like "stink" (in a straight line) it just couldn't turn a corner, or stop. This was the first bike, I could consistently "catwalk" in the lower 4 gears. Sometimes whether I wanted to,or not.
I moved up to this bike from a Suzuki "X"-6 Hustler, and damn !!! Night and Day, don't  do it justice !!Oh, yeah!! I almost forgot to mention, after appox 300 miles on the 500 Triple, it developed "piston-slap" so bad it was almost deafening. The first time I took it to the dealership, the serviceman said, he would repair it. He then said after that, I was on my own, as in all probability, it was going to occur again, and again. He was right!! It did........ NICE !! 
 At the same time  I also owned a 1969 440-"Six-Pack" Super-Bee,and when I would (rarely) get blown off by a big-block Camaro, or Hemi 'Cuda, I simply went home and swapped my four wheels, for my two-wheeled rocket. Hey!! Pride being what it is and all.
 I'm a lot older (56) (NOT necessarily wiser)and I now drive a Ducati 1098S.If I had ,had THIS bike back in 1970. My,my,my, how man has progressed.....'nuff said!!