1970 Kawasaki H1

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great looking 70. i've owned a bunch of triples (recently too). so i'll ask: did they do a leakdown test? if not, they need to. hard starting is usually crank seals. the inner ones are rubber and if they are original, they will lose bottom end and be hard to start. there are some really good people in your area that specialize in 2 strokes. one of the best in the country is Chuck Quenzler at team scream in clearwater. look him up, tell him mark h referred you if you still have any issues. nice to see a survivor with a scalloped tank out running around, and congrats!


below is a crank i rebuilt for my 73 S2. note the rubber inner seals.

Thanks Mark! I’ve heard that it would be a good idea to do the crank seals but didn’t know where to get it done. The guys at the Kawasaki dealer are great but when asked about that job, they kind of looked the other way. Do you have a phone number? And btw... what is a leak down test?