Kawasaki H2 Mach IV
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July/August 2006
By Robert Smith
Outrageous in every way, Dave’s restored bike is just as antisocial now as it was in 1972.
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Press reports
“As expected, the Mach IV is an absolute jet, leaves all sorts of rubber on the pavement, pulls strongly in every gear, and shows absolutely no lag as you click your way from first to fifth.”
— Cycle World,
November 1971
“Like its predecessor, the Mach III, the new 750 Mach IV is a rocket. The only drawback is that getting to the moon first, or to the next tavern as the case may be, costs money. If your daddy has a gas station and your uncle owns a tire store you’ll be better off than most Mach IV owners. If not, the local gas pump jockey will be on a first name basis with you and the tire man will call you up on your birthday.”
— Cycle,
December 1971
“The Mach IV rates as the ultimate stud bike right now available in terms of raw power and sheer speed, although it does lack the refinement of some strictly touring machines. If being the fastest on your block appeals to you, so will the Mach IV!”
— Cycle World,
March 1972
“The Kawasaki H2B is perhaps the best remaining example of the superbike concept — where performance is paramount and very little interferes with it. Its superbike character is manifested in its engine, which has more power and performance than any other 750 street machine.”
— Cycle Guide,
September 1974
“Without a doubt, Kawasaki’s awesome 750 Triple is a bike that has outlived its usefulness. It was conceived at a time when the buying public was preoccupied with acceleration. Gut-grabbing acceleration. And little else. And the bike delivered to the tune of mid-12-second quarter-miles and wheelies that would stop your heart.”
— Cycle World,
March 1975
“Time has dictated that a change is due. Perhaps overdue. And in a way that’s sad because brute power machines like the H2 turned a lot of people on at a time when all of us could afford to be carefree.”
— Cycle World,
March 1975
Resources
Kawasaki Triples Resource Index:
www.kawtriple.com/mraxl
Tomcat’s Kawasaki Triples:
www.kawasakitriplesworldwide.com
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