Smokin' '71 2-Stroke Kawasaki H1 MkIII 500

1971 Kawasaki H1 MkIII 500 (498cc triple cylinder inline three cylinder two stroke engine).

Rider in shot is Clive Hurst.

The other bike in the race is a 1993 Honda CBR600 (598cc inline four cylinder engine).

Location is the 2023 Heritage Spring event that was held at Betteshanger Park, East Kent, UK.

Thank you to We Sell Classic Bikes for funding our video production of the event.
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// CHANNEL PARTNERS
- Alex Rollings - director and producer for the channel.
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- Dave Mitchell - in house mechanic, presenter and producer. Dave also owns and runs a classic motorcycle workshop called Mitchell's Classics.
- John Oakes - presenter and producer. John is a classic motorcycle enthusiast, rider and restorer and works closely with us on all our video content.
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// A BIG THANK YOU TO
- Adam Limbrey and the Heritage Sprint crew or having us along there on the weekend.
Instagram and Facebook: @heritagesprint
- We Sell Classic Bikes for funding our video production of the event.
YouTube: @wesellclassicbikes1033
Instagram and Facebook: @wesellclassicbikes
- Alex Rollings for producing the video.
YouTube: @motofilmer
Instagram: @motofilmer

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[hugejohnson]

I love these Kawasaki triples! A few buddies of mine are into them, but one, has had more of these in his lifetime than I have had bikes of all types! He has even had the really small displacement models that weren't sold new, here in the U.S. Some have been museum pieces, but he has also had plenty of them that he has whooped!

[phdr]

I actually coughed when he pulled away