rear tire blowout @ 80 mph

[Ronald Criswell]

I had one of those H1's also, a '71. I loved mine especially between 6,000 and 8,000 rpm. I didn't know what bad handling was. I used to motocross my Hodaka with what 3 - 4 inches of travel and no good dampening on the suspension. Whoops were interesting and I had great legs with a strong back in those days. I didn't triple jump it. Criswell

On Mar 13, 2008, at 7:44 PM, Greg May wrote: > Hi Bob, had a couple H1's myself the first one being an orange '72. > I never had a flat but was curious, did the flat tire make it > handle better or worse.... pretty sure mine had atleast one > hinge in the frame. I never owned another bike that you could drag > so many parts on so easily and from what i remember it actually > handled better when the chambers were dragging probably because it > took some of the load off the frame.......great old memories > from what for the time was seriously quick bike.....have a great > evening ....Greg > > Bob Eble wrote: Hey Scott, > > I've had that less than fun experience twice, 27 yrs apart. The > first one on a '72 Kaw H1B and the second on my '99 KLR650. Both > times while cruising on the interstate and traffic parted for me to > pull off on the right shoulder. The handling isn't terrible until > you get below 35 mph when the back end is doing the side to side > whip. That's when I put my weight on the pegs, leaned forward and > grab a lot of front brake to bring it to a halt quickly. Tons of > fun... Glad you to hear you brought it safely to a stop. > > Bob > 99 KLR650 > 78 Z1R > 72 H1B > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > --------------------------------- > Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]