LOT 606

1970 Kawasaki 498cc H1 Mach III Registration no. TTU 278H Frame no. KAF 14256 Engine no. KAE 13242

Estimate: £9,000 - £12,000

Lot 606

1970 Kawasaki 498cc H1 Mach III
Registration no. TTU 278H Frame no. KAF 14256 Engine no. KAE 13242

The Spring Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|23 April 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1970 Kawasaki 498cc H1 Mach III
Registration no. TTU 278H
Frame no. KAF 14256
Engine no. KAE 13242

From the Z1 to the ZX10R, Kawasaki has long enjoyed a reputation for building uncompromising - often outrageous - high performance motorcycles. However, the machine that started it all was not a four-stroke like the forgoing but a two-stroke – the awesome, legendary 'Mach III' (H1). Light weight combined with a peaky 60bhp and indifferent handling made the two-stroke triple an exciting machine to ride but one that nevertheless had the legs of just about everything under 750cc when launched in 1968. The H1 triple was regularly revised and updated, gaining a front disc brake, revised steering geometry and rubber engine mounts among other changes before production ceased in 1976, by which time it had become the KH500.

First registered in the UK in 2015 and acquired by the current vendor that same year, this example of Kawasaki's legendary two-stroke triple is offered from the owner's extensive private collection. The machine has been kept in a climate-controlled environment and only a tiny handful of miles has been covered since acquisition. The current odometer reading is circa 20,500 miles and the machine appears to have been restored to very good cosmetic condition. A new battery was fitted earlier this year and the Kawasaki passed the MoT test in March 2022. The machine is offered with registration paperwork, old/current V5C documents and old/current MoTs.
Offered with key

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