Kawasaki Triples Club

I've got one - a red 1970 model.
Steve Woollatt's got one.
I also saw an old post where Scouse had one back in 2009 I think.
Does anyone else know of the existence of any other surviving UK points model H1's other than those mentioned above?
I seem to recall someone saying that only 53 were imported into the UK so was just wondering what happened to them?
The thing that distinguishes the UK models is the frame numbers which begin with 23 and the engine numbers which begin with 51. Why that is, is anyone's guess.

I'm sure Rick would tell you. I thought H1As started with frames 23 and engines 21

Pete

Quite a few UK H1a.

I've got a UK H1A with points

gary62 wrote:I've got a UK H1A with points

Mine is a 1970 H1 though. I imagine your H1A is exactly the same engine wise.

I think the H1A was the most popular H1 in the UK (except for the KH500) - 300+ sold.

Pete

There may have been 300 + H1a's sold in the UK but my question is: Does anyone know how many red scalloped tank H1's with points ignition were imported and sold in the UK in 1970?

Ive got a 70

30yrs-on wrote:Ive got a 70

A U.K. Model?

Toddyboy wrote:

30yrs-on wrote:Ive got a 70

A U.K. Model?

Yes

Very nice indeed. I notice your one has got a longer rear mudguard than the US model.
Is the front mudguard also supposed to be longer because if so I've fitted the wrong set of mudguards to my bike (I'm also restoring an almost identical US 1970 red H1)
I've also got the high rise bars on mine as you can see, which I prefer actually. Don't like the low ones. Is this bike supposed to have low bars as standard being as it's a UK spec?

Toddyboy wrote:There may have been 300 + H1a's sold in the UK but my question is: Does anyone know how many red scalloped tank H1's with points ignition were imported and sold in the UK in 1970?

according to the performance portfolio 53 sold in the uk.so there are 3 of us who own one.

Front fenders are the same as far as i lnow, yours looks the same as mine to me , handle bars should be flat i think and yes they are shite for an old man like me

Just spoke to Ben Coles. He's got a UK spec H1 with candy red scalloped tank. So that's FOUR that I now know of.
Mine's almost finished now (see below). It was a sorry state when I got it but it's amazing what a bit of spit and polish can do.

Here's a mine as I got it

Soooo just to bring up an old post do your points iggy 70 bikes have the "electronic ignition " decal on the oil tank guys??? Has no one here got a 70 that they bought new ????

As you suspected your rear mudgaurd is wrong, UK spec bikes have a long rear guard and the rare Stanley RR 50 rear reflector
The bikes start with a 51 number as Kawasaki recalled the bikes as the CDI ignition interfered with TVs, and fitted a points system
There's a UK magazine article reviewing a early H1 and it mentions the electronic ignition decal on a points model, but can't remember if it was a 69 or a 70 H1
Gary T