Kawasaki Triples Club

Looks great !

Thanks. This is the bike that Keith Phillpot built, and it is a real credit to him. I've just got the easy job of looking after it.

At Last !!! yep seen that on the club stand and its luvverly For some reason I always thought it was a UK bike??? but it seems not ? Whats its history Charlie ????........guess you ain't gonna let on what you got it for are you.

Right guys while your all looking at it ,where can I get the spring clip thats on the steering damper rubber from?? Don`t know what you actually call it or what size it is.
Why don`t you think it`s not a UK bike Rob?
By the way nice bike but check the throttle cables.

Hi Rob, Yes this bike is a beauty. As you say it's well known within the club as a Showstopper and winner of a few bike show trophy's. It was imported from Minnesota in 1997 and originally bought by Andy Vine with a load of NOS parts (the bike was in chopper form, sissy bars and all). Keith Phillpott (club treasurer) put it back together exactly as you see it now, including an original Owners Handbook. It was sold on to two more owners before I got it from a super guy in Yorkshire. Oh, and I payed the going rate for it (sold some other bikes to fund it). But I don't buy these bikes to make money, just to enjoy. One of my other bikes is a Candy Sky Blue H1F that I'm just about to fit expansion chamberers to (thanks Higgsy they look great). By the way this H1 goes like a missile in a straight line, but is a bit hairy to stop! Charlie

Cracking bike, never noticed the low oil pump cover before ! thats a rare part..

I've also just seen something I never noticed before. The right hand cylinder also has 498cc cast into it. Is this unique to the bridgeport cylinders?

Unfortunatly no as I have 2 sets like that, but it does mean they are early castings... I'm sure keith put bridge ports on this bike tho...

still a very nice bike since the last time I ssaw it, was 2006 I think

It's a very early bike. First batch to USA in September 1968 for 1969 model year. Frame no is KAF 01078 Engine no is KAE 01092. Bridge Port cylinders, windowed carbs, low oil pump cover as ignition leads feed through middle barrel area before the mod to take them round the outside with the high oil pump cover. I think this was to prevent carbs flooding fuel onto ignition leads. RB would know better than me about this.

Good old carbs overflowing onto the ht leads equals BANG ! was told it was a kawasaki recall ! u may want to take it to your local kawasaki dealer for the mod

Couple of things Eric firstly no red reflector on rear guard UK bikes also had "longer" fender High bars ...well people liked the US bars did'nt they. Strictly speaking UK bikes would not have Electronic iggy decal as they had points but this ain't been "proved" yet. Finally it has a low oil pump cover which I thought was for the euro points models but now I find out it was fitted to the real early US bikes as well As an aside I got my NOS one bought by me back in the late 70s low pump cover to see if it was the same as Charlies bike and yes it is ....apart from no tacho cable hole Also making sense now are some of the early photos I've seen of white 69s with the HT cables coming out of small holes drilled in the top of the low cover.......pre high top I guess and done by owners hearing of the petrol leaking problem.......ya learn summit new every day fella

robh1f wrote:.ya learn summit new every day fella

As we say in the building trade
EVERY days a school day!
You are always learning

Right guys while your all looking at this lovely bike ,where can I get the spring clip thats on the steering damper rubber from?? Don`t know what you actually call it or what size it is.

Does anybody Know??

robh1f wrote: Finally it has a low oil pump cover which I thought was for the euro points models but now I find out it was fitted to the real early US bikes as well As an aside I got my NOS one bought by me back in the late 70s low pump cover to see if it was the same as Charlies bike and yes it is ....apart from no tacho cable hole

just like this one?


Gary T

Eric wrote:Right guys while your all looking at this lovely bike ,where can I get the spring clip thats on the steering damper rubber from?? Don`t know what you actually call it or what size it is.

Does anybody Know??

Reproduction decals do the gaitor with the clip.. might be worth an email to ask just for the clip...

Thanks for that, I had the gaitor from them.

Yep thats the one Gary I stripped the paint of mine back in the day so all the cases would be the same colour when painted.......whats the craik re tacho cable hole then ???

robh1f wrote:Yep thats the one Gary I stripped the paint of mine back in the day so all the cases would be the same colour when painted.......whats the craik re tacho cable hole then ???

No idea, maybe a mistake at the factory?