1977 Kawasaki KZ750 (twin cyclinder)
I cannot find any pictures of this, but I bought one of these (blue) in Alameda, CA and it was the motorcycle I traded for my Drag bike later that year in Kingsville, Texas. I had put a 2 into 1 header on it and lower handlebars. I remember it being very torquey and a nice sounding twin.
2009 Supercross Races in San Diego Qualcomm Stadium
Sorry, no pictures. I went to the races last night on a spur of the moment, invited by my friend Mike from Full Throttle Power Sports (Santee, CA). Since I had already taken Tina out for Valentine’s the night before, I was good to go.
Did not get there in time to cruise through all the vendor and pit areas, was sorta bummed about that. From outside the fence, it looked as if there were many intersting booths to check out. Maybe next year.
The pre race show (which I was not expecting) was spectacular! Fireworks, laser lights, and fireballs! Wow, they sure did not have stuff like that when Iwas a kid. But we came to see the races.
The Superlites (why don’t they just call it the 250cc race?) was pretty good. It was easy to see that maybe the top 5 racers were really spectacular. Once the man in front got going, no one could catch him and the real racing was behind him. Ryan Dungey was the winner.
Now, the Supercross event: That James Stewart is some rider! By lap 8 (out of 20) he was already starting to lap the last place guy. Unbelievable! This guy is good, so smooth and his Yamaha wasn’t really faster than the others, as evidenced in the drag race at the start. I would say James is to Supercross as Rossi is to MotoGP. At the finish he was many many seconds away from the second place rider, Chad Reed.
I usally am not a spectator, I preffer to be doing, than watching, but this was really fun and I will go again next year, but this time, earlier so I can check out the vendors. Thanks, Mike for inviting me, and thanks to my wife Tina, for allowing me to go on Valentine’s Day!
You can read the official report on the races here on my favorite weekly newspaper, Cycle News.http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/supercross/2009/02/14/james-stewart-san-diego-supercross-win
1972 Kawasaki 350 Big Horn
I had one of these for a short while and remember it being a rotary valve single that was pretty torquey. If I remember correctly, it had some “Hatta” front forks that had 3 position axle adjustments, which was pretty unique for the period. I am looking for pictures of this ride as well.
1974 Kawasaki 90 G3SS
I had one of these in Alameda, CA in 1975-76. I used it for going back and forth to the base, I cannot remember what happened to that bike. I probably sold it to someone on the ship before I transferred. I remember it was fun to ride and sounded really neat winding out. I was only 135 lbs back then. I cannot find a picture of it. It was Kawasaki Green.
