Post by zambia on Aug 9, 2010 9:46:02 GMT -5
...well I hadn't ridden the H2 since Huron (kinda playing favorites with the 400), but Friday night I decided to ride up to Bracebridge. The bike is running great, 50 miles per gallon at an indicated 80-85 MPH all the way. By the time I hit Bracebridge it was 9 degrees..nearly froze my baguettes off, but in that air, the bike is sooo crisp.
Sunday is another story, I leave at 3:15 having seen a small break in the incessant rain. Small is right, I'm 10 minutes down the road when the sky unloads.. I would have been drier if I rode straight into a river. On highway 11 south I find myself in bumper-to-bumper traffic for the next hour and a half..never got out of second gear. Not only did the clutch put up with all that abuse, but the plugs never fouled and the bike ran like new. I was impressed to say the least. Once traffic cleared south of Barrie, I blasted off without a hitch. At one point I found myself surrounded by 6 squids on Gixxers and R6's. They were carving lanes until they found me, then it was back and forth looking at the H2, talking to each other..thumbs up, the whole deal!
Got home at 6:30 still soaked beyond belief. Hard to believe and old junker like that H2 can be so reliable. The 400+ mile round trip used a 1/4 tank of oil and 36 litres of gas. Even sitting in traffic, like a drowned rat -- I was smiling to myself. Only on a triple baby!
Sunday is another story, I leave at 3:15 having seen a small break in the incessant rain. Small is right, I'm 10 minutes down the road when the sky unloads.. I would have been drier if I rode straight into a river. On highway 11 south I find myself in bumper-to-bumper traffic for the next hour and a half..never got out of second gear. Not only did the clutch put up with all that abuse, but the plugs never fouled and the bike ran like new. I was impressed to say the least. Once traffic cleared south of Barrie, I blasted off without a hitch. At one point I found myself surrounded by 6 squids on Gixxers and R6's. They were carving lanes until they found me, then it was back and forth looking at the H2, talking to each other..thumbs up, the whole deal!
Got home at 6:30 still soaked beyond belief. Hard to believe and old junker like that H2 can be so reliable. The 400+ mile round trip used a 1/4 tank of oil and 36 litres of gas. Even sitting in traffic, like a drowned rat -- I was smiling to myself. Only on a triple baby!
The ride up to meet the guys at the bridge saw my stock 1972 H2 on stock gearing get 52 miles to the U.S. gallon between 55 - 70 MPH - if you can keep it off the main jet and feather it I have had over 80 MPG out of a H2 (at 45 mph) 
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