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1968 H1 /Mach 3 2 years 2 months ago #30628

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Peachland BC vintage bike show this weekend- Sunday.
So that would include myself, Scotch and Stan -if he is still around.
Anyway. Got me thinking of the last show- and I may have posted this photo a few years ago.
1969 edition of Motor Cycle News. It was a newspaper back then . On the back page there was a grainy ,black and white distant photo of the then new H1 with a very small rider crouched over the tank, at speed , with a short write up of a 12.5 second  1/4 mile time  ( claimed )- and how outstanding that time was.
But it was the photo of the bike that stuck in my mind - it was black. No one had ever seen one . The very first model had the white tank and side covers, then the red.
But two years ago , I found out the a few black bikes had been made - and obviously , very rare.
Hope to see it this weekend.

 
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OKANAGAN FALLS. BC ,Canada
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1968 H1 /Mach 3 2 years 2 months ago #30629

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Hope your trip to the show is fruitful. Some pics of what you saw would be appreciated. Love the old vintage stuff. Kudos to those keeping the old girls alive.

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Hey Tackelhappy, you did not, by chance, refer to this bike: 

 
Z1300 A1/ KZT30AG built 1979
frame KZT30A 004285
engine KZT30A 000288
location: borderland-triangle France/ Germany/ Switzerland, Europe
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1968 H1 /Mach 3 2 years 2 months ago #30632

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That looks fabulous!  Black and chrome together - can’t be bettered in my opinion!

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1968 H1 /Mach 3 2 years 1 month ago #30644

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Ha ha. Yes. That H2 is a lovely example alright- and black to boot. And with a rider.
But in this case, my vote goes to the H1 -as I have never seen one before.
" If you can't say what you think, very soon you won't be able to think !
OKANAGAN FALLS. BC ,Canada

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