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This one deserves the name. : - Superbi kes. The big ones . The performe rs. ~ magazine tested the m, and published the resu lts in December. In every test , the Kawasaki 750 H-2 outperformed the other manufacturers ' big bi kes. The results are below. The H-2 is faste r in the quarter. Faster ill the mile. Has mor e braking power. Fewer pounds per horsepower. Lowest price . And gives the most per fo rmance for the dollar. The H-2 also SEC. QUARTER·MILE ELAPSED TIME 14 ====~~ 13 12 - MPH SEC. QUARTER·MILE TERMINAL SPEED 49 - 1)2 - - - - ---+=I!'l!!\\1llf -- - - -- 110 108 - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- -- 48-- - - - -- - - - -- -r-..., .88 .86 .84 102 - 44 - -- 10 - - - - - 9 - - - - - KAWASAKI 750 KAWASAKI 903 TRIDENT 750 NORTON 750 DUCATI 750 H.D. SPORTSTER IHO NDA 750 ~ . LBS , PER HORSEPOWER (CURBWEIGHT) - -- - - - ---==r==; - - - ---,f--- KAWA SAK I 903 KAWA SAK I 750 TRIDENT 750 NORTON 750 DUCATI 750 HONDA 750 H.D. SPORTSTER L- .-. - - - - - - - -F=j-- j -+-+ --j - 4.00 2.00 - - - - POINT TOTALS $ - 2,400 2,200 3 0 0 - -- - - 1.00 - - - - - - 200----- - - - - AWASAK I750 AWA SAK I903 ORTON 750 RIDENT 750 UCATI 750 .0 . SPORTSTER I ON DA 750 ~ KAWAS AK I 750 NORTON 750 HONDA 750 TRIDENT 750 KAWAS AKI 903 DUCATI 750 H.D. SPORTSTER L- SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE (APPROX.) - - - 1,400 --------_ -;_ 1,600 .-. - 2.000 1,800 - 6- ~ KAWASAK I 750 KAWASAKI 903 NORTON 750 DUCATI 750 HONDA 750 TRIDENT 750 H.D. SPORTSTER L- 100 - 3 .00-------l;;::;:;~+_+-_+__+-f____1 7- - - - - - -- - - I":::;+-+ + -+-j- f-- - 6.OO======~~~=~ff3 9- - -'-- - - E'f--t-+-+----I-t__ - - -- - e:!:+--t-+-+---I-t__ - PTS. 400 - 5.00 _ .82 ------,~'f--t-+-+---I-t---i ---,f -f.C KAWASAKI 903 KAWA SAKI 750 TRIDENT 750 NORTON 750 DUCAT I 750 HONDA 750 H.D. SPORTSTER '-- DOLLARS SPENT PER POINT EARNED $ o - - - - -- - - - - - l- l - - I - - ---F=J-- l- l--I - -F==I--+--+- l - l - - I - - - - - - - -r--t---i - - - - - - - - - ----I= t--+---i _ .90 47 - - -- - BRAKING FORCE IN G'S .92 46 45 - f - --F+ -- -- 106 -----f--~~...,....--- - -- 8 - - - -- G's LAP TIME (SECONDS) 104-- - - - 1- ---- 11 - - - - - 1 had the highest torq ue and horsepo wer. (The on ly bike that ca me close to the H-2 was another Kawas aki.) When you 're buying a bike , you loo k for a lot of th ings. But when you 're buying a superbike, you look for power and performance. You loo k for a mach ine that li ves up to its name. Kawasak i 750 H-2. . The superb ike that deserves the name. - - - - KAWASAK I 750 KAWA SAK I 903 TRIDENT 750 NORTON 750 DUCATI750 HONDA 750 H.D. SPORTSTER '-- ~ KAWA SAKI 750 HOND A 750 NORT ON 750 T RIOENT 750 DUCA TI 750 KAWA SAKI 903 H.D. SPORTSTER I ~ / awasaki 750 H-2 The superbike that deserves the name.