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Nomad, the 750 is an H2 the 500 was an H1. I had one of those bad *** H1's for a couple of years. Got rid of it before it got rid of me.
I couldn't remember the breakdown,but one of my first bikes was a H ? Mach 3 750 Cow. Also had a Yam RD 400,then a 750
"water buffalo" Suzuki. Believe it or not,I was hanging out on my "wing dinger" with some 1%er's (late 70's). In the early 80's I finally got a '78 HD FXCR 1000. Yeah,you could get in trouble with a two stroke. I was 18ish,sitting at a red light,saw some high school babes
walking out of the "five & dime",good time for a wheelie. The thing went all the way over,pure luck it didn't land on me. I just layed there out of breath,don't think I impressed them. I limped it home with the bent bars,smashed mirrors,turn sigs. What a b!tch.
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