You have prob already found it, but it sounds like the throttle cable might not be seated on one end or the other. Sorry, with my bad hearing I could not hear the shutdown sound you referred to. Prob something that might go away after sloshing a little lube around since it has been sitting a while Very nifty and nice looking. Thanks for sharing for us old guys to drule over.
I bought and got a 1972 750 3cy two stroke Kawasaki up and running a few years back. Lets just say I am out of shape, not as good of a rider I was in 1972 handling the light front end with 100hp, chambers and port job as I used to be. Not bad, but definitely got my attention that I had to relearn the max take off procedure. Tire smoke, tire bite, and how much reduction in throttle was needed in second and lower parts of 3rd gear to only float the front tire 4-6 inches untill you could get it open in fourth and fith gear. Oh yes one other thing. All clicks down is neutral. (Not between first and second like todays bikes). Found that I needed to remember that at my first take off when I though I must have a busted trannie also that I missed. Clicked down cracked the throttle while releasing the clutch, woops put the foot back down quickly. It is not first. Ha Ha
Chutter,--- I had a 305 Scrambler back in the day, think it was a 1965, not sure. Friend of mine bought it from me when I upgraded to a 65 Bonniville 650 and rode it from Tulsa to Galveston TX one summer. After he recovered, he sold it and I am not sure he ever owned a motorcycle after that. Ha Ha
I bought and got a 1972 750 3cy two stroke Kawasaki up and running a few years back. Lets just say I am out of shape, not as good of a rider I was in 1972 handling the light front end with 100hp, chambers and port job as I used to be. Not bad, but definitely got my attention that I had to relearn the max take off procedure. Tire smoke, tire bite, and how much reduction in throttle was needed in second and lower parts of 3rd gear to only float the front tire 4-6 inches untill you could get it open in fourth and fith gear. Oh yes one other thing. All clicks down is neutral. (Not between first and second like todays bikes). Found that I needed to remember that at my first take off when I though I must have a busted trannie also that I missed. Clicked down cracked the throttle while releasing the clutch, woops put the foot back down quickly. It is not first. Ha Ha
Chutter,--- I had a 305 Scrambler back in the day, think it was a 1965, not sure. Friend of mine bought it from me when I upgraded to a 65 Bonniville 650 and rode it from Tulsa to Galveston TX one summer. After he recovered, he sold it and I am not sure he ever owned a motorcycle after that. Ha Ha
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