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BillyG

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Found some old pics you may find interesting
« on: September 15, 2016, 07:54:15 AM »
As most of you know I built a couple 800 triples out of 550's, and there are pics on here of the 800 triple in my 1987 Exciter. There was talk on here that Kawi made the same and someone had it in Minnesota, it came from Kevin Hansen's collection and he bought it from me with intentions of putting it in the 83 LTD. Back when we were talking about this someone questioned that I built that other 800 triple. So I was going through some old pics and I found the pics of the sled I built that motor for in 1993. Yes, It's a 800 Kawi triple in a 1992 yamaha Vmax 4. We thought that sled handled bad because of the weight in the front so I built another triple and installed it. It still handled poorly and I bought a wreck, repowered the sled and sold it, Kevin then bought the Triple and took it to Minnesota.   

BillyG

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Re: Found some old pics you may find interesting
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2016, 07:56:42 AM »
another, we called it the Kawimax

Gilson435

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Re: Found some old pics you may find interesting
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2016, 08:00:09 AM »
Wow cool stuff!!  8)  Impressive skills!!
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Dandb7

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Re: Found some old pics you may find interesting
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2016, 03:30:22 PM »
Wow really nice triple...!!  How did it run..? Any numbers..? HP, RPM, top speed of the Kawimax....

Take care !
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Interceptor398

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Re: Found some old pics you may find interesting
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2016, 07:11:43 AM »
Hi Billy!  I saw the 800 Vmax at Waconia a few years ago.

BillyG

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Re: Found some old pics you may find interesting
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2016, 09:15:45 PM »
Not this one, I put it back to stock in 94, Those motors made 145 to 150 hp, never got a good number on the Kawimax, the lights didn't work well with the Kawi ignition, and the handling wasn't what it was expected to be so it was short lived.

BillyG

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Re: Found some old pics you may find interesting
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2016, 02:07:55 PM »
you may have saw the Exciter though

Interceptor398

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Re: Found some old pics you may find interesting
« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2016, 07:33:58 AM »
Could have been?  The guy pulled up to our group of Kawi's and opened the hood of his Yamaha and inside was a triple Kawasaki.

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Re: Found some old pics you may find interesting
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2017, 08:34:50 AM »
That would have been Bill Rogers with my Exciter

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Re: Found some old pics you may find interesting
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2017, 11:11:43 AM »
I saw a kawi Triple for sale a few months ago on vintagesled,. the guy was asking $3000. Said it was a proto type that was going to be put in the 1983 Interceptor. If only they would of stayed in a little bit long. :-\

gixxer6

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Re: Found some old pics you may find interesting
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2017, 04:45:35 PM »
A local guy just bought an 83 Interceptor, he said the guy he bought it from had a triple with the same story, that Kawasaki was going to make them in 83.

Dandb7

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Re: Found some old pics you may find interesting
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2017, 04:56:59 PM »
Would love to see some pictures of that 83 Interceptor..!!
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Interceptor398

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Re: Found some old pics you may find interesting
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2017, 08:16:02 PM »
It would be nice to have some good pictures of the Billy G motors to help put the triple prototype motor rumor to rest.  When I spoke to the Kawasaki engineers at Waconia they knew nothing of a triple prototype intended for snowmobiles.

gixxer6

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Re: Found some old pics you may find interesting
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2017, 07:28:30 AM »
83

Dandb7

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Re: Found some old pics you may find interesting
« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2017, 07:53:39 AM »
Nice pics...!!

Decals a bit different and looks like some gauges too....would love to see the engine compartment...
1982 Kawasaki Interceptor 550 #558
1979 Kawasaki Drifter 440
1989 Arctic Cat Pantera 440
2012 Arctic Cat F1100 Turbo 50th Anniversary 2015 Arctic Cat Lynx 2000