Kawasaki 350 S2

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350 S2 from 1971
Kawasaki 350 S2
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd
Production period 1970 to 1973
class motorcycle
design type athlete
Motor data
air-cooled three-cylinder two-stroke engine with separate lubrication
Displacement  (cm³) 346.2
Power  (kW / PS ) 30.1 kW / 45 hp at 8000 min -1 (1973 with 44 horsepower at 7,500 min -1 )
Torque  ( N m ) 41.7 Nm / 4.25 mkp at 7,000 min -1
Top speed (  km / h) 180
transmission 5-speed
drive Chain
Brakes Drum brakes front Ø 180 mm, rear Ø 180 mm (1973 with disc brake Ø 277 mm front)
Wheelbase  (mm) 1330
Dimensions (L × W × H, mm): 2010 × 800 × 1095
Seat height (cm) approx. 76
Empty weight  (kg) 149.5
Previous model 350 Avenger A7
successor 400 S3

The Kawasaki 350 S2 was a motorcycle from the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki Motorcycles and was built from 1970 to 1973. In Japan it was named 350-SS and in the USA it got the addition Mach II .

History and technology

In 1971 the 350 S2 Mach II appeared on the market. It replaced the 350 Avenger A7 with a two-cylinder and rotary vane intake control side, the 42 HP (35 kW) at 7500 min -1 was produced.

The 350 S2 was powered by an air-cooled three-cylinder in-line engine with a stroke offset of 120 degrees. The piston edges controlled the inlet. To prevent the central cylinder from overheating, the outer cooling fins were shaped so that additional air could reach it. The engine had a 3-contact ignition and three Mikuni carburettors. A narrow tubular backbone frame with two beams formed the base of the motorcycle, a telescopic fork and a two-armed rear swing arm accommodated the wheels with tires measuring 3.00–18 (front) and 3.50–18 (rear). The front wheel was decelerated with a 180 mm duplex drum brake and the rear with a 180 mm simplex brake. Only in 1973 was a disc brake installed at the front of the 350 S2T .

Stimulated by the success of the 500 H1 Mach III , the 250 S1 Mach I (250-SS) and Kawasaki 350 S2 Mach II (350-SS ) were offered in the smaller classes in 1971 , as well as the 400 S3 (later KH400) in 1973 . As the top model from 1972, Kawasaki had the 750 H2 Mach IV in its range, which set new standards in acceleration and top speed.

Well-preserved 350 S2 copies are offered today for over 4,500 euros.

Detlev Louis was the general importer of the emerging Kawasaki motorcycles for Germany from 1969 to 1975 .

1973 Kawasaki 350 S2T

Production summary table

year 350 S2
1970 123
1971 24,200
1972 17,333
1973 3,274
total 44,930

literature

  • Ian Falloon: The Kawasaki Story. Heel Verlag, 1st edition 2001. ISBN 3-89365-924-2 .
  • Andi Seiler: Kawasaki, motorcycles since 1965 , Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-613-02727-5 (type compass)
  • Das MOTORRAD , issue 11/1971 and 8/1972.
  • Oldtimer Markt , issue 9/1991.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kawasaki MACH , MIKI PRESS, 2008, ISBN 978-4-89522-520-5 , p. 140, Japanese