Editing Kawasaki S2

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|name             = Kawasaki S2
|image            = [[Image:1972_Kawasaki_S2_Orange_1.JPG|250px|1972 Kawasaki S2 in orange]]
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|manufacturer     = [[Kawasaki]]
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|production       = 72-73
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|engine           = 350cc
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|spark_plug       = {{sparkplug|B9HS}} '72-73
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|competition      = [[Yamaha RD350]]<br />[[Suzuki GT380]]
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The '''Kawasaki S2''' is a 350[[cc]], [[triple cylinder]], [[two stroke]], [[street motorcycle]] manufactured by [[Kawasaki]] from 1972 through 1973.
==History==
After [[Honda]]'s great success, it was difficult in the late Sixties for a new Japanese [[marque]] to create an image for itself. [[Kawasaki]], however, succeeded brilliantly in establishing a reputation as an exclusive specialist in high performance [[motorcycle]]s. Kawasaki has hung on to its reputation in racing, even though its model lineup has widened.  The 350cc version of Kawasaki's line of three cylinder sports machines was a really popular bike in Europe, where in the US, the [[Kawasaki H1|500cc H1]] was the favorite.  A little less demanding to ride the S2 was still very fast, but also had a great thirst for gasoline.  Billed in Britain as "the most powerful production 350cc machine ever built", it gave incredible performance for the dollar.

==Bone-Splintering Acceleration==
It all began in 1969 when Kawasaki introduced the [[Kawasaki H1|500 H1]], a three-cylinder machine with terrifying acceleration that gave a new dimension to the concept of sporting bikes. Then Kawasaki's French importer, Xavier Maugendre, had the vision to form the Kawa-Godier endurance racing team, which finished first and second in the 1974 Bol d'Or and went one better in the 1975 event by coming in first, second, and third!

==One-Make Formula== 
In 1971, Maugendre, a dyed-in-the-wool racing enthusiast, inaugurated the "Coupe Kawasaki-Moto Revue," a one-make formula that would be copied all over Europe. Initially, the Coupe Kawasaki was based on the [[Kawasaki A7|350cc Avenger]] twin but enjoyed its greatest success from 1972 on, when the formula centered on the three-cylinder '''S2 350'''. This was derived from the famous 500 H1, probably the most explosive motorcycle of its era, and -though it performed better on a circuit than on the road -the S2 was a little more "civilized" than the H1.

==1972==

[[Image:1972-kawasaki-s2-mach-II.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Kawasaki S2 (Mach II)]]
[[Image:1972 Kawasaki S2 Mach II.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Kawasaki S2 Mach II]]
[[Image:1972_Kawasaki_S2_Orange_1.JPG|left|thumb|1972 Kawasaki S2 in orange]]
[[Image:1972_Kawasaki_S2_Orange_2.JPG|left|thumb|1972 Kawasaki S2 in orange]]
[[Image:1972_Kawasaki_S2_Orange_3.JPG|left|thumb|1972 Kawasaki S2 in orange]]
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*350 cc
*2-Stroke, 3 Cylinder
*Piston Valve
*5-Speed Return Shift
*Maximum Horsepower:
*44 HP @8,000 rpm
*Spark Plug: NGK [[NGK B9HS|B9HS]]
*Tire Size
*Front: 3.00S-18 4PR
*Rear: 3.50S-18 4PR
*Color
*Fuel Tank: Pearl White, Pearl Candy Red
*Front Fender: Same as fuel tank
*Engine No.: S2E00001-
*Frame No.: S2F-00001-
*Parts Catalogue No. : 99997-513, (E) 99997-508S
*Owner's Manual No.: 99997-504
*Shop Manual No.: 99997-705
*Remarks: Very similar to the 250 cc [[Kawasaki S1]], except for engine displacement. Can be identified positively by the engine or frame number prefix.

==1973==
[[Image:1973-kawasaki-S2A.jpg|left|thumb|1973 Kawasaki S2A]]
[[Image:1973-Kawasaki-S2-Blue-1510-0.jpg|left|thumb|1973 Kawasaki S2 in Blue]]
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*Color 
*Fuel Tank: Candy Orange, Candy Blue, Candy Gold 
*Front Fender: Chrome 
*Engine No.: S2E28226- 
*Frame No.: S2T-00001- 
*Parts Catalogue No.: 99997-5698, @ 99997-604S
*Owner's Manual No.: 99997-546
*Shop Manual No:: 99997-705
*Major Changes: Color, marking, seat, and front fork. Disc brake put on front.

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[[Category:Kawasaki motorcycles|S2]]
[[Category:1970s motorcycles]]
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[[Category:2-stroke motorcycles]]
[[Category:Piston Inlet Port motorcycles]]