big problem with the h2 came from the fact the back wheel wasnt perfectly in line with the rear wheel when going down the road. Alot of improvement was done by using your spokes to pull the front wheel over. The real problem wasnt the frame but the fact in a corner this caused oscillations that went into the frame. That said they sure were not a great handling bike. But with the wheels lined up with each other and a good set of tires i could easily hang with a 750 honda (which by todays standards would be called a widow maker it self) Bikes like the 900 kawasaki and the gs1000 suzuki's put both of them to shame. Worse on i ever road was the 750 triple shaft drive yamaha. I think the term torque steer was invented to describe it.
The real widow maker rep came from the power band. It was like a light switch (the 500s were even worse) Get on it and it was about dead till it hit around 3500 rpm then all hell broke loose. Front end wanted to find the sky. Do that in the middle of a fast corner and it was a recipe for disaster. Its about like taking a Silverado into a corner and half way through it hitting a nitrous oxide button. Other them big bore motocross drivers of the day nobody experienced anything like it. Hot bikes of the day were the Norton commando, Harley sportster ect and they were smooth torque monsters compared to that lit fire cracker.
Kind of remind me of the first time my ex wife drove my grand national. If you ever drove one of them you surely know what turbo lag was. they were just like the h1 a dead v6 buick until about 3000 rpm then all hell broke loose. She was coming out of walmart and had to cross the medium to get to her side of the road. There was a lot of traffic so she hit it. Made it as far as the medium and the turbo spooled and she was sideways burning rubber. She was so shook that she wouldn't drive the car again for over a month. The h1 combined that kind of explosive power with a bit of 70s poor handling tossed in and add to that the average buyer was a guy stepping up from a 350 honda and it was a recipe for disaster. Its not much different today. Yup the bikes handle like race bikes but when the sell a 180hp 10 second quarter mile race bike with a license plate on it to any 19 year old kid that can get a loan then turn him loose on the street with it. its a wonder more aren't killed then are. that right there is every bit as dangerous or classified as a widow maker then any 75hp kawasaki. Heck some touring bikes are as quick and faster today then the h1 was and there not exactly road racers either.
