Attempting to Start a Kawasaki H2 750 with the Legend Paul Gast

After 34 long years of silence, we’re finally attempting to start this 1974 Kawasaki H2 750 — and I’ve got none other than Paul Gast himself at his shop; Fast By Gast to help me. This H2 was originally built by Paul in 1991 as a wild drag-style street machine under the Fast by Gast name, and now, decades later, he’s back to help bring it back to life. It’s time to see if this legendary two-stroke triple will finally fire up after all these years. Will it start? Will it smoke out the whole shop? Join us as we turn back the clock and try to wake up a piece of motorcycle history — with the man who built it standing right beside me. Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:27 Checks 4:17 Bad News 6:27 Trouble Shooting 9:07 Liquid Courage 14:10 Moment of Truth 17:28 1st Reaction 18:18 Gast Wisdom 22:48 2nd Start 23:33 Final Thoughts Subscribe for more vintage motorcycle content, barn finds, restorations, and behind-the-scenes stories from the golden age of two-strokes.