Why settle for a measly 240 when you can have 330hp?
Not street legal, but who cares, no one will be able to catch you anyway

"All three models are powered by 998cc Inline-Four supercharged engine. On the H2 models, Kawasaki claims a peak output of 240 hp at 11,500 rpm and 104.9 lb-ft. at 11,000 rpm, while the H2R — which we remind again, is not street legal — claims 322 hp at 14,000 rpm and 121.5 lb-ft. at 12,500 rpm."

I can't even imagine what 330hp can do in a small motorcycle.

 

Why settle for a measly 240 when you can have 330hp?
Not street legal, but who cares, no one will be able to catch you anyway

"All three models are powered by 998cc Inline-Four supercharged engine. On the H2 models, Kawasaki claims a peak output of 240 hp at 11,500 rpm and 104.9 lb-ft. at 11,000 rpm, while the H2R — which we remind again, is not street legal — claims 322 hp at 14,000 rpm and 121.5 lb-ft. at 12,500 rpm."

I can't even imagine what 330hp can do in a small motorcycle.

If you have wheelie and traction control turned on (and you really should), you'll probably never see even half that power. I suppose if you're cruising at 180 mph and want a quick roll-on to 220 mph, then yeah, probably then.

 

I bet insurance is going to be a big surprise on that bike

 

You would be surprised. I think the brand matters more than the model. My Aprilia had 175hp while my new Ducati has 205hp... To my surprise the Ducati is cheaper to insure by a significant amount! Guessing more people crash Aprilia's than Ducati's.

I wouldnt be shocked to hear the H2 was cheaper to insure than my SFV4.

 

I'd get the SX myself

Kawasaki Ninja H2® SX | Motorcycle | Luxury & Power https://share.google/N8ZBsvoWRxAwOuCGL

 

I'd get the SX myself

Kawasaki Ninja H2® SX | Motorcycle | Luxury & Power https://share.google/N8ZBsvoWRxAwOuCGL

Bingo! That's the one I was just getting ready to post. I'd love to have something in the stable like that next to the HD.

 

How much if I just want to ride it for maybe a half hour? 15 minutes might be long enough.

 

in a half an hour you could get pretty far on that thing

 

Horribly UGLY!!! Origami experiment gone badly!!!

 

If I were to get another Kawasaki, I think I'd give the Concours a good hard look. On the other hand, I haven't looked at many Kawasaki's in a long while and they may have something now I might like better.

 

Stay away from H2R, many, many reports of creative marketing by Kawasaki. Real-life tests shows it's only getting around 270bhp and much, much lower top-speeds than claimed.Many examples of upgraded H2 with more boost & dyno-tuning beating H2R.

 

I like to ride fast, once in a great while, but I'm sure my definition of "fast" would be a lot slower than someone that really wants one of those Kawasaki H2's.