Someones Already Vlogging On A H2!
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SwissMotard
The Swiss Motard
Too much bike for the street and for me.
I'd end up flying off the mountains here.
I'd end up flying off the mountains here.
Andrew
Wannabie Member
It's deffinitly looks like a handfull!
And with a (supposedly) £20,000 insurance premium, I'd be scared to take the ting out of the garage....
Holy Crap are you serious!
If they got the cash........
kuhlka
Wannabie Member
*Yawn* No $#!7 it's fast. Turbo Hayabusas with 300+whp are fast and have been done many times over. What I want to know is if this thing will outrun an 1199S or S1000RR around a track. Doubtful considering it's weight. Funny how the jap bike fanboys are going nuts over features that have been done on Ducatis for decades (low-end grunt, STRONG Brembo brakes, fast, etc etc). I just wish they'd made it 100lb lighter.
Seems like Kawasaki was just going for fastest in a straight line bragging rights rather than overall handling performance. I'd really like to hear an owner whose experienced top shelf suspension comment on the H2's suspension. Does it have a $25,000 motorcycle's suspension? The F1000RR I test rode a few years back was glorious suspension-wise.
Seems like Kawasaki was just going for fastest in a straight line bragging rights rather than overall handling performance. I'd really like to hear an owner whose experienced top shelf suspension comment on the H2's suspension. Does it have a $25,000 motorcycle's suspension? The F1000RR I test rode a few years back was glorious suspension-wise.
mikeonbike
Wannabie Member
I feel like I'd be able to ride that thing for 20 mins max the first time before I have to stop to let my hands stop shaking.
Exactly what I was thinking watching this video
GHOSTNINJA
Lets do this!
There is a guy on his H2 making videos. Feel free to let him know I sent you 
https://www.youtube.com/user/ibsabur
https://www.youtube.com/user/ibsabur
kuhlka
Wannabie Member
Having grown up with power between my legs, high horsepower becomes second nature after a while as you experience faster rides. This assumes you have the skill and sense to handle that power. I suspect it's a wild ride if you're hard on the throttle, but with how many electronic rider assists it has, it's probably a pussycat in the softest ride mode if you're smooth with your right wrist.
The big question is whether or not it's worth the $25,000 price tag for something that heavy if it's not all-day comfortable and comes with a hefty insurance premium... It seems rather stupid to me to put a supercharger on a 1,000cc engine. IMO, the bike should have been a super lightweight ZX-6R supercharged. I'd be more impressed by a 600 with 1000 power than a 1000 with ludicrous power.
CBRHoonigan
#1 Hoonigan
meh
Nerb
Seriously not serious
I agree with you, but... Have you ridden a new 600 vs new 1000? For example a zx6r and a zx10r... there is no difference between them except hp. Weight and handling of late model liter bikes is amazing. The h2 is a show pony and technology experiment for sure, but Im pretty sure any reputable rider will say if you actually want to be fast, buy a zx10r instead... or R1 or gsxr1k or panagale or s1000rr or whatever.
kuhlka
Wannabie Member
I've ridden a long list of bikes and traded with friends for an hour or so here and there. A new 600 might have the same horsepower as a 1990s 1000, but it doesn't compare to the power and torque of a new 1000. You just don't get the same straight line pull for passing maneuvers and most of the inline fours you have to be high in the powerband. Even comparing a new 675 to my old 955i Speed Triple is no comparison. The low end torque at low RPMs destroys the 675. I can pop up wheelies on the triple at like 3500rpm in first. Gotta be up around 6k on the 675. The major difference is weight and handling.
As far as 'going fast' goes, if you're talking about track riding, many 1000+cc motorcycles aren't great on really tight tracks. Might be great on gigantic Laguna Seca, but Eagles Canyon in TX would be better with a supermoto or 600. If you're talking about a straight line, it's all about peak power and the H2 has that in gobs. An older Hayabusa could easily obliterate it on a stright for much cheaper, though. Just look at Ghost Rider's 500hp busa streetfighter...
I don't think I'll ever buy a 600 unless it has boost to put it close to the power levels I'm used to. I like to be lazy on the throttle and pull hard in 6th from 3,000 RPM. You're not going to get that with any modern 600 without going to a pizza-sized rear sprocket, which murders your top speed. That said, I see no need for H2 power. I've ridden a Panigale R. It's a hilarious riding experience, but it's also a bear for the average rider to control as a daily driver. Hell, my Diavel will very quickly get you dead if you're not on your game every time you throw your leg over, and it's down almost 100hp from the H2...
When the 1098 first came out, there were at least three wrecked on the Deal's Gap Dragon the first month of summer. I bet the same happens with the H2 as well-to-do squids take delivery and get in over their heads.
SwissMotard
The Swiss Motard
Well I clearly have a special monster Street Triple then as that's definitely not the case for me.
kuhlka
Wannabie Member
Well I clearly have a special monster Street Triple then as that's definitely not the case for me.
You can power wheelie your street at 3500 rpm? Please post up a video of that.
sixmiffedy
Wannabie Member
The h2 does look and sound amazing but that price tag!! My pos sv gets treated like crap and worse in winter. don't see the point in a 20k road bike I'd be so paranoid about scuffing it or someone whacking into me I would be able to enjoy the ride.
PistnRods
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