the new kawasaki H2

Rich1988 · 30 Sep 2014 at 16:15

Loving the seat on that, really designed to keep you on the bike!

Katoom · 30 Sep 2014 at 16:23

Big power, trellis frame, single sided swinger, angular bodywork, looks like they're taking a leaf out of KTM's book.

ttaskmaster · 30 Sep 2014 at 16:31

ShakenNstirred said:
most sport bikes dash are like this now, it had everything you need and a lot more info on it than your fj or my ZR7

I have revs, speed, mileage/trip, fuel and idiot lights. Aside from clocks that whizz round when I trip the ignition... What more could I need?

I tried a 1250 Bandit once and was forever fiddling with the buttons, trying to scroll through to display the info I wanted. Found the digital display very inaccurate and kinda laggy, especially on the speed.

ShakenNstirred · 30 Sep 2014 at 16:38

wazza300 said:
don't u miss the sweeping rev/speedo needles though?

digi dashes are fine but can be boring

my bike has them here are day n night pic's of them, I do like the old type clocks, but some of the modern shuff doesn't look bad

Sagalout · 30 Sep 2014 at 17:34

Great to see Kawasaki doing something crazy again...they've become a bit 'normal' over the last few years

scrivz69 · 30 Sep 2014 at 17:44

That won't be cheap. Looks awesome.

Draeger · 30 Sep 2014 at 17:52

scrivz69 said:
That won't be cheap. Looks awesome.

Circa £30k apparently. :eek:

wazza300 · 30 Sep 2014 at 18:33

30k for a bike,must be mad

tis nice but god the price,imagine dropping it :eek:

wonder how much the insurance is aswell :confused:

be better to bolt on a turbo to a zx10r and save £

VoG · 30 Sep 2014 at 18:35

Draeger said:
Circa £30k apparently.

Ouch, drop it & mash the fairing & you'll be dropping trousers & reaching for the lube come insurance renewal day.

edd1e · 30 Sep 2014 at 19:10

Good on them for pushing the boundary, but i'm not found on the looks. BUT, i guess if you're going a ground breaking bike it need to look different.

good on them.

ShakenNstirred · 30 Sep 2014 at 19:41

30k is for the balls out 296bhp race version in the pic's, the road bike will be cheaper

Draeger · 30 Sep 2014 at 20:07

ShakenNstirred said:
30k is for the balls out 296bhp race version in the pic's, the road bike will be cheaper

In road trim, there are strong suggestions you would be looking at Panigale S prices - so circa £12-13k OTR.

edd1e · 30 Sep 2014 at 21:24

Draeger said:
In road trim, there are strong suggestions you would be looking at Panigale S prices - so circa £12-13k OTR.

Where can you get a new Panigale S for £12-13k OTR? More like 17-18k minimum no?

Draeger · 30 Sep 2014 at 22:18

Typo.

Vanilla Panigale at £16,250. 'S' OTR price from my local dealer is £20,250.

chris4652009 · 30 Sep 2014 at 22:37

Pure filth.

Soooo much want.

chris4652009 · 30 Sep 2014 at 22:57

Now one of the Jap four has stepped up with something truly inspiring it'll be interesting times ahead to see what the other three come up with.

A little late now for a bonkers shootout in 2015 however 2016 will be an interesting year

wazza300 · 30 Sep 2014 at 23:15

id like to se them stick a supercharger on a bog standard 600

see how much extra grunt it adds,you'd save on tax also haha

Sagalout · 3 Oct 2014 at 16:43

I'd read £20K from somewhere. I'd buy one just to look at it in my garage. I had an absolutely mint ZX12R which I could just stare at for ages lol. Kawasaki can actually do great build quality on their flagship models. It really should be green though.

SPG · 3 Oct 2014 at 18:32

I can put some wings on my Rc8 and it would better.

Think i am 50/50 on it. Be fun to see them in BSB.

ShakenNstirred · 4 Nov 2014 at 16:18

new video of the H2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAo0LWQFxdE