Like the rest of you, we've been chomping at the bit for any new
information about Kawasaki's newest weapon, the Ninja H2 and H2R. We've
seen the dramatic photos, we've heard the chirping dyno pulls, but
today, we get to see it in motion. Kawasaki has released volume 11 of their viral marketing campaign for
the H2 , showing the track-only H2R being put through its paces, tested
and tuned at Autopolis, their test track in Japan. The sound of the
Ninja H2R at full song is impressive even over computer speakers, and
while the test rider handles the bike somewhat gingerly, you have to
wonder what sort of systems are keeping all 300 of the hyperbike's
horses in check while accelerating out of the corners.
There are so many questions yet to answer about the Baddest Ninja
Ever. What will it cost? What power figures will the street version
make? How many minutes will it be until somebody tunes the street
version up into a track version with lights? What will the bike be
capable of, in the right hands? What the heck does Kawasaki plan to do
with it? But one thing's for sure. Big Green knows how to get our attention, and they're doing a good job keeping it. Here we go again, it looks like Kawasaki will start again with its
teasers of the H2. The first set of teasers led up to the unveiling of
the 2015 Kawasaki H2R last week at Intermot. Now, we have the wait all
over again, as we see the first teaser for the 2015 Kawasaki H2 street
version. Said to be detuned and far less expensive, the H2 will be built for
the street where the H2R is a track-only bike. Now the pair of bikes
have been seen together for what will likely be another long list of
teaser videos leaving us wanting more.
The 2015 Kawasaki H2 Street
What do you think will be different with the H2 compared to the H2R?
Comment below. Our best guess is it'll receive a detuned drivetrain
that's (hopefully) identical to the H2R, but with around 225hp. From the
images it looks like it might have a carbon-fiber body work as well,
but the top wings were replaced with mirrors. The front fairing, might
be different as the windscreen could possibly be at a less steep angle,
but again, it's hard to tell. We can definitely spot two huge exhaust
canisters with probably a 4-to-2-to-1-to-2 exhaust configuration. It
looks as though the street-version will retain the single-sided swing
arm, like so many of us were hoping for.
The
rumor is the street version will be unveiling sooner than you think (so
stay tuned to RideApart, this month) meaning fewer teaser videos then
before.
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