
Brace for impact! Kawasaki has crashed the party again, this time with a 300-horsepower supercharged motorcycle for closed-course operation only. No muffling, no emissions, no DOT. Again? In 1972, in the middle of a sleeping market much like today's, Kawasaki released its super powerful H2...
Emphasizing the "sport" in "sport touring", the new supercharged Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX and H2 SX SE have relaxed ergonomics, but very serious chassis and engine performance. Cruise control, heated grips and luggage are all available, so you could commute in relative comfort, and even tour two-up,...
Editor Score:91.75% Engine 19.0/20 Suspension/Handling 14.5/15 Transmission/Clutch 9.5/10 Brakes 8.75/10 Instruments/Controls 5.0/5 Ergonomics/Comfort 9.0/10 Appearance/Quality 8.5/10 Desirability 9.5/10 Value 8.0/10 Overall Score 91.75/100 Thumb the starter on Kawasaki's new Ninja H2 SX and its...
You may recall that Gadson also had accompanied me to the Oregon Airstrip Attack event in which we both attempted to break through the 200-mph barrier in a half-mile sprint on a stock Kawi H2R, but we both came up just a few mph short. Over the last 30 years, my followers have known me to be...
I didn't know anything about the H2 until the dealer meeting in 2012 when the Kawasaki president came up to me and said he'd like me to come to Japan and give him my opinion on a project. I was flattered. I didn't hear from him until November of 2013. So, on Thanksgiving Day 2013, while everyone...
Editor Score:85.25% Engine 18.25/20 Suspension/Handling 13.0/15 Transmission/Clutch 9.0/10 Brakes 7.0/10 Instruments/Controls 3.5/5 Ergonomics/Comfort 8.5/10 Appearance/Quality 8.5/10 Desirability 8.5/10 Value 9.0/10 Overall Score 85.25/100 Kawasaki may have just found the sweet spot with its...
When Kawasaki redesigned its smallest Ninja for 2018, the engineers went back to the drawing board and while the motorcycle on your screen may look like a revision in styling, the Ninja 400 has, quite literally, undergone changes from the ground up. I was fortunate enough to ride the 2018...