T
he year 2020 will go down as one of
the suckiest, crappiest years in history.
Not since the second World War has
there been such universal panic and fear,
perpetuated by global mainstream media that
feeds off the despair and spews bad news
forth at a record rate, rather than focusing on
something that could brighten your day.
We need motorcycles now more than ever.
Motorcycles are a source of joy, your own
social distancing vehicles, and when you take
out the global pandemic affecting our every-
day lives, 2020 has actually been a great year
for riding new and very, very fast motorcycles.
A couple of weeks back, we threw a leg
over the Ducati Streetfighter V4 S—a machine
I must put my hands up and admit I knew I
would love; I was just surprised by how much
I did. This is a barnstorming bike from Bolo-
gna, instantly my favorite Ducati, even ahead
of the staggering V4 R.
However, over in the East the Kawasaki
Heavy Industry crew were not sitting on their
laurels. Far from it. With hearts full of super-
charged zest, the Japanese have launched
the fourth motorcycle in the H2 lineup, the Z
H2. Modeled on the H2 SX ultra-sport tour-
ing machine of 2018, the 998cc inline four
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Whoever said
too much power
isn't a good thing
never rode these
two bikes.
