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tolerances to velocity would have
to agree is a burning definition of
the word fast.
It's not that the Kawasaki Ninja
H2 is going to reach a higher
top speed than a ZX-10R. It's
the way in which it advances
you onward that grabs you by
the goolies. At 6500 rpm in
third gear, 10 degrees
of movement on an H2
throttle is akin to 25
on a ZX-10R. And the
H2's torque curve is so
smooth, so buxom, it
genuinely makes many
other 1000cc sport-
bikes feel anemic.
These rapid sensations are
purely due to the presence of
the factory fitted supercharger.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries—
a company that possesses a
board of directors—collectively
voted to fit a supercharger to a
1000cc four-stroke, inline, four-
cylinder, superbike engine and
sell it to you and me.
Let that sink in for a minute.
In a world gone completely
mad with keeping you safe from
yourself, KHI has presented you
with a proposition. For $26,000,
you can acquire what is, by
almost any measure, the single
fastest form of transportation
available on the road today. A
Kawasaki H2 will posi-
tively vaporize all but the
highest specification
of supercar, and make
burgers out of most
bikes, too.
Gunning the throttle on
an H2 is pure sex. The
faster you go, the louder the flut-
ter. And much like the mattress
mash up, the faster you go, the
faster you want to go.
The receptors in your brain
open. Serotonin floods your sys-
tem. It's an orgasm of speed and
sound and liquefying peripherals.
There's a personal connection
to the experience, one very
few machines, let alone motor-
cycles, can manage.
From the rider's eye it looks
like you're riding a shark. The
reflective silver, covering every
aspect of the H2's shell, reminds
you of the exclusivity of the
experience—the Kawasaki River
Mark adorning the snout, award-
ed to only the most revered of
When was the
last time you saw
a rear wheel that
looked that good
on a Japanese
machine?
