2016 KAWASAKI NINJA H2
TESTED
P74
de force that will make no money
for its creators, but kick start a
legend worth far more.
As a road machine, nothing
will get near an H2. As a track
machine a 600cc supersport
will beat it around any racetrack
that isn't a quarter-mile drag
strip. This is because the H2 is
a large, relatively heavy motor-
cycle, the suspension damping
plush and the entire machine
intolerant of a rough riding style.
It will wallow and buck like a bull
when thrown hard into corners,
however, if you channel your in-
ner Tetsuya Harada, you and the
H2 will become firm friends.
To think of the H2 as anything
but a roadbike is to entirely miss
the point of the exercise. This is
It's a big bike but surprisingly
nimble for its size. The
suspension is not ideal for
track riding, however.
