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What's the difference between the standard and the
SE? The SE gets a larger windscreen, heated grips,
upgraded seat and wheels, launch control, quick shifter,
full color LCD display and LED corning lights.
These switches located on the
left handlebar allow the rider to
toggle through various electronic
settings, including KTRC settings,
selectable Power Modes and the
Cruise Control function.
H2 SX a "sport tourer,"
a difficult thing to do. It
somewhere in the middle ground
being an all-out sportbike
a big-mile sport tourer.
though it has been redesigned specifically for the SX in
order to boost low-to-midrange performance and improve
fuel efficiency.
To achieve this, engineers boosted the compression to
11.2:1 (from 8.5:1 on the H2 and H2R) with a newly de-
signed piston, narrowed the engine's intake and exhaust
ports, reduced the throttle body sizes from 50mm to
40mm, as well as shortened the cam timing.
The exhaust system's head pipes and connector pipes
have also shrunk in size in comparison to the H2, and so
did the silencer. The goal here isn't to take away perfor-
mance, but relocate the power, making it a well-balanced,
yet viscous street weapon instead of an all-out missile.
Engineers also spent time revising the supercharger,
which uses Kawasaki Gas Turbine and Aerospace technol-
ogy to minimize heat gain and better performance during
street riding—including improved fuel economy and increased
midrange power. The supercharger is planetary gear driven,
and spins its 69mm impeller at 9.2 times the speed of the
crankshaft. Due to its superb efficiency, the need for an
intercooler is eliminated. An added bonus is a sound hole in
the intake duct that has been placed to let the rider enjoy the
