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Prices are going to be $50000/$25000...... Too much IMO
 
Stw said:
Prices are going to be $50000/$25000...... Too much IMO
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$50k for the H2R sounds spot on to me, but $25k is definitely too high for the H2 considering its substantial performance reduction. Kawasaki really fumbled on the goal line with the H2's power and weight specs, but I'm looking forward to reading ride reports nonetheless.
 
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The street trim H2 weighs 550 pounds and only puts out a little over 200 hp it will not perform like a pani with 205hp and weighs 400 pounds
 
I think people are missing the point of the H2 and H2R. These bikes are hyperbikes not race bikes and hence the heavy weight. You need the weight for stability at very high speeds. Ever see a drag bike that is light weight? The ZX10 is Kawi's race bike and the H2's are not meant to replace them. what race can you enter with forced air induction besides a drag race?. The hyper bikes are meant for one thing extreme acceleration like the Busa and ZX-14 and not to be flickable like the ZX-10.
 
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ScrapperX said:
I think people are missing the point of the H2 and H2R. These bikes are hyperbikes not race bikes and hence the heavy weight. You need the weight for stability at very high speeds. Ever see a drag bike that is light weight? The ZX10 is Kawi's race bike and the H2's are not meant to replace them what race can you enter with forced air induction besides drag race?. The hyper bikes are meant for one thing extreme acceleration like the Busa and ZX-14 and not to be flickable like the ZX-10.
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So the R in H2R doesn't stand for race???? It stands for Drag race???:p H2DR??:rolleyes:
For me this bike is a huge disappointment.... a fat pig...when they have the ZX14 why bother???
 
shakazulu12 said:
So why not give it the geometry of a hyperbike so it would actually be good at, you know, hyperbike stuff?
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IMHO I like it better than my Busa. Its a little lighter (50lbs) than the busa/ZX14. The Geometry makes it easier for canyon/track riding than a Busa/ZX14 but no where near todays Superbikes are at. Hyperbikes are not my cup of tea but i can understand why its better than the old style hyperbikes and for some people who is into that stuff.
 
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Stw said:
So the R in H2R doesn't stand for race???? It stands for Drag race???:p H2DR??:rolleyes:
For me this bike is a huge disappointment.... a fat pig...when they have the ZX14 why bother???
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Yeah I'm with ya. I still don't get it. The promo vids show it on a racetrack.
 
I like what KHI is doing here.using technologies of optimizing performance on a 999cc engine.Not at the destination yet but on a journey.... rather than taking the easier route of increasing capacities....until it is ridden by capable hands, opinions are just any bodies guess.

this is Mk1.1, perhaps Mk2,3 or future models with better weight reduction would come, as the model build its fan over the years....Consumers of this age can be very impatient. with internet/mobile we demand everything INSTANT, IMMEDIATE,NOW........
 
Titaniumvalves said:
I like what KHI is doing here.using technologies of optimizing performance on a 999cc engine.Not at the destination yet but on a journey.... rather than taking the easier route of increasing capacities....until it is ridden by capable hands, opinions are just any bodies guess.

this is Mk1.1, perhaps Mk2,3 or future models with better weight reduction would come, as the model build its fan over the years....Consumers of this age can be very impatient. with internet/mobile we demand everything INSTANT, IMMEDIATE,NOW........
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I have to agree. Give Kawi credit for stepping out of the box. This thing is a beast and should be appreciated for what it is, not what it is not... just my .02
 
cosmok said:
I have to agree. Give Kawi credit for stepping out of the box. This thing is a beast and should be appreciated for what it is, not what it is not... just my .02
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agreed... If I were a drag racer, I would be all over this bike for the potential it has at the strip... I think the bike has already done 8's at 166 mph with Gadson aboard (the R engined version) and I could see 7's at 170 mph plus eventually.. :eek:
 
Just revisiting this thread to note that I got to watch Jeremy Toye doing some demo laps on an H2R around Barber this past weekend at MotoAmerica. That thing is wicked! Sounds uber-mean, is as loud as any full Superbike out there, and looks to get around a track in pretty good order. He barely had time to open it up on the shortish straights at Barber, but it definitely made an impression. Looked like a giant ball of fun!
 
80shilling said:
If I were a drag racer, I would be all over this bike for the potential it has at the strip
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Pretty much the only place you could use it. Boosted engines don't make sense to me on a curvy road or on the track, they work great on the water though, love the 300X jet-ski
 

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