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the color of the exhaust pipe when reving...... drooooool!!!!
 
Im wondering how streetable the bike will be. I bet it will sell like hotcakes though. Im having a hard time understanding its spot in the kawa line up though. Its not a zx14, but its not a zx10 either. From a marketing standpoint it seems like its going to cannibalize competition from both as a lot of people who buy both the zx10 and zx14 care a lot about HP numbers but I digress
 
dujuruprincipe808 said:
Im wondering how streetable the bike will be. I bet it will sell like hotcakes though. Im having a hard time understanding its spot in the kawa line up though. Its not a zx14, but its not a zx10 either. From a marketing standpoint it seems like its going to cannibalize competition from both as a lot of people who buy both the zx10 and zx14 care a lot about HP numbers but I digress
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Agreed..it is an odd marketing situation... I do not see sales for this bike coming from other manufacturers... H2R could have been their halo bike..especially given the price/Hp...but the h2 is too "ordinary" and ugly to win sales from Yamaha etc...Be interesting to see what happens to Zx14/Zx10 sales numbers....
 
I would bet this bike doesnt make anymore than 250 crank horsepower hence why they say they don't want any numbers said. I will truly be amazed if this bike makes 300 at the crank and about 250-260 at the wheel. VERY doubtful though. Time will tell.
 
White13Pani said:
I would bet this bike doesnt make anymore than 250 crank horsepower hence why they say they don't want any numbers said. I will truly be amazed if this bike makes 300 at the crank and about 250-260 at the wheel. VERY doubtful though. Time will tell.
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I seem to remember a number of around 327Hp claimed... ?? I did see that the bike does 203mph and just simply ran outta room.... top speed should/could be around 240mph... Of all the criticism of it I don't think power is one of them....
 
Time will tell.

God knows what amazing things Ducati could do weight and power wise if they didn't have to worry about CARB, EPA, DOT, etc etc.
 
Stw said:
I seem to remember a number of around 327Hp claimed... ?? I did see that the bike does 203mph and just simply ran outta room.... top speed should/could be around 240mph... Of all the criticism of it I don't think power is one of them....
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It seems as if they are trying to build suspense with how much it makes. Its just being put out in a weird way IMO. I hear 300 then I hear 320+. No doubt the power will be there though. 320+ is a bold statement and Kawasaki is trying to shock and awe the world with this monster. Given second thoughts about it, all I see the H2 & H2R doing is killing off the ZX14. It could possibly suck in the Hayabusa crowd...? Its just as ugly as the H2 lol :D
 
I don't think Kawasaki is worried about the H2 taking sales from the 10R & 14R. The H2 is a low volume bike and was only sent to dealers with a customer who placed an order and put down a $2k deposit. It seems to me the H2 is simply an engineering exercise and maybe a sign that the next gen 14R (and other bikes) will be supercharged. I really like the freedom the design team had with the H2 bikes, they've created a riding experience unlike anything else on the market.
 
Eleven 99 said:
It seems to me the H2 is simply an engineering exercise and maybe a sign that the next gen 14R (and other bikes) will be supercharged.
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That's what I was thinking. How many dudes put SC's on their Busas and ZX14's already.
 
b9009b said:
That's what I was thinking. How many dudes put SC's on their Busas and ZX14's already.
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Right. Also the H2 is a $25k bike and since it's low volume I doubt there's any discounts. Aftermarket support?

The customers that want huge HP can buy a 14R and would have $10k left for mods. You can do a lot to a 14R with 10K (ohlins, motor work, lighten it, turbo, etc.,). So I really don't think the H2 will "steal" customers away, but people that want an amazing riding experience should consider the H2.
 
Eleven 99 said:
Right. Also the H2 is a $25k bike and since it's low volume I doubt there's any discounts. Aftermarket support?

The customers that want huge HP can buy a 14R and would have $10k left for mods. You can do a lot to a 14R with 10K (ohlins, motor work, lighten it, turbo, etc.,). So I really don't think the H2 will "steal" customers away, but people that want an amazing riding experience should consider the H2.
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Most of the H2's will sit in a garage or only go on the drag strip though. I doubt we will see any on the road over here. I bet it would be hell riding that thru lights lol
 
Eleven 99 said:
I don't think Kawasaki is worried about the H2 taking sales from the 10R & 14R. The H2 is a low volume bike and was only sent to dealers with a customer who placed an order and put down a $2k deposit. It seems to me the H2 is simply an engineering exercise and maybe a sign that the next gen 14R (and other bikes) will be supercharged. I really like the freedom the design team had with the H2 bikes, they've created a riding experience unlike anything else on the market.
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I see your point. I have no idea where they are going with this bike. No doubt it's phenomenal but if it is an engineers dream come to reality, surely kawa figured they could make money somehow. Although I wish they would more often, rarely does a motor company create a new platform purely for the enthusiast without tinking it would be profitable. Somebody has to pay for engineering design production and advertising. :D I hope it does well though. It will raise the bar yet again. Pretty soon we will see 500 hp super bikes lol
 
b9009b said:
Most of the H2's will sit in a garage or only go on the drag strip though. I doubt we will see any on the road over here. I bet it would be hell riding that thru lights lol
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Ya it would be hell trying to keep your hand off the throttle blasting through lights
 
dujuruprincipe808 said:
I see your point. I have no idea where they are going with this bike. No doubt it's phenomenal but if it is an engineers dream come to reality, surely kawa figured they could make money somehow. Although I wish they would more often, rarely does a motor company create a new platform purely for the enthusiast without tinking it would be profitable. Somebody has to pay for engineering design production and advertising. :D I hope it does well though. It will raise the bar yet again. Pretty soon we will see 500 hp super bikes lol
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If the H2 is R&D for future models, Kawasaki should eventually see a return on their investment. Look at MotoGP. Honda, Yamaha, and Ducati are pouring millions into their GP machines and teams. I highly doubt manufacturers in Moto GP are turning a profit from the racing. They're looking to get a return on their investment from the R&D that they will use on their future street bikes (and from the marketing).
 
Eleven 99 said:
If the H2 is R&D for future models, Kawasaki should eventually see a return on their investment. Look at MotoGP. Honda, Yamaha, and Ducati are pouring millions into their GP machines and teams. I highly doubt manufacturers in Moto GP are turning a profit from the racing. They're looking to get a return on their investment from the R&D that they will use on their future street bikes (and from the marketing).
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Kawasaki has been on the low end of the food chain since the 1970's. I'm glad to see them have the courage to step up and show some innovation.
It doesn't hurt name recognition either.
 
I have always loved Kaws, this is the first one I really don't care for the looks. It reminds me of a transformer from those Japanese cartoons.
 

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