I had a Gen 2 Hayabusa for 10 years and recently bought a low mileage 2019 H2 SX SE+ for my 80th birthday even though I had never seen one, such were the reports I'd read on TH-cam. This bike (without the radar on the 2022 model and without all that green paint!) is as amazing as this review highlights, It is very different to the Hayabusa, more comfortable and easier to ride in the twisties. I agree it's not suitable two-up ( which is a plus) and it has too many gizmo's ( set and forget) but it is great to ride fast in old age!
At 60 I just got the 2022 and am super impressed with its comfortable way of delivering sport bike handling and power. It’s not insane. It’s actually the perfect older dudes sport bike.
I am 72 years old and I have been riding since I was 16. I’ve had top-of-the-line Hondas, Kawasaki’s and BMWs and this is the bike that I have been waiting for. I have a 2020 and I consider to be perfect! It is what I always wanted it was never really available.
Got mine 4 weeks ago. A very competent bike. I just want to keep riding. When you get comfy with the acceleration and quickshifter it is like your own rocket. I take it to work monday through friday and on weekends I tear throught the landscape. 200 km to the relatives is like a Bill Burr show - you just keep smiling and laughing. The only negative so far is the smart phone connectivity. It does its tricks but too few apps are in the system. This hopefully will improve.
I've had one since 2019. It is THE best way to cover distance quickly and comfortably but with real excitement and involvement. It’ll scratch on Alps passes with sports bikes, Vmax on autobahns with hyper bikes, cross continents while loaded with touring bikes and run around cities without fuss with the commuter bikes. Nothing else can do everything like this bike can.
I saw your report on kawa 1000SX and I bought it, and it was a pleasure to ride it this season. First bike after my licence. No problem at all to handle it. As you said first week in rain mode to understand the bike, then road, then sport mode. This is so incredible. I will take it to the track next season. (I'm in Canada). Now, I saw this and I can't wait to buy it too :). The best of tech and power. To powerful for a first bike but now I can ride it.
I've got about 1700 miles on mine. Came from the 1000sx. I love everything about it. You were right about the speed being deceptive. I find myself thankful for those brembos often when i realize I'm going alot faster than I thought. Boost comes on hard between 5-6k rpm so I have to make sure I'm above that when I crack the throttle or I end up looking at the sky lol
Spot on review, I have a 2013 Ninja 1000 (SX) and my riding buddy has a 2018 Goldwing and a 2019 (I think) H2 SX SE + pre-radar equipped and your review is very accurate. Amazing bike, massive non-stop pull, super brakes, premium build quality, amazing gearbox and the semi active suspension makes it ride like it's on rails. The downside for me is how far forward you lean compared to my Ninja 1000 but in every other detail, amazing bike. I owned a 1999 ZX-12R and a fellow riding friend had a Hayabusa and now rides a 2017 Multistrada and he was amazed by the H2 as well......
If you get the older models18-20, make sure to cough up the extra and find a SX SE+ . The added electronics package is worth it. I have had my 20' for a year now and love it. Its not as fast as the ZX14R in a straight line (my son has a 14R), but when you hit the curve at the end of the straight away, the 14R is like driving something much much heavier. The SX SE has all the power, and brings back the fun of a sport bike again, with the comfort of a bigger bike.
@@DifferentSpokesTV I certainly did. Yeah I'll be holding on to my 10 year old Versys thou for now but when that ship comes in I'll light up northern England with supercharger chirps.
The H2 is nuttier than squirrel shit. My buddy got one about six months back and he says he's never seen its full potential because it still scares him.
Just purchased this bike, he is right you can't seem to top this bike out. So far this bike is amazing, drives like no other, bends amazing on the highway, hell I don't want to drive this anywhere but the highway, it's got too much power to enjoy...
It's impressive and both refreshing at the same time how open you are to a toy that totally doesn't fit your taste in simplicity and budget and yet you are still reviewing it for exactly what it is and not what you personally want it to be or not. I'm now in my 3rd season with this one and I can confirm you pretty much hit the nail on the head. If I had to add something then it would be the maintenance on this bike. While servicing it isn't particularly more or less expensive than other 1,000cc bikes, despite its rather bulletproof engine, this one eats tires for breakfast and it needs to be looked after by the rider quite a bit. Simple things like tensioning the chain require more tools than usual and shouldn't be performed underway. And then there is no top case available and it would look not good with one, so you're stuck with a tank bag or rear seat bag that both can't be locked. The key, while keyless go, still needs to be taken out for refueling and opening the cases. Oh, and speaking of fuel, it isn't really that much more thirsty than most other tourers when ridden on longer trips, but the tank is a little on the smaller side, so 200 miles is as much as you get comfortably. All in all its performance focus take away a little bit of its touring capabilities. None the less, I toured most of the southern european continent with it and it was not only absolutely beatiful and a true luxury to experience, it was also 100% reliable and very much accomodating with all the rider aids. You'll get to talk a lot with other bikers too, as eveyone heard about it but no one really seen it live. I've personally seen maybe another five H2 SX'S and they were all the previous models. And I ride mainly during high summer season on the most iconic Alpine roads, so this maybe one of the most rare models out there of all. Even my dealer says that they basically sell none of them.
I just bought the 2022 for my 60th birthday. I have owned a lot of bikes in my lifetime. Last 10 years I’ve been spoiling myself with owning best of category motorcycles and keep the garage full. I mention this because I am spoiled by the industry and developed a “meh” attitude towards all the bikes I own. A 2022 BMW RT… Meh it’s ok. Lol. But this bike I can’t stop gushing about. It is at home here in Mew England roads that twist and wind through rise and falling hills. The pavement isn’t always the best but the Showa Skyhook is absolutely the best stock suspension I have ever ridden. So compliant while remaining controlled. It’s that perfect balance of not too plush and not too jarring. The way this bike is planted in turns is the best surprise I got when riding it for the first time. Ya it’s fast. But it handles even better than expected. That weight helps it stay composed over bumpy turns as the suspension does its trick. Also holding its line like on rails. It reminds me of an old 2000 ZX-7 I once owned. It just holds its line and is planted mid corner. To me this is what transports you into a sublime state of satisfaction. That ease of pace this bike has. I wish I got the extended warranty. I think this is staying in the garage for a long time.
It's great to see Kawasaki's technological show piece, but I'd definitely go down market to the Ninja 1000 SX. Mostly to get a lighter bike. All my favorite rides have been under 500 pounds. I can go into the mid 500s on some really sophisticated bikes, but never would I be willing go to the high 500s. I love a bike that will blast to 100 in seconds to pass a long line of cars, but I neither want or need to go over 120...off the track anyway. There's no public road I've ever seen that couldn't throw a fatal suprize at a vehicle going 120 or more. Too many Moose wanting to cross the road where I live.😬 There's just so many smart new twins or triples that fit that bill, weight 485 pounds and cost $10,000 to $15,000.😎
I came here after I read an article which states that Finnish motorcycle cops drive this bike (Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE). From zero to 100km/h is 2.5 seconds.
Two words: Brock's Performance Install a full exhaust - drop 30 pounds off instantly ECU flash and Sprint filter with Brock's tune - 259 wheel horsepower, 106 ft-lb wheel torque
@@DifferentSpokesTV Hahaha Just goes to show, how ridiculously restricted stuff is from factory. None of these things are "power adders." They are "power restorers."
I testridden it. It blow my mind. Its litterly a comfy seating lockomotive with a rocket engine. Suspension and chassi makes it hard to keep your licence. Only drawback is you wont feel the speed until its 3x legal limit. Maybe to fast, to stable to get some giggle out of it.
I have the 2019 version H2xse not a big fan of the new dash but they are incredible bikes put a full exhaust system and a 230 hp tune other than watching boost temp nothing can touch it
Guess you have never driven a Corvette . The Vet kills vipers and Porche's . Looking to get the H2 . You only live once . Enjoyed the review . Thank you .
Great review. But bear in mind, the regular H2 is a much scarier proposition than the SX. The throttle is an on off switch. They're really not that similar. Scarier = Funner. Lol
I bought a brand new 1998 ZX11 for $9500. I bought a brand new 2007 ZX14 for $9500 (dealer sale, normally would have been around $10,800 I believe). I currently ride a used but well cared for 08 Concours 14 which I bought 2 years ago for $5000. All three bikes were/are amazing. As much as I lust over the H2’s, I just can’t bring myself to spend $30k on a bike. If I buy a new bike, I’d buy another ZX14.
I guess I may be asking a stupid question here but, considering that I always rode older and simpler bikes, I will take the risk and ask anway. Of course such power, acceleration, rocket speeds and refinement must be a real thrill, besides the status it gives to its rider. But you kept saying that exactly by those atributes, it's good to have those eletronic sensors that may put the beast far from tamed, but tratable or, under control. Therefore, if I'm not wrong, it is like the eletronics are puting, somehow, itself betwin the rider and the machine. You also stated that it's good to see how a luxury gt bike (I think we may put that steed under that category) feels like. So, as a, let's say, "research tool" it's also a valid vehicle, if I understood everything well, and that is perfectly fine. But (here goes the question) in real world and under real conditions (objectively and subjectively) a more "modest" and "pure" bike won't be more autentic on the feeling it provides? I mean, too much power (in every sense of the word) for normal roads can't be more disappointing than rewarding since the biker will be always using just a little fraction of the capabilities of the machine most of the time? To me (of course I may be dead wrong here), as fun as a "monster bike" like this Kawasaki appears to be in the beginning, living with it for a long term relationship is like keeping a cannon to, mostly, kill an eventual fly on the wall, isn't it? Share your thoughs about this subject in more depth, please, once it seems that such bike is much more a psicological affair, than a pure motorcycling affair. Neverthless, I'm well aware that such passional matter, as bikes, are always a subjective and, sometimes, controversial theme. Thank you, peace from Brazil. ✌
Yeah , I suppose for you younger folks,,,, the '04 Yami FJR that I owned, is way too much for me! That monster you just showed,,,,, no thanks...... I'll stick with my '81 Yami XS1100H! Thanks , always love your show
Great video as always! Would you mind letting know which roads you were riding on? They look amazing!! I’ll be ridding in Southern Ontario next month. Thanks
No problem. The three nice ones featured in the video are Letterkenny Road between Quadeville and Rockingham Road, Old Barry's Bay Road, and Rockingham Road. They're in the Wilno and Barry's Bay area of Ontario. Lot's of bikers come for the weekend from Toronto and Ottawa just to rip around on those roads.
Even tho the 2022 Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE cost $34,000 AUD I am going to work my ass of and when I turn 20 I am got to get the newest version. But for now I am going to going to get the KTM RC 390.
I only know-of about 1,500 Motorcycle Channels. (about 750 in Canada) But get this... of this 1,500, not even one of those includes any Male Channel's from the USA, which there are thousands and thousands of. I only focus on us Girl Riding Channels and Guys from Canada. Don't tell anyone, but my plan is to make more videos like this, this coming winter. I have secretly been making "Flags" for these 1,500 Channels (I was telling you about) for the last 2-years now.
Still having passed 60 a bike like that gets the hair on my arms to stand on end. Wow. Was lucky enough to try the first gen Hayabusa when it first came out, I was a sportsbike guy in those days and that was the bike for me that I could not and would not max out. It felt that ridiculous. I´ve always considered myself a Honda guy but somehow or other I´ve owned more Kawasakis than Hondas. Also currently on a Kawa, for the sixth? time. This was a good review, nothing to be ashamed of if a bike is to your liking. After all, that is the feeling for which we ride.
I'd love one! I have the Ninja 1000, which is excellent, but, why not go nuts and have one of these? My local dealer has a demo model. Hmmm now I just need $38k AUD.
Super charger on a track only Superbike - Done Super charger on a Street legal Superbike - Done Super charger on a Street Naked - Done Super charger on a Sports tourer - Done Eagerly awaiting Kawasaki to let us listen to that super charger chirp on a Cruiser - Vulcan S 😉
@@DifferentSpokesTV Top Gun + Name dropping Kickstar My Heart + your comment about replacing a defibrillator with the engine of the Ninja H2 SX SE = your best intro yet.
the bike is incredible i have the h2 and the sitting posture sucks, after riding for 30 mins i want to stop and relax my back for 10 mins. I heard the h2 sx sitting posture doesn't bother? is it true you didn't talked about it
@@DifferentSpokesTV I'm sure you could find many less traveled roads where you could let's say enjoy it's capabilities without any enforcement attention
😳🤔 I’ve not ridden this bike but it looks good 👀 to much gadgets for me ie takes the feel out of it the maps etc are good apart from the track and what with bad roads pot holes 🕳 where are going to use it I know on a flight ✈️ path b safe everyone hold my hand 🤚🎶I feel the need for?
Well, why have a 200 hp bike on a public highway in the first place. Like you said, it's a toy. Maybe you want bragging rights. IDK. I'm looking for my first dream bike after 45 years of not being on one. I've been wanting an africa twin for the past 3 years. I still think it would be a great bike for me. The only thing is, I don't really know where I can find any trails other than dirt roads to ride on. Now I'm looking at sport touring bikes. I like the kawasaki 1000 sx. I'm going to go and look at one this weekend. At least I can sit on it and get a feel for the riding position. I'm 6'2 and weigh 285. Decisions, decisions.
@@DifferentSpokesTV Indeed, and unlike a 600, these are actually pretty easy to ride. The torque that ZX had was incredible. You could just put it in third and not "need" to shift ever. Of course it wouldn't be as fun LOL
Yup, I have a H2 SX and now I feel like I've seen it all and nothing can surprise me anymore. Cured. Until, of course, the next model with 250hp comes up.
Your fellow Canadian FortNine shares your humour, explaining motorcycle wheels and tires, i quote, "like homophobic men it desperately wants to go straight", Ryan is quite an eloquent dude. Concerning the warp drive, a American postdoc PHD here in my town has been playing with Einstein's equations, he had plenty of time when the pandemic kept him unable to return home to the U.S. He reduced the necessary energy expressed in mass to about the weight of Jupiter. PBS spaxetime featured Dr. Eric Lentz's work but the explanation were not really elaborated. The physicist in Göttingen hosted an evening lecture and explained some of the Star Trek technology and which of that is realized by now. The inertia dampers will not be needed at all. Bending spacetime does not creste inertia, but I guess somebody will eventually have to find out. The Romulan cloaking device is existent.....for infrared light only.
Bike got way more than 190+ hp. Get it flashed . It’s not running out of steam cause the bike letting you know it has way more in it than what you deal with from restrictions That’s a 240+hp machine
No, I do not find this useful. I saw the race track-only version in a museum, and I simply love the looks. No, you don't need this. But it is sure cool as hell. Nevertheless, thanks for the video, it was great. And sometimes I simply prefer unsensible things. This sure is one of those.
I had a Gen 2 Hayabusa for 10 years and recently bought a low mileage 2019 H2 SX SE+ for my 80th birthday even though I had never seen one, such were the reports I'd read on TH-cam. This bike (without the radar on the 2022 model and without all that green paint!) is as amazing as this review highlights, It is very different to the Hayabusa, more comfortable and easier to ride in the twisties. I agree it's not suitable two-up ( which is a plus) and it has too many gizmo's ( set and forget) but it is great to ride fast in old age!
You are an absolute legend! I hope I'm still riding at 80!
At 60 I just got the 2022 and am super impressed with its comfortable way of delivering sport bike handling and power. It’s not insane. It’s actually the perfect older dudes sport bike.
I got a few more till 80…I might just trade up my 1000 SX…😮❤❤
I am 72 years old and I have been riding since I was 16. I’ve had top-of-the-line Hondas, Kawasaki’s and BMWs and this is the bike that I have been waiting for. I have a 2020 and I consider to be perfect! It is what I always wanted it was never really available.
76yrs going strong as well
Got mine 4 weeks ago. A very competent bike. I just want to keep riding. When you get comfy with the acceleration and quickshifter it is like your own rocket. I take it to work monday through friday and on weekends I tear throught the landscape. 200 km to the relatives is like a Bill Burr show - you just keep smiling and laughing.
The only negative so far is the smart phone connectivity. It does its tricks but too few apps are in the system. This hopefully will improve.
I am seriously looking at a 2022 right now. What have you been averaging with your fuel economy?
I've had one since 2019. It is THE best way to cover distance quickly and comfortably but with real excitement and involvement. It’ll scratch on Alps passes with sports bikes, Vmax on autobahns with hyper bikes, cross continents while loaded with touring bikes and run around cities without fuss with the commuter bikes. Nothing else can do everything like this bike can.
I can push my sv650 backwards while sitting on it, the H2 was to heavy to move. Reverse gear when? ;D
I took delivery of my 2022 H2 SX SE 3 weeks ago. I think this is a well balanced report. It´s a very very good bike, Does all that it says on the can.
Nice ride. Enjoy it and be careful to keep your licence.
I saw your report on kawa 1000SX and I bought it, and it was a pleasure to ride it this season. First bike after my licence. No problem at all to handle it. As you said first week in rain mode to understand the bike, then road, then sport mode. This is so incredible. I will take it to the track next season. (I'm in Canada).
Now, I saw this and I can't wait to buy it too :). The best of tech and power. To powerful for a first bike but now I can ride it.
I've got about 1700 miles on mine. Came from the 1000sx. I love everything about it. You were right about the speed being deceptive. I find myself thankful for those brembos often when i realize I'm going alot faster than I thought. Boost comes on hard between 5-6k rpm so I have to make sure I'm above that when I crack the throttle or I end up looking at the sky lol
Great review. I've had mine for 6 weeks and it's an amazing Motorcycle. No doubt.
I test rode the bike a year ago and it certainly is the best in class. Beats my Ducati Multistrada V4S in many respect.
I purchased mine in 2019, been all over Europe two up with luggage, superb bit of Kawasaki wizardry👌🏽
Spot on review, I have a 2013 Ninja 1000 (SX) and my riding buddy has a 2018 Goldwing and a 2019 (I think) H2 SX SE + pre-radar equipped and your review is very accurate. Amazing bike, massive non-stop pull, super brakes, premium build quality, amazing gearbox and the semi active suspension makes it ride like it's on rails. The downside for me is how far forward you lean compared to my Ninja 1000 but in every other detail, amazing bike. I owned a 1999 ZX-12R and a fellow riding friend had a Hayabusa and now rides a 2017 Multistrada and he was amazed by the H2 as well......
Lol, awesome review! Ours will be delivered next week. 🤜🏻🤛
If you get the older models18-20, make sure to cough up the extra and find a SX SE+ . The added electronics package is worth it. I have had my 20' for a year now and love it. Its not as fast as the ZX14R in a straight line (my son has a 14R), but when you hit the curve at the end of the straight away, the 14R is like driving something much much heavier. The SX SE has all the power, and brings back the fun of a sport bike again, with the comfort of a bigger bike.
Even though not a fan of sport bikes but I always like your insightful videos, well done!
I appreciate that! Gonna get some Hondas next so stay tuned.
One of my favourite TH-camrs riding my dream bike. I can't wait until I watch this. Well I can wait, obliviously. Not much choice really. 😅
Ha, enjoy!
@@DifferentSpokesTV I certainly did. Yeah I'll be holding on to my 10 year old Versys thou for now but when that ship comes in I'll light up northern England with supercharger chirps.
Yeah, that freaked me out the first time I heard it.
The H2 is nuttier than squirrel shit. My buddy got one about six months back and he says he's never seen its full potential because it still scares him.
Yep, I can see how he thinks that.
Now i need to add this bike to my ninja 400
Only Kawasaki!
They built the 1st Bullet Train in 1964.
It makes perfect sense.
Just purchased this bike, he is right you can't seem to top this bike out. So far this bike is amazing, drives like no other, bends amazing on the highway, hell I don't want to drive this anywhere but the highway, it's got too much power to enjoy...
It's impressive and both refreshing at the same time how open you are to a toy that totally doesn't fit your taste in simplicity and budget and yet you are still reviewing it for exactly what it is and not what you personally want it to be or not. I'm now in my 3rd season with this one and I can confirm you pretty much hit the nail on the head. If I had to add something then it would be the maintenance on this bike. While servicing it isn't particularly more or less expensive than other 1,000cc bikes, despite its rather bulletproof engine, this one eats tires for breakfast and it needs to be looked after by the rider quite a bit. Simple things like tensioning the chain require more tools than usual and shouldn't be performed underway. And then there is no top case available and it would look not good with one, so you're stuck with a tank bag or rear seat bag that both can't be locked. The key, while keyless go, still needs to be taken out for refueling and opening the cases. Oh, and speaking of fuel, it isn't really that much more thirsty than most other tourers when ridden on longer trips, but the tank is a little on the smaller side, so 200 miles is as much as you get comfortably. All in all its performance focus take away a little bit of its touring capabilities. None the less, I toured most of the southern european continent with it and it was not only absolutely beatiful and a true luxury to experience, it was also 100% reliable and very much accomodating with all the rider aids. You'll get to talk a lot with other bikers too, as eveyone heard about it but no one really seen it live. I've personally seen maybe another five H2 SX'S and they were all the previous models. And I ride mainly during high summer season on the most iconic Alpine roads, so this maybe one of the most rare models out there of all. Even my dealer says that they basically sell none of them.
I just bought the 2022 for my 60th birthday. I have owned a lot of bikes in my lifetime. Last 10 years I’ve been spoiling myself with owning best of category motorcycles and keep the garage full. I mention this because I am spoiled by the industry and developed a “meh” attitude towards all the bikes I own. A 2022 BMW RT… Meh it’s ok. Lol. But this bike I can’t stop gushing about. It is at home here in Mew England roads that twist and wind through rise and falling hills. The pavement isn’t always the best but the Showa Skyhook is absolutely the best stock suspension I have ever ridden. So compliant while remaining controlled. It’s that perfect balance of not too plush and not too jarring. The way this bike is planted in turns is the best surprise I got when riding it for the first time. Ya it’s fast. But it handles even better than expected. That weight helps it stay composed over bumpy turns as the suspension does its trick. Also holding its line like on rails. It reminds me of an old 2000 ZX-7 I once owned. It just holds its line and is planted mid corner. To me this is what transports you into a sublime state of satisfaction. That ease of pace this bike has. I wish I got the extended warranty. I think this is staying in the garage for a long time.
It's great to see Kawasaki's technological show piece, but I'd definitely go down market to the Ninja 1000 SX. Mostly to get a lighter bike. All my favorite rides have been under 500 pounds. I can go into the mid 500s on some really sophisticated bikes, but never would I be willing go to the high 500s.
I love a bike that will blast to 100 in seconds to pass a long line of cars, but I neither want or need to go over 120...off the track anyway. There's no public road I've ever seen that couldn't throw a fatal suprize at a vehicle going 120 or more. Too many Moose wanting to cross the road where I live.😬
There's just so many smart new twins or triples that fit that bill, weight 485 pounds and cost $10,000 to $15,000.😎
Yeah, unless you're next to the Autobahn you definitely don't need this much power on a motorcycle. But dang, it does get that heart rate up.
All those good looks and power…and I paused the video to screenshot the luggage 😅. Great review, Spokes! Subbed!
I'm 53 - I'm going to buy this simply bcos u said you are 80th : )
For all other things, I really would like you to do a review on the ZX14. It would be good to know your thoughts on that compared to this.
I came here after I read an article which states that Finnish motorcycle cops drive this bike (Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE). From zero to 100km/h is 2.5 seconds.
Two words: Brock's Performance
Install a full exhaust - drop 30 pounds off instantly
ECU flash and Sprint filter with Brock's tune - 259 wheel horsepower, 106 ft-lb wheel torque
Hey, if you're going to indulge, indulge to excess.
@@DifferentSpokesTV Hahaha
Just goes to show, how ridiculously restricted stuff is from factory. None of these things are "power adders." They are "power restorers."
I testridden it. It blow my mind. Its litterly a comfy seating lockomotive with a rocket engine. Suspension and chassi makes it hard to keep your licence. Only drawback is you wont feel the speed until its 3x legal limit. Maybe to fast, to stable to get some giggle out of it.
I have the 2019 version H2xse not a big fan of the new dash but they are incredible bikes put a full exhaust system and a 230 hp tune other than watching boost temp nothing can touch it
I am looking to buy a 2022 model. Just curious, what was the average fuel economy before and after the exhaust and ECU tune?
I have a 21 H2 Carbon, and a 2018 H2 sx se, I put my all into my H2 sx se and the bike makes 271 hp atw .
I guess you weren't kidding about "off-roading" it!
I never kid about off-roading anything. If I get my hands on a Gold Wing I'm hitting the trails.
Guess you have never driven a Corvette . The Vet kills vipers and Porche's .
Looking to get the H2 . You only live once .
Enjoyed the review . Thank you .
Fantastic video, beautiful roads…
Great review. But bear in mind, the regular H2 is a much scarier proposition than the SX. The throttle is an on off switch. They're really not that similar.
Scarier = Funner. Lol
Thanks! Yes, the SX is a lamb until about 6 or 7k rpm.
Not much far out honestly I have both and then to max speed. Often
Great Test&Review. I love your comments. Amazing SuperCharged Machine. European Ninja1000SX SE rider.
I bought a brand new 1998 ZX11 for $9500. I bought a brand new 2007 ZX14 for $9500 (dealer sale, normally would have been around $10,800 I believe). I currently ride a used but well cared for 08 Concours 14 which I bought 2 years ago for $5000. All three bikes were/are amazing. As much as I lust over the H2’s, I just can’t bring myself to spend $30k on a bike. If I buy a new bike, I’d buy another ZX14.
I like your sharing especially on real world conditions and ride feel.....Thank you very much
I guess I may be asking a stupid question here but, considering that I always rode older and simpler bikes, I will take the risk and ask anway.
Of course such power, acceleration, rocket speeds and refinement must be a real thrill, besides the status it gives to its rider. But you kept saying that exactly by those atributes, it's good to have those eletronic sensors that may put the beast far from tamed, but tratable or, under control. Therefore, if I'm not wrong, it is like the eletronics are puting, somehow, itself betwin the rider and the machine. You also stated that it's good to see how a luxury gt bike (I think we may put that steed under that category) feels like. So, as a, let's say, "research tool" it's also a valid vehicle, if I understood everything well, and that is perfectly fine.
But (here goes the question) in real world and under real conditions (objectively and subjectively) a more "modest" and "pure" bike won't be more autentic on the feeling it provides? I mean, too much power (in every sense of the word) for normal roads can't be more disappointing than rewarding since the biker will be always using just a little fraction of the capabilities of the machine most of the time?
To me (of course I may be dead wrong here), as fun as a "monster bike" like this Kawasaki appears to be in the beginning, living with it for a long term relationship is like keeping a cannon to, mostly, kill an eventual fly on the wall, isn't it?
Share your thoughs about this subject in more depth, please, once it seems that such bike is much more a psicological affair, than a pure motorcycling affair. Neverthless, I'm well aware that such passional matter, as bikes, are always a subjective and, sometimes, controversial theme.
Thank you, peace from Brazil. ✌
Wait…it’s boosted to 11. ;)
Love the video and I must say ‘I feel the need for less speed’. :)
I don't think you need to worry with all those 286cc you've got there.
@@DifferentSpokesTV haha. ;)
Is there a bike that's comfortable like a goldwing but with a cracked out engine like this thing
Seems like the perfect bike.. for me
Riding it is highly addictive.
Omg..that was a fantastic vid..and omg...I want one
Thanks! And you definitely should at least test ride it. It'll blow your mind.
Had a zzr1200 for 8 years and loved it. I wish I could afford the se sx..
Yeah , I suppose for you younger folks,,,, the '04 Yami FJR that I owned, is way too much for me! That monster you just showed,,,,, no thanks...... I'll stick with my '81 Yami XS1100H! Thanks , always love your show
Thanks! It's honestly a bit much for me too. The Ninja 1000SX is more my price and performance range.
I'm a simple man... I like beer... I like people who say "hold my beer"... so are the reasons I like Kawasaki... and why I ride one
I got tired waiting trying to find one. I just bought a 2021 H2 SX SE now I look & my locate dealer got a 2022 H2 SX SE in stock
Great video as always! Would you mind letting know which roads you were riding on? They look amazing!! I’ll be ridding in Southern Ontario next month. Thanks
No problem. The three nice ones featured in the video are Letterkenny Road between Quadeville and Rockingham Road, Old Barry's Bay Road, and Rockingham Road. They're in the Wilno and Barry's Bay area of Ontario. Lot's of bikers come for the weekend from Toronto and Ottawa just to rip around on those roads.
@@DifferentSpokesTV Thank you very much!
Been there, done that,,,,like 12yrs ago with the 2010 Honda VFR 1200f. And that didn't even have a supercharger!
Even tho the 2022 Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE cost $34,000 AUD I am going to work my ass of and when I turn 20 I am got to get the newest version. But for now I am going to going to get the KTM RC 390.
Great bike. Great review.
I am about to post a video featuring your Channel ;-)
Just a bit more sesame street editing. hee hee
Goodness, that is my Dream Bike.!
Thanks for the shoutout Angel. I just watched it. You guys know a lot of moto channels.
I only know-of about 1,500 Motorcycle Channels. (about 750 in Canada) But get this... of this 1,500, not even one of those includes any Male Channel's from the USA, which there are thousands and thousands of. I only focus on us Girl Riding Channels and Guys from Canada. Don't tell anyone, but my plan is to make more videos like this, this coming winter. I have secretly been making "Flags" for these 1,500 Channels (I was telling you about) for the last 2-years now.
Talk to me, Spokes 🙃
Roger. Huh? Over. What?
@@DifferentSpokesTV what’s your vector, Victor? 🤣
Still having passed 60 a bike like that gets the hair on my arms to stand on end. Wow. Was lucky enough to try the first gen Hayabusa when it first came out, I was a sportsbike guy in those days and that was the bike for me that I could not and would not max out. It felt that ridiculous. I´ve always considered myself a Honda guy but somehow or other I´ve owned more Kawasakis than Hondas. Also currently on a Kawa, for the sixth? time. This was a good review, nothing to be ashamed of if a bike is to your liking. After all, that is the feeling for which we ride.
Thanks! Yep, Kawasaki is putting out some good stuff recently. Hopefully I'll be on some Hondas soon.
I'd love one! I have the Ninja 1000, which is excellent, but, why not go nuts and have one of these? My local dealer has a demo model. Hmmm now I just need $38k AUD.
Super charger on a track only Superbike - Done
Super charger on a Street legal Superbike - Done
Super charger on a Street Naked - Done
Super charger on a Sports tourer - Done
Eagerly awaiting Kawasaki to let us listen to that super charger chirp on a Cruiser - Vulcan S 😉
And finally, a scooter. That will complete the set.
I have the Zh2 and the ZX 14r. I wonder just where this model fit in????
How was the wind? Looks like it would be full in the face.
I just shitted my pants when you said 400 kmh
Track only for that one, but yeah, that's Kawasaki for you.
DCT is missing
That was a fantastic intro.
Glad you liked it! Top Gun was my favourite movie when I was 12. Fond memories.
@@DifferentSpokesTV Top Gun + Name dropping Kickstar My Heart + your comment about replacing a defibrillator with the engine of the Ninja H2 SX SE = your best intro yet.
0:31 ?! How can they sit on a single seat h2 have not pillion seat
great video.
the bike is incredible i have the h2 and the sitting posture sucks, after riding for 30 mins i want to stop and relax my back for 10 mins. I heard the h2 sx sitting posture doesn't bother? is it true you didn't talked about it
I could sit all day on the H2 SX. It's a pretty nice place to spend the day.
@@DifferentSpokesTV That's amazing i'd grab my hands on this thing man as soon as possible
Wouldn't mind having that in my stable even a little ..
Same here. Though I'd lose my licence real quick.
@@DifferentSpokesTV I'm sure you could find many less traveled roads where you could let's say enjoy it's capabilities without any enforcement attention
Masterpiece and not for everyone, one must be mature….
Definitely not for me then.
@@DifferentSpokesTV 😂😂
Ive got a 2016 ninja h2 with 255hp, i think i need this cause its sooooooo sexy
Next bike next week ✌😎 (SX 2022, SE unavailable...)
😳🤔 I’ve not ridden this bike but it looks good 👀 to much gadgets for me ie takes the feel out of it the maps etc are good apart from the track and what with bad roads pot holes 🕳 where are going to use it I know on a flight ✈️ path b safe everyone hold my hand 🤚🎶I feel the need for?
Well, why have a 200 hp bike on a public highway in the first place. Like you said, it's a toy. Maybe you want bragging rights. IDK. I'm looking for my first dream bike after 45 years of not being on one. I've been wanting an africa twin for the past 3 years. I still think it would be a great bike for me. The only thing is, I don't really know where I can find any trails other than dirt roads to ride on. Now I'm looking at sport touring bikes. I like the kawasaki 1000 sx. I'm going to go and look at one this weekend. At least I can sit on it and get a feel for the riding position. I'm 6'2 and weigh 285. Decisions, decisions.
Had a ZX-14 so I'm now over this type of performance. But still gotta give Kawi, the kudos for building this thing.
Everyone should try these out just to know what's possible.
@@DifferentSpokesTV Indeed, and unlike a 600, these are actually pretty easy to ride. The torque that ZX had was incredible. You could just put it in third and not "need" to shift ever. Of course it wouldn't be as fun LOL
Yup, I have a H2 SX and now I feel like I've seen it all and nothing can surprise me anymore. Cured. Until, of course, the next model with 250hp comes up.
Your fellow Canadian FortNine shares your humour, explaining motorcycle wheels and tires, i quote, "like homophobic men it desperately wants to go straight", Ryan is quite an eloquent dude.
Concerning the warp drive, a American postdoc PHD here in my town has been playing with Einstein's equations, he had plenty of time when the pandemic kept him unable to return home to the U.S.
He reduced the necessary energy expressed in mass to about the weight of Jupiter. PBS spaxetime featured Dr. Eric Lentz's work but the explanation were not really elaborated.
The physicist in Göttingen hosted an evening lecture and explained some of the Star Trek technology and which of that is realized by now. The inertia dampers will not be needed at all. Bending spacetime does not creste inertia, but I guess somebody will eventually have to find out.
The Romulan cloaking device is existent.....for infrared light only.
Thanks for the info. With the energy requirements I'm guessing they'll need a pretty big supercharger :)
Bike got way more than 190+ hp. Get it flashed . It’s not running out of steam cause the bike letting you know it has way more in it than what you deal with from restrictions
That’s a 240+hp machine
4:51 the best feature...
I agree. It's worth the little extra weight to be able to clean the chain easily.
@@DifferentSpokesTV most definitely!!
my man
if suzuki cant make the same bike as kawasaki doing right now they better close up
Way to much To much for me. I don't want or need that kind of HP.
How could Maverick afford such a bike on a US Naval Officer salary?🤷🏽♂️😉
How could he afford a P51 Mustang? There's the question.
@@DifferentSpokesTV Very true. Anchors Away!!!
@@DifferentSpokesTV You’ve convinced me. Maverick was on the take.
Own a H2SX, just bought a DRZ 400, much more fun, just saying.....
No, I do not find this useful. I saw the race track-only version in a museum, and I simply love the looks. No, you don't need this. But it is sure cool as hell. Nevertheless, thanks for the video, it was great. And sometimes I simply prefer unsensible things. This sure is one of those.
Yeah, I think this is one of those "look what we can make" bikes. I doubt they'll sell too many at that price but it was plenty of fun for a week.
It's so heavy
Metallica suffer the pain
Era meglio la zzr1400
591lbs. Holy cow, she needs to go on a diet.
Hey now, it’s mostly muscle weight!