Kawasaki Z H2 Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มิ.ย. 2020
- Kawasaki has broken all the rules with the Z H2 - a naked bike is supposed to be calmer, more relaxed and more passive. It certainly isn't supposed to have a walloping, big supercharger and make 200hp. But since when has Kawasaki worried about silly little things like rules?
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"that's the sound of the rotor breaking the sound barrier!" SOLD!!!! lololol
One of the best, if not the best and most accurate report on the fantastic Z H2. Brilliant formulations round off the successful video! Well done!
Great review guys, love the laughter😁
I really had lot of fun watching the video awesome presentation.
That straightaway! I'm so jealous!!
This is a mental bike. Great review, thanks. Cheers Don!
Keep it up guys. Love the content.
Great review Don, brilliant
Great review as usual, keep up the good work & love the humour! Can you please review the new Ninja 1000sx, Kawa has finally fixed the handling problems of the previous model with a slight steepening of the rake so you don't need to replace the rear tyre with a 55 profile, it's also a tad taller which improves the comfort on longer rides, and a more padded seat. (and of course the riding modes, quick shifter, cruise control & TFT screen all new as well). Keen to hear your thoughts!
Wow beautiful bike! 💖
Enjoyed your video. I would love one of those supercharged Kawasaki’s. I have a few bikes but have been lately riding a 2008 Suzuki B-King. It is a tremendous amount of fun. My wife and I were in Midrand South Africa in February this year. Such an amazing country and wonderful people. Watching your videos makes me want to get back there very soon when they open up the country.
thank you sir for the kind words...of SA. I will be doing a trip from JHB to Cape town, when this lockdown is over, with my new goldwing. You should hire a bike and try something Similar. I promise you have the trip of you lifetime.
keep safe boet
Love the B King the original hooligan naked! Consider the ZH2 the modern B King equivalent. Have my ZH2 parked right next to my B King.
Hahah love your reviews!
Im still breaking mine in but, i can already tell its a beast.
Wot a liar
Is it really a beast? It is a gift!
@@incognito8219 why is he a liar?
Very good video. I’m buying one.
Great video.. My next bike, i hope.. I got a Z900, 2017.. love the bike, 55.000 km so far.. so next year, Z_H2
Thanks don, that was great
I've been waiting for "The Bike Show" to do a video on my bike for months! It's here WOOHOO!
Nice one Don 👍🏻👍🏻
Yeah , it's all about that price tag 😬 ,
You can literally buy two new Z900 for the price of this...
Life is about choices ?! 😉
Cheers from Jozi 🇿🇦
Great video and LOL moments good to see the Z H2 up there and getting the feedback it deserves. It certainly isn't the the most competitive neither does it have the best brakes or suspension but man does it make you feel good and put a massive smile on your face. I'll be doing the full review on the Z H2 2021 in the coming weeks, then have some mods to add such as the Scorpion can and Sprint filter (doing videos for those too). Will be an excellent comparison to the nakeds I have already done videos for.
As others have mentioned we would love to see a Z H2 v ZZR14 comparison,. you ridden both any comments ? Acceleration and top end ?
I own one and once u put it in sport mode it’s a blast and plenty fast. As long as I can get up to 130-140 mph quickly I don’t care to much about anything after that. It’s just a plus
Don, you must have the force of the 6 million dollar man in those fore arms ! ! Nice review fella ! ! Keep them coming. P.S.: how do shut the road just for you to have fun ? Do you have friends in high places ? ;)
It's easy with a coke...😂
The lean angle Guage records the max degrees , so when your stopped you can see the reading .. it's not meant to look at while your driving..
The sound barrier statement is just marketing by Kawasaki, the the blow off valve making the noise on closed throttle.
I like this channel , where do I go to watch full shows /episodes?
Move to Johannesburg and get cable TV......
@@jonnycando 😂
@@jonnycando For a TH-cam channel? Thank god not all TH-cam channels are like this then...
Damn you Kawasaki! What am I going to do with my ZX14...Just when I was starting to really enjoy it! Now you tease me with this nightmarish beast! You will not make me give up my 14! Damn you to hell!!
I am good with 270kmh... its all about how fast you get there... How often do you use top speed on the street... how often do you use acceleration.
Very true
I know rite.
The trolls will write wtf only 270km?
Here in 2023, someone is about to hit over 200mph on it. It’s coming and it can most definitely easily achieve that😎
I love it. But I want a GT version. I need a touring screen..
You aren’t getting that... that’s why they made the H2SX...
Want a screen on this it’s all Aftermarket
Don, see when you ask, is there any need for a 200hp supercharged motorcycle, I have to ask if you ask the same question when your hooning around on the ktm 1290 superduke r or ducati streetfighter V4...??
Sport mode then its brutal🤘🤘🔥 feels faster then zzr 1400🤙🤙
We're indeed so sick and tired of being reasonable
true ... true
Brocks has this ZH2 tuned with the ECU cracked to 228 HP...and its insane....
It would be very nice to see a repeat of the test where the H2SXSE raced a ZX-14R (ZZR14) only this time using the ZH2. From a low speed roll, the ZH2 with much less weight and shorter gearing will WALK the 14R!
True, but the zx14r would leave it behind after 5th gear.. Maybe even less
@@umarmateen8806 The 14R would possibly start to pull at the top of 5th.
Yea its crazy.. I rode it for a few years.. Almost nothing can beat the machine.. Unless if your balls have shrunk.. Its crazy what 14r could achieve if you remove the cut off
@@umarmateen8806 I owned a new US spec 2017 model but sold it with less than 300 miles on it as a long day of riding it left me sore for three days! The ZH2 fits my 5'7" body very well! Honestly, with a lot less weight and same listed hp, the ZH2 intimidates me in a way the 14R never did! I'm a drag racer and not worried about top speed runs so I'm curious to see what I can get out of my ZH2 at my local drag strip as soon as they open again :(
@steve smith respect to you bro. I'm about 5'8 and the 14r is good for me.. I never rode the ZH2 but I heard its a beast.. All the supercharged kawas are coming in.. But in my opinion, the 14r remains as the king xD.. I feel that the ZH2 that youre riding should race against my suzuki Bking someday(yea I bought a b-king after my 14r). If given the chance..
The bike really suits our thicc boy very well XD
That's one bst way to narrate a story u ride
Sound...ehh... not even close to V4 ;) Great review as always!
Can't stand the sound of any "V" configuration engine. V4s sound like sewing machines. An inline 4 with that supercharger "chirp" is awesome!
Maybe, but the Italians don't have a turbo charged bullet train on two wheels ;)
So Moto-GP sounds like a bunch of sewing machines? You need your ears checked!!! Since when is a Cricket 🦗 rubbing its legs together pleasant?
Well sound is subjective mate. I quite like the sound of the aprilia vtwin over their v4. Some ppl love inline4s
Only v4 thats sounds amazing is the vfr
I have been a Kawasaki Rider for around 19 years now (first had a KG150 serpico, then a er-6n, and now have a 2008 Z1000 that i bought in 2010) so let me just say that YES, I love kawasaki.
Lately though, I'm having a HUGE problem with Kawasaki's styling choices, especially with the Z family.
first off, they have thrown out THE signature thing of the Z family... the dual exhaust cans... I mean this was for eons the number one thing that made the Z look as great as it did naked.
the the second thing that has pissed me off is that they decided to go with the stalk indicators... in my mind this makes the styling look so oldschool when ORIGINALLY the naked family of Kawasaki was the first to come out with fairing/flush mount indicators... and now, it seems that only the sport variant has this... but why...WHY!!
I have tried getting my concerns up to the Kawasaki factory, but me being a normal person in another country of no real significance, means that my voice just falls on deaf ears.
I really want to buy another Kawasaki, but unless I can fix the styling myself somehow... or Kawaski moves its styling back into the future... my current Z baby might not be able to last that long
Have the Z H2 flashed. they probably start closing the butterflies at 7500 rpm to keep the power down. there is a video of a guy in USA that flashed a H2 SX and with no mods got 240 HP at the wheel. probably the Z will do the same :-)
The video you are thinking of was done by well known "Brock's Performance" in Ohio, USA. The company/person responsible for the ECU reflash is Don Guhl from Pennsylvania, USA. I've talked to him on the phone and he is currently working on a high performance re-flash program but he told me this motorcycle's ecu is the most complicated one he's ever worked on. He said it might take until next year for the re-flash to be available. I'll certainly be one of the first to have mine done .
yeah Brocks i remember now. Sounds sweet. Happy riding you supercharger ;-) RIde safe though :-)
Awesome bike but I've gone right off naked bikes after I owned one they have no wind protection at all and I don't live in a city so I really have no need for one
@Bun Bun Have you ridden a naked bike before with no windscreen and if so is the cafe better?
And of course, most people could do very well with a Z900. But if spending another $8 grand is someone's idea of having fun another 2% of the time they are riding, by all means, buy the Z H2.
Hey ..how can i get in contact with you ?..thanks in advance
Hi Reincarnated you can email us at info@thebikeshow.co.za
Must be gearing and the ecu restrictions holding it to 277 and ofcourse your weight
Lol. Its gearing limited.
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Man i really appreciate all these hyper bikes segment which is happening now, but man these machines are somehow only focused on the power and torque now even the Ducati and Yamaha has lost its feel thats just my opinion iam not disrespecting any bike, i just still think instead of making tbese bikes like a hyper robot they should work on ita character.
Donovan has packed some weight seems like
At least this bike make more sense than street fighter v4.
In what way?
That, not too bad sounded like, not so sure about the price 😁
#The Bike Show, the top speed is 288kmh
I'm getting tired of hearing about that "tips of the charger breaking the sound barrier". Surely its obvious it can't be true? If it was speed related (gear driven s/c, remember so it's locked to engine rpm) it would happen at the same rpm every time and regardless of throttle. It doesn't. It happens when you close throttle after it being wide (or mostly) open. That leads a lot of people to think its extra boost being dumped but even that isn't true.
What you're really hearing is something known as compressor surge. As you close the throttle the extra boost has nowhere to go and surges back through the compressor. Then the bypass opens to releive it. Then as boost drops the bypass closes again but the charger is still making more boost than the closed throttle will allow to pass so the process is repeated.
Thats why it sounds like its fluttering.
Look up compressor surge and you will hear vids of it - usually on turbo cars which have too-large turbo's fitted.
Now translate that sound to a much smaller impeller with force behind it and you'll soon realise what this is.
I have no idea which marketing moron came up with this but it's just that - marketing rubbish.
yeah man but that's just boring to know
@@carlosandleon So you prefer boring truth or an interesting lie?
You need a bigger witches hat.
At 170-MPH the V-4 Ducati StreetFighter hasn’t broken a sweat !!!!!
Neither has the z h2 considering it has a power adder and restricted ecu..
i would consider it but its just ugly, ill wait for the H2
I really want to like these H2 bikes but all of them have a face only a mother could love....
Would u ride a gorgeous superbike that was horrid to handle and crippled you after 30 mins? If something looks crap but rides like a bat out of hell then it's kinda the same thing.
Dang! The streetfighter v4s breaches the 300 figure easily no?
The z h2's ecu is restricted, power peaks around 10.5k then tapers off to redline whereas the sf v4 peaks at or near rev limit. That simple shift in power will allow the v4 to exceed an indicated 300kms and, those wings add some good workforce above 170mph. After a simple reflash though, the z h2 will blast through 300kms
*downforce
Good bike i just wish it was lighter
Take the exhaust off. Should loose about 30kg🤣
@@adamrudge6480 still heavy. Tried My friends bike. If you have small built and seasonal rider and use it in the city its not good idea. Most bikes now trend less than 450 lbs wet. They need to redesign the engine make it compact .engine wise its like what 10yrs old or more
@@MrRGM10 yeah it's a bit of a lump. I'm guessing they thought the power would be enough. Maybe it's only designed to go in a straight line haha
@@adamrudge6480 or it was design for the company to get more money less R&D
@@MrRGM10 exactly that. Sports bikes have had a decline. More people are getting naked bikes. I think that's why they pushed a naked version out, it should be light. Looks like the gsxr is all but gone here. Must be something in the pipeline though.
So why isn't it a shaft drive
Because chain drive is better.
Because this isn't a bike for people who care about shaft drive, it's for hooligans.
With want ridiculous... that's why when spring comes so does my zh2 se 2022 🤣🤣🤣
It can hit 300 with a normal sized rider..
R330k, just for frame, Kawasaki must be bonkers.
Is the supercharger made of lead?! The weight of this bike is a JOKE!! Needs another 20hp for the extra 30kg
There isn’t a faster naked model on this planet for this price... can’t use all the lightweight stuff if you want it to sell
Z1000 has always been a heavy bike
HA scooter Tshirt whilst reviewing one of the fastest bikes in the world.
Way to expensive the 900 will do the job for half the price
Huh? That 900 doesn't even come close. This bike isn't even that expensive for what you're getting, and certainly not compared to its bigger brother H2.
Dave Young it's all about how much cash you got 🤣
Man in leather laughing their leather pants off doing 270 shouldn't have Apple laptops....just too reasonable.
I'm sure its a really great bike but it looks like dogshite sadly! That front end fairing *gags* :(
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The big brother is a she?!? Lol!!!