September 11, 201411 yr Your welcome It's all over the Web probably photo shop http://www.bigbikeforsale.com/index.php/topic,675.0.html Edited September 11, 201411 yr by yankee99
September 11, 201411 yr the logo Here's the same Logo a part of there history they not show well at least not the WW2 part LOL
September 16, 201411 yr Here a snapshot that I took to the best of my ability, tried to pick a frame from the video that displays it the best but they obviously don't want to show it off too well yet.
September 16, 201411 yr Author I was looking at that same frame too That bike still looks small to me. Meaning I do not think it is a liter or even a 750 etc. Will see soon I guess
September 16, 201411 yr I know three guys in the US who already have deposits down on an H2 at their local dealerships- Kawi better come out with something really good after all tne hype.
September 16, 201411 yr I'm guessing now that Kawi is going to ignore the 'gentleman's agreement' of limiting bikes to 186mph/300kph (they already mentioned not conforming to regulations in their initial press release)- this would mean their new bike would have to exceed the '99-'00 Hayabusa, which would hit 194mph bone-stock (there are a few bikes that could meet or exceed that number already, but their limiters would have to be defeated in order to do so, so they can't claim the stock title).
September 16, 201411 yr Author I know three guys in the US who already have deposits down on an H2 at their local dealerships- Kawi better come out with something really good after all the hype. This is a common problem these days with hype............ living up to it
September 19, 201411 yr It's official now: a supercharged engine Why did you show that! Now I am even more excited than I was before. And I'll be dreaming about the H2.....or laying awake at night thinking about it..... It's all your fault!
September 19, 201411 yr so as they say supersport, it will be a mid displacement motorbike. and it looks like that from the video. airbox looks big. cool enough! hope lighter than a normal supersport! Edited September 19, 201411 yr by ll2
September 19, 201411 yr so as they say supersport, it will be a mid displacement motorbike. and it looks like that from the video. airbox looks big. cool enough! hope lighter than a normal supersport! Can they make a 200+ hp mid displacement bike? i hope so
September 19, 201411 yr i think it will not be faster than zx14r or even zx10r otherwise no one buys them. but i might be wrong.
September 19, 201411 yr All the hype surrounding the new H2 seems befitting with major of the speculations turning out to be true indeed. Powered by a centrifugally supercharged 1000cc inline four engine, the Kawasaki Ninja H2 would be cranking out a cracking 222 bhp and might just shatter the speed mandate of 300 kph for Japanese motorcycles. In fact there also happens to be a race variant of the Kawasaki Ninja H2 that pumps out a smacking 307 bhp to go alongwith the legal 222 bhp street version. I may start thinking of this Kawasaki not Panigale
September 19, 201411 yr Video shows turbo It looks like the same supercharged engine they displayed at the Tokyo show last year:
September 19, 201411 yr so as they say supersport, it will be a mid displacement motorbike. and it looks like that from the video. airbox looks big. cool enough! hope lighter than a normal supersport! If you go to the Kawasaki website and click on 'super sport' the 6R, 10R, and 14R show up- it may well be a smaller-displacement bike, but 'super sport' alone doesn't connotate the engine size. http://m.kawasaki.com/ProductSubCategory/?id=24
September 20, 201411 yr That looks like it's powered off the crankshaft to me, which would make it a supercharger (which is what Kawasaki calls it). Would you say the engine in the pic above is a turbo? I believe it's a centrifugal supercharger. Edited September 20, 201411 yr by RubberSideDown
September 20, 201411 yr I asked a friend in the States (who installed a turbo in his Suzuki Bandit) for confirmation re: whether it's a turbo-supercharger or centrifugal supercharger- this is what he said: They're all technically "superchargers", because that's what they do. Exhaust-driven units can be either turbo-superchargers (which use exhaust gases to compress the incoming mixture- what most people refer to as a "turbo") or power-recovery turbines (which mechanically return power from the exhaust blast to the crankshaft), while Roots or centrifugal "blowers" (or screw "compressors") use engine power to pump more air into the engine than it would normally inhale. The Kwak patent getting all the attention is, if I remember correctly, for a multi-speed centrifugal supercharger. Info on the Kawasaki patent: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/630/17479/Motorcycle-Article/Kawasaki-Supercharged-Inline-Four-at-Tokyo.aspx Edited September 20, 201411 yr by RubberSideDown
September 20, 201411 yr That looks like it's powered off the crankshaft to me, which would make it a supercharger (which is what Kawasaki calls it). Would you say the engine in the pic above is a turbo? I believe it's a centrifugal supercharger. I was posting in reference to post by BSJ yesterday 2104 In that video it is a turbo. The fancy chrome engine is centrifugal
September 20, 201411 yr What makes it a turbocharger? It's not exhaust-driven, and Kawasaki clearly calls it supercharged in the video.
September 20, 201411 yr From Continental aircraft engines - Model TS!O 360 Breakdown ... T - turbo S - supercharged I - injected O - opposed 360 - engine displacement in cubic inches
September 20, 201411 yr OK- what's that got to do with the Kawasaki engine? If it's not driven by exhaust gases, it's not a turbo. Edited September 20, 201411 yr by RubberSideDown
September 20, 201411 yr it is a supercharged engine getting its power from crankshaft. I am still hoping a small displacement bike and yes, term supersport is confusing and changes country to country but generally it defines mid displacement sport/track bikes. 10 days to go guys!
September 24, 201411 yr Engine soundcheck at full power: Some are saying it probably will be a 750cc.
September 26, 201411 yr Teaser Video #8 is out http://www.cycleworld.com/2014/09/24/teaser-video-8-kawasaki-ninja-h2-on-the-dyno/
September 26, 201411 yr Teaser Video #8 is out http://www.cycleworld.com/2014/09/24/teaser-video-8-kawasaki-ninja-h2-on-the-dyno/ Looks like the vid in post 117 do i have the right link?
September 26, 201411 yr Author Teaser Video #8 is out http://www.cycleworld.com/2014/09/24/teaser-video-8-kawasaki-ninja-h2-on-the-dyno/ Looks like the vid in post 117 do i have the right link? 8 was out a few days now but 9 is new
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