Kawasaki Ninja H2 Superbike

                                    

After divulging the pricing for the upcoming Kawasaki Ninja H2, ZigWheels has learnt that the Ninja H2 superbike will be launched in India in March, 2015. The Kawasaki Ninja H2 will be the second launch for the Japanese two-wheeler giant in 2015 after the Kawasaki Versys 1000 scheduled to be launched in January, 2015 .

The Kawasaki Ninja H2 will be brought to the Indian two-wheeler market via the CBU route. It will be priced at Rs 26 lakh (ex-showroom) which should translate into an on-road pricing of close to Rs 30 lakh. The Kawasaki Ninja H2 is the street-legal version of the 300PS, Kawasaki H2R hyperbike and made its world debut at the 2014 EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy last month. Powering the motorcycle is a 998cc, liquid-cooled, supercharged inline-four motor churning out 200PS at 11,000rpm and peak torque of 113.5Nm at 10,500rpm. The Kawasaki Ninja H2 will be offered with an option of Ram Air that hikes the power output to 210PS. The Kawasaki Ninja H2 is also the only supercharged production motorcycle on sale currently.

pOWER

Engine

Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke in-line four

Displacement

998cc

Bore x Stroke

76.0 x 55.0mm

Compression ratio

8.3:1

Fuel System

DFI® 50mm throttle bodies x 4 with dual injection

Intake System

Kawasaki supercharger

Ignition

Digital

Transmission

6-speed, return, dog-ring

Final Drive

Chain

PERFORMANCE

Front Suspension / Wheel Travel

43mm inverted fork with rebound and compression damping, spring preload adjustability and top-out springs / 4.7 in

Rear Suspension / Wheel Travel

NEW Uni-Trak® with gas-charged shock, piggyback reservoir, dual-range (high/low speed) compression damping, rebound damping and preload adjustability, and top-out spring / 5.3 in

Front Tire

120/70 ZR17 M/C (58W)

Rear Tire

190/65 ZR17 M/C (78W)

Front Brakes

Dual radial-mount, opposed 4-piston calipers, dual semi-floating 330mm discs, KIBS ABS

Rear Brakes

Opposed 2-piston calipers, single 250mm disc, KIBS ABS

Cooling System

Water-cooled

DETAILS

Frame Type

Trellis, high-tensile steel, with swingarm mounting plate

Rake/Trail

25.1 degrees / 4.3 in

Overall Length

81.5 in

Overall Width

30.3 in

Overall Height

45.7 in

Ground Clearance

5.1 in

Seat Height

32.7 in

Lubrication

Forced lubrication, wet sump with oil cooler

Curb Weight

476.3 lb**

Fuel Capacity

4.5 gal

Wheelbase

57.1 in

Color Choices

Mirror Coated Black/Real Carbon