Took a spin out on Kawasaki's Supercharged H2 SX sports tourer:
Good Bits
- nowhere near as heavy as it looks, beautifully balanced and very easy to filter through traffic at low speed
- very comfortable riding position that equally weights bum, wrists and legs
- an engine that makes a current litre sports bike feel gutless - very, very fast..
- sounds like you have a canary trapped behind the fairing when giving it some beans (chirping supercharger)
- passive suspension that smooths the bumpiest roads yet oddly and pleasingly doesn't let the bike wallow in bends
- obviously not as agile as a sports bike but not half bad through the twisties and very stable when cranked over
- brakes that work
- loads of space for passenger and luggage
- unique looks
Bad Bits
- unique looks
- clutch a bit heavy
- slightly snatchy part throttle response
- base model lacks the desirable tech of the SE version
I thought I'd find the H2 a fast, heavy lump, instead I found it a ridiculously fast, very capable all rounder. Not bad at all..
Good Bits
- nowhere near as heavy as it looks, beautifully balanced and very easy to filter through traffic at low speed
- very comfortable riding position that equally weights bum, wrists and legs
- an engine that makes a current litre sports bike feel gutless - very, very fast..
- sounds like you have a canary trapped behind the fairing when giving it some beans (chirping supercharger)
- passive suspension that smooths the bumpiest roads yet oddly and pleasingly doesn't let the bike wallow in bends
- obviously not as agile as a sports bike but not half bad through the twisties and very stable when cranked over
- brakes that work
- loads of space for passenger and luggage
- unique looks
Bad Bits
- unique looks
- clutch a bit heavy
- slightly snatchy part throttle response
- base model lacks the desirable tech of the SE version
I thought I'd find the H2 a fast, heavy lump, instead I found it a ridiculously fast, very capable all rounder. Not bad at all..