Kawasaki H2 & H2r Review (First Ride)
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- Опубліковано 11 бер 2015
- Finally the waiting is over! After all the hype, Bike World gets to ride Kawasaki's Supercharged H2 & H2r in Qatar. Crank it up and feel it! Check out our clean onboard lap: • Kawasaki H2R Onboard L...
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6 years later and this is still the best review of the Ninja H2
Watching since 2015..its 2019.. this review never gets old!
2021🙌🏽
Back again dec 21 21. If I could ride half as good as he does! And if I had buckets of $1000 Bills, I would die from pushing this bike!
2022, still cool
The headlight on this thing is so freaking cool. Beady little ball of light coming at you at a third the speed of sound. Sinister.
nick hi it is cool 😎 the kawasaki looks fantastic.
320 horsepower???? I thought it was supposed to be just 300! Holy crap! This is a fast bike.
Every second video should be a motorcycle review to this level of quality by this journalist. This is what will really put bike world on the map... What is this guys name? His review style is great
mark111112 His Name's Chris Northover and he rides on the show occasionally. Thanks for the great comment, our plan is exactly as you said to promote biking to a mainstream audience and put it on the map!
mark111112 Yeah, I was impressed with this guy too. Very articulate and good natured with a good screen presence, and he's obviously passionate about motorcycles.
mark111112 very much agreed the man is charismatic and entertaining
Couldn't agree more. What a great job he did!!
Search Torque Tomahawk and watch Storm the Embassy.
Kudos to the video team.... Good angles and awesome sound effects
Personally, I think that both of these bikes are absolutely beautiful! I've been a huge fan of Kawasaki since I bought the 2016 Z800. Looking at the beauty of these bikes as well as their performance, makes me an even bigger fan. Great vid guys.
a great video, nicely put together, parts of details, experience, sound, technology details, feel, and feedback. Its good to see a video review done properly, cut together correctly with nice video works and transitions. And to top it all off a humble honest clear as crystal person to talk about it. Thanks for sharing. The bike? maybe too much for the road unless you are track daying, however its is a clear work of art no doubt
Urbano Motor Thanks!
Awesome review! I can't wait to get my H2 in 2 weeks!!!
Lucky Bastard, can we borrow it to race something?
Lol! I will do all of the racing for you! We will have access to a 2015 S1000RR, R1M, 1299 panigale and zx10r with a built up motor. Please stay tuned to my channel for those awesome races!
The bike is still ugly as shit but I would kill for that motor
Nice review
I have seen the clip, interesting but the rider haircut is a problem.
Outrageously impressive video and riding! Thanks chaps!
I love this review! Can watch it over and over. Job well done 👍🏻
Very good in depth review. Damn that's a monster of a bike, it looks like it handles and accelerates oddly smooth for the amount of power it has.
Excellent review. A little surprised he mentioned the h2 doesn't pull up top much harder than a zx10, but the mid range is what stood out. Excited to see how the public modifies the h2 and what kind of power gains it makes....as if it needs any.
Bloody impressive; this bike had better be in the next Batman movie!
I never try kawasaki at all but I love the Kawasaki engine technology, and enjoy this review, you are the professiinal one.
still the best review of the Ninja H2 and H2R
I hate the H2 exhaust, but the H2R's one is amaizing !
+Glider FS the h2's exhaust is just way too big for my taste, why cant they just put a akro or a austin racing exhaust on there
I agree that it's very noisy.
+Glider FS all new h2s in the uk have an akra system not that massive silver eye sore
Barron nice
I'me french... Yeah, fucking 100 hp law. Fuck off, i'me riding in full power. I envy you, dear british ! ^^
THANK YOU! Now people can get it! STOP all this track talk! These bikes are about FUN!!! It's a roller coaster on wheels! I'm sure it can do decent around the track but the point is for you to have fun like you have never had before! You want to chase lap times, get a ZX10R. You just want to get your heart racing...H2R!!
BTW...I'll be doing H2 races on my channel soon. We have some CRAZY stuff coming up! :)
woah now what is the first rule about the track club? you don't talk about the track club. XD
You wanna get your heart racing? Get a Yamaha! Yamaha revs the heart... Okay I'll stop lol :P
Jeremy Divona lol I just can't wait till my H2 comes in I believe it will be just as good as the R1
i dont doubt it brother the bike looks outstanding. BE EXCITED!
taho339 lmfao then you have 100% not watched this vid it has WAY to much mass o even compete with a Yamaha R6 on track on straightline speed it can be more of a closer race at least up to 180mph after that the H2 will leave any inline due to AERO vs MASS to have a better mass means better AERO =)
Still one of the best reviews of this bike. My H2 is stoved for the winter, but watching this makes it easier to handle the cravings not being able to drive it for 5+ month’s when the spring comes. This is my go-to-video to get my “fix”.
Cheers!
@@BikeWorldTVshow I hope you were being Sarcastic when you said it's "ONLY" 220 HP in 2015.
Man 220 hp is a lot from a stock bike.
I can watch this again and again. Great footage and great presenter, good job.
You guys ride these things like little toys; crazy stuff - great riding.
Thanks Chris!
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Wow cool machines! I'm a harley rider but I appreciate the other spectrum as well. Always liked kawasaki. My dad had a old kawasaki triple 2 stroke many years ago and I've always been a fan of kawasaki since then. Back when he had that it was about the fastest thing on 2 wheels ( factory). But anyhow wow what a job kawasaki did on these. I'd like to have a h2 just for sake of having one lol. I have to ride a harley with big cushy seat because of my multiple back surgeries. I like the old school classic Harley Davidson rumble and vintahe looks, but I also appreciate and like new cutting edge things
that is seriously the most amazing looking front end of any motor bike I have ever seen. I keep waiting to hear the transformers sound start and it change into a decepticon. what an amazing machine.
Had to revisit this with the release of the Z H2. Great to watch the H2R in action again with some mega riding. Well done!!
First time a see a bike show that really ride the bike's as they should be ridden. Well done. oh and I love the music.
heres a thought,buy one of each,put the compliance plate and lights on the h2r then do an insurance claim on the h2
Nicely put together, and gosh what a fantastic bike!
What a fantastic video! Great review about two amazing bikes!!
Thank you!!!
paulbi2008 Thanks!
Great video guys. Keep producing content like this please :)
Imagine riding a 50cc after the h2r xD
I'll love it
Lol ,,, I had similar experience, I rode a 220cc after riding an 850cc and I was literally pulling the 220 to fullest but wasn't feeling any thump 😅🤣
Why would you even throw the leg over?
I am thinking of buying this bike as a beginner bike 😂
Yeah it'd be terrifying lol
Unequivocally the best video review of the H2 and H2R out there.
Awesome review... I could feel the jinx
🙋🙌🙋🙌🙆
This bike is absolutely stunning,its a monster,the bike that launched a thousand shits
Bikeworld ; Nex time you review a super-loud bike, would you guys mind taking the epic music out from the clips that the bike/s is/are on the track? It really ruins the beatiful sound. Thanks.
elber galarga It seems like everybody does that crap nowadays. I wanna hear the video not the music video. jeez
chicken This was produced for our TV show, no music really doesn't work well on TV.
Ok, i'm sure i'm not the only one that requests a non-music-video with ONLY the bike's sound. Thanks. Bike World
+elber galarga No, but that's why we loaded this: ua-cam.com/video/9ajURWAQhX4/v-deo.html
Thank ye then :D Bike World
when you look at the H2, it just looks like quality and I love the metelic green they used.
Awesome, and the sounds are as amazing as the action.
why do you all put the background music !! the engine's sound is music enough..
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"I'm going to swear again, I can just feel it".....lol What a great job he did!
Thanks
Good commentary. He's spot on informative.
Beautiful video production -- very thorough and well-conceived.
What tire pressure did you run, if I may ask?
R1, Hayabusa, CBR, R6, H2 most iconic motorcycles in the history. Even people who are not riding bikes know about them.
+Daniel N I think you really nee to verify what you have said.They are great bikes but many other would top them if you say " iconic".
My first impression for H2 & H2r wow it look like a panther
Wakanda panther you're talking about? 😆
Love the channel, great review!
Awesome review.
The hyperboles remind me of Top Gear in the olden days.
Reminds me the looks of the Predator !
The official busa killer is here.
This is the best explanation of the H2. Hands down! Couldn't have said it better myself
Thanks!
That was a phenomenal video I didn't want it to end!... I'm about to watch it again (giggling)
wish we could get that H2R engine in the road going H2
goood idea ;)
Just change the tires brah😉
Perfectly summed up: you pull it into fourth thinking you are out of wheelie range, then it does one
Best review I have seen on these bikes.
This guy is awesome. Well reviewed. Thumbs up !
Would the h2r be a good first bike? :D
vwr32jeep Your comment is 4 years old and no one was kind enough to get back to you. The H2R is a great 1st bike. (It will also be your last) but hey! Why not go out in complete style! I wish I wasn’t football player huge. There’s not a sport bike made where I wouldn’t look like a big clown riding the thing. That’s why I own a Kawasaki cruiser. Cheers!!
@@badapple65 R.I.P. vwr32jeep
that supercharger flutter.......
What a great video! Awesome review!
Really enjoyed watching this on a cold January day in Yorkshire. The video is very well filmed and Chris' enthusiasm has "sold" me on a bike I initially thought was an unusable, lardy publicity stunt... I WANT ONE!
PS: I quite like the sun glasses...
You guys should review the lightning electric superbike! 200hp and 168 ft. lb. TORQUE!!!
Tim Salotto It's gonna be the future for sure supercharged vs electric
Tim Salotto That would mean to much power to early LOL.. A EL Engine has full tq from 0 mph and 0 RPM things like this would/will mean a wheelie from here to the end of world or a spun up tire in 1second.. The TC would light up as a xmas tree on xmas.. There is no pont of trying to make use of it..cause its physically impossible a standard zx10r makes 75bhp at 6000rpm that means 65lb-ft @ 6000rpm evven that is fricken hard to hold down in 1 gear lmfao..
Steve Hash Tell that to the guy who won Pike's peak with it! (not an electric version, straight up, Pike's peak) :P
Tim Salotto BHAHAHAHA first off thats not EL only second pikes peak is years in differ from a track racing LOL it can`t even been compared NO EL will ever see the track thats just the way it is.. to much tq low down will never be a good thing.. EL don`t own any track records around the world.. Now the EL bike had 240bhp and they didn`t beat the zx10r gen4 either way lol..But again track racing vs pikes peak lol thats about who has the gut nothing to do with bikes thats the same on Nurburgring those who have the balls wins even guy martin won on a street fight turbo LOL does that happen on a real track?? EMN THATS A NO...
Steve Hash Ok, and I call BS because you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
Hello my future midlife crisis!!!! lol
hahahaha same thought
I've been experiencing the midlife crisis since I was 20. I feel you m8
What is midlife crisis??
one thing that is very important :
Don't lose the sperm,
Otherwise,
You will be weakness.
Sperm can create a human,
That is a treasure in body.
@@waynepascal1389 The fuck are you on about?
Great video guys, best on the H2 & H2R I've seen and I'm watching all of them! :) In other news, lotto ticket will be bought, I NEED THIS BIKE ^_^
Thanking you wouldn't just be enough. Amazing video!
Thanks!
"Literally blown my mind". I think you're using the word literally wrong M8.
oneslyder English is the most butchered language.
oneslyder Yes, because grammar is what you should be focusing on in this video...
oneslyder I tried to form a mental picture, but gave it up.
oneslyder I was wondering how he was still able to breathe and speak with a blown mind. Then I realized he meant figuratively.
English is not the most butchered language. This use of "literally" is used in most other European languages, and is absolutely correct. That's what is called a "hyperbole". You should have literally paid more attention at school.
"Not necessarily the fastest thing on the track." So what would be in your opinion. I read that this thing cracked 352 kh/h without mods.
Great vid
good work team!
Got to see one of these up close at a random gas station on a back road. Only had 140miles on it so he couldn't rev it past 4k or so but was a real sweet bike! Love the chrome and green paintjob
“Not necessary the fastest thing around the track”? I wonder what “factory” bike is faster?
+Clifford Zellner The ones that are lighter and handles better R1M or RSV4 RF
of the 900,000 people who have watched this video, maybe a dozen will ever own this bike. -.-
8 years now still the best review😊
Thanks!
Great review!! Well done.
As expected . Bunch of people kept crying and saying it's just for straight line action. You'll never be able to hit curves with it. I'm shocked that people said such garbage lol.
Them motogp bikes crazy powerful as well and yet they still hit curves nicely. Guess they forgot about gp bikes lol . Words got ate after they realized truth.
The reason they were saying that wasn't because of the power, it was because of the 238 kg claimed weight.... The same as a 2015 R1200 GSA!
Scot Wilson the people I know kept crying bout it's power. They didn't mention much on the weight of the bike but mainly said it's too powerful.
those glasses tho
Sick, kinda reminds me a little of the Eurofighter!
Brilliant work young man, i want the angry version please.
Thanks for posting BW.
I want a go! loved the video Tanks!
463 dislikers are 463 fans of BMW, Suzuki blind fans....
Maybe fans of koenigsegg aswell?
Because this bike does 0-300 km/h in 9.5-10.0 seconds, faster than any production car to date.
No they are not Suzuki fans.....they are Ducati and Mv agusta fans
No they are BMW Ducati Yamaha honda Suzuki.
A Suzuki fan would love this bike. I know, because I am a long time Suzuki fan since the late 70s when I bought a new 1978 GS1000.
H2? The 1st thing to go is the stock pipe.
Yup, I would put straight headers in that boy
i love both machines it's a breath taking killer bike. i cant wait to have one and lay on it soon😊
Great review. This bike is the Best. Bar none. Great looking, unique, super performance. Kawasaki stunned us once more.
320hp from a .998 L engine... Nicccce!
its not a supersports bike and the H2R is track only 130DB bike ? so whats the point of it?. dont get me wrong its awesome but really whats the point??
Because they can?
i understand that bit, but you would get black flagged on the first lap of any trackday :(. would be good to see it on the straight against a moto GP bike, kind of top gear style :)
The Flying Yetti There are some interesting races arranged, we'll be there! Kawasaki are looking into an additional exhaust so the bike can be used on trackdays...
awesome, cant wait for that, great show you guys do keep up the good work ! :)
The Flying Yetti It's pretty much a prototype. Its the future. With the success of this, Kawasaki will probably bring the TC into the next iteration of the ZX series. That is the whole point. Its pretty much a first off of its kind, Kawsaki is showing that their tech is here to stay..it obviously needs more tweaking to produce all that ,or most of that power and be street friendly. That will be for 2016 or 2017.
A TC ZX10R producing close to 230-250BHP would be epic.
im gonna Own One of these for sure...
Each One H2 & H2R...
Just super Crazy
Wow what a bike, I got to see and hear the h2r last October at a Kawasaki track day and it's louder than GP bike what a beast
Out with the old tec in with new,
I love this bike,
I love this bike,
This guys haircut nearly ruined my life
You win the internet with this comment bro. Fuckin hilarious! And it ruined my life.
Somebody's jealous.....
@@willyd4850 Is that you bieber?
Probably trying to cover up balding
kinda a old two stroke guy and I am glad they gave the the old name some real power. .used to watch guy try to drag the old h2 . Couldn't keep the front wheel on the ground. what a cool bike.
Great review. Subscribed! H2R is off the charts and they made a road legal version too. Take a bow Kawasaki.
It's a suicide machine..
বাইকের ছিছি কতে
Suicide never looked so sexy 😍
@@hasibhossain5193 1000
When I die, I want to be buried in this video
Times change with fairings, and these new superbikes (H2, H2R, R1, etc.) have removed most of the side fairing to give max cooling to the engine. There was a time when fairings covered the entire engine area. Years ago I had a Triumph Sprint RS which was called half faired (actually 2/3 faired with a belly pan) and people thought it looked weird because the engine was exposed on the sides. My how times have changed!
near the 2023 H2/H2R
STILL STAY GOLD.
How about next time doing the review without sun glasses?
Are you more interested in his eyes than the bike?
+Bike World How about learning good manners and being professional and then reply to my comment?
+CYGNUS-X1 It's a MOTORBIKE review for god sake! Chris is a very talented rider and a few quirks, one of which is wearing outrageous glasses. Don't think it should be taken too seriously! We're not being rude we're just fed up with people comment on stupid stuff like glasses and not the hard work we all put in to produce this video. You think your original comment wasn't just as rude as our reply?
+Bike World Your right in that point, indeed its a PRO review, (topnotch) and that's why i was not glad with the (glasses), its spoils a bit the hard work and the review itself (just a bit). You know, wean a person speaks the eyes shows enthusiasm (or not), and a few dozen expressions more, without that its like your talking to a wall you know what i mean? If you take a look on UA-cam, reviews or not, in the sun or in the rain, how many do you find talking with sun glasses on? 1 in 1000 maybe? Just for the record, i like his sun glasses, and just for the record, im not gay, which wouldn't make any difference in my previous comment ;)
+CYGNUS-X1 Hey, get what you're saying but Chris is not a full time presenter, he feels more comfortable wearing the glasses, if it means we get a better review then we don't mind. Also, to get the best light we shoot with the sun behind the camera, so Chris was looking straight into the sun. And finally, we're sponsored by a glasses company. Thanks for the comments though!
This H2 and h2r will not make 99% of you any go faster in the corners at the track. Both bikes are heavier than your average liter bike so it would probably slow you down if anything. Cool bikes though. I don't understand what's the point of the H2r being a track-only bike when it just excels at straight line acceleration. Seems like Kawasaki just wanted build the fastest production bike for media hype.
yup i say its more of a drag bike than goin around a circuit. Like, you got tons of horsepower but there's only a limited amount of power you can use exiting a corner before the traction control takes over and u cant even turn quicker than a liter bike. Definitely this bike is gonna get lapped by a litre bike with a skill rider on.
CycleCruza This bike WILL make you faster than any other hyper bike. It's the fastest and LIGHTEST hyper bike on the market. I guarantee if you ride it and then the ZX14 and Hayabusa, you WILL be faster on this bike. In fact, you will also be faster in turns. The Busa can turn but it's tough with weight...this is MUCH lighter. This will destroy any other hyper bike.
Your Fast Life! "hyper" bike? Nice to just make up words now. There is no such thing. Its a "sport" bike. Thats is all. You are a complete moron.
Your Fast Life! and FYI a zx14 or hayabusa are TERRIBLE on the track. Only good for drag. But I must be wrong cause your a kid that "guarantees" it. LOL Idiot
nicetry64 SHOCKING! Hyperbikes like H2, Busa and ZX14 don't do well on the track as actual track bikes! How did you figure that out?
500cc 2-Stroke V4 engines made around 200HP in the early 90's - without any supercharging...
(That's 400hp per liter engine capacity!! 2 stroke still rulez!!)
The H2R might be the most powerful racebike money can buy, but if I had to go for the ultimate trackbike, I'd call Suter-Engeneering Switzerland (Company of Eskil Suter) for an MMX500.
Okay, it hasn't got 320hp (it has "just" around 200 horses) but this bike weighs less than 130 kilos!!
Imo the MMX500 is the most pure racebike that money can buy.
(Who cares about topspeed on a straight line, when You can have CURVES!!??)
Solid video, thank you!
結構コンパクトに見えるけどライダーが大きい？ｗ
実車を早く見たいな！
欲すぃ、免許無いけど
これは凄いですね。
Ｆｕｌｌ Ｐｏｗｅｒ仕様で３２０馬力
ぶっとびですね。
Ｋａｗａｓａｋｉやってくれる。
パイプフレームってのもいい！（＾＾）
matsu kazu さん
是非お布施を
wcj kbk さん
いろんな意味で、
無理っす！(^_^;)
wcj kbk さん
免許取りましょうよｗ
御布施..... Kawasaki かAGUSTA か
車買い換える方が先かなσ(^_^;
I want to see the shit motorbike challenge 3
Filming next week!
Cheers,what a review.
Great reviewer. Impressed with how well this was described. I'd hate either of those bikes as each ride would be characterized by fear.
that shoes tho at 4:40
what about them?
Sure it's fast, but damn is it ugly!
Ugly? U need to get ur eyes checked mate..
shuuuuuttttttt ... it' beautifullll 21 century .... something diferent ...
It's just a matter of opinion.
100GTAGUY True. Even though it's ugly I would love to have one.
Lol you can always put a bag on it's head if you're gonna take it for a spin. Props for being open minded dude
I went to the opening of Chris Walker Kawasaki in Grantham at the weekend and they had a H2r on display (yours for £41,000) F@*king amazing bike. It reminds me of when Honda made the NR750 (the one with oval pistons) i think that was around £42,000 back in the late 80`s.but this thing will work and is mental. This is why i love Kawasaki they just will not conform.
Just jumping back to watch this for the 100th time after the new video haha!