KAWASAKI Ninja H2 (2014-2015) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Kawasaki Ninja H2 was a supercharged supersport-class motorcycle in the Ninja series that featured a variable-speed centrifugal supercharger, which in essence, was a street-legal version of the H2R and based on the same technologies that resulted in out-of-this-world acceleration.

The bike was powered by a 998cc four-cylinder engine boosted by a supercharger that spun at almost 13,000 rpm and sucked 200 liters of air per second, boasting 200 hp, which revolutionized the motorcycle industry.

The bodywork was made of plastic body panels instead of carbon fiber like the H2R and developed with Kawasaki Aerospace Company to generate as much downforce as possible. Also, the Japanese manufacturer introduced a special type of paint called Mirror Coated Black Paint, which was a multi-layer composite that included a layer of pure silver formed by a chemical reaction and was first used on a production motorcycle.

The Ninja H2 was the first Kawasaki motorcycle that featured a single-sided swingarm, which allowed the exhaust muffler to be mounted closer to the bike's centerline for a more banking angle in sporty cornering.

As for power, the 2015 Kawasaki Ninja H2 took its thrust from a 998cc four-stroke four-cylinder supercharged liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 200 hp with a peak at 11,000 rpm and 134 Nm (99 lb-ft) of torque available at 13,600 rpm.

As for braking performance, the bike packed two 330 mm discs with radial-mount opposed four-piston calipers on the front wheel and a 250 mm disc squeezed by a two-piston caliper on the rear wheel.