KAWASAKI H Models/Series Timeline, Specifications & Photos

In 2015, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Kawasaki Ninja H2R, a flame-thrower machine, and an engineering marvel manufactured using only technological expertise from multiple divisions of Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

The goal was to create a factory-built machine, where the engineers pursued unadulterated performance without worrying about the limitations of street homologation and came up with a supercharged four-stroke engined motorcycle that delivered outstanding power for a factory-built super machine.

Parts of the bodywork, like the carbon-fiber upper and lower winglets, were designed with assistance from the Kawasaki Aerospace Company, and the supercharger was designed in collaboration with other companies within Kawasaki Heavy Industries, such as the Gas Turbine and Machinery Company and the Corporate Technology Company.

A feature worth mentioning was the special type of paint introduced by Kawasaki on the H2R model, which was called Mirror Coated Black Paint which included a layer of pure silver formed by a chemical reaction, also the H2R was the first mass-produced motorcycle that featured the special paint.

In the performance department, the 2015 Kawasaki Ninja H2R was powered by a 998cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled supercharged engine that delivered an output power of 310 hp with a peak at 14,000 rpm and 165 Nm (122 lb-ft) of torque available at 12,500 rpm.