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Ninja H2?

Looks more like a turbo than a super right??
 
Badass. Me want. Tho I'd go thru rear tires in a few hunnert miles and break every traffic law known to man in a matter of minutes.

Rolling burnouts at 120mph entering the freeway would be pretty rad, tho.
 
rosemont83 said:
Not a reliable source..
Still speculation
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Personally I think it is Kawasaki trying to continue their 'viral' marketing campaign. The post on those brand new forums 'ninjah2' comes off smelling very strongly of an ad campaign.
 
h2v7 said:
Looks more like a turbo than a super right??
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The compressor part is like on a turbo, but it isn't driven by the exhaust gas, but by a variable gear from the crank, making it a supercharger.

The patent application matches what we have seen very well so far.

/Soren
 
RightCoastBias said:
I posted an A&R article about this. It is almost certainly a viral marketing attempt, that is working.


http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/oped/derringers/
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I have half a mind to make an account and post on the ninjah2 forum claiming to have better info than that 'friend of a friend'. Make some claim that I know someone high up and that it's going to be a turbo triple 300cc scooter and that all other claims are just speculation:rofl
 
Smash Allen said:
I have half a mind to make an account and post on the ninjah2 forum claiming to have better info than that 'friend of a friend'. Make some claim that I know someone high up and that it's going to be a turbo triple 300cc scooter and that all other claims are just speculation:rofl
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That would be funny and def bring out the guys attempting to strengthen a viral ad campaign.
Do it.
There's only 6 days though before actual release of information
 
rosemont83 said:
That would be funny and def bring out the guys attempting to strengthen a viral ad campaign.
Do it.
There's only 6 days though before actual release of information
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I wouldn't do something like that, but it would be funny if someone else did:twofinger
 
sjuels said:
The compressor part is like on a turbo, but it isn't driven by the exhaust gas, but by a variable gear from the crank, making it a supercharger.

The patent application matches what we have seen very well so far.

/Soren
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O cool

So this makes more sense and better than turbo on a bike then huh
 
h2v7 said:
O cool

So this makes more sense and better than turbo on a bike then huh
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Turbo's has two things that makes them less desirable on a motorcycle (IMHO), compared to a compressor: Turbo lag, the time it takes for the exhaust gas to spin up compressor. And a very peaky performance curve.

Think ketchup-effect; where you exit a turn and roll on the gas, and then get a sudden extra 50+hp to the rear wheel - I would have a hard time controlling that.

All the hype aside (says I), it looks to me like Kawasaki are doing all the right things.

/Soren
 
sjuels said:
Turbo's has two things that makes them less desirable on a motorcycle (IMHO), compared to a compressor: Turbo lag, the time it takes for the exhaust gas to spin up compressor. And a very peaky performance curve.

Think ketchup-effect; where you exit a turn and roll on the gas, and then get a sudden extra 50+hp to the rear wheel - I would have a hard time controlling that.

All the hype aside (says I), it looks to me like Kawasaki are doing all the right things.

/Soren
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mid-size turbo street bikes [some with Buck Rogers styling] were marketed by Nipponese makers back in the day -
there was also a small aftermarket of turn-key machines, including BMW R100 boxers

we AFMers had to deal with turbo big-bores racing alongside us at Ontario [an exact Indy copy] & Riverside,
both very fast venues, now long lost....

tho' lap times might've been similar between a turboZ1 & a pumped normal Z down south, the differences in splits & end-of-straights speed was substantial!

can you imagine turbos at Sears Point?
 
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firstbuell said:
mid-size turbo street bikes [some with Buck Rogers styling] were marketed by Nipponese makers back in the day - there was also a small aftermarket of turn-key machines, including BMW R100 boxers

we AFMers had to deal with turbo big-bores racing alongside us at Ontario [an exact Indy copy] & Riverside, both very fast venues, now long lost....
can you imagine turbos at Sears Point?

tho' lap times might've been similar between a turboZ1 & a pumped normal Z down south, the differences in splits & end-of-straights speed was substantial!
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LOL, your age is showing! :afm199 :laughing
 
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