The addition of Öhlins’ highly acclaimed TTX shock offers numerous rider benefits:
- Increased rear stability
- excellent damping and increased riding comfort
- Increased rear stability
- Superb feedback from the road
- More stability at speed.
Engine
- Engine type
- Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke In-Line Four with Supercharger
- Compression ratio
- 8.3:1
- Valve system
- DOHC, 16 valves
- Bore x stroke
- 76 x 55 mm
- Displacement
- 998 cm³
- Intake System
- Kawasaki Supercharger
- Fuel system
- Fuel injection: Ø 50 mm x 4 with dual injection
- Ignition
- Digital
- Starting System
- Electric
- Lubrication
- Forced lubrication, wet sump with oil cooler
Performance & Transmission
- Maximum torque
- 165 N•m {16.8 kgf•m} / 12,500 rpm
- Maximum power
- 228 kW {310 PS} / 14,000 rpm
- Maximum power with RAM Air
- 240 kW {326 PS} / 14,000 rpm
- Transmission
- 6-speed, return, dog-ring
- Clutch
- Wet multi-disc, manual
- Primary Reduction Ratio
- 1.551 (76/49)
- Gear Ratios 1st
- 3.188 (51/16)
- Gear Ratios 2nd
- 2.526 (48/19)
- Gear Ratios 3rd
- 2.045 (45/22)
- Gear Ratios 4th
- 1.727 (38/22)
- Gear Ratios 5th
- 1.524 (32/21)
- Gear Ratios 6th
- 1.348 (31/23)
- Final drive
- Sealed chain
- Final reduction ratio
- 2.333 (42/18)
Brakes & Suspension
- Brakes, front
- Dual semi-floating 330 mm Brembo discs. Caliper: Dual radial-mount, Brembo Stylema monobloc, opposed 4-piston
- Brakes, rear
- Single 250 mm disc. Caliper: Brembo, opposed 2-piston
- Suspension, front
- 43 mm inverted fork with rebound and compression damping, spring preload adjustability and top-out springs
- Suspension, rear
- Uni-Trak, Öhlins TTX36 gas-charged shock with piggyback reservoir, compression damping, rebound damping, preload adjustability and top-out spring
Frame & Dimensions
- Frame type
- Trellis, high-tensile steel with Swingarm Mounting Plate
- Trail
- 108 mm
- Wheel travel front
- 120 mm
- Wheel travel rear
- 135 mm
- Tyre, front
- 120/600 R17
- Tyre, rear
- 190/650 R17
- Steering angle L/R
- 27° / 27°
- L x W x H
- 2,070 x 850 x 1,160 mm
- Wheelbase
- 1,450 mm
- Ground clearance
- 130 mm
- Fuel capacity
- 17 litres
- Seat height
- 830 mm
- Curb mass
- 216 kg
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KEY FEATURES
Öhlins TTX36 Rear Suspension
Öhlins Electronic Steering Damper
Kawasaki’s electronic steering damper was jointly developed with Öhlins, one of the most popular and respected manufacturers of steering dampers.
Single-sided Swingarm
Having a single-sided swingarm allows the exhaust silencer to be mounted closer to the bike centreline, ensuring a high bank angle for sporty cornering.
In-house-designed Supercharger
The supercharger used in the Ninja H2R was designed by Kawasaki motorcycle engine designers with assistance from other companies within the KHI Group, namely the Gas Turbine & Machinery Company, Aerospace Company, and Corporate Technology Division.
Brembo Brakes
A pair of massive ø330 mm Brembo semi-floating discs with a thickness of t5.5 mm deliver superb braking force.
Kawasaki River Mark
Special permission was obtained to use the River Mark on the Ninja H2R. Usually, its use on a product is reserved for models of historical significance.
Kawasaki Original Silver-mirror Paint
Kawasaki’s new Highly Durable paint features a special coat that allows scratches to repair themselves, enabling the paint to maintain its high-quality finish†. * Soft and hard segments in the coat work together like a chemical spring, creating a trampoline effect that absorbs impacts. † Notes: 1. In some cases, it takes about one week for recovery. 2. The paint will not recover in the case of scratches caused by a coin or key, or zip fasteners.
KQS (Kawasaki Quick Shifter)
The Ninja H2R was the first Kawasaki motorcycle to be fit standard with a quick shifter. For 2017, the quick shifter also enables clutchless downshifts.
Bosch IMU
The use of Bosch’s compact IMU allows an additional layer of precision to be added to the already high-level KTRC, KLCM and KIBS.IMU enables inertia along 6 DOF (degrees of freedom) to be monitored. Acceleration along longitudinal, transverse and vertical axes, plus roll rate and pitch rate are measured.
Exhaust System
All-titanium exhaust system has a very simple design consisting of the header and collector pipes, a joint pipe, and a straightpipe megaphone-style silencer.
Power Unit Designed to Withstand 300 PS Output
Despite it’s familiar In-Line Four configuration, the Ninja H2R power unit is loaded with technology developed specifically for this supercharged engine: some new, others with know-how from the Kawasaki Group.
Aerodynamically-designed Bodywork
It is no accident that when viewed from the side, the Ninja H2R does not seem to have the aggressive forward-canted stance of most modern supersport models.
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