Any Owners of the Kawasaki H2 on here.
Discussion
RemaL said:
As I still have my options Open I'm going friday to look at a H2. See what they are like and spend a bit of time seeing if it's for me. Plus trying to see how much the insurance will be for me
Did you try the Kawasaki insurance? That was suggested earlier in the thread.I just got screwed over with insurance changing bikes as my current policy/underwriters wouldn't cover me on my 2011 Speed triple as I don't have a garage here in London, they were fine with a blackbird before. Queue policy cancellation, partial refund and new policy.. ultimately ignoring the extra £200 a year in premium which I'm fine with, it was the extra 'wasted' £200 on top of that having to cancel and take out a new policy after the old one had been just running 2.5 months that its cost me!
What I'm trying to say is you should attempt to cover your insurances bases for the bike you want to move to if you've got to renew i.e. take a policy which will cover you on the H2 even if they're not the best price for your current blade.
Checking again I see you've likely already renewed it on the blade?
Edited by sjtscott on Monday 22 February 14:42
Thought this article on the H2R was interesting to note just how fast they are, and just how hard it is to break 200mph on a non streamlined bike
http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/kawasaki/ka...
http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/kawasaki/ka...
Steve Bass said:
RemaL said:
Well deposit is down.
Bike should be with me in the next week or 2 and can't wait
Well done Bud!!!! Bike should be with me in the next week or 2 and can't wait
Going to be the most painful couple of weeks
Just wait to you give it full beans in 3rd...... I reckon I'll hear the screams from here
And once I do open it up I think the screams will be heard around the world lol
pics soon
3DP said:
Congrats - be good to keep a thread going on living with one too. Lovely bit of kit!
I sat on one at the Excel and was also surprised at how comfy it was (I find the Blade perfect too). The rearsets just felt a little higher and further back.
I shall do just that. I sat on one at the Excel and was also surprised at how comfy it was (I find the Blade perfect too). The rearsets just felt a little higher and further back.
Just not looking forward to the running in process
RemaL said:
3DP said:
Congrats - be good to keep a thread going on living with one too. Lovely bit of kit!
I sat on one at the Excel and was also surprised at how comfy it was (I find the Blade perfect too). The rearsets just felt a little higher and further back.
I shall do just that. I sat on one at the Excel and was also surprised at how comfy it was (I find the Blade perfect too). The rearsets just felt a little higher and further back.
Just not looking forward to the running in process
I've always used this method in the link below and never had a new bike burn oil or not produce good power on the dyno. If you go on the Ducati factory tour, the dyno room has each brand new machine off the production line going through a heap of caning tests before they put on brand new wheels and tyres and it trundles further down the production line. In the handbook for my 2015 Blade, there was essentially no 'break-in' revs/mileage, just general advice to take it easy to bed in brakes, tyres etc. First time I'd seen a manufacturer do away with it.
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
Essentially, cane it without prolonged high revs and do an early oil change. Getting my new bikes 1st service done at 200 miles-ish has never caused any raised eyebrows or warranty invalidation.
3DP said:
RemaL said:
3DP said:
Congrats - be good to keep a thread going on living with one too. Lovely bit of kit!
I sat on one at the Excel and was also surprised at how comfy it was (I find the Blade perfect too). The rearsets just felt a little higher and further back.
I shall do just that. I sat on one at the Excel and was also surprised at how comfy it was (I find the Blade perfect too). The rearsets just felt a little higher and further back.
Just not looking forward to the running in process
I've always used this method in the link below and never had a new bike burn oil or not produce good power on the dyno. If you go on the Ducati factory tour, the dyno room has each brand new machine off the production line going through a heap of caning tests before they put on brand new wheels and tyres and it trundles further down the production line. In the handbook for my 2015 Blade, there was essentially no 'break-in' revs/mileage, just general advice to take it easy to bed in brakes, tyres etc. First time I'd seen a manufacturer do away with it.
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
Essentially, cane it without prolonged high revs and do an early oil change. Getting my new bikes 1st service done at 200 miles-ish has never caused any raised eyebrows or warranty invalidation.
As the link says, run the bike up through the rev range and allow it to coast on a closed throttle. Then open up and get up to speed and shut off and coast. Long downhills are best for this. Do this for 30 or 40 miles then change the oil. And you're done. Only bike this can't be done is the beemer as it has an ecu locked rpm limit and mileage requirement.
3DP said:
I wouldn't bother!
I've always used this method in the link below and never had a new bike burn oil or not produce good power on the dyno. If you go on the Ducati factory tour, the dyno room has each brand new machine off the production line going through a heap of caning tests before they put on brand new wheels and tyres and it trundles further down the production line. In the handbook for my 2015 Blade, there was essentially no 'break-in' revs/mileage, just general advice to take it easy to bed in brakes, tyres etc. First time I'd seen a manufacturer do away with it.
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
Essentially, cane it without prolonged high revs and do an early oil change. Getting my new bikes 1st service done at 200 miles-ish has never caused any raised eyebrows or warranty invalidation.
This^^^ Is spot on I've always used this method in the link below and never had a new bike burn oil or not produce good power on the dyno. If you go on the Ducati factory tour, the dyno room has each brand new machine off the production line going through a heap of caning tests before they put on brand new wheels and tyres and it trundles further down the production line. In the handbook for my 2015 Blade, there was essentially no 'break-in' revs/mileage, just general advice to take it easy to bed in brakes, tyres etc. First time I'd seen a manufacturer do away with it.
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
Essentially, cane it without prolonged high revs and do an early oil change. Getting my new bikes 1st service done at 200 miles-ish has never caused any raised eyebrows or warranty invalidation.
mitzy said:
Well Done Huni - Welcome too the Kwacker Club.
Cant wait for the pictures
First kwacker for me. And bare in mind in 10 years of riding i've only had 4 bikes. Fazer, Speed triple and the blade. Cant wait for the pictures
cheers for the running in info. seen that link posted here before and will take a good look at it
cheers
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