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NEW BIKES KAWASAKI NINJA H2 SX SE
BIG QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Is the Ninja H2
SX SE worth
the money?
Does Kawasaki’s tech-heavy supercharged
sports tourer justify its £24,635 price tag?
Words Jon Urry Pictures Adam Shorrock
p A lot of bike for a lot of
money. But is it all a little
too much for British roads?
SUSPENSION
The SE version adds Showa’s Skyhook
semi-active suspension where the
base model comes with fully-
adjustable manual suspension (with a
remote preload adjuster and high/
low-speed compression damping on
the shock). Called KECS (Kawasaki
Electronically Controlled Suspension),
it features semi-active damping on
the forks with manual preload
adjustment while the shock also has
semi-active damping but its preload
is electronically adjustable
AWASAKI CLAIMS ITS updated further enhanced through two radar
2022 Ninja H2 SX SE is ‘the most sensors, adding blind-spot detection,
comprehensively specified collision warning and adaptive cruise
K sports tourer ever created’. control. Add to this a new TFT dash with
When you look at its spec list, you struggle connectivity and the ability to work as a
to rebuke this claim. Obviously the sat nav and it is hard to find any area this
headline act is the supercharged motor but staggering sports tourer is found wanting. ELECTRONICS
The range-topping SE features
when you dig deeper, you can see However this level of tech doesn’t come angle-responsive ABS and TC,
Kawasaki has left no stone unturned on its cheap and in range-topping SE form, the semi-active suspension, an up/
range-topping model. Ninja is a shocking £24,635 with even the down quickshifter, launch control,
As well as angle-responsive electronics, lower-spec model that lacks the semi- cornering lights, a keyless ignition,
hill hold, variable power modes and
semi-active suspension, an up/down active suspension costing £21,635. Does tyre-pressure monitors. Two new
quickshifter, launch control, cornering the ride justify this price tag and has radar sensors add blind-spot
lights, keyless ignition, hill hold and tyre- Kawasaki created the ultimate sports detection, collision warning and
pressure monitoring, 2022 sees the SX tourer? Time to find out... adaptive cruise control
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