It is expensive. I respect the work that has been done and applaud an American touring bike, but no ABS, chain drive and high price equates small sales I fear. I sure hope that they are successful and able to bring the price down to more reasonable levels in the future.

That is the big question. I hope not, because I hope that the H2 heralds a new era in engine development for motorbikes. Imagine a 500cc engine being entirely adequate for a heavy touring bike and still returning gas mileage comparable to a prius, instead of a Challenger.

Good points, as to sales and halo for Kawi? Well, we shall see. I question the wisdom of uber hyping a bike on the concept of its monster power when the H2 is not even the most powerful bike in the Kawi line up.

Unleash the Beasta indeed. Sounds great, what a stirring sound.

And that's BEFORE you pick up the accessory catalog. LOL

Trouble for Kawasaki when their ultra hyped bike makes LESS horsepower than the V max and their own ZX14R?

Huge potential in this bike, and this is one cool way to go. KTM has a home run on their hands with this bike.

No friggin' way I'd pay a quarter million for an old Ferrari drivetrain that likely needs timing belt change and other work to even drop into a car. Yeah it's Ferrari, BFD. Wait for a flat crank crate engine 5.2 Ford engine that makes MORE power and will cost likely $200,000 less, after freshening up is done to this…

Absolutely. I remember when V-8 corvairs even had a kit sold to create them. Do it.

Wow, I was not aware that the aircraft we sell to foreign nations can perhaps be tracked and disabled remotely. I almost always learn a great deal from your insightful articles- great work!

Thank you for your insightful and thoughtful reply.

Wonderful that you were able to keep your client out of the claws of the check not clearning.

So, what killed the Super 14? Was it politics, high potential price-after all a lot of new structure and subsystems, or just plain wanting something new? It seems to me that the Super T would have eclipsed flight performance of current aircraft procured. There had to be some reasons for killing what seems like a…

Jason, from your smile you were having a blast. Isn't that what our love for cars is really all about? Congrats on the drive, you lucky soul !

That would be pretty epic !

Pretty stunning actually, that rich blue color will really pop near the ocean where likely owners will live. Does the vent on the bottom of the front fender serve an actual purpose I wonder?

Thank you for this insight. That makes a lot of sense to me. I had read on another site that the only diffs were supposed to be cams, head gasket and of course the clutch. There is a lot of information published as factual that isn't. I appreciate your sharing this.

Meow mix this?

That is a cool video, thank you. Very impressive test.

Thank you for the reply, I enjoy learning about aircraft.