BLOWN AWAY

I'm not Tom Cruise and this isn't a GPz900, but that doesn't make the above headline any less relevant, and given how riding this thing is pretty much like being strapped to a jet engine anyway, it seems more than appropriate.

To say I was excited by the prospect of riding the H2 SX SE would be putting it very mildly indeed, especially as the H2R (its sportier stablemate) has such a fearsome reputation. If you haven't watched Kenan Sofuoglu setting a 26-second, zero to 400km/h production bike world record, YouTube it right now.

I've been lucky enough to ride some very fast and powerful motorcycles in my time, but this would have to be the maddest thing I've ever slung a leg over. In fact, this bike ticked a few firsts for me; at a shade over 34.5 large, this is the most expensive thing I've ridden; at 206hp it's the most powerful; and at 137Nm the most torquey. But of course the big one is the supercharger, which is something I've never