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Quiet assassin KAWASAKI Z H2

SUPERCHARGING A MOTORCYCLE SOUNDS pretty crazy (unless you remember post-war BMW race bikes), but Kawasaki did just that with the release of the H2 and H2R a handful of years ago. There were always rumours of a naked version but until they actually release a bike you can never rely on just speculation.

However, pictures of the new Z H2 naked were released to the world last year and having ridden the H2 sportsbike on the road and track

I was pretty excited to get my backside on the naked version with its more upright handlebar.

One thing you need to do with the Z H2 is not look at it in photos – it looks a bit weird, whereas when you’re standing there looking at it, it’s quite different. It does look physically big in the

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