I’M WATCHING YOU! KAWASAKI NINJA H2 SX
BALLISTIC TOURING IS WHAT the Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX is all about, but the new 2022 model has been given the electronics treatment which now makes the H2 SX a cyborg on wheels.
How about front and rear radars as a start, the H2 SX is fitted with Bosch’s Advanced Rider Assistance Systems (ARAS). ARAS uses millimetre-wave radar sensors to sense other vehicles in proximity and provides three new features – Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Blind Sport Detection (BSD) and Forward Collision Warning (FCW).
Silky smooth and mind-blowing fast acceleration is what spins up with the supercharged 998cc in-line four-cylinder engine. For this latest model Euro 5 emissions have been met, but there’s also more mid-range torque which is an area of the previous H2 SX I felt was lacking – it’s now an arm tearing blast off into oblivion. To meet Euro 5 most of the changes are to the exhaust and an additional O2 sensor has been added to monitor the exhaust gas and enable more precise fuel injection management, which in turn benefits emissions. To achieve the extra mid-range cam timing has been changed, along with the exhaust piping being ‘straighter’.
Panniers don’t come standard; however, the mountings are there ready to go as part of the grab rail and travelling is what the SX is simply great at. I took
