Kawasaki H2R - Isle of Man TT (It's bloody nuts)

[Laimface]

As most of you are probably aware, Kawasaki have released a 300hp, supercharged 998cc bike.

It took a 'parade' lap of the Isle of Man TT Circuit and deafened people as far as London.

Check this crazy footage out! :

 

[T.Trophy]

Love it, almost double the power of my gsxr 1000. Must wheelie off the throttle week into three figures

 

[bozothenutter]

djeezus...........wish F1 sounded like that

 

[DaveDreads]

There's men, there's real men, then there's TT racers.

 

[JonC219]

The onboard is crazy

 

[Budgie]

Absolute mentalist.

 

[Jekyll]

Awesome. Those guys are seriously brave, batsh*t mental and if you cut open there balls, they would drop out steel girders.

 

[Short Norman]

that onboard looks like he can't use full throttle most of the time, mental.

 

[fairm010]

Looks like you are preparing for corners happening in 3 miles time as your going round one they come that quickly.

 

[daveski]

Holy ****.

 

[Craig]

Just wow. What a beast of a bike

 

[imprezaworks]

Fooking mental. I like going quick but thats another ball game.

 

[edgeydt50]

Im meant to be going there next year for my stag do! can't bludy wait!

 

[JakeyCUK]

 

[Dan]

It hit 206mph on one straight lol

 

[Paul.M]

Not more to say other than jesus.

Crazy guys.

 

[npt]

300bhp on a bike to me is to much, it must want to constantly throw you in a ditch if used properly

 

[ColinG]

I have huuuuge respect for the TT riders, they are utterly mental!

That bike, just wow! (They might have put the onboard camera a little higher though)

 

[DaveDreads]

It hit 206mph on one straight lol

That's what it was limited to because of the gearing they used for the TT course, Hillier said it had a lot more to give.

 

[Ph1 Tom]

A guy in work has not long got one and is off all week enjoying it. Mentalist!

 

[DaveDreads]

Really? Because the piece on the TT coverage said it was an engineering exercise to show what's possible and it won't be going into production.

 

[Advikaz]

Really? Because the piece on the TT coverage said it was an engineering exercise to show what's possible and it won't be going into production.

You can buy them mate. Guy in our club has one. 20 something grand I believe.

 

[DaveDreads]

You're right I just looked it up £40k, batsh*t thing to ride!
So are the road versions supercharged too, or was that just the TT one?

 

[Advikaz]

You're right I just looked it up £40k, batsh*t thing to ride!
So are the road versions supercharged too, or was that just the TT one?

They are charged as well. Although I think (not sure) they may have limited the power of the road going bike. 300 bhp on a bike is waaaay too much. I've riden an s1000rr which has around 200 brake at the rear wheel and that was utterly insane. Something like 1100 bhp+ per tonne with a rider on it Completely stock from memory.

Just to put it in perspective I ran away from a brand new vanquish with real ease on my 600 which has under 120 bhp over the channel last week.

A lot of the tt riders are actually opting to use super stock bikes in the super bike races now as the super bikes are simply too much.. you can never get the power down. And exhausting to ride too.

 

[DaveDreads]

Yeah I heard that, plus it means they have one less bike to setup, the maddest thing I learnt from the TT coverage this year is the bikes have anti-whellie traction control, didn't knows bikes had that at all, I thought you just had your wrist and if you flipped over backwards it was your own fault.

 

[Advikaz]

Yeah I heard that, plus it means they have one less bike to setup, the maddest thing I learnt from the TT coverage this year is the bikes have anti-whellie traction control, didn't knows bikes had that at all, I thought you just had your wrist and if you flipped over backwards it was your own fault.

A lot of bikes still don't have those elecy tricks though and you can turn them off.

Bsb bikes for example have all the systems removed !

 

[JustinS]

The road bike is 200hp! absolutely unreal machine!!!


skip to 3:14.... sounds mental

 

[Ph1 Tom]

Yeah I heard that, plus it means they have one less bike to setup, the maddest thing I learnt from the TT coverage this year is the bikes have anti-whellie traction control, didn't knows bikes had that at all, I thought you just had your wrist and if you flipped over backwards it was your own fault.

Another guy I work with has a thunderace tuned to 194bhp at the rear wheel. He's running aftermarket management and has a tilt sensor fitted which retards spark based on the angle of the bike. So you can whack the throttle open and it won't go beyond a set angle.

 

[AdDaMan]

Utterly mental. Such a spectacle.

 

[DaveDreads]

Another guy I work with has a thunderace tuned to 194bhp at the rear wheel. He's running aftermarket management and has a tilt sensor fitted which retards spark based on the angle of the bike. So you can whack the throttle open and it won't go beyond a set angle.

Mental! I just couldn't ride a bike on public roads, too many f*ckwits that can end your life, although I saw an interview with one of the TT front runners and he said he doesn't even have a bike licence, I guess 200+ on the IOM is f*ck all to him, but riding in traffic is just too dangerous.

 

[Ph1 Tom]

Mental! I just couldn't ride a bike on public roads, too many f*ckwits that can end your life, although I saw an interview with one of the TT front runners and he said he doesn't even have a bike licence, I guess 200+ on the IOM is f*ck all to him, but riding in traffic is just too dangerous.

lol! Rides the TT but has no bike licence...I'd never have thought that!