Kawasaki plans top speed record with the H2R

The Ninja H2R plans to smash some speed records in the 2016 edition of the Bonneville Speed Week. Team 38 will be riding the Japanese manufactured Ninja H2R hyper bike. Due to adverse weather conditions last year, Kawasaki could not participate in the speed run and participated in the "Mojave Mile” instead. The Kawasaki Ninja H2R clocked an incredible speed of 348.2kmph in just 1.6kms. According to Kawasaki, the H2R’s power was not utilised fully due to the short length of the track. 

The Bonneville Speed Week has a straight line of 8km which is five times that of the Mojave Mile and Kawasaki is confident in breaching the 350kmph mark. The event has been scheduled from August 13th to 19th and we hope the Ninja H2R is able to set a record. To give you an idea of the Ninja H2R’s performance in straight line is the fact that the Ducati Desmocidici GP16 recently recorded the highest top speed in MotoGP at Mugello clocking 354.9kmph. The Kawasaki Ninja H2R isn’t a street legal motorcycle and has been developed as a track-specific model by the Japanese two-wheeler giant. Kawasaki engineers say their primary focus on the H2R was brisk acceleration and for this purpose they employed a supercharger that was developed from Kawasaki’s extensive knowledge with turbines. Powering the Kawasaki Ninja H2R is a supercharged 998cc, in-line-four motor that churns out over 300PS of peak power. This means the Kawasaki Ninja H2R is the most powerful production motorcycle on planet Earth. 

Source: www.zigwheels.com