So.... Who's buying the new H2?

Just got the e-mail from Kawasaki today. They are now taking deposits of $5,000.

$27,500 is Canadian retail.

I might just pull the trigger on one.

Another local buddy of mine is thinking the same thing!

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Just in case you need help making up your mind.

Not me. I have two of the original H2's.

Not me, although I would if I was loaded and didn't need to justify the cost. Also probably too much of a handful for road use. ..Trying to use rational thought processes to justify buying such a crazy bike is nonsense though, this is a highly irrational bike.

As I said in another thread, it seems like a low production competition beater primarily to keep the kawasaki brand at the forefront of the insanely fast 'specialist' headbanger's bikes.

Sometimes one sees a new bike and just know it will be a future classic, last time I thought that was an RG500 Gamma - and also my z1000R lawson rep which I bought over 10 years ago when they were not quite as 'collectable'.

That H2 could be the ultimate kawasaki, although modern sport bike power/weight ratios only goes in one direction, future environmental and safety legislation could be the limiting factor. Maybe that is what makes the RG500 so valuable: the ultimate, low production numbers and something that could never be built again.

Before I buy one, I need to see it stripped down, with a fiberglass cafe seat/tail, and maybe some clubmans.

Kapahulu wrote: Not me. I have two of the original H2's.

The REAL H2.

I have a 1974 H2 I've owned for 36yrs and must say the new H2 looks slightly improved in design, but I'll keep my 74 for a while yet.

The "R" version ??? or the street bike? If the street bike is 27K, Wow.

Roll forward 20 years - they are likely to be one of the few bike from the current generation to have appreciated in value.

Jeff.Saunders wrote: Roll forward 20 years - they are likely to be one of the few bike from the current generation to have appreciated in value.

Twenty years from now I'll be dead. So, now we get a peek at the reason why Kawasaki dropped support for older models...only one person (in this thread) expressed an interest in purchasing the new H2 . On another note, the last time Kawasaki released a limited edition track-special was the 1982 KZ1000-S1...thirty bikes produced...one sold last year for US$107,000...the H2R is probably a safe investment.

maybe as an investment............. I don't need one as my mcxpress turbo hayabusa fills my need for speed....... :evil: .

Too rich for my blood. Also at 58, I don't have that much need for speed anymore. And on the rare occasion I do, I have a KZ650 frame with a 750Gpz engine to fill that void. After that project get finished that is...