It?s a bird! It?s a plane! It?s the Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE! Gulping air through the massive intake (visible to the right of the headlight), this supercharged, kryptonite-green machine breaks new sport-touring ground. Photos by Kevin Wing.
Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive…OK, maybe those are a stretch, but riding Kawasaki’s new Ninja H2 SX SE can definitely make you feel like a superhero. Maybe it’s the sporty, hands-forward flying–er, riding position…but more likely it’s the heart-pounding, breathtaking acceleration from the 998cc supercharged in-line four.
Intoxicating to be sure, but as a machine billed as a real-world, tour-ready sportbike, the Ninja H2 SX SE also has to don its mild-mannered Clark Kent persona on demand. I put more than 1,400 miles on our test bike, including a 600-mile overnight ride to the Moto Talbott motorcycle museum in Carmel Valley, California, along with the normal weekend canyon runs and, yes, commuting duty (it’s a lot of bike for grocery-getting, but makes the chore much more interesting), to see if this super tourer is real-world ready. Smooth, stable and of course fast, the Ninja H2 SX SE follows in the footsteps of other speed demons like the Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird, Suzuki Hayabusa and Kawasaki?s own ZX-11 and ZX-14R.
Jenny’s Gear

Helmet:Arai Corsair-X

Jacket:Alpinestars Stella Vika

Pants:Alpinestars Stella Vika

Boots:Sidi Gavia Gore-Tex
The H2 SX may ...