Cafe Racer Ninja H2 Concept

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Discussion Starter · Oct 27, 2014

Just in from the Gannet Design drawing board is this café racer concept of the Kawasaki Ninja H2 R.

Usefulness of a 296hp supercharged wide-barred retro bike aside…I like it. It's got an essence of BMW's R1200R concept about it, except with added bite.

The designer, Ulfert Janssen - who's also worked as a designer at Renault, Nissan and Infiniti - said: 'The idea was to create a "de-Batman-ised" design, but still keep a lot of attitude.

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FrenchFried

· #2 · Oct 27, 2014

Needs a Bikini

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NinJAHfu

· #3 · Oct 27, 2014

They did a killer job with this, even the exhaust design and placement is great.

RidersDiscount

· #4 · Oct 27, 2014

Me likey.

Titan

· #5 · Oct 28, 2014

I really like the dual lights that are to the left of the headlight. The asymmetry is cool. Only thing I might change about this concept is the color of the frame. I might like it in orange instead.

Ryder

· #6 · Oct 28, 2014

Titan said:
I really like the dual lights that are to the left of the headlight. The asymmetry is cool. Only thing I might change about this concept is the color of the frame. I might like it in orange instead.

I'm also a fan of those lights on the side, not something i have seen before on other bikes and it's something i'm starting to love on this one.

Orange would look cool but it would also remind me of KTM, which I would rather not.

ninja boy

· #7 · Oct 28, 2014

Cool looking retro machine. I love those vintage café racers.

Clover

· #8 · Oct 29, 2014

Looks awesome. With how fast this bike goes, I think that a windscreen is essential. SO that would have to change for me. Will this stay a render or do you think that this will actually get built eventually?

Ryder

· #9 · Oct 29, 2014

ninja boy said:
Cool looking retro machine. I love those vintage café racers.

Yeah they look amazing, something I need to get for myself!

Titan

· #10 · Oct 30, 2014

It's cool how the exhaust pipe is really short and placed right under the seat. Haven't seen an exhaust like that before.

Klotzo

· #11 · Oct 30, 2014

Clover said:
Looks awesome. With how fast this bike goes, I think that a windscreen is essential. SO that would have to change for me. Will this stay a render or do you think that this will actually get built eventually?

Frankly I don't see Kawi making one but it is possible for a one off by some company like RSD. If its really $20k+ why would you take things off or make any changes from the box is it neccessary? You are better off to try that with a honda cb or yami xs for less.

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NinJAHfu

· #12 · Oct 31, 2014

That's what i was thinking when looking at that exhaust but now i'm just concerned if a setup like that might be an issue for a rider as it seems it would be too close to their leg and with all that heat coming out

Titan

· #13 · Oct 31, 2014

NinJAHfu said:
That's what i was thinking when looking at that exhaust but now i'm just concerned if a setup like that might be an issue for a rider as it seems it would be too close to their leg and with all that heat coming out

I was also wondering about the exhaust heat and fumes. I assume they wouldn't have built it like that if it was a huge problem though. Stranger things have happened...

Yamasuki

· #14 · Nov 1, 2014

to the exhausts, no worse than say the 1098s where the only thing keeping your balls from the pipes are plastic and a piece of foam...

Clover

· #15 · Nov 3, 2014

Yamasuki said:
to the exhausts, no worse than say the 1098s where the only thing keeping your balls from the pipes are plastic and a piece of foam...

That must be a pretty trusted piece of foam and plastic.

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