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Vol.20 coming Oct.24th
But they used carbon fiber on so much else on the bike, and it really doesn't seem like keeping costs down was a priority. They went through so much with the fins and such that I'm surprised they didn't also go all out with the airbox. I don't care that much but I think it is a weird choice on Kawasaki's part.Becuase mechanically the H2 and H2R will be nearly identical. The differences are likely to be the fairing and state of tune, aluminium airboxes are more cost efficient than an out and out race bike setup. After all, even H2R is not technically a race bike...
Carbon fiber is way more costly than aluminum and the airbox isn't seen when the bike is fully assembled. The beauty of the carbon fiber weave would be wasted on a usually unseen airbox.But they used carbon fiber on so much else on the bike, and it really doesn't seem like keeping costs down was a priority. They went through so much with the fins and such that I'm surprised they didn't also go all out with the airbox. I don't care that much but I think it is a weird choice on Kawasaki's part.