SUB' RIDES #4 | Kawasaki H2SX | Wizardry!
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Hi folks.
Welcome to another of my Sub' Rides episodes. Where you, my lovely subscribers, lend me your own personal bike for a quick video review and lots of lovely photographs.
This time I'm on the beautiful Kawasaki H2SX. Massive thank you to Tim & Deb for the loan, and trusting me with your stunning bike for a few days!
A bit of fun, folks. Not to be taken too seriously. As with all these Sub' Rides videos, it's merely to show someone's pride and joy on my channel, and to furnish the owners with some nice images of it.
All the best!
RV ;-)
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Haha pushed it to 65, yeah yeah. Fanny flutter 😂
I have the H2 SX SE. A great bike. I’ve toured all over Europe on it with no problems. Good fuel consumption and great pannier system. And when you wind it up it really shifts.
Good review as always Rich. 👍
Hi Richy thank you for this video. Good honest commentary. I've had the Sx Se for 2 years now. I've speed toured in Spain, Portugal & Ireland. Short exhaust from Pro-Race. Now I can hear my engine!
I've been riding since 1976 and this bike has rejuvenated my love of bikes. I reckon this is my final bike, I'm 60 now, and I'm now taking Barcelona track days leaning at 46 degrees! Thank you Kawasaki!
Very well done mate. But, never say never! 👍
@@RichyVida I have a quiet secret ... I am an expat single retired father of 3 in Spain. Advanced police rider of over 20yrs. My youngest is my 16yr old daughter who has just passed her 125cc licence. Until now I have been teaching her how to ride my bike, the kwak supercharged Sx Se ( on private land of course 🤣).
She is super enthusiastic about this and wants to get into racing.
I have full confidence in her & I am happy now to give her full control of this beast!
When out on the road I regularly swap poitions with my pillion, knowing full well that I am in the safe hands of a 6 stone girl.
Richy enjoy life when these little things happen. Just when I thought it was time to put my slippers on, this happens! Wow!!!
@ around 3:14 when you said that you couldn't really hear the bike apart from that whistle, I instantly saw the car from Mad Max 2 in my mind with the supercharger.
Great bike Richy, its like a silent Assassin quietly whistling just enough to let you know she's still running. And you sir have a beautiful back yard to play in, had a fantastic few days around there 👍
Gotta love the Peak District 👍
@@RichyVida Coming from Suffolk we are all boring and flat it was absolutely stunning, Did keep an eye out for you but looking at Instagram looks like you were in Norfolk. 🏍
Glad you got to ride it Richy.. I have the SX SE. But it looks good in the base model black. Fast standing still. Have been a Blackbird owner, the owners make me laugh a lot as there is absolutely no comparison! This bike corners without having to wear the palms of your gloves out! It’s like comparing a ‘spitfire’ to a Euro fighter! The electronics (Bosch) are something else and the suspension is brilliant for such a bike. It’s modern too not like a Busa look that a Japanese schoolboy pencilled in the 80’s. I also had the ZZR and this bike is more nimble, easier on your wrists for touring, the acceleration doesn’t have the ZZR ‘kick ass’ through as it’s so smooth and builds as it climbs. The ZZR just hits monster mode right through the Rev range.
It’s a bike that I will keep for a while.
That is a bike I would have to ride A LOT. While it looks wonderful from the saddle it hurts my eyes looking at it sat on the side stand. Sounds fantastically understated for the massive poke the bike has. No upsetting the neighbors before the Sunday morning ride. Thanks Tim and Deb for sharing. Thanks Richy for another great vid!
Peace!
Hey Richy,a great video and an honest review,I'm not keen on the looks but it's a fantastic piece of engineering.
You live in a beautiful part of the country.
Great video Richy,I'm picking up an 2018 H2 SX on the 9th September,decided to PX my 2015 ZZR1400 Performance Sport. Just fancy something different.
Good vid Rich, I know the feeling of having to hang on, when I open the taps on my ZZR1400 if u ain’t holding on tight, it will throw u off the back 😳
That was brilliant again and that bloke was so nice and amazed it was you
great vid rich, 13.06 in, look at the oil leak underneath, spots even on the side case, WTF, hope that is a well used bike
How do you know its oil?
Yet another bike i can only dream of owning !! Was wondering if the F mode you said bike was set in stands for "Fanny Flutter" 😀😀
No, it stands for 'Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!!!'
Brilliant absolutely brilliant..wizards Fanny flutters and sticking things up ya nose..love it
Great video I have the sx performance edition of this bike amazing with the linnet way the power is delivered I had the suspension set up for me and a flash to smooth the deliver out, now at 210 bhp at the back wheel, abet a little thirsty you don’t pass many petrol stations.
A nice video of a great bike. Well done.
LIMITED to 185MPH. With the limit removed, it is mega ridiculous!
where'd ya get the limiter raised?Seriously.I'd like to raise mine a bit more.
I was sat on one today in Robbinsons of Rochdale and at 21 grand it was a bit rich for me ,but I loved my SX1000 which I sold last year and now have the Versy 1000 se
Z1000sx is the best value for money bike out there 👍👍
Why did you sell the Kwaka
@@martinfrost3596 Morning Martin.
I wish I hadn't really as I did regret it, but I wanted to try the big Honda cross tourer which is a great bike but bloody heavy to maul around the garage, so I got shut and got the Versey 1000 which is a close relative of the SX as you probably know.
To be honest I'd have em both as they are quite different in the handling and I'm very fickle
Lamb Chops has made it noisier😜 and it’s still got fanny flutter. Love the VFR twins, it’s weird...hope you’re back improves, know that pain even on my GSA.
Another quality video rich keep em coming
Still a great bike in 2023 :)
I hope so,I have decided to PX my 2015 ZZR1400 Performance Sport for a low mileage 2018 H2 SX ,pick it up on the 9th
@@MikeTheBike58 Congrats man, I take the liberty to guess that you mean to trade in your ZZR1400 to a H2SX -18 ? I do not understand what "PX" mean, I could just guess within the context you were typing it with.
Man, the -18 H2SX is the "black" one without the color tft screen, quickshifter , 6 axxis IMU, cornering lighhts, Semi-active suspension, heated grips... Without any of that BUT you still get the cruise control and you can add black color matched factory hard panniers, right ?
It is in my opinion the best SPORT touring bike ever built. I just love the riding position, kind of semi aggressive, not as forward leaning as your ZZR1400, but not straight up as your typical adventure bike.
But it has that perfect in between forward leaning position I just love, I could tour on that bike for days without any problems. The riding position on the H2 SX reminds me of the riding position of the BMW S1000R, Ducati Supersport 950 and the Honda VFR 800F. I kinda with more sport touring bikes had that riding position. Sitting dead upright on a sportsbike both feels and looks very wrong.
Ever since I rode the 2018 H2 SX SE green bike 2018 when It was brand new, it has been my dream bike and I have had a hard time stop thinking about it. I am not that fond of green however and the verison of the bike that is silver/chrome with some green in it is still very expensive on the used market.
The black 2018 bike I can get for around 13 000€ so in couple of years I am going to buy it or if I can find the silver/chrome for a good price in two years I might take that one instead to get the cornering lights and the color TFT screen.
I am jealous man, great decision to trade your ZZR 1400 for the H2 SX, you will be more comfortable and almost have the same power if the H2SX is stock. I guess you have seen the videos like "Brocks Performance" of the H2 SX ECU tuning, It wont take that much effort, money and time to get that bike over 200HP on the rearwheel and make it go even smoother while also stronger and faster
Sadly I will keep my catalytic converter but the first thing I will do to the bike is switching out the stock exhaust for a Coffman slip-on, look it up it is called "Coffman's Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX 1000 2018-2023 Shorty Exhaust" and will cost you about 260€ it is just a very small slipon without any muffler in it so it will give your bike a perfect exhaust sound that is much higher than the almost quiet standard exhaust without being obnoxious.
SEARCH FOR H2 SX Coffman's Exhaust on youtube and you will find a video on their channel where you can hear the the bike with that exhaust and the catalytic converter on, it is a huge difference from the bike you were riding in this video right ?
I am looking forward to your video on/about the bike after the 9th of September then ? I hope you understand that a video on the bike is a MUST and your duty as a fellow motorcyclist brother 😘
PS. How come it took you 3 years since this video where you testrode the bike to finally decide to buy it ? I would have traded in the ZZR1400 the next day after I tried the H2SX man haha
Was going to tell you that you could ride my 90s CB500 till I realised that people were lending you this sort of thing. Nevermind 😂
👍 hey the whole point is to ride subscribers bikes! 👍
If you wanna try it mate then you’re welcome to it! Best cheap fun bike ever made!
That looked extremely fun! 😀
Love the channel. Love the SUB rides. Where is SUB ride #3?
Come on Chops he did ask nicely 🤣🤞🏻
Haha #notachance
Great vid Richy thanks - that 21 minutes went so quick! It is an interesting bike...I'm a Ducatista but not totally blind to the charms of other makes, and this has an obvious point of interest. Been watching Chopsy's vids about his with interest.
Richy, I've see you lads on more than a few occasions get a bashing from the heat.
I can only speak from an experience 30yrs ago on a Honda C90. Soak your teashirt and let the heat and wind to the rest. It's the best feeling.
Its up there with placing you desk fan on the floor between your legs aimed at your groin......you'll never go back.
Yeah I’ve done this trick a few times. Love it!
Love my H2 SX SE. you will have to have a go on it to see the difference in spec
Great video and you're in my neck of the woods! Gotta love Derbyshire twisties!
What a gorgeous machine! I was trying to look at the dash and the red revometer it looked like it was changing colour but I suppose that was the go pro. Be interesting to find out how you got on with it touring?
test rode the se version when it first came out ... excellent engineering but the Kawasaki Z1000sx is the best all rounder out there for the money..not that I am biased in anyway at all lol 🤣👍👍
Obviously 😎
hi Stephen we meet on here too bud 😁👍👍👍
I have had 2 Z1000sx’s, a ‘14 and a ‘17, bought a H2SX last June and for me it’s a much better bike. More comfortable, better on the motorway, mental performance, all round it’s a much better bike. The cornering was better on my 17, but it had Dunlop Roadsmart 3’s on it. I am going to change the tyres on the new one very soon because the stock Bridgestones are crap. The main area the Z beats it is price, but with discount I got the H2SX tourer for £13500 brand new, much better value for money than the £11000 I paid for the Z
Cracking vid Rich,some good "one liners " in there,would of loved to have seen your face at 15/22 mins in,when that fella,was leaning over your bike,,,,"Phew"!!!! ;-)
Ride Safe Baza
I’m sure the VFR800 feels like a scooter after riding this thing.
Looked like a kick ass brute with a smile. BTW your production is getting very professional for sure. 👍🏼 👏👏👏 😎
Thank you, Bradley ;-)
Great vid and funny that you bumped into my WW19 tent neighbour Richard. He never said anything about meeting you. 😀
I was watching for 5min, and I wanted one
100%
First mod a loud end can awesome vlogg Rich
Good video Richy. thats 1 hell of a bike.
Haha, you can try mine matey next time we meet 👍👍
love the bikes you have bin on ..and all your vids .. I had a vfr800 once but was stolen from me so now I have a st1300 that I love fits me better I think .. you can have a go on it any time but you will have to come to Canada to ride it . lol just say when ..
Sounds like a turbofan commercial airline engine at take off. That surge of power and whine noise
Great bike got the bigger sister of this monster for the race track!
Great project from Kawasaki
Cheers mate 💚🤙
watching you go down those country lanes made me have flashbacks of you kissing mr speed awareness coppers backside haha
I know it's a bit of an old video but how did you find it compares to the VFR? In riding position, riding style and such? I was looking around recently to see what I might upgrade from my beloved 6th gen to and I really didn't fancy much of what's on offer.
Nothing like the VFR. That’s the prob with the 6th Gen; there’s not much that tickles your fancies after that!
Power delivery like a turbine.
It's how I describe my Blackbird.
Nice video, lovely bike and sounds nice too. Tim if your watching I’m keeping your plate warm for you.
Kind regards.
You are sat on a very valuable plate! It'll be seen by many after Picos trip, I'll go halves on it for the exposure... deal? hahaha ;-)
It's called a "silencer" for a reason, Rich. ;-)
This bike is a 150MPH cruiser :)
Whoo hoo
I think a decent exhaust would add to the experience of that bike nicely 👌🏻
Aaaaa! My eyes… is this on a gopro one?!.:.:
Great review
Very nice! Question for you, Richy........ how would you compare the new Katana, ride wise, against it? and which one would you take if you could have one?
Got H2SX-SE and with quick shifter feels even nicer...But I'm surprised with comms you got...I got SENA 30K and quality of reception is poor, not nearly nice like yours, what do you got?
Wish I'd have had my bike licence when I lived in Derby! :(
i have been lucky over the last 8 months i have been able to try this, the bmwr, bmwxr ,ktm1290gt, gsxs1000f, and the mt10 , but this i found smooth and fastish after about 7000 revs , but weird handling and a bit big if i was doing lots of big trips it would make sense maybe if i had it for more time than i had it i might of got used to it but i just couldn't get on with it , my mate has just bought a h2 so im going to try that when i get the guts to ride it thats just in case i drop it lol and out of that lot i bought a new mt10 what a hoot that bike is lol
Very nice 👍
Excellent, thanks! Can't wait to see the 2020++. It will certainly be on my short list. \'-)
Touring at SPEEEED =)
awesome
Absolutely hate self cancelling indicators.
Love that bike though!
Hi Richy, where did you start this ride from?, its familiar but i just cant quite remember where it is.
Santos Higham Farm 👍
Where is SR#3?
It's Weird Science :)
When’s the next chippy run ?
So it's something to do with wizards then? 😜
Ill stick to my 152hp
Progressive acceleration.
Shame it’s not the SE. I found it a poor tourer, you can get through a tank in no time and it didn’t feel any quicker or as quick as any one litre I’ve had. Nice bike but nothing mind blowing
Agreed i took the h2sxse out for a test ride expecting to be trading my zzr1400 performance sport in,Not on your nelly I'll be sticking with the zed
That's a good point but I suppose if you can afford the bike you're not worried about the petrol, a bit like buying and running a Rolls Royce.
However that said I like to get some longevity out of a tank cos I'm a tight get 🤣😊
Yes,as interesting as this Kwacker is,for any pretence of Touring Sub 40MPG isn't good enough for me,maybe in the USA where roads are long and straight and fuel is cheap,just not so much here.
The VFR looks dated compared to that beast!
I'd prefer a Hayabusa or maybe an FJR1300 over this, but my Blackbird is just fine for the moment.
Just out of interest Richy. Are you the love child of George Galloway?
Or just get a Blackbird and save £12k - oh yeh!
This thing will blow a blackbird into the weeds.
@@fyorbane Yeh but where's the heritage? (and my £12000 !) wey hey!
Love the channel. Love the SUB rides. Where is SUB ride #3?