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Specs on new Ninja H2 street released

Brian P said:
The exhaust temperature right after the exhaust ports would be well beyond that. With a normal engine, the heat dissipation from the primary header pipes is just enough to get the temperature within acceptable range before the catalyst (that's basically why the catalyst is a certain distance downstream of the engine - its location is not by accident). This one is not normal, there's 50% more mass flow through each cylinder ... The exhaust valves are Inconel, which ought to indicate how hot they expect them to run.

It is known that Rickey Gadson has his hands on one ...
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Here's a clue that supports your point that exhaust temp management is likely an issue on the H2;

"Unlike the H2 whose intakes both feed the supercharger, only the H2's left intake feeds the compressor; the right side directs cool air to the upper engine bay area."

From http://www.sportrider.com/sportbike...st-look-inside-the-new-2015-kawasaki-ninja-h2
 
Odd. Especially in light of the fact that the H2 makes less power, and would benefit from a lower weight if the second intake wasn't necessary.
 
I'm guessing it has to do with speed. You can race stoplight to stoplight on the H2 using lots of hp but rarely going fast. On H2R, if you are putting down 300 hp for any length of time, you have lots of cooling air to help you out.
 
I know one GTAMmer does.
 
It will be interesting to see where this bike ends up category wise. Super sport riders look very uncomfortable on it. Stretched out it looks good on a drag strip.
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