MS Dhoni buys Kawasaki Ninja H2 superbike

It is a well known fact that Indian cricket team skipper MS Dhoni is an avid biker and has a huge and varied collection of motorcycles. MS Dhoni has expanded his motorcycle stable by adding the recently launched Kawasaki Ninja H2. Dhoni tweeted a picture of his motorcycle being unloaded at his residence and said “"Finally the wait is over but another couple of months before I can take her on her first ride.” Dhoni will not be able to ride his latest acquisition as he currently playing for Chennai Super Kings as part of IPL 2015. MS Dhoni has an impressive collection of motorcycles that includes the ultra elusive Confederate Hellcat X132, Ducati 1098, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R, Harley-Davidson Fatboy to two-stroke screamers and has around 10 Yamaha RD350 according to him which he claims is close to his heart

Coming back to the bike, the Kawasaki Ninja H2 is the most expensive motorcycle offering from the Japanese two-wheeler giant in India and has been priced at Rs 29 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The biggest talking point of the Kawasaki Ninja H2 is the addition of supercharger to boost the power output of the motor and it’s the only supercharged mass production motorcycle on sale globally. Powering the Kawasaki Ninja H2 is a 998cc, liquid-cooled, inline-four motor churning out 200PS at 11,000rpm and peak torque of 113.5Nm at 10,500rpm. The Kawasaki Ninja H2 will is offered with an option of Ram Air that hikes the power output to 210PS. These numbers make it among the most powerful litre-class motorcycle on sale globally. The Kawasaki Ninja H2 also employs MotoGP style dog-ring transmission for effortless and quicker gear shifts short shifts. The Kawasaki Ninja H2 will be among the most exclusive motorcycles on sale in India as around 10 to 15 units have been allotted for our market as it’s a limited production motorcycle to maintain exclusivity. 

The styling of the bike is inspired from the Kawasaki Ninja H2R and according to Kawasaki the mirrors have been designed to assist high-speed stability while a 'chin spoiler' on the fairing delivers down force to the front wheel. It’s the first Kawasaki motorcycle to employ Trellis frame and single-sided swingarm. Electronic goodies on the Kawasaki Ninja H2 include multi-level traction control with a track mode, launch control to maximise acceleration, quick-shifter and ABS. The bike also features an electronically adjustable Ohlins steering damper. Suspension duties are taken care of by fully adjustable KYB suspension at front and rear. Braking is done via 330mm semi-floating discs and radial-mounted monobloc calipers at the front and a 250mm disc at the rear sourced from Brembo.