Kawasaki enters 2024 with updates for the Z H2 SE and the Ninja H2.

Fans of Team Green will have a surprise in 2024, with Kawasaki unveiling its updated lineup for 2024. This time, it’s the top-of-the-line models that receive an update. 2024 marks the tenth year of the Kawasaki Ninja H2, one of the few current production motorcycles that comes with a factory supercharger. Additionally, Kawasaki has also updated its naked sibling, the Z H2 SE, for the 2024 model year.

Starting with the Z H2 SE, this bike is one of the most powerful hyper-naked on the market, as it features a 998 cc liquid-cooled inline-four cylinder engine with fuel injection and a patented supercharger. This results in a maximum power output of 197 hp and 136.9 Nm of torque. All this power is kept in check by a sophisticated array of electronic components that include various riding modes, as well as an IMU electronic component set that offers safety features such as cornering ABS and lean-sensitive traction control.

In addition to all this, the Kawasaki Z H2 SE is further enhanced with Kawasaki’s Electronic Control Suspension (KECS) with Skyhook EERA Technology. This gives the suspension the ability to instantly adapt to different road and riding conditions. Of course, with impressive performance, the Z H2 SE also has to brake well, and it does so with the help of Brembo Stylema Monobloc brake calipers. Other features include a quickshift system, launch control, cornering management, electronic cruise control speed control, and smartphone connectivity.

Next, let’s focus our attention on the Ninja H2. For 2024, Kawasaki is releasing two versions, as before, in the form of the Ninja H2 ABS and the Ninja H2R. The Ninja H2 is further divided into two versions: the Ninja H2 ABS and the Ninja H2 Carbon, which, as the name suggests, has a higher price due to the extensive use of carbon fiber.

In terms of performance, we are looking at an engine similar to the one in the Z H2 SE, although tuned to produce even more power – 228 hp and 142.2 Nm of torque. The engine is installed in a lightweight steel trellis frame, and the bike features compact superbike dimensions characterized by the same aggressive fairing found in previous versions. The Ninja H2 and H2 Carbon 2024 come equipped as standard with high-quality Brembo Stylema calipers, as well as the Kawasaki Quick Shift (KQS) system and nine Kawasaki Traction Control (KTRC) modes. Both models include a color TFT screen with smartphone connectivity through the Rideology mobile app.

Lastly, but certainly not least, the Kawasaki Ninja H2R was designed for the most demanding and power-hungry riders. Designed for track use only, this bike takes everything the standard Ninja H2 has to offer in terms of performance and elevates it to the maximum level. As such, its liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, supercharged inline-four 998cc engine produces an impressive 326 hp and 164.7 Nm of torque. All this power is controlled by a sophisticated set of electronics, as well as aerodynamic components in carbon fiber.

The 2024 Kawasaki Ninja H2R features launch control, Brembo Stylema calipers, an Öhlins rear shock, and fully adjustable front suspension. Like the Ninja H2, it has all the technological details one could ask for, although for use only on closed tracks.