Kawasaki Ninja R2
A new rendering of the Kawasaki Ninja R2
has emerged online. It is believed that Kawasaki has registered the Ninja R2
trademark taking the rumour one step closer to being the fact that a smaller
Ninja H2 is under development.
MCN reports that sources close to
Kawasaki in Japan say that the Kawasaki R2 will be powered by a smaller motor
displacing a little over 800 cc with supercharged induction. This will be the
company’s second supercharged engine following the H2’s. The motor is said to
be a more street friendly and affordable version of the 998 cc forced induction
unit on the latter.
A smaller capacity version of the
supercharged engine for the 600 cc segment is also rumoured to be underway to
power what is believed to be the Kawasaki Ninja S2 (the next generation Ninja
650).
The Ninja R2 is one of three or more
models the company is believe to be working on all of which will feature the
forced induction system. The idea of how Kawasaki may spread out this
technology across the model range was indicated by the Kawasaki Spirit Charger
concepts (SC-01 and SC-02) that were unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show last
year.
