Post Listing Update: This H2R replica was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown.
Kawasaki has brought back the H2R name with their new missile-on-wheels, but for fans of two-stroke machinery the three letters represent a legendary racer based on the H2 triple. This is a restomod replica with a custom frame and modern components in the suspension, brakes, and wheels. The seller thinks this is an improved version of the actual racer – but the only way to know is to ride both. Good luck with that!
Per the seller, the TIG welded frame is made of DOM tubing and the geometry was “designed with input from racers and based on the best handling modern sports bikes.” The engine has rebuilt, the electronics are modern, and Mikuni VM34 carbs handle the fueling. The suspension and brakes stay in the Kawasaki family as they’re from a modern ZX-6R. The motor runs on pump gas and it has a stock compression ratio at 155 PSI.
For a little preview of an actual H2R, check out this video of Tom Sykes riding his original H2R racer and Kawi’s new Ninja N2R.
The frame (VIN: H2F-32461) started as the numbers matching unit to the motor, but most of it is new. It was bead blasted to bare metal and then primered and painted. The bodywork is from Airtech and is apparently “fabricated from the original Team Hansen molds” though the tail section has been modified. The fuel tank has a custom steel tank inside to make it street legal, capacity is 2.5 gallons.
Find this H2R replica for sale in North Providence, Rhode Island with bidding up to $17,100