Introduced for the 2015 model year, this closed-course hypersport machine was developed by Kawasaki as an uncompromised flagship and was shown publicly in late 2014 before reaching markets the following year. Kawasaki positioned it from the start as a track-only motorcycle, separate from the road-legal H2 sibling, and emphasized its supercharged engine, in-house engineering, and race-circuit focus. The nameplate remained in production through at least the 2026 model year, indicating an ongoing single production run rather than a discontinued-and-revived history. In 2019, Kawasaki announced a newly optimized version of the model, showing that the nameplate evolved over time while keeping its core identity as the brand’s ultimate closed-course hypersport offering. Today it remains one of Kawasaki’s most recognizable halo motorcycles and a technical showcase for the company’s high-performance engineering.
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