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Old February 14th, 2018, 10:50 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by JacRyann View Post
Not sure about looks. Is that a broken nose?
It's the H2 styling thing I think. Honestly I don't spend too much time staring at my bikes, I just like to ride them.

They gimped the engine a bit this year. Supposedly a bit more torque down low/mid, but lost top end for sure. They slashed 42 pounds off of it, probably to maintain insurance bracket dictated a peak power reduction, etc.

You know what Kawasaki should do now? Add a third cylinder to the Ninja 400 and create a Ninja 600 triple ...
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