The Kawasaki Ninja H2R with James Hillier at the TT

Kawasaki Ninja H2R – For James Hillier, rider of the Quattro Plant Kawasaki team, it promises to be a very eventful TT. In addition to the "classic" participation in various categories, he has added to his agenda, on 10 June, a Show Lap on the historic circuit aboard the Supercharged Kawasaki Ninja H2R from 300hp.

Kawasaki Motors UK and the TT organizers invited James Hillier, one of the few riders to have lapped the TT Mountain Course at an average of 130mph, to do a show-lap on the Kawasaki Ninja H2R during the Monster Energy Parade in which other champions such as Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes will also participate aboard the Ninja ZX-10r Race Replica. There Kawasaki Ninja H2R it is a fireball created with the collaboration of all the divisions of the Kawasaki group, from aerospace to gas turbines.

Its engine 998cc supercharged is capable of delivering over 300hp and it turns out to be the most powerful mass-produced motorcycle. “I saw the Kawasaki Ninja H2 road bike in Bournemouth where my Quattro Plant team is based but this is something different” Hillier said. “I can't wait to hear the fantastic sound of this bike echo during the first part of the route and then face the climb with open throttle. It will be an experience that I will remember all my life!”.