Kiwi Rider January Vol.1 2023 | Page 40

collision warning along with emergency flashing brake lights . The blind spot warning flashes in the mirrors and is helpful and effective when negotiating traffic . Fortunately , I never had need for the collision warning ... Rest assured six-way lean sensitive ABS and TC is used along with the power modes of Sport , Road , Rain , and Rider ( rider configurable settings ). Power can be set to Full , Middle and Low . Middle is 75 % of Full power and Low 50 %. SPIN , like all tech adjustments , is monitored from the 6.5-inch TFT screen . It is Kawasaki ’ s
term for its new smartphone-based infotainment system that , basically , links all the things your phone can do to the TFT screen and on to the rider via headphones , allowing different apps to be used including Apple CarPlay and Android Auto .
THE METAL The chassis is a serious departure from my old 1400 . The H2 sports a trellis frame and a singlesided swingarm . Brakes are top of the line 320mm discs with Brembo Stylema monobloc calipers up front , along with a 250mm single
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