The box of bits that gary shops around the country for the various tech

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The first set of injectors 72V 1500W Electric Scooter at the inlet trumpets from within the pressurized aluminum airboxThe H2R cylinder head is machined throughout. Besides, modern technology is getting trickier every year: if more mechanics can understand how it all comes together with Kawasaki’s equipment, then they’re more likely to get it right with a customer’s motorcycle.Gary keeps a close eye on the technicians as they reassemble the motor.

The box of bits that gary shops around the country for the various tech courses.The Mobile Mechanic Training Program is Kawasaki’s way of ensuring its dealers’ technicians all get access to motors like the H2R.Unlike most transmissions, this set up uses dog rings that slide left or right to engage the gear next to it to the shaft, as opposed to moving the actual gears. It reminds me of a race-prepped bike that’s had its ports smoothed by a Dremel. The track-only supercharged 310 PS engine, announced last year, is at least 50 per cent more powerful than any other one litre motorcycle engine in production.  I was a fat kid in a candy store and today the store owner (Gary) was at my disposal to go over all the treats before me.

TRAVELLING ROADSHOWEveryone gets the opportunity to get their hands on.The H2R superchargerThe H2R superchargerAlmost done.“Cams (tuned for lower torque on the road going H2), head gasket, ECU, freer-flowing ram air/exhaust and an extra clutch plate” he says, all matter-of-fact. So I cleared my afternoon schedule and hoofed it up to the tech college where Gary was holding court in front of a dozen Maritime technicians.

Cutaway shows the flow of the air/fuel through the engine.”I’m gobsmacked that’s all it takes to add 50 per cent more power to a motor. Here was a perfect opportunity to see what makes it tick. It’s not such a fun junket for the technicians perhaps, but it means a dealer can afford to send several people on the # week-long course instead of just one or two.Supercharger cutawayDrive from the crank is via a chainPlanetary gears help to crank up the impeller speedThe H2R supercharger impeller has six blades at its tip, expanding to 12 at its base.However, according to Gary, this doesn’t always get the turnout they would like, so Kawasaki decided to take the training to the dealers

 

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