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It is in between. A little more forward than the Ninja 1000. I find it quite comfortable though. The cruise control helps on long straight runs. I've done three 700 mile days on my H2 SX and was fine.What's the seating position like on the N1K versus the H2SX?
The CBR is just too aggressive in its seating position to make it a sport tourer, even if you lower the pegs...at least for me.
Just re-visiting this forum to see who has kept their Ninja. I'm enjoying the Tracer; it fits my needs, and I have nothing to complain about....except personality, I suppose. The Tracer is great, and I will keep it, but I still miss that really hard, strong pull from the VFR1200F. I'm thinking that the H2SX is likely everything the VFR was, and more, so I was thinking about keeping one in the garage for occasional use. It's probably a lovely bike for some three- or four-day tours, as I think the seating position is even more relaxed than that of the VFR.Selling bikes right now is really difficult. It wasn't easy before but it's worse now. Unless you have a high end dual sport or any KTM. LOL! Middle weight Dual Sports is the new flavor of this decade, as high end, large ADV bikes are falling out of favor. Sport bikes fell out of favor 15 years ago.
I think modifying the CBR1000rr to be more comfortable, from a performance standpoint, is way, WAY better than a Ninja 1000, as long as you accept you are not going to have hard bags or carry a passenger. Personally, I think it's more hip. But it all depends on your point of view.
Hi Jayzonk,Just re-visiting this forum to see who has kept their Ninja. I'm enjoying the Tracer; it fits my needs, and I have nothing to complain about....except personality, I suppose. The Tracer is great, and I will keep it, but I still miss that really hard, strong pull from the VFR1200F. I'm thinking that the H2SX is likely everything the VFR was, and more, so I was thinking about keeping one in the garage for occasional use. It's probably a lovely bike for some three- or four-day tours, as I think the seating position is even more relaxed than that of the VFR.
The revisions to the chassis for 2020+ resulted in near perfection in the handling department. I can't speak with any authority on the previous version. When I rode one a few years ago I quickly forgot about it. Not this one. I would characterize its handling as exemplary. I have ridden 40+ bikes in the last 5 years and the 2020 Ninja ranks #2 in my book. It feels extremely light on its feet. The tires are still relatively new so we will see how it does as the miles pile up. For now, I could not be more pleased. It is almost as telepathic as the KTM Duke 890R that I picked up several weeks ago. From the bikes I have ridden the Duke sets the benchmark for outstanding handling and the Ninja is nipping at its heels. Chris from Bike World has an excellent YouTube review of the Duke and declares it to be the best road sports bike available today.Not that N1k is the welterweight champion of the bike world. Stock, it has handling quirks that made it feel even heavier than it already is.
I loved the KTM "Vader" styling when it first came out, now I can't stand it. Not sure what happened there; when things get too outlandish, I know the infatuation falls quickly.If your looking for torquere try a KTM Super duke GT. 4,000 rpm on the
duke, is about 8,000 rpm on the SX
A bit of an exaggeration I'd say but I get the point, and a narrow 3000 RPM torque window on the SD. The weight advantage on the SD is huge. The beauty of the H2 SX is there is no reason to ever have to grab another gear above 6000 RPM, especially with a vcyclenut flash.If your looking for torquere try a KTM Super duke GT. 4,000 rpm on the
duke, is about 8,000 rpm on the SX