Bike  |  June 2018
EPIC 5000 - MILE TEST H2 SX
We reckon it requires around five thousand miles to really get to know a bike, which usually takes us five to six months. But this Big Test is slightly different because guest tester Philip Weston did 4813 miles on our Kawasaki H2 SX in a long weekend. In just four days he lapped Europe, taking in Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Italy, France, Spain and to cap it all, Gibraltar. Admittedly he missed out on several things you do over a year of ownership, such as
polishing, popping to the shops and going to a bike meet. But he did fill it with petrol 33 times, rode in snow (Austria), scratched down warm, dry twisties (Monaco), sat at 80mph for an entire tankful (Spain), blitzed it to 171mph (Germany) and, in the interest of thoroughness, dropped it in a garage forecourt (Maidenhead). Welcome to most comprehensive ever
test of the new H2 SX…
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Bike June 2018.