BMW F 900 R versus Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE
BMW F 900 R
Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
- Engine
- Basic price
- Comfort
- Achievement
- Torque
- Travel comfort
- Handling
- Windbreak
- Pillion comfort
- Standard equipment a bit lean
Dimensions & Weight
Length : 2.140 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat : 815 mm
Weight : 211 (max: 430 ) kg
Length : 2.135 mm Height : 1.260 mm
Seat : 835 mm
Weight : 262 kg
Engine
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 998 ccm
Hub: 55 mm
Hole: 76 mm
Cooling: flüssigkeitsgekühlt
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 92 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 13 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 310 km
Performance: 200 HP at 11.000 U/Min
Torque: 137 NM bei 9.500 U/Min Tank contents: 19 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 333 km
Chassis
Bridge frame in shell construction (steel) Front suspension:
Upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 135 mm) Rear suspension:
Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 142 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17
Tubular space frame (steel) Front suspension:
43 mm upside-down fork (travel 120 mm) Rear suspension:
Uni-Trak gas pressure shock absorbers (travel 139 mm) Tyres at the front: 120/70ZR17M/C (58W)
Rear tyres: 190/55ZR17M/C (75W)
Brakes
Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper (∅ 265 mm)
Semi-floating 320 mm Brembo double brake discs. Radial mounted four-piston calipers, Brembo Stylema Monoblock (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc with Brembo double piston brake caliper (∅ 250 mm)
Ideal for a sporty short trip
If things go the way they did with their predecessor, BMW has a potential bestseller in its range with the F 900 R. Why not: The machine is quite cheap for BMW ratios and at the same time quite good.
You just have to know what you want. This bike is ideal for a sporty excursion without great travel ambitions. Whose wish this was always: Test drive please!
The test bike was provided to us by Bergmann and Söhne in Pinneberg near Hamburg.
Problem-free, fast, good
In dubious weather conditions, in cold and rain, the Kawa proved to be an unproblematic companion. It is quite astonishing how well the electronic helpers work to tame their power. Almost all of them are needed under these conditions - but at the same time you have a lot of fun with the big SPORTtourer and have to make surprisingly few compromises.
In the city, she is not the first choice – everywhere else she did not afford a single serious nakedness. Rarely have we enjoyed 200 hp so relaxed.
The test bike was provided to us by Heller & Soltau in St. Michaelisdonn.
