I bought a Kawasaki Z H2

[Grumpy Goat]

Ohhhh ... nice Ron! Didn't think that you were this close to actually buying the Kawi. I know that you liked it and was sweet on the H2 but here you are ... a new owner!

Nice colour choice too - black and grey, with the red frame that a certain someone frowns on (but I like on this bike). I must say, you and I do have very similar tastes in bikes - both have RSs, both had/have Yamaha Tracer 900 GT (same colour as well!), I had the S1000R vs your new H2, and the first BMW that I was dying to get (but ultimately did not, back in 2015) ... the S1000XR.

The torque on that bike is amazing at 101 lb.ft to go with that 167 hp! Be careful! When I had my S1000R I found that you could crash really really quickly. It did everything quickly but like this Kawi was very comfortable. It was a good 50 lb lighter though with similar horsepower but much less toque at 82.6 lb.ft. My S had a wheelbase that was a tad over an inch shorter, with similar rake and slightly less trail, so maybe the S would be a tad more flickable, but both bikes are similar overall.

But I like what you said ... "S1000 XR and this Z H2 is most comparable to that. It is not comparable to the RS." Other bikes are nice yes but nothing compares to the RS. I has what NO other bikes I have owned has, and that is character ... in spades.