For both Kawasaki and Honda this was a big year for there 600 c.c (cubic centimeters) motorcycles. I would say more for Honda because Kawasaki has spent so much money on research for there brand new supercharged 1000 c.c H2R. Kawasaki over the past three years have been the 600 c.c class champion, but Honda says they are ready to take the spot.
The first thing they changed was the steering. They added a brand new Honda Power Steering Damper, this new design not only reads the handle bar deflection speed but also calculates the vehicles speed. As for power they added dual fuel injectors to every piston that way there is no lost of power in the high rpms range or the low rpm range. This is the first year any sport bike has had eight fuel injectors instead of just four. The suspension also got upgraded to smaller sized pistons that way you can keep the viscosity of the oil higher making it more customized then ever before. The last upgrade they made was in the break calipers. They have mounted them radially instead on direct bolts giving you more stopping power and feel for the breaks.
With Kawasaki being on top of the 600 c.c class they did not make that many changes at all. Some of the little things they added are a new three way traction control system. Also they added to engine modes, a low speed mode and a high speed mode. They also added a clutch to give it more of a slippery feel to it.
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