Kawasaki Teases Supercharged Sport Touring Bike

In the teaser video below, Kawasaki uses the line “Supercharge Your Journey.” The 30-second doesn’t give us a good look at a new product, but it does heavily imply that a new supercharged bike is coming. Rather than showing us a racetrack where a bike like the H2 would be at home, we see a highway and a winding road in a mountainous landscape.

The change of scenery implies that Kawasaki’s new motorcycle will be a non-Ninja touring bike. 

“Supercharge your journey with the only manufacturer that can deliver such a machine,” says the YouTube video description. "Be prepared for Sport Touring to accelerate impressively and efficiently into its next exciting phase.”

While forced induction on motorcycles isn’t a new idea, it’s mostly absent from mainstream, production motorcycles. The idea makes sense when considering tightening emissions regulations, especially in Europe, as a way to get strong performance out of fuel-efficient engines. The fact that a supercharger sounds cool and makes the bike faster are just bonuses.

Kawasaki will unveil the new bike on Nov. 7 at the Milan Motorcycle Show. What do you think we can expect from the new supercharged Kawasaki?