really curious to hear why you think the gen3 is a better bike than the H2 SX SE! I was thinking about one of those, but stuck with the gen3. haven't gotten it yet, but I expect I'll enjoy the heck out of it.
Although the SX SE performs well and has some nice features the Busa lacks, it has downsides.
Personally I find the motor louder and harsher than the Busa’s, it has a less refined solid feel. It always had a busy and working harder feel to it (as expected from a 998cc engine making big numbers)
Whilst my Suzuki’s can be worked on at just about any Suzuki dealership the H2 needs a “H2 tech” not just a Kawasaki dealership. My nearest one was a few hours away. Regular Kawasaki dealerships can’t or won’t do stuff like the ECU recall, hard to get to oil mesh screen, supercharger end float etc.
Mine had 4 recalls, centre stand, rear wheel bearings, oil screen, ECU flash for the quick shifter, along with services it make long trips to the dealership annoying. Hearing of folk having mechanical issues was a bit more common than I was comfortable with, sure some folk had great experiences but too many folk with having dramas, both with tuned and sometimes stock bikes.
The H2 SX is very easy to derestrict and gets huge gains, but…. two mates both then had piston failure, and I’ve read of many others, normally number 3 piston. The H2 SX is a high compression boosted motor which makes it run well off boost and with boost, but it’s not ideal when you up the boost. If you big horsepower the H2 SX is easy to find gains, but then reaches a limit much lower than a Busa can achieve.
I did like the H2 SX‘s more upright position, nicer dash, centre stand, factory frameless luggage, “chirp” from the Supercharger, adjustable settings when on cruise control etc, but after 3 years with it I never felt as confident with the bike as I did with my Busa’s and B-King.
I don’t hate on the H2 SX SE, I appreciate the 3 years we had together. The Busa and H2 SX SE offer something different and suit different roles.
For folk who don’t know. There are 3 quite different H2 engines.
H2 SE and Z-H2 get a high comp low boost version.
Sports H2 / H2 Carbon / Tesi H2 get a lower comp higher boost more sporty version.
H2R gets the full Monty “race / track” version.