Kawasaki Supercharged Showdown!

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Want to ride your Supercharged Kawasaki flat out?

Calling all Supercharged Kawasaki owners, road legal or otherwise. Or those interested in a Supercharged Kawasaki… how would you like to attend our event in conjunction with the Japanese marque for as many high-speed runs as you want? 

What? 

We’re calling the event ‘Supercharged Showdown!’ 

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the legendary Kawasaki H2R, BikeSocial and Kawasaki UK invites all owners of Kawasaki Supercharged four-cylinder models of any age, road legal or otherwise, to a disused 1.8-mile-long airfield for a chance to run their bike flat-out. 

Straightliners, the drag racing events experts, will use their immense experience to conduct the event with support from BikeSocial and Kawasaki. We’re inviting owners of Kawasaki H2, H2R, H2 SX, Z H2 models to come and find out how fast they are on a 1.8-mile-long runway with official timing equipment at the ready. 

The BikeSocial and Kawasaki teams will be on-site, so will a team of high-speed riding experts will be on hand to help with launches and body positions for ideal aerodynamics. 

Free professional photos, as well as a commemorative printout of the registered speed at 1-mile and 1.25-mile intervals, and a beautiful sticker will form part of the record of your day. 

Kawasaki UK will bring several of the latest generation supercharged models from its 2025 line-up which can be booked in advance for a trial on the day. 

How many opportunities will you get to feel what a supercharged motorcycle can achieve, legally?! 

Not only that, but Kawasaki’s official Bennetts British Superbike riders, AJN Steelstock Kawasaki’s Christian Iddon and Max Cook, doing display runs on their Ninja ZX-10RR machines, while recent Guinness World Record breaker Jonny Davies will be repeating his jaw-dropping feat of jumping off the back of the Ninja H2 SX and skiing behind the bike. 

Where? 

Elvington Airfield, Yorkshire, YO41 4AU. A former RAF base with a 1.8-mile runway hired exclusively for you. And there’s no noise limit. 

When? 

Wednesday, 21st May 2025, 10.30am – 5pm, which coincides with the Straightliners ‘Speed Week’ - the annual records event.

• Gates open from 8:30am 

• Safety briefing at 10.15am 

• First runs at 10.30am 

• Last runs at 4.50pm 

How much? 

Entrance to the site is FREE but please let us know by clicking 'Sign up here' button below if you’d like to ride on the runway, or borrow a bike to do so. 

For timed runs on the runway, it’s a one-off £5 charge for BikeSocial members and Club Kawasaki members or a one-off charge of £20 for non-members.  

‘Competitors’ will be entitled to a free hot or cold drink too. There is no restriction on the number of runs between 10.30am – 5pm but you must rejoin the back of the queue after each run. 

Click here to learn about the benefits of being a BikeSocial member. Membership is free if you insure you bike directly with Bennetts but only £6/month or £60/year if not. Sign up beforehand to save that £20 charge if you’re not already a member.  

Spectators are FREE and are very welcome too, but it'll only be Supercharged Kawasaki’s permitted on the runway! 

For further information or any questions, please email us on enquiries@bikesocial.co.uk or join the discussion at the BikeSocial Facebook group page, or on our new BikeClub site.