Even with its limitations, the H2 was a success, because there were not many other bikes that could, Brown said, "even approach" the performance of the H2 Mach IV. A standard, factory produced H2 was able to travel a from a standing start in as low as 12.0 seconds with an expert rider on board. "Cycle World" recorded a quarter mile time of 12.72 seconds at , and a top speed of . Brown said it could accelerate from in under 13 seconds.