Kawasaki Eliminators

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

As a style of bike, cool, coolish, dull or pass the bumming hat?



https://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Kawasaki_ZL1000A

And yes I know my image hasn't worked

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

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[KungFooBob]

If I had to wear the hat, I'd rather be riding a V-Max.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I never said I liked them, I think it's truly fucking hideous.

[Rockburner]

As a style of bike, cool, coolish, dull or pass the bumming hat?

Style??

A poorly executed faux/pastiche of a much derided, even at the time, style of bike that even the owners of the original bikes will accept were not the high point of the original manufacturer?

what are you smoking? (and no, I don't want any)

[Mr. Dazzle]

One wonders what exactly it's supposed to eliminate.

[KungFooBob]

One wonders what exactly it's supposed to eliminate.

Coolness.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

What style of bike were they trying to be, lowriders?

[Skub]

The Covidz haz eaten the cheese.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Kawasaki made them for years, I think the first one was the ZN1100 Spectre, which was basically a Unitrak engine in a dubious handling LTD chassis.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

They made a 125 version, with a 4 stroke engine, probably Suzuki DR125.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Yamaha made a 600 Radian (I think)

And I have vague memories of someone I knew having a ZL900, I think it had shaft drive.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

It's like something from 1950s sci fi, but the Kawasaki is worse

[KungFooBob]

It's no FZX700 Fazer.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

The 750 that looked the same was imported to the UK, apparently they're alright to ride. FZR1000 engine bolts straight in.

Still fucking weird looking.
Didn't Honda do V4s that looked similar, Magnas and Sabres?
I also find it hard to believe Suzuki didn't try to cash in on this crap 80s fashion trend, maybe the disaster that was the Suzuki Cavalcade out them off?

[asmethurst99]

The 400 se is ok.
There were loads of the Fazers around at one point

[BBB]

Is that fzx trying to look like a twin with a faux rear cylinder?

[Asian Boss]

I had a FZX750 (the original Frazer!) back in the 90s.

It wasn't a bad bike. It handled ok for what it was and had a lot of midrange. I sold it after about 6 months though. It was the closest thing to a custom (style) bike I've ever owned.

[Bigjawa]

I had no idea. I remember the one with the GPz900 engine but fortunately I was oblivious to them through the 80s

Gods teeth! apparently they did one with a GPz600 engine

They did. They were quicker to about 80 than a FZR or CBR.