Eliminator in Wikipedia

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Citaat :: ZL900

Introduced in 1985, and only produced for 2 years (1985 and 1986), the ZL900 evolved from the legendary Kawasaki Z1. The ZL900 was designed to evoke images of the wildly successful Z1 drag bikes, with a bobbed rear fender, short travel fork, large rear tire, fat chromed mufflers, a small fuel tank and low straight handlebars. The ZL900 engine was a transplanted and slightly modified version of the liquid-cooled I4 introduced in the 1984 Kawasaki ZX900 Ninja. Kawasaki used smaller 32 mm carburetors (the ZX900 used 34 mm), different timing and camshafts with less duration. This gave the engine a dramatically different personality, trading the Ninja's high-end surge for low-end grunt and a meaty mid-range that was more suitable for a cruiser. At the time, the ZL900 was the only bike in its segment using an I4 powerplant instead of a V4 configuration. These bikes were produced by Kawasaki in Lincoln, Nebraska for the American market, but failed to live up to their potential here as there were stiff tariffs at the time for Japanese motrocycles over 700cc, they were wildly popular overseas in Europe due in large part to the decidedly "American" styling and plenty of dependable power.

The ZL900 garnered praise for its excellent powerplant and inspired styling, and still has a core group of followers that enjoy this unique, powerful and fun motorcycle, visit zl-oa.com for an online community of Eliminator owners.

[edit] Criticisms

The pursuit of drag-bike style resulted in some functional compromises. First, some riders[who?] complained about a lack of cornering clearance, although it took corners better than its super-heavyweight competitors the Honda Magna V65, the Suzuki Madura and the Yamaha V-Max. The ZL900 was long and low like a drag bike, so sporting riders who wanted ZX900 power in a cruiser had to give up riding the twisties. Additionally, pushing the bike hard overwhelmed the skinny front tire and brought the rear suspension's shortcomings to the surface. More universally, owners and magazines alike[who?] bemoaned the Eliminator's lack of range due to its small fuel tank capacity. At 25-35 mpg on a 2.9 gallon tank, even conservative riders were forced to find a filling station after 100 miles or less. Even with all of the critisisms, the Kawasaki Eliminator was considered a "giant killer", and is still considered to be ahead of its time even now some 20-plus years after its initial introduction.

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