Will be looking at a 1996 Kawasaki Eliminator 600 next week

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Will be looking at a 1996 Kawasaki Eliminator 600 next week

01 Mar 2025 16:51
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Its time for me to down size my big bike. Considering getting a ZL600 and getting rid my V65 Magna. I have owned the Magna for 15 years, but my knees, hips and back are telling me its time for a lighter, smaller, 'big' bike. The Magna is becoming a garage queen.
So, anyone have experience with a ZL600? Long range comfort and dependability are important to me.
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Re: Will be looking at a 1996 Kawasaki Eliminator 600 next week

01 Mar 2025 20:21
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The Euro ZL1000 with the torque cam shafts instead the US power cams shafts is a better option!
The "dick" US location HP cams and also bike size does´t matters anyways......

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Re: Will be looking at a 1996 Kawasaki Eliminator 600 next week

02 Mar 2025 03:31 - 02 Mar 2025 03:34
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He said wanted lighter, for physical reasons.     The ZL9000 or ZL1000 was 560 lbs, ....the ZL600 was only 460 lbs.    

A short coworker, I used to ride with, only about 5 ft tall had one back in the '90s    The seat height was only 28 inches, and he could plant both feet on the ground.     It was supposed to be a 'cruiser', but the ergonomics were standard and upright,...that means confortable.      The engine was same as the Ninja 600 at the time, just tuned for more low end torque, and less peak, thus it had the typical Kawasaki reliability.    The 600 liquid cooled four, was actually the old  GPZ550 turned into liquid cooling with a 4 valve head.

 
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