2024 Kawasaki Eliminator Review [13 Fast Facts]

The Kawasaki Eliminator has been provided in many various varieties for the reason that title debuted with the Eliminator 900 in 1985. This newest bearer of the power-cruiser banner, the 2024 Kawasaki Eliminator, is a gem powered by a 451cc twin, designed to swimsuit the wants of recent riders and people who search the enjoyment of a straightforward, relaxed trip while eliciting kudos.

1. The 2024 Kawasaki Eliminator is an all-new mannequin. We coated the technical facets in our First Look story, so there’s no have to go over them once more. The brief model is that the Eliminator has a Ninja 400-based 451cc motor, loads of rake, a low seat top, weighs underneath 400 kilos, and the bottom configuration has a listing value of $6649.

2. As I considered the Eliminator for the primary time, its lengthy, low, and modern look captured my eye. The gas tank is slim and visually flows into the road of the seat, then your eye is taken proper all the way down to the tail, which is completed off with a slim taillight. This bike exudes retro-cool, with its elongated cruiser styling and twin shocks. An industrial really feel emanates from the spherical LED headlight and total big-bike demeanor, with the trellis body pulling the look collectively. I examined the SE mannequin, which is painted within the charmingly named Sweet Metal Furnace Orange, completely complemented by Ebony accents. The SE additionally comes outfitted with a headlight cowl, ABS, and slightly cherry on prime—a USB charger on the handlebars.

3. The 2024 Kawasaki Eliminator is the kind of motorbike any new rider will probably be proud to personal. Once I stopped at ritzy Solana Seaside to soak up the ocean view about 20 miles north of San Diego, I requested a number of sunbathers what they thought, and so they guessed on the Eliminator being an 800. 

4. The Eliminator is simple to get astride and pull upright as a result of it’s low, providing a seat top of 29 inches. Non-obligatory seats can increase or decrease the saddle by about an inch, in line with your preferences or necessities. The seating place is nearer to the Z400 bare upright sportbike than the relaxed Vulcan S, which explains why the Eliminator isn’t referred to as a Vulcan. Its ergonomics are extra pro-street than conventional cruiser.

5. Earlier than elevating the kickstand, I related the Eliminator to my smartphone through Bluetooth and Kawasaki’s Rideology The App. Expertise isn’t my forte, but pairing it to my smartphone and including a short profile went properly, which happy me. Rideology The App is enjoyable, and useful. The bike’s particulars are mechanically proven, together with your service and upkeep schedule particulars, so it’s a good way of preserving your motorbike wholesome. I recorded my trip for enjoyable. Rideology exhibits the route, the time you permit and arrive, common mph, gas consumption, and common pace. In case you like, Rideology can share your particulars with different riders, and you’ll add different Kawasaki bikes to your private profile.

6. Simply because the 1985 Eliminator 900 used a Ninja engine, the 2024 Eliminator has its personal Ninja-based powerplant. The Eliminator 900 boasted a superbike engine and was geared toward skilled riders. Compared, the brand new Eliminator is definitely novice-friendly with a parallel-twin powerplant that may be a stroked model of the Ninja 400 motor. With the additional torque, the Eliminator motor delivers an exciting trip, and the still-short-stroke engine feels loads highly effective. You’ll be able to pootle slowly, and it’ll forgive if you happen to lazily keep in a better gear slightly longer than meant, or you possibly can push it while ripping across the open countryside and share the grins I skilled.

7. The slip-and-assist clutch is nice for brand new riders, ironing out any jerky gear adjustments even for the novice rider. The six-speed transmission makes for easy gear shifts and easy management. Moreover, Kawasaki’s proprietary Optimistic Impartial Finder takes the stress out of discovering impartial at a cease—a wrestle some new riders may really feel. In case you are in 1st gear at a cease and shift up, the transmission all the time goes into impartial—by no means into 2nd.

8. The Eliminator’s character is a boon, as working by way of site visitors is a strain-free expertise. The Kawasaki handles properly and goes the place you need it to go. In California, we will lane cut up to the entrance of the road at site visitors lights. Nonetheless, preserving on the transfer between different autos and continually accommodating erratic automotive drivers could make you sweat. There’s loads of low-end torque, and getting forward of vehicles from a cease and maintaining with site visitors circulation is simple. Thankfully, the sunshine clutch and the low-slung bike’s agility make driving the crowded streets painless. The suspension does permit some bumps to be felt, however that goes with the Eliminator’s roguish persona—I just like the old-style look of the dual shocks. The retro-styled rearview mirrors do the job of clear rearward with out that vibrating shimmy you possibly can typically get.

9. Becoming a member of the freeway is all the time telling, and I wasn’t let down. The moment and swift acceleration on the onramp is matched by a pleasant low-volume, virtually rumbling, low-key engine sound. I may sustain with fast-moving street customers and overtake as desired. The Eliminator has an excellent street presence. Primarily based on the physique language of vehicles, I felt that drivers may see me coming of their mirrors.

10. The 2024 Kawasaki Eliminator additionally takes on the canyons. The Eliminator hugs tight corners like a boss, offering me with a way of security, management, and journey . Though I used to be unfamiliar with IRC Grand Excessive Pace GS-23 tries, they’re as much as dealing with the facility and cornering clearance of the Eliminator. That provides me the arrogance to push my limits and tackle each twist and switch with a giant grin.

11. The 310mm entrance disc, 130mm extensive entrance tire, and sub-400-pound curb weight mix to supply loads of braking energy. The entrance brake engages easily, providing environment friendly stopping energy with slightly extra squeeze—nice round city and for learners, and lots for pleasant canyon driving. The rear brake is felt fairly sturdy, although not bitey in any respect.

12. Importantly for learners, the driving place is relaxed and pure. The Eliminator ergonomics replicate the way you naturally sit on a chair at residence. My knees are conscious of the tank, which provides to my confidence as a result of I’m already poised to grip it, and there’s loads of leeway for transferring my arms. After driving all day with just one brief break, I used to be nonetheless utterly snug. The seat is barely scooped, making it snugly supportive, and rubber-cushioned mounting minimizes vibration. There’s a passenger pad, which I didn’t check out.

13. The 2024 Kawasaki Eliminator combines the attributes {that a} new rider desires in a cruiser-style motorbike. It’s snug, has manageable energy, and has an excellent look. Though the SE model I examined has a listing value of $7259, you may get the usual Eliminator for an approachable $6649, so the value is one more enticing function on a broadly interesting motorbike.

Images Kevin Wing

RIDING STYLE

• Helmet: Arai Regent-X Patch Purple Frost
• Shirt: Cortech Boulevard Assortment Girls’s Missfit Driving Flannel
• Gloves: Cortech Girls’s The Scrapper
• Pants: MotoGirl Lara Cargo
• Boots: Alpinestars Stella Kerry Waterproof

2024 Kawasaki Eliminator Specs

ENGINE

• Sort: Parallel twin
• Displacement: 451cc
• Bore x stroke: 70.0 x 58.5mm
• Most torque: 32 ft-lbs @ 7500 rpm
• Compression ratio: 11.3:1
• Valve practice: DOHC, 4 vpc
• Fueling: EFI w/ 32mm oval throttle our bodies
• Cooling: Liquid
• Transmission: 6-speed w/ Optimistic Impartial Finder
• Remaining drive: Sealed chain

CHASSIS

• Body: Metal trellis
• Entrance suspension; journey: Non-adjustable 41mm fork; 4.7 inches
• Rear suspension: Spring-preload adjustable shocks; 3.5 inches
• Tires: IRC Grand Excessive Pace GS-23
• Entrance tire: 130/70 x 18
• Rear tire: 150/80 x 16
• Entrance brake: 310mm disc w/ 2-piston Nissin caliper
• Rear brake: 240mm petal disc w/ 2-piston Nissin caliper
• ABS: Non-obligatory ($300)

DIMENSIONS and CAPACITIES

• Wheelbase: 59.8 inches
• Rake: 30 levels
• Path: 4.8 inches
• Seat top: 28.9 inches (28.1- and 30.1-inch seats non-compulsory)
• Gasoline tank capability: 3.7 gallons

CURB WEIGHTS 

• Customary: 386 kilos
• ABS: 388 kilos
• ABS SE: 390 kilos (as examined)

COLORS

•  Pearl Robotic White (normal and ABS)
• Pearl Storm Grey (normal solely)
• Metallic Flat Spark Black (ABS solely)
• Sweet Metal Furnace Orange / Ebony (SE ABS solely)

PRICES

• 2024 Kawasaki Eliminator: $6649 MSRP
• 2024 Kawasaki Eliminator ABS: $6949
• 2024 Kawasaki Eliminator ABS SE: $7249 (as examined)

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