Everybody gets a different feel from each motorbike & I thank you for pointing that out. My mate is smaller than I am and he hated my Aprilia RS125 & I hated his Honda VTR 250 simply because of the aspects we look for in bikes. It is funny because my body shape suits the Honda better & his' suits the Aprilia better.. The bike I tested here was definitely Japanese, I still have the import reports. A brand new bike like that would have been nice to test :)
Great question, this is a great beginners motorcycle but height is an issue for comfort. I'm 180cm and definitely too tall for it, I'd say if you were over 172cm then this would be a problem at highway speeds as it becomes extremely unstable. I've ridden a few of these and they all do the same. But additional weight is no problem for this engine. It performs and corners the same when i lifted my gf (60kg) as when i wasn't lifting her. I was just over 100kg when i tested it.
I am 1.96 tall and i own a ZL 250 made in 1992... I am 20 years old.. i have it on my hands 2 years now and no matter how tall you are... This bike has to give a lot of knowledge to it's owners... The one in the video seems to have German qualifications.My friends eliminator is the same with this and has a top speed of about 130km/h.. Mine which is made in Japan goes 160... this has to cope with the exhast fumes numbers for each country that the bike was made for...
About the blue indicator at least on mine indicates "headlight",not reserve.as for your review i kind of disagree on some things,has more braking power than a virago 250 plus if you put graphite brake pads even better,her main competitor.take the idiotic mirrors,rear mudguard and put lisense plate on the side and looks very agressive,plus if you tune it like and invest in some minor parts you can have a eliminator tuned like a ninja 250 and the bike goes to 150,160 km\h with ease,the turning lights relay can be easely replaced i changed mine and now its fine All the best
Hi mate. Ye you're the second person I've heard said that. To be honest though I do think this bikes electrics were redone incorrectly. The brake comparison really wasn't as 'relative' (to bikes in its own class) as it should have been. I really was comparing it more my previous European motorcycles. Thank you for the information though; this literally has been thrashed all the way to 53000km and still goes beautifully. Unfortunately as of 2013 modifying bikes are highly illegal in New Zealand. Kindest regards
Something wrong with your bike, mate. I have one, same year, same colour and the handling is pin sharp, the brakes good and I've even geared it up, and it'll do sixty mph in about 8 seconds.It's only done 6500 miles. Only criticism, is that it sounds like a bag of spanners at tickover!
YES! I would defo look at purchasing something like that, the 300 Ninja honestly has the best gearbox I've felt on a small engine sport bike.
Good review - thanks.
You're most welcome mate :)
You're welcome mate. The editing is a bit amateur but I'm glad you enjoyed the info :)
Everybody gets a different feel from each motorbike & I thank you for pointing that out. My mate is smaller than I am and he hated my Aprilia RS125 & I hated his Honda VTR 250 simply because of the aspects we look for in bikes. It is funny because my body shape suits the Honda better & his' suits the Aprilia better.. The bike I tested here was definitely Japanese, I still have the import reports. A brand new bike like that would have been nice to test :)
i now own that bike!!!
With the New Ninja 300 out, Kawasaki should bring a EL300 to market. That'll be fun. Maybe a ZR300.
Great question, this is a great beginners motorcycle but height is an issue for comfort. I'm 180cm and definitely too tall for it, I'd say if you were over 172cm then this would be a problem at highway speeds as it becomes extremely unstable. I've ridden a few of these and they all do the same. But additional weight is no problem for this engine. It performs and corners the same when i lifted my gf (60kg) as when i wasn't lifting her. I was just over 100kg when i tested it.
I am 1.96 tall and i own a ZL 250 made in 1992... I am 20 years old.. i have it on my hands 2 years now and no matter how tall you are... This bike has to give a lot of knowledge to it's owners... The one in the video seems to have German qualifications.My friends eliminator is the same with this and has a top speed of about 130km/h.. Mine which is made in Japan goes 160... this has to cope with the exhast fumes numbers for each country that the bike was made for...
beautifoul bike.
what top speed? hp?
How tall are you? I want to buy Eliminator as I am beginner but I think I might be too tall for it.
About the blue indicator at least on mine indicates "headlight",not reserve.as for your review i kind of disagree on some things,has more braking power than a virago 250 plus if you put graphite brake pads even better,her main competitor.take the idiotic mirrors,rear mudguard and put lisense plate on the side and looks very agressive,plus if you tune it like and invest in some minor parts you can have a eliminator tuned like a ninja 250 and the bike goes to 150,160 km\h with ease,the turning lights relay can be easely replaced i changed mine and now its fine
All the best
Hi mate. Ye you're the second person I've heard said that. To be honest though I do think this bikes electrics were redone incorrectly. The brake comparison really wasn't as 'relative' (to bikes in its own class) as it should have been. I really was comparing it more my previous European motorcycles. Thank you for the information though; this literally has been thrashed all the way to 53000km and still goes beautifully. Unfortunately as of 2013 modifying bikes are highly illegal in New Zealand. Kindest regards
You're A Real Trooper! error earn What do you think? !!
+Alfie Powell Cheers mate.
Something wrong with your bike, mate. I have one, same year, same colour and the handling is pin sharp, the brakes good and I've even geared it up, and it'll do sixty mph in about 8 seconds.It's only done 6500 miles. Only criticism, is that it sounds like a bag of spanners at tickover!
theymusthatetesla nice mate this one had serious mileage. my criticism was just in comparison to my other bikes which are completely different styles.
28sec??
In papers say it should be 9 sec.