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1985 ZL900 Eliminator 25 Oct 2010 16:45 #409022

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:) Nice!

I'd love to find one.

How many miles on it?

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1985 ZL900 Eliminator 25 Oct 2010 16:49 #409024

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TexasKZ wrote:

The Eliminator is a nice bike, but a 1985 VMax will whip it in a head to head drag race. I believe the first stock Kawi to best the 'Max in the 1320 was the ZX11.


In the real world, our part's guy used to whip the crap out of those things every weekend with a 900 Ninja. Chris could ride ;)

Ninja had strut, lowered, Murray & Jet kit for the first year of it' life :)

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1985 ZL900 Eliminator 25 Oct 2010 18:33 #409057

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larrycavan wrote:

TexasKZ wrote:

The Eliminator is a nice bike, but a 1985 VMax will whip it in a head to head drag race. I believe the first stock Kawi to best the 'Max in the 1320 was the ZX11.


In the real world, our part's guy used to whip the crap out of those things every weekend with a 900 Ninja. Chris could ride ;)

Ninja had strut, lowered, Murray & Jet kit for the first year of it' life :)


Roger that! I had a Z-1 with open velocity stacks on some miki-29s, no-baffle 'Trapp, and one-down f/sprocket and I used to abuse the local V-Maxs (would that be Maxi???) :laugh: ...through the 8th...I needed my 900 Ninja to keep 'em away for a 1/4, but as stated above: in the real world NO Max ever beat my 900 Ninja.

Ohhhh, but (back to the big E): my buddy was always faster through the 1/8th on his Eliminator than I was on either of my 900s.

...and now back to your regularly scheduled thread...
78 Kawasaki Z1R
81 Kawasaki KZ1000J (mods)
82 Kawasaki ELR Clone (1000 J)
82 Kawasaki KZ750R1/GPz750 ELR-ed
70 Kawasaki KV75
83 Honda CB1100F (few mods)
79 Suzuki GS1000 (rolling frame / project / junk)
84 Suzuki GS1150ES (modified project)
83 Yamaha XJ900R (project / junk)

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1985 ZL900 Eliminator 06 Nov 2013 14:05 #612257

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I need parts for one I recently picked up. Tank,side cover,headlight,rear inner fender and grab rail. Steve 613-283-0159
Keeping the good times rolling since 1982. Helping people with parts ,technical support and service of the 70's 80's Kawasakis. Building road bike bikes for individuals involved in Vintage Road Racing in the eastern Ontario region.

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1985 ZL900 Eliminator 06 Nov 2013 14:34 #612261

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Back in the early 90s a friend had a VMAX with a full kerker exhaust and jet kit. The fastest I was able to run the 1/4 was a 10.80s.
That because I had to drag the clutch so to keep the tire from coming up or spinning.
After 3 runs my arms would sore up from grabbing so hard to be bars.
Both bike are awesome.
1982 GS1000sz Katana ( #15...17K Miles)
1982 GS1000sz Katana ( # 297....7100k Miles)
1978 Kz1000 Z1R. 10K Miles1
1978 kz1000 z1r 27k miles
1977 KZ 1000 A ( Project ) 54K Miles
1976 Kz900A4 (Red)21K miles
1976 Kz900A4 ( Red)7500 miles
1974 Z1 900 project

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1985 ZL900 Eliminator 06 Nov 2013 15:01 #612263

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thats enough yamaha talk
they should stick to making guitars and pianos
78 Z1R
78 KZ1000
76 KH500 gone
71 HS1B 90
81 GS 1100 gone
80 PE400
02 KLR


Ontario Canada

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1985 ZL900 Eliminator 06 Nov 2013 15:20 #612266

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jeffasaki wrote: thats enough yamaha talk
they should stick to making guitars and pianos

and vintage flattrack motorcycles!


Don't be ridiculous! It's only a flesh wound!

Wife's little bike... 1984 GPZ 550 Kerker and DynaJet stage I kit
Wife's BIG bike...... 1981 GPZ 1100 Kerker and factory FI Mikuni RS34s W/ K&N pods

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1985 ZL900 Eliminator 06 Nov 2013 15:55 #612270

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i would like to get a xl1000
1982 GPZ750R1 ELR
1978 Honda CB750F SuperSport
1971 Honda CB750K
1970 Honda CL100 Scrambler

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1985 ZL900 Eliminator 06 Nov 2013 16:07 #612271

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ive owned a few yamahas
the 900 eliminator was a dream of mine way back when
i must confess that i like old yamaha 2 strokes
just sold a 1970 HS1B 90 that was pretty cool
if i could get my hands on a TZ750 even just for a ride my life would be better then it is now
but I still love my KAWASAKIS more
78 Z1R
78 KZ1000
76 KH500 gone
71 HS1B 90
81 GS 1100 gone
80 PE400
02 KLR


Ontario Canada

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1985 ZL900 Eliminator 07 Nov 2013 06:33 #612308

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darlington wrote: I need parts for one I recently picked up. Tank,side cover,headlight,rear inner fender and grab rail. Steve 613-283-0159


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1985 ZL900 Eliminator 09 Aug 2020 12:24 #832494

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I’m having starter/starter clutch issues with mine, push start, starter spins but is only grabbing enough to crank the motor twice before the starter just spins. All gears are in good shape, tested starter it’s gear is also in good shape. What’s the difficulty/cost of fixing this? Gave $300 for the bike so I would like to keep but afraid parts are too rare. Any wisdom or input you can share would be greatly appreciated

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