After waiting for a year and a year, finally today, Kawasaki officially released a new car teaser for the mid-displacement cruise model Eliminator, and announced that it will be able to meet everyone on April 29, which puts pressure on Honda.
The most popular Kawasaki models on the market are the Ninja series and Z series, which have gained a lot of loyal fans for their excellent power and performance, and the classic Kawasaki "Little Vulcan" is relatively rare compared to its own sports cars and street cars. The new Eliminator is different from its competitor, the Honda CM500, and although it is a retro cruise model, the former is more sporty. With the support of classic success stories, I believe that Eliminator will live up to everyone's expectations.
In terms of power, the new Eliminator is equipped with an inline-twin water-cooled engine on the same power platform as the Ninja 400, with an actual displacement of 398cc, a maximum power of 35kW at 10,000rpm, a maximum torque of 37N.m at 8,000rpm, and a maximum horsepower of 48 hp. The curb weight is 176kg, the seat height is 734mm, and the fuel tank capacity is 12L. In terms of configuration, the suspension system adopts 41mm upright shock absorption in the front and adjustable dual shock absorption in the rear. The front brakes are two-piston calipers with a 310mm single floating disc, and the rear is a two-piston caliper with a 230mm single disc. The instrument is a round monochrome LCD instrument.
For retro cruises, appearance is definitely quite an important point. There are three versions of the Eliminator released in Japan, mainly with or without a hood and body color, and the equipment is basically the same. Although the appearance is decent, there are no outstanding highlights, but the retro model originally has a lot of modification space, which is also a major charm of this type of model, after all, the foundation is still good, the manufacturer also provides a retro side bag, clutch handle and other quite rich original modified parts, I believe to be able to meet the appetite of retro lovers.
At present, in the domestic market, domestic cruising models emerge in endlessly, and the price is also an unexpected involution, among the imported brands, Honda's popular model CM500 has dropped to more than 50,000, since the Kawasaki Eliminator Eliminator has been clearly branded hard steel, then the price has to show sincerity, but I don't know if it will make its own "little Vulcan" not come to the stage? Let's wait and see.