My ZL900 Eliminator

[andyp1]

Hi, me and a friend hired two Harleys last year and went down to the south of France, 640miles in one hit,obviously stopping for fuel, and got caught in the mother of all storms. Hope that doesn't happen this year. 3 of us are taking our own bikes this time so it should be good fun....to be honest i realy only take the bike out in fine weather because of all the chrome on it.I don't get much enjoyment from riding in the winter,The duckbill was aready removed when i got it,but when i have been out and the roads have been wet ive not noticed any real problems.

[Ole Yeller]

Originally Posted by andyp1

Hi, me and a friend hired two Harleys last year and went down to the south of France, 640miles in one hit,obviously stopping for fuel, and got caught in the mother of all storms. Hope that doesn't happen this year. 3 of us are taking our own bikes this time so it should be good fun....to be honest i realy only take the bike out in fine weather because of all the chrome on it.I don't get much enjoyment from riding in the winter,The duckbill was aready removed when i got it,but when i have been out and the roads have been wet ive not noticed any real problems.

I don't see too many without the duckbill, so I had to ask. If you take any pics on your trip you might post them at an appropriate place on this forum and make some of us envious. Be safe.

[andyp1]

hi again just wanted to show you this little trick....gives a new meaning to showing em your rear lights

laters

[wilsonp245]

So i just bought a 85 Eliminator zl900. But im a taller guy and want to put some forward controls on it. I havent been able to find anything. Anyone have any suggestions?

[Ole Yeller]

Originally Posted by wilsonp245

So i just bought a 85 Eliminator zl900. But im a taller guy and want to put some forward controls on it. I havent been able to

find anything. Anyone have any suggestions?

I have seen a few people who have put footpegs on their crash guards to give them the option of stretching out on the highway. AndyP1, has his bike set up with forward controls, maybe he will chime in.

[andyp1]

Hi, sorry been away.... ok forward controls...these are an after market product, i have got details and paper work on these controls which i will have to dig out and post..i think they came from holland !!! ..take a look at the photo...very easy to ride...only probs is that the standard rear brake does not work very well(doesn't realy matter)...the fixing on the rear break cog where your normal rear break pedal would be sticks out too far so the angle is wrong for the forward facing control to work properly...so we cut it down made it shorter to get the angle right..now its spot on ...you can see the work on the second photo as it needs chroming..

[wilsonp245]

thanks for the info. i figured id have to come up with something custom. now is it comfortable with them out there. cuz with the motor so wide i wondered if youd have to have your legs hang out real far. or if the pegs would scrap on the ground in turns? if you come across the info on where ya got them please do post it. thanks again.

[900Rider]

hi there!
nice to see some more zl addicts.
i bought mine in april and just love it,
the looks power speed its all there,
not completely original but ok by me.
head light ,front fender,ducktail,(specially like that one) klocks,

l like what i got!
grtz.

[Ole Yeller]

Nice looking ZL900. Is that a larger headlight or just the camera angle?

[900Rider]

hi yeller,
dunno if its bigger but it sure is chromer,
i like the originals but now its more one of a kind,
also i miss the shroud around the radiator and its getting warm,
to warm really. so im looking for one but there are not so much,
and they are expensive. maybe must make something for myself,
nice and in style,

greetz,,

[morir]

Nice 900...someone parted out a bike on Ebay about a month ago...they put up the radiator shrouds, but I don't think they sold. You might give them a try... 1985 Kawasaki ZL900 Eliminator under Radiator Fairing - (eBay.ca item 150259632517 end time 22-Jun-08 15:13:38 EDT) was the item, here is their email address if you want to reach them directly: jjacquesmardier@aol.com Good luck!

[900Rider]

thanks morir,
but its the part that is in front of the radiator,
maybe thats called different but the part you showed is on its place and intact so , that is, if this is the part between the radiator and the cylinders.
hard to see,and maybe i miss more than i know??

confusing huh?? never mind ill get one someday somewhere somehow!
thanx anyway
grtz, Rider,

[morir]

you may want to email that person anyhow: they are parting out the entire bike, and may still have the part you need!

[900Rider]

ok ok just send the mail,
lets see if its there, and what it costs to send it to holland.

so hows the weather out there? here its been raining for about 2 weeks now,
no fun!
i want to ride again!,

grtz.

[andyp1]

hi all,got that info on the forward controls that Wilsonp245 wanted for his zl..they came from .Burchard Grob-u.Einzelhandel fur motorrader und Zubehor drechslerstr. 10,32675 Lemgo, Tel 05261/97710 fax 977149

came in at 457,76 euros ..hope that helps

[andyp1]

Just got my zl back from the doctors as it wasn't very well, they found a few probs with it
1 No 4 sparkplug swimming in oil
2 carb dyiophram split
3 throttle slider on carb not working..

anyway they fixed it and set it up on dyno250 with real time air flow blaa blaa and got it spot on...
b4 the guy worked on it he rode it and said it was "horrible" i asked him if he took it out after it was set up and what did he think...his reply was that he "thought that he had been fired out of a cannon" and thats from a guy that builds race engines... when i looked at the dyno print out the hp was 90 but the torque was 113 ft-lbs... standard they are about 64 ft-lbs... to put it in perspectif a 1300 bussa puts out 128 ft-lbs...so its one fast mother

cheers

[Jarrod]

sweet bike-I always wanted a bigger one. I had a 250 eliminator I got on a trade some years ago and sold it.
The 900 is a super sweet bike

[Ole Yeller]

Originally Posted by andyp1

Just got my zl back from the doctors as it wasn't very well, they found a few probs with it
1 No 4 sparkplug swimming in oil
2 carb dyiophram split
3 throttle slider on carb not working..

anyway they fixed it and set it up on dyno250 with real time air flow blaa blaa and got it spot on...
b4 the guy worked on it he rode it and said it was "horrible" i asked him if he took it out after it was set up and what did he think...his reply was that he "thought that he had been fired out of a cannon" and thats from a guy that builds race engines... when i looked at the dyno print out the hp was 90 but the torque was 113 ft-lbs... standard they are about 64 ft-lbs... to put it in perspectif a 1300 bussa puts out 128 ft-lbs...so its one fast mother

cheers

Glad to hear that you and your ZL are back on the road.
Your story about the guy feeling like he was shot from a cannon reminds me
that after I painted my bike I left the pillion seat off because I liked the way it looked, but, the first time that I had the chance to open it up,
I almost flew off the bike because I was used to having the pillion seat to act like rear cowl and catch me on hard acceleration. Needless to say, I put the pillion back on after that. My arms aren't long enough to reach the bars if I'm sitting on the duckbill.

[chevylovr]

I was just wondering if you had ever found the paperwork on the forward controls. I'm really not interested in forward controls, but this looks like an interesting alternative to the crash bars that can't be found anywhere, and would double as a nice set of highway pegs.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by andyp1

Hi, sorry been away.... ok forward controls...these are an after market product, i have got details and paper work on these controls which i will have to dig out and post..i think they came from holland !!! ..take a look at the photo...very easy to ride...only probs is that the standard rear brake does not work very well(doesn't realy matter)...the fixing on the rear break cog where your normal rear break pedal would be sticks out too far so the angle is wrong for the forward facing control to work properly...so we cut it down made it shorter to get the angle right..now its spot on ...you can see the work on the second photo as it needs chroming..

[Stick]

That looks to be in real good shape. That bike as you probably know was a mean machine right out of the factory door back then.