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Kawasaki’s been on a roll recently, not simply in Japan, but in addition within the Thai market, placing out fashions just like the Ninja ZX-4R/RR and an replace to the Versys 650. Nonetheless, the Osaka Motor Present 2023 held slightly shock within the type of a Ninja 400/Z400-powered cruiser of a motorbike, the Eliminator. The mannequin additionally made its debut on the Bangkok Motor Present, serving because the model’s third announcement for the weekend.
The announcement marks the provision of the mannequin within the Thai market. Kawasaki has a manufacturing facility in Thailand, so it is sensible that the Thais get first dibs on the brand new small-capacity cruiser.
First unveiled final week in Japan, the small-capacity cruiser is new for the lineup, however not completely new. The Eliminator is a returning title however is now modernized and powered by a brand new engine. The Eliminator inherits the Ninja 400 and Z400’s powerplant, coming in at 398ccs in displacement. The cruiser additionally will get a bore and stroke of 70 x 51.8 mm, making the identical quantity of horsepower, coming in at 48 hp at 10,000 RPM. On high of that, the Eliminator additionally receives a six-speed handbook gearbox together with an assisted slipper clutch.
Kawasaki constructed the body, particularly for the Eliminator. Comprised of metal tube trellis, Crew Inexperienced’s engineers tout that the chassis is constructed for rigidity and stability, in addition to shaving just a few kilos off the mannequin’s whole weight. The rear suspension is a double-shock and in entrance, Kawasaki outfitted this mannequin with right-side-up 41mm forks. Braking duties are dealt with by a single disc within the entrance and a single disc within the rear, clamped by two-piston calipers on each ends, and supervised by a dual-channel ABS system.
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The seat peak of the Eliminator is pinned at 28.94 inches (735 millimeters) for simple accessibility for any rider. Kawasaki additionally plans to discipline a raised saddle accent which bumps the seat peak as much as 30.12 inches (765 millimeters) and an additional lowered saddle that brings the peak down to twenty-eight.15 inches (715 millimeters).
As for the opposite facilities, the Eliminator comes with LED lights, a digital show, and in addition an LED taillight in a signature Kawasaki type.
There may be additionally the next trim degree that Kawasaki will supply with this mannequin, an SE model. The upper-level trim comes geared up with a USB Sort-C port for chagrin, leather-based upholstery on the saddle with two-tone stitching, and the primary Mitsuba Sankowa GPS-compatible driving recorder from Kawasaki which places two cameras on the bike, one within the entrance and one within the rear.
Pricing was additionally introduced for the Japanese market, coming in at ¥759,000 JPY or about $5,800 USD, with the Premium SE model going for ¥858,000 JPY, or about $4,495 USD. Given the worth and the specs of the mannequin, it’s seemingly that Kawasaki is concentrating on the Honda Insurgent 500. Now that’ll be an attention-grabbing comparability to make.
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