1987 Kawasaki zl1000 Demo Run (imria59)

[@udrtydog1]

I bought this bike used in 89 and it was absolutely the best ride I've ever owned! Had it several years and economics forced me to have to sell it. For the time, it was ballistically fast. If I had one regret in life..

[@stardustdreamfactory1947]

Still love these after all of these years. An all time favorite.

[@SaqibAli-bp3uq]

Can plz tell about its milage per liter?

[@1515cando]

I bought a ZL in 87! Brand new! My last year in the Navy. Loved that thing! Gobs of power! VMax only thing comparable. I sold it in 92 for damned near the price I paid for it.

[@George-ie1si]

Me to. I still have one but not the same bike.

[@furiouswolf777voodoo4]

Don't forget the zl had the Ninja motor..loved mine very fast for the time 😎

[@carrysmith2008]

kawasaki should make a new eliminator with the motor of the zzx1400...that would be a beast,,,like suzuki making an eliminator type bike with the hayabusa 1300cc motor..another beast.

[@craigmax3779]

Carry Smith Best idea I've heard in a long time...I'd want one.

[@timkis64]

imagine that, a very quick & beautifull bike going by your house without drowning out the tv.its amazing how many mistakingly equate noise with power.hell harley made an image out of a error.

[@jonbixby3745]

I look forward to taking mine (1987 ZL1000 Eliminator) out of winter storage. But even then, I will patiently wait for the salty, sand, gravel to be washed away with the spring rains. And, even worse this year, patiently wait for the NYS roads to be repaved, and not just patching of the patched patches. It is time to move south - and have a longer riding season too.

[@russ3080]

Crashed one In college in 91, just bought another one this weekend. They are hard to find with low miles!👍

[@coreypolite9831]

beautiful bike man,i ride an 80 cb750f. love those old bikes!

[@marklowry1979]

sounds great...begs for a long straight away

[@thomaslemond5913]

One Bad Ass Bike

[@Adamdub612]

how tall are you? jw

[@exexpat11]

There was a time when the complaint was that Japanese Cruisers didn't look like Harleys. I think these days the complaint is that Japanese Cruisers don't look like Japanese Crusiers. Those ZL's were monsters. Too bad you didn't show all it was capable of. My favorites of the era were the later 750 Magnas, the 1100 Sabres, and the Eliminators.

[@wilfredpeteron559]

exexpat11 great choices, era of the shaft drives and twin engine for the sabre i think, took zl1000 for a test drive wen i was 18, tried to full throttle it an felt like arms were gonna leave my shoulder sockets lol. zl claimed 0-100 km in 2.7 secs! only vmax could match it back then.

[@gswannabe09]

dam fine machine!

[@silviofontana3666]

nice location to live in.

[@kaleshwarjoshi9172]

Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki

[@maximojb]

Very nice,

[@gswannabe09]

ha... i got one.