KAWASAKI Eliminator 125 (1997-Present) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Kawasaki Eliminator was a series of cruiser-styled motorcycles produced by Kawasaki in numerous versions since its introduction in 1985 as the Kawasaki 900 Eliminator. The first two versions, the 1985 Eliminator and the 1986 ZL900 were street replicas of a drag-style bike with a close-ratio gearbox, a forward seating position, and a shaft drive.

In 1997, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Kawasaki Eliminator 125, an entry-level cruiser motorcycle also used by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation in their beginner riders course at the time. The bike was also known as the BN125 and was discontinued in the UK market in mid-2007.

The bike's visual department was characterized by a round headlight on the front, a high handlebar, a teardrop-styled fuel tank, a one-piece dual seat, a large muffler mounted on the right side, and chrome-plated wire-spoke wheels.

The bike's suspension system comprised a 36 mm telescopic fork on the front with 130 mm wheel travel and dual side-mounted shock absorbers on the rear with five-way preload adjustability and 60 mm wheel travel.

In the baking department, the bike packed a 260 mm disc tied to a single-piston caliper on the front wheel and a 130 mm drum braking unit on the rear, offering optimum stopping power.

As for the power figures, the 1997 Kawasaki Eliminator 125 had installed underneath its fuel tank a 124cc four-stroke air-cooled single-cylinder engine that delivered 12 hp at 8,500 rpm and 10 Nm (7.3 lb-ft) torque at 8,000 rpm.