I am riding this 2025 Eliminator 500 since the beginning of December and can’t wait for the hot season to hit some mountain pass!
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Underappreciated bike IMO, looks stunning. Congrats!
It’s a Ninja 500 as a cruiser. I like how it looks, but I can’t get over the cruiser ergonomics.
It doesn’t have cruiser ergonomics though. It’s got a very standard riding position with mid controls and upright stance. It’s like a mini Rocket 3 R
Coming from a smaller 125cc, that was a Scrambler, I can understand this, in the end as much as I love the Eliminator, probably the Z650 R, that was my 2nd option, I would really like to have both one day…maybe…
How is it? I considered one for a hot minute
From an engine perspective, it depends on what’s your use case, I am doing almost 0 highway but it is more than capable to do it, it’s not lightning quick or brutal in acceleration, but if you turn the knob it WILL accelerate. I don’t feel it “too much” uncomfortable like other cruisers I tried as the position it’s a bit different but you have to try it yourself. Personally, going back, I would have tried also the Z650 R, but it’s a totally different bike from every point of view and also it costs significantly more here. This has the same engine of the Ninja 500, that I never tried, but I am fairly confident that this can handle better lower engine regimes. It’s comfortable, not too noisy also with the stock Arrow exhaust that is an optional. I think it’s better than the Honda Rebel, but you have to try them.
Im glad more companies are doing the smaller displacement, modern design, parallel twin cruisers. They seem like they would be a great package but I’ve never gotten to ride one.
Imagine if Yamaha made one with the p-twin 700 they have. :OI feel you pain man. I did a 100km ride last Saturday, it was sunny but it was freezing cold, half wet road, heavy jacket and pants, boots. It’s been raining ever since.
Same, I ride all year round, but only because here in southern Switzerland is not too cold for the 5km commute I am doing, doing more than that in 1-2°C is difficult
Lol 25 years ago I was riding a 400 10 miles (16km?) (each way) to work in 20°F (so -6-7c?) weather… Just have to stay bundled up. I drew the line at snow.
I am lucky that below-zero temperatures are almost never seen here, but I mean, yeah, I don’t think it’s impossible, let me be clear. I just say it’s more difficult, mainly I am a bit scared of ice in the road when it’s really cold
I’m with you
With 16 I had such a 50ccm dirt bike (so nothing to compare to a real motorbike) and if missed the bus to school, I needed to drive with in those 25km
In spring and autumn this was fine, but in winter…
Once I just fell off it at the end of the ride, because I was too stiff to get move my legs accordingly.As I was young and dumb, I obviously wore some jeans, but still, in low temperatures and shitty weather it just sucks to be that exposed to the elements
You made me remember when, at 17, I used to ride 12 km each way on my Fantic Trial 50 to go see my girlfriend at her parents’ house. In winter, it was brutal, I was definitely not dressed for it.
