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Old 03-02-2010, 05:13 PM   #7 (permalink)
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As was pointed out in this thread - http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...html#post53385 - Kawasaki currently offers a 125cc bike in the US, the Eliminator.

Eliminator® 125



I emailed Craig to ask if he knew about it:

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Thanks, Darin: They are available in the US. The older ones have 6 speeds which I think are better. The seat is low. They are cheap. Probably the next best choice.

Still have to figure out how to get the heat out of the engine.

Thanks

Craig

Feel free to post my reply on ecomodder
There's no HP rating given on Kawasaki's site, but I bet it's similar to the Honda. As a "cruiser" style, it's probably tuned to be torquier lower down in the RPM band, which would actually be better for a geared up high MPG streamliner, I'd bet.
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