Posted February 22, 201213 yr Well had a trip down south, with member Black tiger,[sye] he bought a Can-am quad, 800cc, from Bury St Edmunds, then trip up to York, and picked up me ZL900 Iliminator, [1985] as i wanted another 4stroke, as i sold my ZRX1200. Hers some pics, Sye tying the load,
February 22, 201213 yr Moderator Love it john, i've never seen one before, are they rare? that radiator is HUGE!
February 22, 201213 yr Author Yeh paul ,bigger than my room Rad " GPZ900 engine in them , [down tuned,] smooth and quick ish, no chain either,,
February 22, 201213 yr Bloody ele John,,,,,, i really love it,,,,,,so much so that i want one ! Jaysus its in class condition Lovely shape to them. Were ya lookin for it for long ? GPZ engine,,,,thats a bonus,,,,there a great motor Cant wait to see her in the flesh sometime,,,sooner rather than later May she ware well for ya ps, Sye's quad looks serious business compared to mine
February 23, 201213 yr Author Aye Drewps ,Its to be ridden ," cleaned it up since i took them photo"s it looks like new, 18,000 Miles . Yeh pat , was lookin for a ZL Iliminator "after seeing a ZL750, [ GPZ750motor] .. Its only the 1985/6 Models that are this style , The later ZL1000. has the softtail [ harley looks] Cheap enuff bikes too, [ at the moment anyway] As usual 1980"s bikes will climb in price , as the 40+ riders start looking for bikes the owned back then, [ As the 1970"s did]
February 25, 201213 yr Moderator It looks in good nick but a little too LTD450 looking for me. Sorry mate!
February 29, 201213 yr Author Ahem " dirty this ain"t no Ordinary Cruiser ,,,Its the Gpz900 in [ dare i say ] Drag , 11.41 Seconds " that R6 territory
February 29, 201213 yr Moderator Ahem " dirty this ain"t no Ordinary Cruiser ,,,Its the Gpz900 in [ dare i say ] Drag , .............................. So Big Kev may not be the only one in drag at squires this year then
February 29, 201213 yr Moderator So Big Kev may not be the only one in drag at squires this year then haha
August 5, 201212 yr Seeing as this post has croped up again, i feel like i should post. I've ridden this bike. Its really nice, comfort an handeling. It has great great tourqe,,,,, twist the throttle and its a case of hang on,,, the thing roares into life and just wants to thunder forward. Really solid on the road and an all round good bike.