Welcome to the Eliminator forum; lots of great content to look thru.

Dropping your bike.....when? Practicing slow turns to the right and left? Coming to a stop?

5000 to 7000 rpms is a good shift point for general riding. If you need to press up to 10,000 rpm's go for it. 3rd, 4th, and 5th gear no sweat. 6th gear on the highway is a bit sluggish; if you are at 80-85 mph and want a bit of a punch, drop it to 5th and go. The rpm's are available for that downshift.

A helmet isn't going to help you with wind hitting you in the torso but could help if your head is getting pushed around due to the airflow over the helmet. Go ahead and get the windshield as it will make riding at 60 mph plus much more pleasant. Take a look at the T-Rex Racing windshields for the Eliminator. Their clear option does not distract from the Eliminator's look.

The Pitbull is fine. Try putting a board, like a short 1X4 under the kickstand to level up the bike before trying to use the Pitbull. I use a small piece of 3/4 ply. See if that helps with the brake light and license plate clearance. If not, take a look at the T-Rex Racing Spool Adapters. I have the Jack Boss stand, purchased on Amazon.

 

Thanks for the welcome!
Dropped my bike with under 150 miles on it - maybe 2 weeks into ownership lol. Once was when I was taking the bike out of the garage. Should've just been sitting on it instead of walking out. Going backwards, bike rolled out a bit too fast and squeezed the front brake too quick. Tipped to the right. Something similar happened when I dropped the bike another time, this time was at the intersection, about to do a right turn. Stopped with the steering slightly facing right and couldn't bully the bike upright on time and tipped over to the right. Lost balance again after picking it up and dropped it again immediately after and that's when a piece of the brake lever snapped. Been very vigilant with the way I stop, keeping the steering straight.

Practicing turns on both right and left but would like to practice right more often.... most my turns on my route to work is mostly left. But feels a bit odd leaning on this bike, but most likely just not used to it yet.

I appreciate the shifting and windshield tips.. I'm going to look at the windshields a bit more but most likely going to pull the trigger. I will also definitely try the board under the kickstand. I didn't think about that. Thank you!

 

Everyone drops their first bike. Don't think twice about it. If you want to learn and develop your skills, I recommend checking out: Moto Control in your spare time. There's no substitute for practice, though

I'm installing a T-Rex center stand. Got spoiled by them on my first bikes and they're just too convenient for me to go without

The Sedici helmet you have is reasonably aerodynamic, and there's not much you can do beyond changing how the wind's hitting you unless you're willing to dump thousands of dollars into helmets to see which one handles your particular airflow. Keep in mind, no single helmet is going to be guaranteed to give you what you're looking for as helmet height changes from person to person and helmet aerodynamics is very dependent on the cleanness of the air hitting it and how that air hits the helmet. Bottomline, dirty airflow is going to mess with even the most aerodynamic helmets, and because of the asymmetric shape of the Eliminator's front end, we're always going to have some dirty airflow hitting our helmets. So here's what we're left with, in terms of options:
1. Tuck in at speed. This is probably not appealing to you (nor to me) otherwise we'd have bought sportbikes.
2. Windscreen/fairings/deflectors. For what you're asking, I recommend getting a windscreen that will come up to approximately chin-mouth height, as you're sitting on the bike. A taller windscreen might clean up more air, but many people don't like looking though their windscreen. Good news is, you won't require as tall of a windscreen as I will so your options are pretty open. The fairing you mentioned might do it, or this (just as an example) may be the right size:

https://imp.i104546.net/c/404739/78...m/motorcycle/givi-a802-windscreen-kawasaki-eliminator-2024-2025?sku_id=10481416

Revzilla has a wide selection of other windscreens too, and they price match. Keep in mind the angle of the windscreen is important too, and that's where those universal adjustable windscreens come in. I doubt a fairing/windscreen combo is going to give you much adjustability.

Let us know what you decide to do, and welcome to motorcycling.

 

Thank you for the welcome!!

I ended up buying the fairing/screen combo, will see how it goes when it arrives. Definitely will be interesting with the 2 tone green and black now. Will update with pics at some point when it arrives and thoughts once I give it a test ride on the freeway. I think with this combo and tucking a little, hopefully it should be better..

I've actually came across MotoControl at one point and have seen some of the videos.. super helpful so far. I will be watching more for better tips. Thank you!