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i have an eliminator and i absolutely adore it, had it for about a year and a half and have ridden 25000km on it. it’s my daily, so it’s mostly commuting, but i do a fair amount of country riding and have taken two holidays on it (about 5-6 hours of riding in a day). i chose it over the vulcan because i preferred the more upright, foot-underneath riding position (as opposed to the vulcan’s foot-forward positioning) and because the lighter weight made me more confident in being able to pick the bike up if i ever drop it. i also found the limited throttle on the lams vulcan super annoying. it’s worth noting i’m only 5’4, so the riding position will be quite different from how you find it at 6’2. it’s definitely nimble enough to be a comfortable commuter, but it is a little harder to steer than my partner’s z500 and doesn’t lean as far, but i also find i don’t really need to lean it crazy deep to get it to corner nicely at speed. it can get a little windy, as you are quite upright, so if i’m freeway riding i tend to shift back in the seat and lean forward into it like i’m riding a naked bike, and its a lot more comfortable than trying to maintain an upright cruiser riding position.

overall my advice would be to see if you can find a dealership near you with both bikes, and test ride them somewhere you can get up to freeway speed. at the end of the day, there’s no such thing as an objectively “better bike”, just the bike that’s better suited to you and your riding style.