2004 kawasaki vulcan 2000

With Japanese cruisers playing bridesmaid to Harley-Davidson over the past few years, Kawasaki has taken a vigorous leap forward in creating their own genre of power cruiser. Honda started the catch-up game with its potent VTXand Yamaha rolled out the Road Star Warrior and the new Road Star; 2004 kawasaki vulcan 2000 at cc the new Vulcan has just rewritten the rulebook.

Although all true, and perhaps even apropos for an introduction to the Vulcan riding experience, none of them seemed quite right. Then, I stumbled on the perfect phrase. It seems that just a few years ago, Kawasaki rediscovered an important part of its heritage. You see, occasionally Kawasaki likes to shake things up. Every once in a while, it comes from left field.

2004 kawasaki vulcan 2000

It ticks all the right boxes — lots of black paint, lots of chrome, a huge section rear tyre and, of course, a lolloping wildebeest of an engine. Keep it smooth, keep it slow and keep your powder dry until the road opens up. Braking is average, like all customs the geometry weighs against it. The Kawasaki VN's fuel-injected, V-twin, two-litre SOHC motor is terrific, with enormous, thudding power pulses that could propel you at least 50 yards with each cycle at tickover. Top pub fact: this pair of pistons are the biggest in motorcycling. With its Japanese build quality, belt-drive and low state of engine tune the Kawasaki VN should run forever. Find a Kawasaki VN for sale. There is a veritable smorgasbord of official bolt-ons to personalise your Kawasaki VN, with everything from tassles to tankbags, with most of it dripping in chrome. Read what they have to say and what they like and dislike about the bike below. Get the intake and exhaust breathing properly by fitting a Power Commander. Doing this rids it of some of its tightness and narrow power band. I saw bhp after some simple mods.

LOTS of power. Deep V-twin vibes flow from the barrel-chested motor as it thumps away on its single-pin crankshaft. Final Drive Ratio.

Beautiful bike,powerful engine. Comfortable ride and stable with a passenger. My only problem is ferocious oil consumption. Bought with miles so I need to have it looked at. Have read online others have had same problem.

Once under way however, the big became very neutral and easy to ride. I said friendly, but I didn't say boring. Oh no, boring isn't in the Vulcan's repertoire. It doesn't look boring and it certainly doesn't accelerate boring. The hefty curb weight means that it'll never win a drag race against a sportbike, but it does move out with authority. I was especially impressed, when I rolled deep into the throttle in top-gear at 70mph. In what seemed like the time a Yamaha Roadstar Warrior takes to accelerate from mph in top gear, the Vulcan had effortlessly catapulted me through mph. The bike is so stable and relaxed that I thought I'd simply accelerated to 90 as I intended. I only glanced down at the tank mounted speedo, because I wondered why the cars suddenly decided to go so slow.

2004 kawasaki vulcan 2000

Have you ever ridden a built cruiser? You know, one with a stroker motor and cubic inches or more? This new motomonster actually displaces 2,cc Each cylinder displaces more than the entire engine in a four-cylinder Kawasaki Ninja ZX! At 96 rear-wheel horsepower the Vulcan is also the most powerful standard mainstream V-twin cruiser on the market, and it cranks out a monstrous For comparison, the Honda VTX the bike formerly known as the most powerful cruiser that we tested in our September issue delivered To build this friendly brute, Kawasaki started with a liquid-cooled, degree undersquare motor with a mm bore and mm stroke. The long stroke guarantees a lot of low-end pushing power, or torque. To minimize engine height, Kawasaki utilized twin cams in the crankcase, and sent the motion skyward via pushrods that actuate via dual rocker arms with no-maintenance valve lash adjusters four valves per cylinder, 40mm intakes and 36mm exhausts.

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Forgot about the testicles that were nylon tie Departing from the standard practice of overhead cams, the new Vulcan utilizes push rods for its valve actuation in an attempt to the keep engine height to a minimum. The only other v-twin that I have ridden that is quicker is the M Production bikes should be at your dealer shortly. Warning lights inside speedo face. The wide tank has that popular stretched look, with no unsightly seam along the bottom; the iridescent Pearl Glacial Blue of our test bike offers an attractive shimmery look that changes in the sunlight. You may also be interested in. This new motomonster actually displaces 2,cc Though not a major problem, one should still be a little cautious: Don't get the bars over at full lock if you are on anything other than level ground. Displacing cc Identification Year. Decided to get back into bikes at 54 and figured a cruiser would be my way. Password recovery.

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At 96 rear-wheel horsepower the Vulcan is also the most powerful standard mainstream V-twin cruiser on the market, and it cranks out a monstrous Crappy way to treat a customer. Production bikes should be at your dealer shortly. Comfortable ride and stable with a passenger. Look closely and you will see the black radiator nicely hidden in between the front frame rails. Lifting the Vulcan off its low side stand too low, really requires a fair amount of muscle. Blip the throttle, listen to the throaty intake roar, and shift the transmission to first with a resounding clunk. I was on the customer service line for an hour and explained how chrome is applied, and that on a 5 month old bike this is outrageous. I have never felt more alive than when astride this motorcycle. Pure joy.