I paid 6700.00 + tax and license for mine in Nevada (Carson City) Kawasaki of Reno had the same price. Might be wise to look to other dealers 8k sounds pricey. Bike sales are slow right now talk 'em down.
Keith
Thank You Keith.
This is for a 2007 LT. Just to compare apples to apples, is yours a LT?
The price the dealer first quoted me was $9450. He then came down to $8500, then yesterday he was down to $8000. All prices were OTD.
There are no dealers I can find will let you test ride any bike they sell, So I am trying to use all resources available to compare Honda, Yamaha , & Kawasaki products in this class. From what I have read, the Vulcan seems to be the best buy. The ONLY draw back seems to be the left floor board.
When I sat on the bike with tennis shoes, my foot was wedged between the two shifter pegs. I could not put my toe under the front shifter without some effort, lifting my heel & then sliding my toe under the shifter. I haven't looked to see if there is an adjustment to lower the floor board some. But this did not seem like a deal buster.
By comparison, in the same shoes, the Honda VTX 1300 floorboard allowed me to place my foot flat on the floor board & slide my toe under the front shifter w/o lifting my heel. But the Honda has not had good reviews from owners, reporting poor gas mileage, bad vibrations, lots of rattles, & over all quality.
I also researched Yamaha's V Star 1100 & 1300. These bike owners are reporting the MPG in the low 30's & no fuel gague on either. The Star 1100 has a shaft drive & is a carburated engine, so my thinking is, the belt drive & fuel injection on the Vulcan over comes its smaller 900cc engine. The 1300 is a new model & may not have the new model bugs worked out of it. I didn't like the placement of the speedometer on the 1300 either. It looks like an aftermarket unit mounted on the handle bars.
All of these bikes were priced within $1000 of each other, so I did not allow price to be a factor in my research. I am 99% sure I will buy the Kawasaki. Maybe waiting til after the first of the year.
Sorry if I got long winded here. I want to say thank you for all have read this post & replied. And
A BIG thank you for the folks who own this message board. Thanks -Richard