[Nelson]

Hi Everyone,

Just sold my Vulcan 1500A13 and bought the new bad boy on the block (Vulcan 2000). Has anyone else had the chance to ride this great bike?

 

[Freakinout]

Welcome to the forum, glad to have ya. I'm more of a sport bike guy myself, so I hadn't had the chance to ride a crusier.

 

[bikeaholic]

welcome

welcome to the board nelson :wink: glad to have another vulcan rider in here
i rode the behemoth a few weeks ago and its alot of scoot :lol:
i just wish they would have sold it as a fully dressed (bags,shield,etc) bike-it would be
badd a$$-would've made more sense to me instead of a stripped cruiser
i loved the ride and slow speed tricks really were not that bad :wink:

congrats on the scoot - stick around and tell us how it performs

 

[bud8fan]

yes,really want to know what you think about it after cruisin it around for a few days

 

[bikeaholic]

re

i rode a 2000 for just a hour or so and this is what i noticed:

huge!,awful heavy,good power,smooth shift,200 back tire,decent seat

rectifier in bad place down low on bottom of frame behind front wheel,clutch pivot into tranny in a goofy position and not very beefy,footboards are wiggly,scrapes in a hard turn

overall from a 1 hour ride,its just too much bike for me-i'm sure alot of folks will like it though
i still say it should've been a fully dressed upgrade from the nomad insted of a stripped cruiser-seem kawi was trying to give some harley qualitys to this bike with the separate tranny,belt drive :roll: , the nomad and the 1600's are still the best values and performers in the herd in my humble and worthless opinion :lol:

 

[bud8fan]

yea...sounds like the 1500's and 1600's are still the best for the buck :?

 

[Nelson]

I guess this is why they make all different kinds of bikes. If this would have been a fully dressed I wouldn't have looked twice at it. Just stripped down the bike and took it to paint. I am also having the back finder completely filled in, should look pretty trick when it's finished