…excels at rapid cruising speeds.2003?Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Highs & LowsHighs Most horsepower Power throughout the RPM range Right Price Lows Date styling Uncomfortable ergos Very soft seat hurts on long rides If not for that beefy little engine, the Vulcan might've been left at home after just a few rides…

…inches of stroke. At 790 pounds, the Vulcan is no light-weight, but a low center of gravity combines with excellent suspension to make this a nimble cow.The suspension doesn't seem that remarkable until the Vulcan is pushed hard through the twisties. With nearly 800 pounds to track through high speed corners…

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…of a quiet maintenance-free shaft drive. Now this 750 competes on a level playing field with the?Suzuki Intruder and Volusia 800's, the?Kawasaki Vulcan 750, and the?Yamaha V-Star 650, which now may feel the pressure to bump up their displacement to the 750 range soon. Just before I swung a leg over…

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…a rubber-mounted, SOHC, 4-valve per cylinder, 55-degree, V-Twin motor that looks bigger than it really is. Based on the 805cc motor in the old Vulcan 800, the Twin received an 8mm stroke job to net 903cc. Purposely stylized 'Power Alleys' (as?Kawasaki likes to call them) are machined into the exposed…

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…building motorcycles since the age of 12 and built this trike out of 3/8-inch towing chain that he welded together. It's powered by a Kawasaki Vulcan 800 engine.As bikers head home and Spring Breakers converge on Daytona, Bike Week 2007 wraps up another successful year. Just ask the hundreds of thousands…

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…in our $6K test is the capable quartet comprised of the Honda Shadow Spirit 750, the Harley Davidson Sportster 883, the Kawasaki Vulcan 800, and the Suzuki Marauder 800. While some more recent cruisers are built to achieve the chunky look of the 1930s and '40s, this foursome goes back to the late-'60s…

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…and some 36 years later, Team Green is still cranking out wave shredding machines like the supercharged Ultra 260X three passenger sit down and the 800 SX-R stand-up. The Kawasaki ZX-10R is one of the fastest bikes on the market and just one of the large line of Kawasaki motorcycles.In 1981, Kawasaki…

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…of the latter's sales.When it comes to Kawi's cruisers, it's the Vulcan 500 LTD that is most popular with women, followed by the newb-friendly Eliminator 125, both of which garner a 40% female share. In third place is the Vulcan 800 Classic, demonstrating the increasing demand from females for larger…

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…their tourers can munch miles with the same aplomb expected from a big BMW. They've also brought their Cruisers up to spec over the years and the Vulcan is a good example of the high standard they have now attained. One of the most important details on any Cruiser is its engine. Fashion dictates that…

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