Top speed kawasaki vulcan s. Unlike any other cruiser the vulcan s is geared to fit a wide range of riders with its exclusive ergo fit sizing system that includes 18 possible configurations. The revised gearing also means that top speed has been affected slightly topping out at about 180kmh which in all honestly is plenty fast enough for a cruiser. The yamaha chrome parade continues with raider s a lighter model than the brands biggest bikes at 739 pounds.
At that speed the bike was twitchy and i was very uncomfortable. Youll find the sweet spot is 110 130kmh. Vulcan s abs cafe msrp.
I have no desire to go that fast on my bike again. I think its safe to say that in a drag the vulcan will leave the other three standing. After i slowed back down i hit these serious dips in the highway at around 70.
Red line starts at 9500 rpm on the vulcan s. I feel most of it was the crappy stock suspension. If i had hit those at max speed i would have been road kill.
But what it lacks in that aspect is well made up for once you get up into the rpms. Vulcan s abs msrp non abs. Using 107 pound feet of torque raider s can sprint to 60 in about four seconds flat.
Powering the kawasaki vulcan s is a 649 cc four stroke liquid cooled dohc four valves per cylinder parallel twin engine capable of producing a maximum power of 61 bhp at 7500 rpm and an utmost torque of 63 nm at 6600 rpm. The vulcan s just doesnt compare to off the line starts like the honda does. Holding each gear for what seemed like a lifetime longer than the ctx700n made it a much more enjoyable ride for me.