Why did kawasaki stop making the vulcan 2000. Since 1984 the japanese company kawasaki has been using vulcan to depict their motorcycle cruiser line. History year country name frame engine 2004 all markets name. That resulted in many great bikes getting discontinued including the vulcan 2000.
Kawasaki introduced the vulcan 400 in 1986 as an entry level cruiser. Kawasaki vn2000 vulcan kawasaki vn2000 vulcan classic kawasaki vn2000 vulcan classic lt kawasaki vn2000 vulcan limited. Kawasaki vn2000 vulcan.
For a first series the vulcan 400 featured a 398 cc liquid cooled twin engine and was fitted with a belt drive and six speed transmission. 1940 chief produced by the indian motocycle manufacturing company. The kawasaki vulcan 800 drifter is a 1940s styled cruiser loosely based on the lines of the c.
This japanese company is famous for manufacturing some of the worlds best bikes. When the great recession hit the us motorcycle sales dropped by half and the market has not recovered. This is because kawasaki went and upgraded the oil gear pump from plastic to metal.
The drifter vn800 is powered by a modern carbureted single overhead cam single pin liquid cooled 805 cc 55 degree v twin enginethe twin cylinders have cooling fins but they are almost entirely for show. These days there are only a few vulcan models that experience this problem. Vn2000 a2 vn2000 a2h vn2000 d1.
This brand is representative of japanese ingenuity and engineering and it remains to be a top contender in motorcycle industry to this day. The 2010 kawasaki vulcan 2000 classic lt comes with an msrp of 15999 and if you think thats spicy theres always the alternative of finding a 2009 simple or classic model which start at. The series 2 vulcan 400 featured a 399 cc liquid cooled v twin engine similar in design to the 750.
Power delivery is smooth and noise free so that the ride will be comfortable in all points of view. The problem was more apparent on the vulcan 1500 classic models and owners opted to replace the oil gear with a third party one. 2005 all markets name.
Kawasaki vulcan 2000 arrived at showrooms two years ago featuring the largest v twin engine in a mass production motorcycle literally jumping to the top rung of any ladder measuring supremacy in the cruiser kingdom. Vn2000a6f vn2000d6f vn2000e6f.