r/KawasakiVulcanRiders

I’m looking at a bike local to me a 2018 with 11k miles. The gal that bought it never rode it except once and she dumped it. It was throwing codes 12 and 62 that she was hoping a new battery would take care of but they are still there. She’s asking 4k. Can anyone tell me if those codes should clear on their own after a new battery? Google says they are related to an electrical issue. Not sure if I should walk. I did ride it and while it rode nice it did die a lot in the throttle zone without giving it some gas. Thanks

I found a new 2025 Vulcan S Cafe ABS at a dealer in Southern California. They’ll give it to me for $8600 OTD.

I think it’s a decent price, but I’m wondering if they’ll drop it even more toward the end of the month to hit their quotas.

What do you think? Take it now or wait it out? I’m not in a rush. I just want a great deal

Give me the good and the bad! Never owned a motorcycle so yea.

Like the title says, is it okay to put this tire size on a kawasaki vn800? Many formus say that is okay. How big of a difference is it going to make. The stock tire size is 140/90-16 . Thanks

Hey everyone… I’m looking for some help with finding my first bike. I’m 6’2, 220lbs and looking for a bike to learn on and ride around Los Angeles. I found a 2020 Vulcan 900 custom for $4k with 4500 miles in good condition. Is there anything mechanically I should be looking for when looking at it? I’ve done some research on the Vulcan and except for the weight, it doesn’t seem too bad as a starter bike. Please correct me if I am completely wrong. Thanks for all the help.

Edit: I forgot to mention that I have my MSF scheduled for later this month as well.

My early 2000’s Vulcan 800 classic has a LONG warm up period. Like 20+ minutes before I can ride it.

This doesn’t seem normal (but maybe I’m just impatient), I’m also at a loss as to what I should check. Is it just old fuel, should I change out the fuel filter, bypass the proxy router, flush the defibrillator?

It idles just fine, but when I try to go full throttle it dies until it fully warms up.

I bought this 2005 Vulcan 500 off of someone just a couple days ago and just got it started. All I did was charge the battery and put some oil/gas in it. After having to jump it to start it starts smoking coming out from the very bottom. Anyone know what’s going on? This is also my first post on Reddit so I have no idea what I’m doing here either

I’m pretty confused about scooterizing my Vulcan 800. I watched a video on YouTube about how to do it but a lot of people were saying that he didn’t vent the crankcase. How do I do that? Where is the crankcase vent and how do I properly vent it? I’m also confused about the reed valve in the head covers. Some say to leave the hose ports open and some say to run a hose between the 2 ports with a marble in between. If anyone knows the proper procedure for scooterizing I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks for reading

I just got my bike out of storage since I havent been able to ride in a few years. I dont remember what coolant was put in but it needs drained at the least since its low and very dark green. I dont have the money to pay a mechanic to do a flush. Can I just drain and add the proper coolant, dump some distilled water in to flush what I can then add coolant, or what's my best plan of attack? Im no mechanic but know enough to get myself in and maybe out of trouble.