zx3vfr Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) Fuggin aye. Guess I'll be going for this instead of the triumph murica http://motorcycle-usa.com/628/19352/Motorcycle-Article/2015-Kawasaki-Vulcan-S-First-Look.aspx Edited October 16, 2014 by zx3vfr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdubyah Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Hrmmm... I like it. Be more inerested to see it in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Probably more fun to ride than a lot of other cruisers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 looks cool. probably handles great (for a cruiser). My guess is that people will love or hate this bike based on how it sounds. There will be nothing else to complain about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'd like to see Honda bring back the Magna and use the V4 from the VFR1200. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 looks cool. probably handles great (for a cruiser). My guess is that people will love or hate this bike based on how it sounds. There will be nothing else to complain about.I'd its anything like the 650 or versus it will sound like a Briggs and Stratton until 5500 rpm lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 looks cool. probably handles great (for a cruiser). My guess is that people will love or hate this bike based on how it sounds. There will be nothing else to complain about.People on motorcycle magazine facebook pages are already hating on it almost unanimously. Of course none of them have rode it yet...so they're probably just douchebags. Still, it doesn't bode well for sales. I think it's a good idea and would love to see the 80's Japanese muscle cruiser come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 People on motorcycle magazine facebook pages are already hating on it almost unanimously. Of course none of them have rode it yet...so they're probably just douchebags. Still, it doesn't bode well for sales. I think it's a good idea and would love to see the 80's Japanese muscle cruiser come back.They're complaining about the forks and headlight. Sure kawi could've put on a better suspension but then it wouldn't be base price of 6,999 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 The complaints I saw were more of the 'ugly as fuck from fender to fender' variety...but it's a cruiser that doesn't copy the t shirt company so naturally people will get confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I still stand at it is awesome and for 7400 with abs you can't beat it with a stick. I love parallel twins. Only other option would be a star bolt or triumph speed master/america and with the Brit you're looking at nearly 2k more for basically an identical bike with fake carbs. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Unless you are really looking for that urban hopper.....883, Bolt, Bonneville/America (nothing wrong with these if that's what you're looking for), you really want more torque in a cruiser or it will leave you flat. My Victory is 1700+ cc and has plenty to keep me smiling. I've ridden smaller cruisers that really take a hit on hills, 2-up, stop lights, etc.... That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed my old 883 for what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh1234 Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I dig that a lot. I'm spoiled by having a nearly 5-gallon fuel tank, but I could live with 3.7g. Needs to come in blue Given my choice between that and the Versys I just saw in another thread, I'd probably take the Vulcan And I wouldn't give two shits (or even one) about what people said as I rode by, smiling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) IMO, torque is only important on a cruiser becuse typically they redline so freaking low that the gearing has to be riduculously tall. You need torque to pull through the tall gears. OTOH, If you have a motor that revs over 7k (unlike most cruisers), you can have much more reasonable gearing. Like the new Indian Scout or this Kaw. For example my 600rr with 42 ft/lbs will pull much faster in 1st gear at low revs than any cruiser because of the gearing. Edited October 16, 2014 by Tpoppa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Here we go again. This is what is wrong with america and why motorcycling is a dying past time. It doesn't have enough torque to go on the highway omg its only for urban riding. Forfl fucks sake. I rode a cbr250 from Akron to Indianapolis with no problems due to lack of torque and that's when I weighed 250 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Well it definitely kicks the shit out of the new 750 cc cruiser abomination honda pooped out a few months ago....that thing should have been strangled in the womb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phreon Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 I've never had an issue with torque on my Vulcan 500 LTD. Wind the engine up and it will spank a lot of cruisers. The Vulcan S looks interesting. Doesn't look like it's trying to copy anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Here we go again. This is what is wrong with america and why motorcycling is a dying past time. It doesn't have enough torque to go on the highway omg its only for urban riding. Forfl fucks sake. I rode a cbr250 from Akron to Indianapolis with no problems due to lack of torque and that's when I weighed 250 lbs.Ok. I get that. I think this is a great looking bike. The Vulcan 900 was on my original short list in its blacked out form, but I was dead-set on an America or the other small Triumph cruiser (forgot the name). I was very appreciative of my friend, though. He encouraged me to ride one first and it was horribly anemic. Much more so than even my 883. This Kawi probably gets along just fine and does look pretty cool. If I had the ability to get three bikes, I'd have my Victory (absolutely love that thing), a true sport-bike, and an urban cruiser like an Iron, Bonneville (ok...more of a standard), Guzzi V7, etc.....or even the new Ducati Scrambler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 I'd like to see Honda bring back the Magna and use the V4 from the VFR1200.If they did this I would honestly sell the VFR to get one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 (edited) Ok. I get that. I think this is a great looking bike. The Vulcan 900 was on my original short list in its blacked out form, but I was dead-set on an America or the other small Triumph cruiser (forgot the name). I was very appreciative of my friend, though. He encouraged me to ride one first and it was horribly anemic. Much more so than even my 883. This Kawi probably gets along just fine and does look pretty cool. If I had the ability to get three bikes, I'd have my Victory (absolutely love that thing), a true sport-bike, and an urban cruiser like an Iron, Bonneville (ok...more of a standard), Guzzi V7, etc.....or even the new Ducati Scrambler.Stop using the term urban. Urban would be something along the lines of a cbr125 or a small scooter. Again just because its anemic as you say doesn't discredit it as a fantastic all around bike. Would I ever take a cbr250 300+ miles again? Most likely not. Think about 40 years ago when the 500/550s with no more than 60hp an heavy as could be were ruling the roads. No one complained then. If torque is you're issue maybe it is time for you to buy a trike and put a v8 in it. Edited October 17, 2014 by zx3vfr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 (edited) It's "urban" because it's not a fucking tourer! Chill out. Would you prefer "bar-hopper"? "Bike-night arm-wrest"? Lighten-up Francis. Edited October 17, 2014 by C-bus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 It's "urban" because it's not a fucking tourer! Chill out. Would you prefer "bar-hopper"? "Bike-night arm-wrest"? Lighten-up Francis.You have strange terminology. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_c_F Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I'd like to see Honda bring back the Magna and use the V4 from the VFR1200. This is really all I want in life. With all the naked superstandards coming out, I suppose the CB1000R is supposed to fill that role, but I want that V4. That's Honda's bread and butter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 This is really all I want in life.With all the naked superstandards coming out, I suppose the CB1000R is supposed to fill that role, but I want that V4. That's Honda's bread and butter.But but it was designed in Italy. Err a bunch of spare parts slapped together as Hondas usual self. Except for those CTX. For gods sake. Who designed the CTX from the ground up none the less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I really like it, and I hope it sells well for them. That engine is sweet and is for sure not anemic, and it will leave many of the bigger monstrous high cc cruisers in it's dust. Low seat height, low center of gravity, easy to ride, plenty of great peppy performance.......WOW it might actually be a bike that some can actually learn how to ride, instead of buying a bike that they our way in over their head on. Of course it would be a bike for the pure riders, too many are still stuck on the "look and the brand" when it comes to motorcycles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I think it may lure some sportbike riders that are on the fence about cruisers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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