NY SALE! the King of LAMS cruisers Kawasaki Vulcan S 650 ABS MY14, 1 owner bike, in the rare deep purple colour scheme full service history, in excellent condition, just serviced including chain & sprockets, fork seals and RWC ($980). Books keys etc Ready for a new home. Finance from $39pw
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The Kawasaki Vulcan 650 S is listed within the ‘Cruiser’ section of the firm’s range. The 649cc parallel twin looks like a laid-back device for sauntering about, admiring yourself in shop windows and perhaps considering getting a tattoo or growing a ponytail. However, this is a perky, light, exploitable roadster; a fun-to-ride middleweight naked, just one that happens to be low and with long raked-out forks. Perhaps an even greater surprise with the Vulcan is that the whole package feels as right as it does. The Vulcan’s is utterly convincing, not just on that crucial first test ride, but every time you go back. The engine, chassis dynamic, sprawled-out riding position, ease of control and up-to-date colour scheme meld together into a wholly convincing motorcycle. It’s a bike with a semi-traditional image that nuzzles its way into the current trend, without resorting to lashings of chrome, period baubles or to trying too hard to be ‘authentic’. Riding the Vulcan is as taxing as remembering to blink. Steering is light and accurate, despite the stretched-out 31 degrees of rake and 120mm of trail, and it rolls cleanly into, through and out of corners with its easy-turning 160/60 rear tyre. Let’s not get carried away: the Kawasaki is no Yamaha MT-07. However, there are no issues with the usual cruiser ’peg scraping during normal riding, and it has the sort of nimble day-to-day usability you get with a Suzuki SV650. And finding this sprightly, inspiring, usable dynamic in a package where you expect a delayed response and ponderous behaviour is most pleasing. The riding position limits you to about 140kmh. Any faster and it’s a strain staying upright. Having the foot-pegs out front takes getting used to as well, but you soon acclimatise – and the ergonomics are good for a cruiser-like device. Though 228kg sounds chubby for a 649cc parallel twin, the Kawasaki is flyweight for something with cruiser-style geometry and the mass is all carried somewhere below the low-slung 705mm seat, so the Vulcan is amazingly manageable. Even pushing it around the 650 feels like it weighs about half what it actually does. Most large-capacity bikes with this silhouette have the ride quality of a horse and cart on a corrugated steel roof, however the Vulcan’s suspension has damping and ride quality that outshine larger feet-forward creations – and that defy its $12,000 price. Nothing fancy about the single front disc and two-pot sliding caliper, but there’s all the stopping you need with a hefty squeeze. Power arrives 1000rpm earlier than in an ER making the Vulcan even more willing to get going. It doesn’t require effort to get a wriggle on. It’s a flexible engine, happy to hobble along at 2000 revs in a high gear, burp between turns using its enhanced midrange, or thrash about playing silly buggers. It’s nice being able to work an engine hard without worrying (too much) about needing to enlist a solicitor who specialises in traffic offenses. Obviously, the Kawasaki is built to a price. Finish and presentation are as god as anything else at this price point and it doesn’t scream ‘budget’. Tyres, brake pads and chains and sprockets last ages too. Electronics are limited to ABS and… erm, some lights. Oh, and a hooter. This said, you do get adjustable clutch and brake levers, plus three mounting position options for the foot-pegs. The compact digital dash houses ample data, too. The Vulcan variant starts at $1500 more than the rival Rebel CMX500 but brings additional extra pillion-hauling ability and performance. It’s very keenly priced.
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