Kawasaki Vulcan S Bikes For Sale

Specs

• Seat Height: Low (705 mm / 27.8 inches)
• Weight: Heavy (229 kg / 505 lbs)
• Fuel Capacity: Average (14.0 litres / 3.7 US gallons)
• Economy: Average (50 mpg / 5.6 l/100km / 17.7 km/l)
• Range: Average (150 miles / 241 km)
• Top Speed: High (120 mph / 193 km/h)
• Capacity: Average (649 cc)
• Power: Average (60 bhp / 45 kW)
• Power to Weight: Average (0.262 bhp/kg / 0.195 kW/kg)
• Redline: Average (9,500 rpm)
• Road Tax / VED: Very High (£101 Per Year)
• Launch RRP: £6,300

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Review In A Few

What Is It?

The Kawasaki Vulcan S is an A2 friendly cruiser style bike which has a great following and is easy to customise. It's powered by a liquid cooled 649 cc parallel twin engine, producing 60.3 bhp at 7,500 rpm and maximum torque at 6,600 rpm.

Features include:

• Steel tubular frame and swingarm
• 300 mm disc up front with Nissin two piston caliper
• 250 mm disc at the rear with Nissin single piston caliper
• Bosch 9.1MP ABS
• 41 mm fork with 130 mm travel
• Rear shock with 7-level adjustable pre-load and 80 mm travel
• Adjustable levers and pegs
• 6 speed gearbox with gear position indicator

Kawasaki have included a few neat touches with the design of the Vulcan S, such as the low slung exhaust under the engine to improve the centre of gravity, a really plush seat and +/- 25 mm adjustable footpegs.

The 5-spoke 18" front wheel takes a Dunlop Sportmax 120/70 tyre and the 17" rear a 160/60.

• Cafe: Cafe screen, white/green colour scheme, a rather tasty green shock and green wheel tape but it's 2 kg heavier.
• Sport: Cafe screen and Arrow performance exhaust.
• Light Tourer: Tall screen, pillion backrest and panniers.

Accessories include panniers, clutch cover plate, tall screen, cafe racer style screen, pillion backrest and high / low seats.

• 2015: Black, white, purple
• 2016: Black, white
• 2017: Grey
• 2018: Black, red
• 2019: Black, green, orange
• 2020: Black, black/gold, black/green
• 2021: Black, blue, grey/red/black
• 2022: Black, red, grey/green

It's also known as the EN650.

Model History & Updates

2016: £6,500 Special Edition gets you a black/white/orange colour scheme and orange wheel tape.

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