V is for Vulcan & (Usually) V Twin

Good article I ran across on Clutch & Chrome motorcycle magazine



Kawasaki History - V Is For Vulcan And V-Twin

A sign of a motorcycle manufacturer’s impact on our two wheeled world is just how many well-known models are etched on the minds of riders. Boasting Ninja, Z1 and the Vulcan Kawasaki’s history is rich with such names.

Celebrating fifty years in the US market, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer has opened its corporate vaults...

No surprise the V2k is on the list but how about number 17...the little Vulcan that could...or can. I imagine there are some other bikes outs there that could or should be included but never the less it was an interesting article. If you wish to see the pictures use this link - https://www.cheatsheet.com/automobiles/fastest-cruiser-motorcycles-from-0-60.html/

25 Fastest Cruiser Motorcycles From 0-60
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April 24, 2018

Big, brawny...

2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic






Ken Hutchison | June 1, 2006

2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic
In the hotly contested entry-level cruiser market, the trick for manufacturers is to come up with a bike that is simultaneously aesthetically pleasing, inexpensive and entertaining to ride. This means that compromises must be made somewhere, so the company which cuts the least amount of corners is going to gain an advantage on the sales...

Since the first ride reports of the Vulcan Vaquero back in 2011, Vaquero owners have had plenty of time to enjoy and fine tune this great motorcycle. 2011 Kawasaki Vulcan Vaquero First Ride

A gaggle of V-Twins rumble through the Texas countryside along the farm to market roads north of Houston. The brown grass and pine trees don’t seem to mind the sound, nor do the grazing cattle. The Doors and Jimi Hendrix up the decibel disturbance further as music blasts out of the onboard...

Interesting article on the KZ900 which of course is pre-Vulcan age, but interesting none the less.
1976 Kawasaki KZ900 LTD

ROOTS – Kawasaki’s ’76 KZ900 LTD is Japan Inc.’s very first factory custom, and the bike that launched an industry.

By Mitch Boehm Photos: Motorcyclist Archives November 23, 2016




Julia LaPalme

1976 Kawasaki KZ900 LTD




Given the ubiquitous nature of the “factory custom”...

2002 Kawasaki Mean Streak





Ken Hutchison | November 27, 2002 MotoUSA.com


2002 Kawasaki Mean Streak
When Kawasaki fired the first salvo into the then-new performance-cruiser category late last year, pundits began rejoicing that a new era in cruisers had begun. A hot-rodded Vulcan engine was a good start, but even more impressive was the sportbike bits bolted to the more rigid chassis, such as the inverted fork and 6-piston caliper...

Raccia Motorcycles Kawasaki W1 Twin Custom Motorcycle

For seven years, bike-builder Michael LaFountain labored to turn a cast-off W1 twin into a mythical W1R racer. The journey nearly drove him mad.

By John L. Stein November 28, 2016 Cycle World




Jeff Allen

Michael LaFountain's Kawasaki W1




Expressionist artist Edvard Munch, who painted 1893’s haunting “The Scream,” went...