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Hello everyone, I just picked up my 1998 Vulcan 800 Classic a couple months ago from my Dad. I was looking for a bike, but everyone around here is a little too proud of what they have. Granted Sturgis is 30 miles away so that probably has a little to do with that. He decided to give me the bike he had because he couldn't reach the forward controls and didn't want to spend another $1000 that he was quoted to put them back. The only stipulation was I had to drive to Arkansas to pick it up. Couldn't pass up that deal, so here I am.
The bike hasn't been ridden in probably 3 years, the majority of that time was spent in storage. I've been slowly going through everything and getting everything back to the way it should be. I rode it to work a week ago and had the front brake lock up on me while riding home. So now I'm in the process of rebuilding the front caliper, been a bit of a pain to track down a rebuild kit. So far it looks like I'll have to piece the kit together myself. I'm also going to rebuild the master cylinder while I'm at it.
Current Mods:
Windshield
Light Bar
Jardine Forward Controls
Kuryakyn Widow Pegs
Kuryakyn Grips
Hypercharger
Vance & Hines - I think they are the straight shots
Mustang Seat
Possibly other things, but these are the noticeable ones to me.
I plan on repainting the bike. As of now, I'm thinking black with some dark red ghost flames.
Here are a couple pics of the bike.
1998 Vulcan 800.jpg
1998 Vulcan 800-1.jpg
The bike hasn't been ridden in probably 3 years, the majority of that time was spent in storage. I've been slowly going through everything and getting everything back to the way it should be. I rode it to work a week ago and had the front brake lock up on me while riding home. So now I'm in the process of rebuilding the front caliper, been a bit of a pain to track down a rebuild kit. So far it looks like I'll have to piece the kit together myself. I'm also going to rebuild the master cylinder while I'm at it.
Current Mods:
Windshield
Light Bar
Jardine Forward Controls
Kuryakyn Widow Pegs
Kuryakyn Grips
Hypercharger
Vance & Hines - I think they are the straight shots
Mustang Seat
Possibly other things, but these are the noticeable ones to me.
I plan on repainting the bike. As of now, I'm thinking black with some dark red ghost flames.
Here are a couple pics of the bike.
1998 Vulcan 800.jpg
1998 Vulcan 800-1.jpg
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