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Colorado road test.

I have owned my Vulcan for a little over a year now. This is my 5th street bike and I continue to be impressed by how smooth this bike is to ride. The bike now has 7,000 trouble free miles. The highlight of the last year was a 1500 mile ride with my son on his first streetbike. On this trip, we rode... through everything, sunshine rain and even snow. This Kawaski handles all of the conditions very well. The power of the Vulcan engine performed very well as we climbed several of Colorado's passes with full saddle bags and never lacked in power or comfort. I have loaded the bike with several accesories including heated custom seat, saddle bags and windscreen. Everytime a friend wants to swap bikes, they come away from my bike impressed with how smooth and easy this bike handles. I don't see me shopping for a replacment for this bike anytime in the near future because of how impressed I've been with how much bike I got for the money. Read Full Review

I own two

I have two Vulcan's I have the Vulcan 900 Classic and the 900 Custom.

I have done many mods on the bikes the classic has Vance and Hines lots of chrome windshield, bags. This bike is my wifes she has put in one summer around 8500 miles on it loves it we ride everywhere lots of miles she never has... complained being tired says it is perfect. the bike looks good and rides like a champ as i found out when i took it out one Saturday for a ride. You simply can't go wrong.

I also have a 07 Custom 900 that i have many many mods on COBRA dragsters, sounds awesome i lowered 2 inches in the back gave it a more mean look i did have the seat gel filled. i have the power processor onit i will tell you it will fly, Ask the guys that ride with me, I have rode a lot of bikes but i love these bikes the only thing about either of them is i keep looking for 6 gear though scoot works makes a pully that does well for that. These two bikes turn heads no matter were we go no matter if it is a harley gathering or just crusing down the interstate I love the way it handles I bought this custom last year I have put 16000,00 miles on it in less than a year i don't walk to the garage and look at it i ride no matter what. The fat back tire gives it a great stand you just can't go wrong. Read Full Review

Running with the big dogs

I bought my 2007 Vulcan 13 months ago. This month I did a 4400 km trip with 3 friends. The Vulcan performed brilliantly, never missed a beat and had no problem keeping up with the other bigger bikes (a Harley Electra Glide, a Honda Gold Wing and a Honda Valkyrie). I am however glad that I bought ...a Mustang seat before the trip as I found the stock seat to be uncomfortable after about a hour.

We did the trip in 9 days and crossed the Rockies twice, from Alberta to the coast and back again, after riding all the way to northern California. The longest day was an almost 800 km ride from Medford OR to Kennewick WA. Again the Vulcan proved to have enough power to whatever I demanded of it. I was particularly impressed with the acceleration when passing other vehicles: From about 70 km/h, or even less, I just needed to twist the throttle and it would accelerate without hesitation to 130 km/h, or more:-)

Highly recommended. Read Full Review

First Bike- Love It

This is my first motorcycle, and I bought the 900 classic new after taking the MSF basic course. I have had a blast on it (currently about 3500 miles). The bike is easy to ride. I stay comfortable on the seat for about 45 minutes and then start looking for a pit stop, but I've done 110 miles without... stopping without too much trouble. Best of all, I'm getting about 52 mpg on it, so I'm saving money on gas.

There are a few very minor complaints. First, there is some belt whine (noise from the drive belt), but it's not very loud. Second, I had a small leak from the coolant hose heading into the front cylinder. The dealer fixed it (under warranty or course) and cleaned up the leaked coolant.

When I was looking for bikes, I almost got swept up in the marketing of the larger cruisers. The 900 has been plenty powerful (although I haven't done any two-up riding). I've never lacked for power on the interstate, and I've gone from 55 to 80 easily when passing on two lane roads. All in all, I think this was a great choice for me, and I would make it again. Read Full Review

Very pleased in Northern Colorado

I have had this 2007 Vulcan 900 Classic for almost 2 years. I used to have a Vulcan 1500 Classic, but am much more pleased with the 900. The 900 is quicker than my 1500 was, it has a good looking belt drive, is great on gas (consistently between 45 and 52 MPG - average = 50 MPG @ mixed city/highwa...y), starts easily, no hassle oil changes, overall great bike for the money. I would like to see more options for after market solo seats however. Highly recommended. Read Full Review