The 1470cc Vulcan adds new meaning to the word muscle in muscle bike; a liquid-cooled V-twin with custom' styling.
There will only be 1000 of the .Ninja 600ZX Special Editions sold in the
U.S.; aluminum frame and a fancy paint job.
Kawasaki's ZL1000 is the company's 997 muscle bike; the engine is
basically the same design ,that is used in the Concours.
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1987 Kawasaki Street Bikes
Sport and muscle
Two engine displacemep.ls -750 £:lnd 1500cc
- make Kawasaki's 1987 street bike lin~up
impressive, The 750 comes in the form of the
new, long-awaited 750cc version of the Ninja
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and the 1500 comes v!a the
VN1500-Al Vulcan.
The Ninja 750 features an
all-new 748cc liquid-cooled,
four-cylinder, 16-valve, four-stroke
powerplant that \lses what Kawasaki
calls the Redline Plus Maximum
Mass-reduction System (RPMS) - a
valve train design that Kawasaki
claims reduces reciprocating mass
and bulk while also allowing optimum port design. The RPMS-equipped Ninja 7S0 is claimed to be capable of revving to 14,SOO rpm.
The new 7S0 also incorporates an
air induction system called 'Hi-Tech
for High-Velocity Induction Technology for a smooth airflow from the
airbox to the combustion chamber.
The bike also features DADS (Dry
Alternator Drive System) that utilizes
a multi-v belt to turn ,the alternator
for a reduction in weight and ease of
maintenance.
The new 7S0 powerplant sits in the
new Featherweight Aluminum and
Steel Technology (FAST); a concept
Kawasaki claims allows maximum
rigidity while weighing less than
comparable alloy diamond-type
frames.
The Ninja 7S0 will come with a
16-inch front wheel and both wheels
will be clad in Dunlop K20S tires,
Rear suspension will be of the Uni-
Trak variety with 4.7-inches of rear
wheel travel and S'.S-inches of front
wheel travel.
Preliminary information on the
VNISOO-AI Vulcan is rather incomplete, but the big bike should put
some real muscle into the term muscle bike. A 1470cc liquid-cooled V-·
twin with four-valves per cylinder
will power Kawasaki's attack on the
big bore division.
The shaft-driven Vulcan features a
four-speed transmission, hydraulic
valve lash adj usters, dual rear shocks,
a radiator with auxiliary cooling and
center axle air-assisted forks. The
Vulcan with its bore and stroke of
102,0 x gO,Omm has a claimed dry
weight of S62.2 pounds,
Also new in the muscle bike catagory is the ZLi 000 with its 997cc
liquid-cooled, in-line four-cylinder
powerplant. The engine is basically
of the same design ·that is used in the
Concours sports tourer. The bike sits
