Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

KAW ASAK I KAWASAKI VULCAN 1600 MEAN STREAK VULCAN 2000 " .$<0.99 9 1552" LIST PRICE $13.499 OISPLACEMENT , .••.••... . .2053" ENGINE TYPE •••••• ; 0 ,Uqurd·cooed J V -twinSOHC fourstroke BOREl STROKE •. ••• ;, .102 x95 mm COMPR ESSIONRATIO ..• ••• , .•9.0J ENGINE TYPE ; . ; . •• •. .lillllid-coolefl V-twinSOHC 1our·strok e mm BO RExSTAon •. •• .103x123.2 LIST FR ICL O ISPLAC EMEHT C OMPRESSION RATIU CAR U B RETIO , _ N CARBURETIOI'l .' •. , .. •, ••. •. . H I IG O . , .; , " ~ Nm N •.• •• .Digital TRANSMIS IO • • : . . ,. Jive-speed S N STA Tl lGSY R t STEM. . ,Elec tric CITY 5.5gal. FU LCAPA E W EELBASE. H _ _. _.Nl A R KEITRAIL A 3r1l82.88mm SEATH EIGHT 27.2 In IGNITION • • ~ r eBIw /digilal advance TRAICSMISSIDIf . , . Jive-speed STAR NG S STEM••.. .•••. .El ctic TI Y e r FUEL CAPA Cm . . ..... 4.5 gal WHEElB S . AE . ..67 in .1 RAKElTRAll . . . . 32"/144.78mm SEAl H EIGKT . .27.6 in. FRONT TIRE FR NT TIR O E REAR TIRE _ . _.150180-16 _ 200/60.16 FRDIfT~WKEEL TRAVEL . . 5.9in. REAR~WHEEL TRAVEl 3.9 in. FRONTBRAKL•. d ' ; '" D isc REAR BR AKE.. ;., .Disc FINAL ORIVE.. _. .. .SMft CUIMEOORY WEIGNT _. _.. , .Nl A .13000-17 REAR TIRE .. .170160· 17 FRONT·WHEElTRAVEl .• .5.9 in. RE AR·WHEEl. TRAVEL • • •• .• .] .4in FR ONTBAm ._. ••. . •• , . .Disc REAR BRAKE . _"• •••O i$(; FINAlDRIVE .. .•.••.. • •. ; Shaft CLAIMED ORY WEIG HT KAWAS AKI 6371bs. KAWASAKI CONCOURS USI PRICE ZZR600 LIST PRICE OISPUC M E ENT $81 99 DISPLACEMENT •• ,. , • .-'i'• • ; .997ce . .74 x58mm COMPRESSION RATIO .. ...... <0.2,1 CARBURET/OM •.•• .(4)32mm Keihin IGNITION ,. '" • .Transistor..conlrolled br ertess eak TRAltSMlSS10N STA TING SYffiM R FUEL C PA ITY A C WHEELBASE .. , .Six-speed E ric lect .7.5 gal. . . .61.2 in R WTUIL A , ' $64 99 599cc ENGINE TYPE ; • .li llUi -too , in-line d led lour-cylinder four-stroke SO EJ STROKE •• • ••. .64 x46.6mm R C OMPRESS NRATIO IO .12:1 CA BURETIO ,"'; . •.(4)36mmKeihin R N IGHmON . •• .Digital S N .Sh-snee n TR NSMI SIO .• A STARTINGSYSTEM E1ectric FU CAPACITY •••.•.•...• 4.8gal EL HEELBA E . S . 56.3 in. W RAKEITRAIL 24S I96.52mm SEAT HEIGHT . . . . . .30.7 in. ENGINE TYPE « .Li uid"Cooled. in-nne q fou r-eylind erlour-stroke BOREx S KE . TRO 9.5,1 En G/ 28.5 121.9mm . . .. 31.1 in. FRO Tl IRE . .. .. . .. .. .120170-18 N R RTIR EA E .. .150180-16 S HEIGHT . . . EAT FRONT TIR E . .120/60-17 REAR liRE . . .. 160160· 17 FRONT-WH TRAVEL •• ,• . . 4.7in. EEL FRONT -WHEEl TRAVEL ••.....5.5in. REAR-WHEEL TRAVEl •.•. •.•.5.5 in. FRONT BRAKE .• , . •.Dua disc l REAR BRAKE •• . .•• Disc FINAl DRIVE. •. .•.•..• i • • • • Sl1af1 REAR-WHEE LTRAVEL . .• .•. • .5.1 in. fROmB RAKE. . . , ..•• .Dualdis c R BRAKE . .... "... EAR , .. D isc FINAL DRIVE •.••.•••.• ... .Cllain CLAIM R EOO YWEIGNT ..•• • 430Ib,. CLAIMEOORT WEIG ... ;. _ IfT 595Ills. KAWAS AKI KAWASAKI ziooo ZZR1 20 0R LIST PRICE •• .. .$8499 D PlACE ENT , •. •• IS M 953cc E G TYPE . , .UQ N INE uid..cooled.D H OC in-line four-cylinder fou r-stroke LIST PRICE•••.•"' .. ' _. .. .$10 .499 DISPLAC EMENT .• • ••• . .•..1l64c c <. ; ; , • • • ENSINE TYPE _ Uquid..cooled, loor •••• cyli der foo n r-stroke RE BO J STROKE ,;, • • • •.79 x 59.4mm COMPRESSION RATIO • ~. , •.. .10.6:1 W8UREnON . .(414 0mm Keihin IGIUTION ",~., .... . .Digital TRAIfSMISSION • STA RTING SYS . TEM BORE X STRO , : •. •.772. 5G.9mm KE C OMPRESSION RATIO '. ; ....• .111:1 CARB R N. , H I w138m U ETID mthrottle bod ies IGNIlIOH .. Digital TRANSMISSIO N Six-speed S AR N SYSTEM . T TI G . Hectne FUEL C APACITY . . 48gal. W EELBASE . H .. 55.9 in. RAKEITRAIL . . 24·/IOl.6mm SEAT HEIGHT . . .. .32.3 in. . .Six-speed . ... .E ric lect . .. 6.1 gal .59.3 in FU C El APACITY . HEElBASE . W R EITR AK AIL .. . 25 Il05.66mm SEAT H EIGHT . .. 31.5 In Q FRONTlIRE . _ .110/70·17 FRON lTlRE . REAR TIRE .. _ . .I20n O -11 190/50·17 FR NT-W O HEEL TRAVEL 4.1 in. REAR~WHEEL TRAVIl , . '" . ,5.4 ill. R TIRE .... EAR .. .. .l80/55 ·}7 fRONT-WHEEL TRAVEl •• . . . .4.7In REAR-WH[£lTRAm ••• , . . .. 4.1 in FRONT BRAKE . , .•. •. . ••..D uIIIdisc REAR BRAkE , . .Disc FINAl D RIVE , ••••.• ;.; . • . •.Chain CLAIMED DRY W IGHT . •_•. ,520lbs. E KAWAS AKI KAWASAKI ZRX1200 LIST PRICE $7899 O ISPJ.ltEM OO .I16A<:c EN TYPE •• ; .Uquid-cool!!d, fourGINE cYlinder four-stroke BOREJ STROKE •• .•. ;.79x59.4mm CO PRESSIONRATIO. .. .. .I0_ M U CARSURETIDN .. . .. {4} 36mm Keihin UilClTIDIC _ •• ; . ; .•• • , , .. Digilal TRANSMISSION ., .Sb-speed STA TIN SYS R G TEM Electric fUEL CAPACITY . . 5.3 gal. WE H ElBAS . E . .57.7 in. AIL . .. 25G/I 06.68mm R.uEITR . SEAT HEIGHT . . 31.1 in FRONT TIRE .. .. .. 120170-17 REAR TIRE . . . . . . . . • .180/55-17 fROIfT-WKEEl TRAm .; . . ..4.7in REAR-WHEEL TRA E • •.. .. . 4.8in. VL FRONT BRAKE . ••,; •• ,,••.Dual disc REAR BRAKE " •..•••• ".; , •.Disc FlNAI. DRIVE . ". . • . •.Chaill CLAIMED DRY WEIGHT •. •• . ,492 lbs. &n BUYERS' GUIDE 2004 fRONT BRAKE . •' • .Du dis al c REAR BRAKE , ,. , ..~ Disc FINAl DRIV • •. ,. . E •• ;C tLain CLAIMED DRYW H . . • • ,431Ibs. EIG T NINJA 250R LIST PRiCE ' .. $2999 OISPLACEMENI _ 24&c EHGIICETYPE . ,liquid-eooled par e all l t"Nin fDur-stroke BORExSTROll[ , . '" ...62 x412mm CM O PRESSIO NRAllO ••.••. _.12.4" CARBURETJON: •• . . ,(2l 30mm Keihin ISHmON . , ;Eectronic COl J TRANSMISSION ;. _. • •. .. .Six-s peed STAR GSYSTEM . TIN . Ele ctric FU CAPACITY • El . 4.8gal. W HEELBASE 55.1 in. 2r/84mm R AKElTRAll S H T. EAT EIGH . . .29 in. .3 E •.100 ·16 /80 f R HT TIR . O .< •• , . ; • • REAR TIRE . . .. .. J3D180·16 FRONT-W HEEL TRAVEL •• .• .. .5.5in REAR·W HUl TRAV£l •_. .•. .•5.1 in. ONT isc FR BRAKE •.••.• , •• . •.• . .. D EAR E R BRAK , ..... " •. " ,• • , . Disc f iNAlD RIVE .•• . . .• • . , ••• ; .Cham ClAIMED DRY WEIGHT ;304IllS .

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