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A huSe 200mm rear tire puts all that power !o fie ground, while a low seat heighr and sweeping pullback handl promise all-day riding comfort. Want an even more exclusive power trip? Check out the exclusiveVulcan 2000 Limited. Built in extremely low numbers, it fea(ures special rwo-tone paint, silver-painted frame, chrome inner en8ine covers,wheels and drive-belt pulley, plus a unique Limired badge. Theres no bigger, nor more exclusive,V-Twin on the road. . Two huge primary balancers help reduce vibration generated by the enormous 4.inch wide alloy pistons while a heary 220mm diamerer flywheel helps smooth out the push-rodv-Twint huge power . \ y'ith a massive single-pin crank in the 52-degreeV configuration, the fuel-injected Vulcan 2000 engine produces a distinctive lumpy idle and an unmistakableV-Twin exhausr note witfi its twin 46mm throttle bodies. BRING ON THE TWISTED ROAD NINJA@ ZXIM {R The road sign you just passed says 49 miles of nerve-wracking, carsick-inducing hairpin turns ahead. Lucky you're on a Ninia@ ZXiM {R. Because while many people prefer more sedate challenges, we buih rhe "6R" to celebrate them. The 2006 Ninja ZX-6R gers irs back-road prowess from a lighrweighr aluminum perimeter frame, proprietary Sho\ra adiustable fork and shock, and super-wide l7-inch wheelr and radial tires, all cloaked in the most aerodynamic bodywork available. To show its LED raillight to other 600- class contenders, the digitally fuel-injected DOHC ln-line Four displaces 636cc, ensuring rhat you'll be up front when the fun begins. . By capitalizing on engine improvements developed on the ZX-6RR, the class-leading ZX-6R produces very slrong mid-rdnge and exceptional peak power. . Full/ adiustable 4l mm inverted calaridge fork features huge 25mm hollow fronr axle with rwin pinch bolts. The fork is adjustable for spring preload and stepless r€bound and compreslion damping. . Performance tricks include lighiveight intake and exhaust valves, hollow camshafu, hot iridium spark plugs and individual ignition coils, sinrered aluminum valve springs and forged high-compression pisbns ARIZONA KAWASAKI SUPERSTORE 540 N. Bullard Avenue GoodyeaiAZ 85338 (52r) 932.9fl r www.kawasakisuperstore.net HALE'S KAWASAKI 534 l'4adison Avenue Prescott, AZ 86101 (928) 44s-S7r0 KAWASAKI OF BAKERSFIELD 5919 Rosedale Hwy. Bakersfield. CA 93308 (66t) 6I-9690 ADVANCED KAWASAKI 7241 Orangerhorpe Avenue Buena Park. CA 90621 (7r4) 52r-2420 Kawasaki Let the good times rol1." ALABAMA ADAHS T,IOTORSPORTS 528 N.E. Blvd. Monrgomery,AL 361 l7 (331) 27 r-5s00 AL/ASKA TEAI,I CC 13140 lris Way Eagle Rive(AK 99577 (907) 694-3200 CALIFORNIA HAHM }',IOTORSPORTS ANAHEI ]'I 125 E. Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (7 t4) 563-r7oo AUBURN PO\/VER SPORTS 1460 Canal Street Auburn. CA 95603 (530) 823-s768 CYCLE NEWS . APRrr r e, 2006 33 r;. 5 f t d TWO LITERS OF MUSCLE VULCAN@ 2OOO . VULCAN 2OOO LIMITED The old adage says there's no substitute for cubic inches. One ride on (heVulcan@ 2000 and you'll understand. Displacing 2.053cc - more than one liter per cylinder - theVulcan 2000 is the worlds largesr mass-produced V-Twin, and it pumps out a stagSering l4l lbs.-ft. of rorque with sophisdcared digital fuel iniection and four valves per cylindec t L- ! ( 3'.r- I .t. .'. */,/ '! .L ,,t t t I