Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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TWO LITERS OF MUSCLE VULCAN@ 2000 . VULCAN 2O0O LIMITED The old adage sa),'s therei no substirute for cubic inches. One ride on theVulcan@ 2000 and you'll understand. Displacing 2,053cc - more than one lirer per cylinder theVulcan 2000 is the world! largest mass-produced V-Twin, and ir pumps ou! a s[aggering l4l lbs.-ft. of rorque with sophisticated digital fuel iniection and four valves per cylinder: A huge 200mm rear rire puls all rhat power to the ground, while a low seat height and sweeping pullback handlebar promise all-day riding comforr. Vy'anr an even more exclusive power tripl Check out the exclusive Vulcan 2000 Limited. Built in extremely low numbers, it features special two-tone Paint, silver-Painted frame, chrome BRING ON THE TWISTED ROAD NrNIA@ ZXf -6R The road sign you iust passed says 49 miles of nerve-wrackinS, carsick-inducing hairPin turns ahead. Lucky you're on a Ninja@ ZXrM 6R. Because while many people prefer more sedate challenges, we built the "6R" to celebrate them. The 2006 Ninja ZX-5R gets its back-road Prowess from a liShtweight aluminum perimeter frame, proprietary Showa ad,ustable fork and shock, and suPer-wide l7-inch wheels and radial tires, all cloaked in the most aerodynamic bodywork available- To show its LED taillight to other 600- clast contenders, the digitally fuel-iniected DOHC ln-line Four displaces 635cc, ensuring that ),ou'll be up fronr when the fun begins. . BI capitalizing on enSine improvements developed on the ZX-6RR,the class-leadinE zx-6R produces very slron8 mid-aan8e and exceptional peak power. . Fully ad justable 4lmm inverted cartridge fork leatures huSe 25mm hollow front axle with lwin Pinch bolts. The fork is adjustable for spring preload and stepless rebound and comPression damPing. . Performance tricks anclude lightweight intake and exhaust valves, hollow camshafu, hor iridium spark plugs and individual iSnicion coils, sintered aluminum valve springs and forged high-compressaon pistons. ARIZONA KAWASAKI SUPERSTORE 540 N. Bullard Avenue Goodyear,AZ 85338 (623) 932-99r r www.kawasakisuper.stole,net HALE'S I(AIVASAKI 514 14adison Avenuc Prescoct,AZ 86301 (92A) 44s-5730 Kawasaki Let the goodtimes roll.- KAIYASAKI OF BAKERSFIELD 5919 Rosedale Hw),. Bakersfield. CA 93308 (66 r) 63 r -96e0 ADVANCED KAWASAKI 7241 OranSethorpe Avenue Buena Park. CA 90621 (7r4) s2 r -24rO CALIFORNIA HAHM MOTORSPORTS ANAHEIM 125 E. Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 o l4) 563- l7OO AUBURN POWER SPORTS I 460 Canal Sveet Auburn. CA 95603 (530) 823-s768 CYCLE NEWS . APRIL 26, 2006 19 L- n t) inner engine covers, wheels and drive-belt pulley, plus a unique Limited bad8e. Theres no bi88e[ nor more exclusive.V-Twin on the road. . Two huge primary balancers help reduce vibration Senerated by the enormous 4-inch wide alloy pistons while a heavy 220mm diameler npvheel helPs smooth ou( the Push-rodv-Twins huge Power . with a massive sinSle-pin crank in the s2-de8reeV configuration. the fuel-iniectedVulcan 2000 engine produces a distinctive lumpy idle and an unmistakable V-Twin exhaust note with its twin 46mm throEle bodies. , I t: i A f+- tr-.- L , .L rt ./ f I l'I ALABAMA ADAMS MOTORSPORTS s28 N.E. Blvd. Montgomery,AL 36117 (334) 27 r .ss(xl ALASKA TEAM CC 13140 lris Way Eagle River:AK 99577 (907) 694-3200