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Cycle News 2006 Issue 18 May 10

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TWO LITERS OF MUSCLE VULCAN@ 2OOO . VULCAN 2OOO LIMITED The old adage says rhere! no substitute for cubic inches- One ride on rheVulcan@ 2000 and you'll understand. Displacing 2,053cc - more than one liter per g,,linder lheVulcan 2000 i! the world! largest mass-produced V-Twin, and it pumps our a sraggering 14l lbs.-ft. of torque with sophisdcaled diSital fuel iniecdon and four valves per cyl A huge 200mm rear rire purs all that power to the ground, while a low seat heitht and sweeping pullback handl promise all-day riding comforr. Wanr an even more exclusive power rripl Check out the exclusiveVulcan 2000 Limired. Built in extremely low numbers, it features special two-tone paint, silver-painted frame, chrome infier engine covers, wheels and drive-belt puliey, plus a unique Limited badge. There! no bister, nor more exclusive.V-Twin on the road. . Two huge primary balancers help reduce vibration Benerated by the enormous 4-inch wide alloy pi$ons while a heary 220mm diameter llywheel helPs smooth out the push-rodV-Twin! huge power . With a massive single-pin crank in the s2-degree V conliguralion, $e fuel-iniected Vulcan 2000 engine produces a distincdve lumpy idle and an unmistakableV-Twin exhaust note with its twin 46mm throftle bodies. BRING ON THE TWISTED ROAD NTNJA@ ZXIM -6R The road sign you jusr passed says 49 miles of nerve-wracking, cariick-inducing hairPin turns ahead. Lucky you're on a Ninia@ ZX -6R. Because while many people prefer more sedate challenges, we built the "5R" to celebrate them. The 2006 Ninia ZX-6R gets its back-road prowess from a liShtweiSht aluminum perimeter frame, proprietary Showa adiustable fork and shoch and suPer-wide l7-inch wheels and radial tires, all cloaked in the most aerodynamic bodywork available, To show its LED tailligh! to other 600- class conlenders, the diSitally fuel-iniected DOHC lnline Four displaces 636cc, ensurinS that you'll be up front when the fun begins. . By capitalizinS on engine improvements develoPed on the ZX-6RR, the classJeading ZX-6R produces very stront mid-ran8e and exceptional peak Power . Fully adiusable 4lmm inverted cartrid8e fork features huge 25mm hollow front axle with twin Pinch bolts. The fork is adiustable for spring preload and stepless rebound and comPression damPinS. . Pedormance trick include lighrweiSht intake and exhaust valves, hollow camshafu. hot iridium sPark plugs and individual ignition coils, sintered aluminum valve springs and forged high-comPression Pistons. ARIZONA I(AWASAKI SUPERSTORE 540 N. Bullard Avenue Goodyear,AZ 85338 (623) 932-99r r www.kawasakisuperstore.net HALE'S KAWASAKI 534 l'ladison Avenue Prescott.AZ 86301 (928) 445.s730 KAWASAKI OF BAKERSFIELD 5919 Rosedale Hwy. Bakersfield, CA 93308 (66r) 63 r-9690 ADVANCED KAWASAKI 7241 Orangethorpe Avenue Euena Park. CA 90621 \7 t 4l szt -7120 Kawasaki Let the goodtimes 1011. CALIFORNIA HAHi,,I T,IOTORSPORTS ANAHEI M 125 E. Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (714) 563-r700 AUBURN POWER SPORTS 1460 Canal Street Aub!rn, CA 95603 (s3o) 823-s768 ALABAMA ADAI,IS MOTORSPORTS 528 N.E. BIvd. MonttomeD/. AL 36117 (334) 27r.5500 ALASKA TEAM CC I 3 I 40 lris Way Eagle Rive'iAK 99577 (907) 594.3200 cYcLE NEWS . MAY 10. 2006 63 r; _-:---::--l I I 7) I L L_-a L,.2 G t ( 4/ t L 1l d G=J d ) /) !E I r= I I r lr' I \_ I , 3+-" t- lr .. ; /l -I Jl I '-! I t

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