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TWO LITERS OF MUSCLE VULCAN@ 2OOO . VULCAN 2OOO LIMITED The old adage says there! no substitLrte for cubic inches. One ride on theVulcan@ 2000 and you'll understand. Displacing 2,053cc more than one liter per cylinder - theVulcan 2000 is the world! lartest mass-produced V-Twin, and it pumps out a staS8erin8 I4l lbs.-ft. of torque with sophis(icated digital fuel iniection and four valves per cylindei A huge 200mm rear tire puts all that power to the ground, while a low seat heighc and sweeping pullback handlebar,.l promise all-day riding comfort. Want an even more exclusive power trip? Check out che exclusiveVulcan 2000 Limited. Built in extremely low numbers, it features special two-tone paint, silver-painted frame, chrome inner engine covers, wheels and drive-belt pulley, plus a unique Limited badge. Theret no biggeri nor more exclusrve,V-Twin on the road. . Two huge primary balancers help reduce vibradon Senerated by the enormous 4-inch wide alloy pistons while a heavy 220mm diameter flMeel helps smooth out the push-rodV-Twin! huge power . With a massive single-pin crank in rhe 52-degreeV configuration, the fuel-injected Vulcan 2000 enSine produces a distinctive lumpy idle and an unmisrakable V-Twin exhaust note with its twin 46mm throftle bodies. The road si8n lou iust passed says 49 miles of nerve-wracking, carsick-inducing hairpin turns ahead. Lucky BRING ON THE TWISTED ROAD NTNJA@ ZXTM -6R youie on a Ninja@ ZXTMJR. Because while many people prefer more sedate challenges. we built rhe "6R" !o celebrate them. The 2006 Ninja ZX-6R gers its back-road prowess from a lightweigh! aluminum perimeter frame, proprietary Showa adiustable fork and shock, and supe.-wide l7-inch wheels and radial tires, all cloaked in the most aerodynamic bodywork available. To show its LED tailligh! to orher 600- class contenders, the digitally fuel-iniected DOHC ln-line Four displaces 635cc, ensuring lhar yor.t'll be up front when the fun begins. . By capitalizing on en8ine improvements developed on the ZX-6RR, the classJeading ZX-6R produaes very stronS mid-rante and exceplional peak power. . Fult adjl]srable 4lmm invened canridge fork features huge 25mm hollow front axle wirh rwin pinch bolts. The fork is adiusrable for spring preload and stepless rebound and compression damping. . Performance trick incl'.rde lightweight intake and exhaust valves, hollow camshafu, hot i.idium spark plu8s and individual ignition coils, sintered aluminum valve springs and for8ed high-compres!ion pislons ARIZONA KAWASAKI SUPERSTORE 540 N. Bullard Avenue Goodyear,AZ 85338 (623) 932-99 r I www.kawasakisuperstore.net HALE'S KAWASAKI 534 Madison Avenue Prescott.AZ 86101 (928) 44s-s710 Kawasaki Let the good times roll. AL/ABAMA ADA',IS HOTORSPORTS 528 N.E. Blvd. Montgomery,AL 361 l7 (33,r) 27 r-ss00 AL,/ASKA TEAH CC 13140 lris Way Eagle River,AK 99577 (907) 594-3200 CALIFORNIA HAHI4 MOTORSPORTS ANAHEIFI 125 E. Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (7 r4) s63-r700 AUBURN POWER SPORTS 1460 Canal Street Auburn. CA 95603 (s30) 823-5768 CYCLE NEWS . MAY 24,2006 4I r,, \ L-- LZ \ \ { I al T r d ts rl I I 7- IJ z s ( l'1 3,+- /1 Jl .L --! i\ \ KAWASAKI OF EAKERSFIELD 5919 Rosedele Hwy. Bakersfield, CA 91308 (66r) 53r-9690 ADVANCED KAWASAKI 724 I Orangethorpe Avenue Buena Park. CA 90621 (7 r4) 52r-2420