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Tv\/O LITERS OF MUSCLE VULCAN@ 2O0O . VULCAN 2000 LllrtlTED The old adage says there's no substitute for cubic inches. One ride on theVulcan@ 2000 and ),ou'll understand. Displacing 2.053cc - more lhan one liler per cylander - the Vulcan 2000 is the world's larges! mass-producedV.Twin, and it pumps ou! a sta8gerin8 l4l lbs.-fI" of torque with sophisticated digital fuel iniection and four valves per A huge 200mm rear tire puts all that power to the ground, while a low seat height and sweeping pullback handlebar promise all-day ridin8 comlorL Want an even more exclusive power tripl Check out the 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 bad8e. There! 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 heagi 220mm diameter fl;,wheel helPs smooth out the push-rodv-Twint huge power. . With a massive single-pin crank in the 52-degreeV configuration, the fuel-injected Vulcan 2000 entine produces a distinctive lumpy idle and an unmistakable V-Twin exhaust note with it5 twin 46mm throttle bodies. BRING ON THE TWISTED ROAD NINIA@ ZXrr -6R The road sign you iult passed sa),s 49 miles of nerve-wracking carsick-inducing hairpin turns ahead. Lucky Ioule on a Ninja@ ZXrM-6R. Because while many people prefer more sedate challenSes, we built the "6R" to celebrate them. The 2006 Ninja ZX-6R gets its back-road prowess from a lighaweighr aluminum perimeter frame, proprietary Showa adjustable fork and shock, and super-wide I 7-inch wheels and radial tires, all cloaked in the most aerodlnamic bod/work available. To show its LED Hillight to other 600- class contenders, the digitally fuel-injected DOHC ln-line Four displaces 636cc, ensuring that you'll be up front when the fun begins. . By capitalizinS on engine improvements developed on the ZX-6RR, the class-leading ZX-5R produces very sffon8 mid-ran8e and exceptional peak power. . Fully adjustable 4lmm inverted cartridge fork features huge 25mm hollow ft.ont axle with twin pinch boLs. The fork is adjustable for sprinE preload and stepless rebound and compression damping. . Performance trick include lightweight intake and exhaust ralves, hollow camshafu, hot iridium spark plugs and individual ignition coils, sjnrcred aluminum valve sprinSs and forSed hiSh-compression pistons. ALABAMA ADAMS l.IOTORSPORTS 528 N.E. Blvd. Monrgomery,AL 36117 (334) 27 r -ssOO ALASKA TEAM CC 13140 lris Way Eagle River,AK 99577 (9O7) 694-32OO ARIZONA KAWASAKI SUPERSTORE 540 N. Bullard Avenue GoodyeaiAz 85338 (623) 932-99r r www'kawasakisuperstore.net HALE'S KAWASAKI 534 14adison Avenue Prescott.AZ 86301 (928) 445-s730 Kawasaki Let the good times rol1." KAYYASAKI OF BAKERSFTELD 5919 Rosedale Hwy. Bakersfield. CA 93308 (65 r) 63 r -9690 ADVANCED KA\^,ASAKI 7241 Orangethorpe Avenue Buena Park. CA 905? I (7 t 4) S2.t -74AO CALIFORNIA HAHl.I MOTORSPORTS ANAHEIM 125 E. Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (7r4) 563- r 70O AUBURN POWER SPORTS 1460 Canal Street Auburn, CA 95603 (s3o) 823-s768 CYCLE NEWS . MAY 3I, 2006 6I L,Z F: r au 7 I I I I :' .t- ir .: F- I / ) { 7