kawasaki VN 1500 Vulcan Classic - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

Have 2002 Vulcan 1600 Drifter. The tail and brake lights will not work. They were working rear turn signals do. It blew the fuse twice, now it is not blowing the fuse but still no lights. Got power to the fuse and leaving it not arriving at the rear light. The plug in,before it goes inside the rear fender, what color wires are what so I can check if things are arriving there O.K.?

i will tell u first the easy fix Before you do your next oil change, try adding some SeaFoam to the crankcase and ride for 50 to 100 miles. This should help remove any junk on the clutch plates. I'd also switch to another oil brand and see if it makes any difference.if it will still do the same:maybe the engagement dogs on the gears are damaged and probably the shift fork as well. The gears will stay engaged at lower torque but when the torque is great enough it causes them pull apart.And get the service manual it i help you a lot you can download it from the below link:http://goo.gl/HyxTzrGood luck

Bent the gear shift lever and doesn't have clearance? It happened to me a few times.

Have you tried removing the air filter element? If this does not help, take it to a PROFESSIONAL mechanic and have him clean, set, and synchronize the carbs!!

right at the clutch lever on the bars there is three wires that clip into the clutch make sure it is in there good

I'm trying to remove the clutch on a spare motor but the nut and the top plate just keep spinning am I missing something here?

Very easy you just undue the casing on your tank it should be just one bolt then with pliers undo the cable then follow cable to tire undo there with pliers and then put in new one

I think ya reached top197klm an an you really have to push to get that fast not a terrible thing they are heavy bikes i have an 04 nomad the get up to speed fast but they do top out ar 197 they say fast enough for an i been riding 34 years.

its grounding out somewhere,

usually 83 miles per gallon

should have a big spring nut to tighten the spring or to loosen it.how ever you want it the tighter the stiffer the shock gets loosen it softer it gets

Take a look at the exhaust valves. If the exhaust valves are not opening, the pressure will build (sort of like an air compressor). There should be a cam for the intake and the exhaust, make sure the cam and the valves are operating correctly. Also, check your base gasket and head gaskets. If either gasket is too small, it'll boost your cylinder pressure. It is common to switch out the base gasket and/or head gaskets with thinner ones as an inexpensive mod to boost cylinder pressure. Lastly, too much carbon on the piston head or cylinder head can boost cylinder pressures (rare); the carbon can be a problem which can lead to detonation as well.

32 psi front 39 psi rear Semper Fi, Z

The most common issue is the spark plug boot shorts to the engine.

noisy cam followers or hydraulic lifters from lack of oil indicates that the bearings also were short of oil yes the valve train is the last to get oil but if they had none then there would be little for the big ends and mains so if it appears to be short of oil up top , it may be because the bottom end has suffered damage

It cant be found on the bike as they do not use a label system like cars do you will have to go to a motorcycle dealer and ask if they have the info or to a paint supply shop and get it colour matched . It really depends on how your bike was painted and what method as in finding a good match

Try berrymans b12 and some fresh gas through the tank and into the carb. Let it sit for 24 hours and see if that clears up the problem if not you will need a rebuild of the petcock. K&L has rebuild kits. Refer to the manual for removing the tank and petcock. Its a pretty straight forward procedure.

maybe a possible flush can help or a duster