2001 Kawasaki VN 1500 Vulcan Classic Tourer reviews

• Sizing It Up: Is a Bigger Motorcycle Better? (Motorcyclecruiser)

  

  Model(s) covered: 2001 Kawasaki EN 500 Vulcan LTD, 2001 Kawasaki VN 1500 Vulcan Classic Tourer, 2001 Yamaha V-Star 650 Classic, 2001 Honda VT 1100 Shadow Spirit, 2001 Suzuki VZ 800 Marauder

  Defining the quality of quantity. Compromising big to small motorcycles: Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic FI, Honda Shadow 1100 Spirit, Suzuki Marauder 800, Yamaha V-Star 650 Classic and Kawasaki Vulcan 500 LTD. From the February 2001 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser magazine. By Tim Carrithers
  

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• 2001 Kawasaki Nomad (Motorcycle-usa.com)

  

  Model(s) covered: 2001 Kawasaki VN 1500 Vulcan Classic Tourer

  All of us like to get a bit of attention; we all like to turn a head or two. The most extrovert amongst us will take this to the extreme, wearing loud clothes and sporting red hair. There's another way to create a stir – ride a motorcycle. And the ultimate way to draw attention to yourself is to ride a big, flashy Cruiser. A big V-Twin with high handlebars, leather tassels and drippings of chrome. Once upon a time that bike would have to have been American, but no more, now the Japanese are in on the act, and they just keep getting better and better at making 'real' cruisers.

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