Bought a Vulcan EN750 on e-bay today

[burkbuilds]

Thanks ER, I appreciate your advice and concerns. I have a scheduled date of Dec. 30th to pick up the bike. The seller was nice enough not to press the "must be paid for and picked up within 7 days of auction end" claus. I'm hoping that the bike will be as shown in the pictures and as advertised in the listing. Taking another person with me is one way to help me keep my head on my shoulders and not get overwhelmed at the moment. Raymond is about the most level headed, non excitable person I've ever met. (Think young Tommy Lee Jones). He's all army, seen action in a lot of places and has trained with special forces, those guys are trained not to get excited and keep observing no matter what is going on around them. I also won't have to worry about anybody physically intimidating us with him along. I've bought enough vehicles in general over the years to realize that things aren't always as listed. I plan to run a VIN check in a few minutes and see if anything "funny" shows up.

Merry Christmas everybody!

[burkbuilds]

I just ran a VIN check on the bike and everything was in order. The bike was originally registered in NC on 4/12/2004 with 3 miles on it and again on 11/11/2010 with 238 miles on it, which is in agreement with the sellers statements. So, basically, he put another 250 or so miles on it in a month, installed a new battery, plugs and oil change and now he's selling it. Here is a copy of the report. Kinda hard to read in this format.

Motorcycle History Report

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VIN Specification
Country JAPAN
Make Kawasaki
Vehicle Type Motorcycle
Model VN750-A
Check Digit 6
Model Year 2005
Assy. Plant Lincoln, NE
Production Seq. Number 554543
Horsepower 68HP
Sales Name Vulcan 750
Motorcycles Type Street
Engine Type 2cyl, 750 cc; 4-Stroke
Fuel Type Gasoline
Mobile6 Class. MC
Vehicle Class On Road Motorcycle
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Ind
Engine Code VNDA1

MULTI-STATE VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT
VIN JKAVNDA165B554543
YEAR 2005 MAKE KAWK
This data was originally accessed on 2010-12-19 19:24:13.868 EST at which time it was current with the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS)
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North Carolina

JKAVNDA165B554543

20101111

000000238 North Carolina
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NC

JKAVNDA165B554543

20041204

000000003 Miles
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DETAILED VEHICLE INFORMATION
Standard Data
body-type

Cruiser

check-digit

5
country

Japan

engine-type

749 disp 2 cyls
identification

JKAVNDA165B554543

make

Kawasaki
model

VN750-A20 Vulcan 750

model-year

2005
production-seq-number

554543

vehicle-class

Cruiser

[JWR]

Originally Posted by Easy Rider

I will NEVER buy a vehicle the first time I see it, NEVER. Car, truck, bike, tractor.....hell even a lawn mower. :biggrin:

WOW...
:shocked:

[Water Warrior 2]

I did a Google search for pics of the bike. Looks good. Should be a trouble free bike for a long time. Hydraulic valve lifters and a shaft drive will make the bike easy to live with. BB, am I right in assuming the bike is coming home in the back of a truck ?

[burkbuilds]

That is my plan WW. I've got ramps and it should fit in my son-in-laws Ford Ranger without a problem. He and I will team drive out and back to get the bike. I just finished "Google-ing" a map and it's a little longer trip than I first thought, about 7 1/2 hours each way according to Google, maybe a little less if we drive slightly fast getting out there, but it's straight through the mountains on highway 64 and I've driven that route before, not a lot of room to really speed unless you want to die in a ravine. On the other hand, it is a really scenic drive, and I'd rather do that than 15 hours on an Interstate. The trip will take us through Ashville (where the Biltmore house is located) and Greensboro and almost to Raleigh.

[Water Warrior 2]

Excellant plan considering the distance and time involved. The Ranger will do just fine with the tailgate left down. That is how we got Lynda's M-50 home when she picked it up. Good to know you have a fine young man to keep you company. Sounds like a great little adventure for both of you.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

The Ranger will do just fine with the tailgate left down. That is how we got Lynda's M-50 home when she picked it up.

Is two people enough to load one .......safely ??
And unload it ??
Seems like the ramp would be pretty steep.......unless it is VERY long.

[burkbuilds]

I've loaded my 500 this way before with Raymond's help and the GZ250 by myself this way, so I don't really think it will be a problem. It's even easier if you can find a bank that you can back the truck up to but I've done it on flat ground several times.

[JWR]

I have loaded my PC800 by myself. Neighbor has a slope from his yard to mine.

Found a good small ditch on the other end, no problems.

And did it on the first try.

[dhgeyer]

I won't enter the discussion of possible problems with Ebay, as they are well known, and BB seems to be making the right moves. I will comment that, having owned 2 Vulcans (500 and 1500), I was an active participant on their forum for years (VROC - one of the best forums out there). The 750 is considered by many to be the best of all the Vulcans with respect to engineering, handling, performance, ease of maintenance, and so on. I have no doubt that, assuming it's in good shape, it's an amazing find and will give years of very good service. I wish you the best with it. Do check out VROC (Vulcan Riders and Owners Club). They even used to have shootin' competitions. Say Hi to Wampus for me.