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Location: Shannon, Georgia
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Bought a Vulcan 900 this morning
Well, here I am, 2 1/2 months out from my crash, still in a wheelchair and what did I do, what else, I bought a new bike this morning. I've been watching this nice VN 900
for a few weeks since I saw it in the showroom while the dealer was getting me a repair estimate on my Vulcan 500. It's a deep maroon with a beige swatch down the middle and a little gold pin strip where the two colors meet. I ordered a trike kit for it this morning and I've got both scheduled for delivery at my house in about two weeks. That should give me enough time to finish getting the 500 ready to sell. The dealer offered to put my 500 on the floor of his showroom for me for a flat fee of $100 if it sells. He said he often gets people in looking for used bikes and he though mine would move pretty well. Wouldn't you know I forgot to take my camera with me, so nothing to show yet but as soon as it gets here I'll put some up and I will also document the conversion to the trike as well. I'm hoping that the Doctor's will let me start putting weight on my foot by the time this all gets delivered. ![]() Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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Re: Bought a Vulcan 900 this morning
Way to go.
Hope rehab goes well.
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Re: Bought a Vulcan 900 this morning
Hey hey hey!! That sounds great BB. The 900 is a darn nice bike. It would be on my short list if I decided to venture out on a new cruiser. Pics will be coming soon.............right??
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Re: Bought a Vulcan 900 this morning
Thanks guys and yes I will have pics soon. I'll have to admit that I weighed my options with factors like, what bike would be easiest to
convert to a trike, gas mileage, and available trike kits for each model. Yamaha has a similar size bike that would also be a great choice, but most of the Suzuki models now have shaft drive, which is a great system but less options for trike conversions and the ones that are available are pretty expensive. I also wanted to continue doing business with the dealer I bought my 500 from, Rose Kawasaki. They have been terrific to deal with, fair with prices, helpful with anything I've needed or asked their help with since I bought the 500 from them in 2009. Rose is a small family owned business, they are less than 2 miles from my home and I just like doing business with them. When I told them I was interested in buying a 900 to convert to a trike, they offered me a top of the line 900 for about $800 below retail and offered to help me sell my 500. All that being said, the 900 is a really nice bike. Great looks, fuel injection, 45mpg, heel toe shifter, nice factory floorboards, beautiful chrome and paint, a 5.1 gallon fuel tank, decent factory seat and available options from Mustang seats, and available add on's from lots of suppliers to help you customize your ride. The 900 has several years under its belt and it appears to be the bike Kawasaki has opted to make their "small" bike for the cruiser category for the near future. I've already talked with a local paint shop that does great work about matching up the paint for the trike kit to the factory paint job and I think this is going to make a really nice trike. My wife, who is adamant that she won't get on a bike, has even indicated that she might be willing to ride with me on a trike. If she won't one of my physical therapists has already volunteered, lol. |
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Re: Bought a Vulcan 900 this morning
Sounds great. Rose sounds very nice to deal with. Get well and feel better soon.
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Re: Bought a Vulcan 900 this morning
BB your enthusiasm is heartening. Really looking forward to the the next chapter.
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Re: Bought a Vulcan 900 this morning
Sounds like you really did your homework. Sounds like a great choice and hope you heal up soon to be able to ride it!
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Re: Bought a Vulcan 900 this morning
Congrats! One of the most beautiful cruisers! Stay well!
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Re: Bought a Vulcan 900 this morning
Thanks everyone. I went by the dealership this morning and snapped a few pics so I could show everyone what the bike looks like. In general I've always said that motorcycles should be black, and I do like black bikes a lot, but in this case, I'm trying to build a Trike that looks like something a little more "mature" rider might find appealing. Why, well, if this goes well, I am seriously considering trying to market some Trikes locally. I've already spoken to one dealer and there seems to be some interest in a nice "entry level" Trike that costs less than $20,000 I figure the worst that can happen is that I get no orders and I end up with a nice trike for myself.
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