Bike Year:2004
Model: Kawasaki Vulcan 2000
Eng size:2053cc
Pipes:Cobra Shorties
Seat:Mustang
Accessories:
I'm not going to try to list all the little things I've replaced on the bike with after market chrome parts. Most you can see in the pics...
And the story:
I wanted a "sleek" bike that people would stop and stare at. Something that stands out from the crowd. Something..well..different than what everybody else was ridding.
However, I wanted something that was also comfortable to ride and was also dependable. A kick ass bike that was at the same time practical. That ruled out all of those "custom" choppers.
Soo, I bought this bike new in 05. The dealer had a left over 04 model and made me a sweet deal on it. I've spent the next few years slowly "molding" it. And I'm still working on it. I don't think I'll ever finish "tweaking" it.
Before it even left the shop, I had the cobra pipes, Thunder Tornado Intake and a Power Commander installed.
I changed out the mirrors, moved the license plate to the side, removed all the light bars and installed LED blinkers. That really "streamlined" the bike.
Last year I installed a LED rear tail light that has integrated turn signals. That allowed me to remove the rear blinkers totally.
In early 07 I bought the mustang seats. Really helped my butt on those longer rides. (Remember the "practical" statement from above.)
I added the Rivco Air Horn a few years ago. It's actually kind of cool. I have a blast..well..blasting it.
I installed the sound system just a few weeks ago. The speakers are pretty darn good Polk ones, powered by a 600 watt amp. I've got a blue tooth receiver hooked up to it that syncs with my phone. This way i don't have to mount a phone/mp3 player anywhere. The blue tooth is also hooked up to a usb charger in installed, so it's always got power.
I have 48 red LED lights scattered around on the bike. It really looks nice at night. It's hard to capture that in pictures though..
I really like the color. It's a dark metallic maroon (ponch calls it root beer). In certain light, it really sparkles. I tried to capture that with the "grass" pictures.
I really want to replace the pulley. As anybody who has a vn2000 will tell ya, getting after market parts can be really difficult. Not a lot of people have this bike....
The fat man in the picture is me. The sexy blonde is my fiancee. The city in the back ground (in some of the pictures) is Galveston Texas.
All pictures were taking this weekend.
(The little bag I have on the back of the bike is a "concession" I did for the misses. She needed someplace to put her stuff...)