I'm a beginner rider. I bought a 2023 Vulcan S two months ago. I'm soo glad this is the bike I'm learning on. Plenty of speed in all all conditions. Its been extremely forgiving when I make mistakes shifting up & down. It's just been a pure pleasure to ride so far. As for seat comfort I did my first 1.5hr on back roads last weekend. I was comfortable and could have gone longer. I do plan on an aftermarket exhaust. Stock is pretty quote. Cheers!
You pretty much summed up my thoughts about the bike. Aside from the lack of dual disk brakes and the stock exaust and original light bulb, i dont have any complains about the bike
Been looking at cruisers for awhile now. And I have narrowed it down to the Vulcan S, and the Honda Shadow Phantom. The Honda has a V-twin and shaft drive, while the Kawi has a chain drive but makes more power. Both have good ergos for me, which is real important. Want something for longer trips. Great video.
Hey jack I have the same exact motorcycle with 2876 miles. I had to install a universal windshield from puig and what a difference that made to keep the wind off my torso. i pretty much agree with what you said.
Your videos are always helpful. Is there anyway that you could tell me which way the two fuel lines on the left side of the tank get connected? I think one is a fuel return and a vent maybe? My tank is marked with a blue dot but neither hose is marked. One of the hoses runs down through the bike and out by the kickstand, should it be connected to the port on the tank with the blue dot or the other port? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thinking about buying this as my first bike and the eliminator for the wife's first bike as her gift for graduating nursing school in a year. We can ride together.
I'm a beginner rider. I bought a 2023 Vulcan S two months ago. I'm soo glad this is the bike I'm learning on. Plenty of speed in all all conditions. Its been extremely forgiving when I make mistakes shifting up & down.
It's just been a pure pleasure to ride so far.
As for seat comfort I did my first 1.5hr on back roads last weekend. I was comfortable and could have gone longer.
I do plan on an aftermarket exhaust. Stock is pretty quote.
Cheers!
You pretty much summed up my thoughts about the bike. Aside from the lack of dual disk brakes and the stock exaust and original light bulb, i dont have any complains about the bike
I have a near-identical 2022 Vulcan S named Lola!
Nice. I can't wait to get mine in a few months
All black ?
@leeinwis nah, probably that olive drab color that's out now
awesome bike
Been looking at cruisers for awhile now. And I have narrowed it down to the Vulcan S, and the Honda Shadow Phantom. The Honda has a V-twin and shaft drive, while the Kawi has a chain drive but makes more power. Both have good ergos for me, which is real important. Want something for longer trips. Great video.
your welds are really, really good, I have one from 2021 and it's dramatic. Maybe Europe has a different quality, or they have already improved
I call mine Volkie :)
Hey jack I have the same exact motorcycle with 2876 miles. I had to install a universal windshield from puig and what a difference that made to keep the wind off my torso. i pretty much agree with what you said.
My Vulcan is named Sunny!
That dash is a lot better than some '24 Honda all digital ones, particularly for visibility in the sun.
Do the Firetongs, add any additional power?
Your videos are always helpful. Is there anyway that you could tell me which way the two fuel lines on the left side of the tank get connected? I think one is a fuel return and a vent maybe? My tank is marked with a blue dot but neither hose is marked.
One of the hoses runs down through the bike and out by the kickstand, should it be connected to the port on the tank with the blue dot or the other port? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
That hose that runs out by the kickstand, on my bike connects to the port closer to the front of the bike, which is further from the blue dot.
@@jackisoutside awesome thank you for responding.
Thinking about buying this as my first bike and the eliminator for the wife's first bike as her gift for graduating nursing school in a year. We can ride together.
Sounds like a plan! If you want a video comparing those two side by side, I’ve made one about a month back!
The Vulcan S is still made in Japan, only there high quality bikes are...
When I name my bikes, they tend to develop rebellious personalities. So I stopped 😅