Vulcan 800 Classic or Suzuki C50?

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jg3322 · #1 Unread post by **jg3322** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:34 am

I'm on the fence, waffling back and forth on this.....this is a first bike
purchase for myself, looked at lots of stuff and like the Vulcan and C50
best.......Can get a new 05 Vulcan for 5800.00 plus tax/title/plate.........
Can get an 06 C50 in about 3 weeks for a grand more plus free leather
Boulevard riding jacket, helmet and gloves......Whatcha ya think? Thank-you in advance for your thoughts.......FYI, both bikes fit me great.

#2 Unread post by **ZooTech** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:42 am

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amsss · #3 Unread post by **amsss** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:30 pm

Vulcan 800 is a very good ride. However you will wnat a bigger bike withing 2 months.. Go for the Vulcan 1600...

Gadjet · #4 Unread post by **Gadjet** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:48 pm

amsss wrote:Vulcan 800 is a very good ride. However you will wnat a bigger bike withing 2 months.. Go for the Vulcan 1600...

A friend of mine has had his Vulcan 800 for two years and has no desire for a bigger bike. The 800 has plenty of power for the touring and motorcycle camping that he uses it for, as well as daily rides to and from work.

I recently upgraded from my 650cc cruiser (an '83) to......wait for it......another 650cc bike, which I use for long distance touring and endurance rallies. More than enough power for whatever a person might want to do.

TechTMW · #5 Unread post by **TechTMW** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:14 pm

amsss wrote:Vulcan 800 is a very good ride. However you will wnat a bigger bike withing 2 months.. Go for the Vulcan 1600...

Give me a break dude. I own 2 800cc twin cyl bikes. I liked one so much, I bought the other for touring duty and keep one for around town use and whatnot. I've also owned a 1000cc Inline four speed demon bike and "gasp" took a step back from that to my current bikes. Motorcycling isn't all about speed and power - don't believe the hype.

Please don't assume to know what people think. Assumption is the mother of all f.ups.

moshee · #6 Unread post by **moshee** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:48 pm

Can't agree more with TechBMW. How big a bike do we need? We seem to have forgotten about the joys of a light, do it all bike and instead have gravitated to the bigger is better bike syndrome.

While big bikes are great on the open road, I'm finding myself driving more and more in congested in-town traffic. Just to get to the open road takes more time through heavy traffic.

The thought has crossed my mind that the future of motorcycling may be in the city, rather than out in the country. In this case, I would rather have a lighter, more agile bike than the heavy road going behemoths that are coming out. And by the way, smaller lighter bikes can be used for long distance touring. Furthermore, 180+ top speeds would be useless in an in- city environment.

Just my opinion though.
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funinaz · #7 Unread post by **funinaz** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 4:04 am

Today, I believe that the Suzuki slightly edges the Kawa out in pure technical terms. However, Kawa has announced the '06 900 Vulcan to be released this Spring. It will replace the 800s. The new 900 brings the bike up to date with: belt drive, FI, etc. Its MSRP is 7299US.

chris66 · #8 Unread post by **chris66** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:08 am

I'm waiting till march 06 for the 900 classic

goodcruisin · Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:30 am

Me too

jmillheiser · Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:50 pm

If you like the C50 definately have a look at the vulcan 900 when it comes out (should be real soon)

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