Kawasaki VN900 Custom test: it’s (almost) America !
If there is one segment of motorcycle production that the Japanese are struggling to invest in, it is the custom category. Eclipsed by Harley-Davidson, Japanese motorcycles nevertheless have arguments … The proof with our test of the Kawasaki VN900 Custom.
Kawasaki VN900 Custom 2012 tech. Sheet
Engine
- Type : V-twin, liquid-cooled 4-stroke
- Distribution : Single ACT, 8 valves
- Displacement : 903 cc
- Bore and stroke : 88.0 x 74.2 mm
- Food : Injection (2 34 mm double butterfly bodies)
- Compression ratio : 9.5: 1
- Engine torque : 78 Nm at 3,700 rpm
- Power : 50 hp (37 kW) at 5,700 rpm
Dimensions
- Length : 2 405 mm
- Width : 895 mm
- Saddle height : 685 mm
- Steering angle : 36º / 36º
- Caster / Caster Angle : 33º / 182 mm
- Wheelbase : 1645 mm
- Weight : 278 kg all full
- Fuel tank capacity : 20 liters
- Front tire : 80 / 90-21M / C 48H
- Rear Tire : 180 / 70-15M / C 76H
Cycle part
- Frame : Double steel cradle
- Fork : Non-adjustable 41 mm telescopic fork, 150 mm travel
- Rear suspension : "Uni-Trak" mono-shock absorber, adjustable in preload (7 positions), 100 mm of travel
- Front brake : Single 300 mm disc, two piston caliper
- Rear brake : Single 270 mm disc, two piston caliper
Transmission
- Final drive : By belt
- Gearbox : 5 reports
Instrumentation
- Dash console : needle counter + digital window with odometer, time and a daily trip + a needle fuel gauge with changeover indicator in reserve
Commercial information
- Price : 8 899 €
- Guarantee : two years each and MO
- Availability : immediate in the
- Colors : black "Flat Black" and Orange "Candy Sparkling"
- Main options offered : Tinted windshield (€ 175), saddlebags (€ 478), saddlebag holder (€ 71), Sissy-bar (€ 339), gel saddle (€ 289), tank protection (€ 85), luggage rack (€ 250), ribbed handles (€ 65), Banjo screw cover (€ 16)
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