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Designing a custom designed to compete with the benchmark US brand is not easy. Intended to seduce fans of the Fat Boy genre from H-D, this VN 1500 (as well as the Kawasaki Classic series) was created at the American department of the Japanese manufacturer.. Imposing, elegant, the VN not only has superb plastic but also an exemplary finish. The good big twin speaks with a beautiful and big voice, unfortunately somewhat muffled for those who knew the previous generation of Sumo Kawa. It is available in a carburetor version, while its sisters Tourer and Drifter have succumbed to the injection to meet anti-pollution standards..
No surprise when riding this big custom. The driving position is typical, with the feet forward and moderately convincing comfort. The road behavior does not call for criticism, the machine brakes properly, the engine takes care of driving pleasure. Sufficiently flexible and docile, the twin is truly pleasant, letting you experience the road at the tempo of the swaying of its bowls. Decency would like us to forget to mention the gearbox, but it did not go through the “impeccable” box. Well-thought-out VN tariff will help make people forgive.
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Replaces
VN 1500 CLASSIC 1998
Model marketed in
1996
1997
1998
1999
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2001
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2003
Performances
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Max speed:
170 km / h -
Consumption
medium: 8.50 l
The technical aspect
Kawasaki VN 1500 CLASSIC 1999
- Frame
- Frame: Double steel cradle
- Tank: 16 liters
- Seat height: 700 mm
- Length: 2,500 mm
- Width: 965 mm
- Height: 1,100 mm
- Wheelbase: 1,660 mm
- Dry weight: 289 kg
- Weight in running order: 303 kg
- Train before
- telescopic fork Ø 41 mm, deb: 150 mm
- 1 disc Ø 272 mm, 2 piston caliper
- Front wheel:
130/90
– 16
- Transmission
- 5 speed gearbox
- Secondary transmission by cardan shaft
- Rear axle
- 2 side panels, deb: 87 mm
- 1 disc Ø 236 mm, 1 piston caliper
- Rear wheel:
150/80
– 16
- Motor
- Twin cylinder
NS
, 4 stroke - Cooling: Water cooling
- 2 Keihin Ø 40 mm carburetors
- 1 ACT
- 4 valves per cylinder
-
1,470 cc
(102 x 90 mm) -
64
ch
at 4,700 rpm -
11.40 mkg
at 3000 rpm - Weight ratio /
power
: 4.52
kg / hp - Compression: 9.0: 1
- Crit’air:
Detached pieces
exhaust
motor
fluid
electricity
filtration
braking
chain kit
Competitors
Honda 1500 F6C Valkyrie 1999
Honda VT 1100 C2 Shadow 1999
BMW R 1200 C 1999
Yamaha XV 1600 WILD STAR 1999
Suzuki VS 1400 INTRUDER 1999
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