Vulcan S story. Total miles riden: 460km, still in breakin.

Just came back from a 76km journey. It has been like 12 years since I last rode a bike for a long trip and boy I really need to be fit because it's quite tiring even after that short distance.

Power
For me the bike is good enough that in 6th gear you just open the throttle to overtake it'll give you sufficient power to do so. But drop to 5th then the better it gets. I came from a kapcai straight jump to this so the power delivery is of course unheard of eventhough my Honda Hurricane can go up to 120kmh with just carburetor mod. Give it an engine mod then it might play within the legendary Siamese Honda Nova Dash (not our version of honda dash ya) territory. At 650cc it's good enough, more tha enough for me really.

Comfort
Loud exhaust, could be better seating. As I am a short person of 166m only, it gives me quite a few disadvantages like the handle reach although I can operate it I wish that the handle 2 inch closer to me. Gear level is like 1 inch too high so I had to lift my heel onto the peg to comfortably change the gear, if not I have to do it with the tip of my shoe which is not a good position.

The seat left something to be desired so maybe aftermarket parts can do the justice. My hurricane seat is far more comfortable but yea the vibration from a single piston 2 stroke will cancel that comfort. Vulcan s vibrates too at higher rpm but not as bad as my honda. Still if you dont wear gloves then you'll end up with numb hands after a long trip. As for the exhaust, it's loud because of after market AHM brand. Head turns at traffic light. The shock absorbing system is quite hard but I need that in corners. Funny but I can use my body force to sway the bike like it's a small bike. You're swinging 220kg.

FC and capacity
I give it 17km/l. Sometimes it says 27km/l, next 16km/l. When the fuel gauge at E, I had to stand straight the bike to try to squeeze rm20 worth of ron97 but cannot la. Rm 19.17 it's full already. I hardly break 120kmh and rev limited to 4k in 1st-5th gear and 6k in 6th gear. There's eco icon on the lcd screen when I wisely used the throttle.

Handling
OK. I dare not try to 'canai' my pegs but the lean angle is good enough. Of course la not superbike level, this is just a damn cruiser but it gave me a grin already. Brake is good but i have yet to try it in emergency or do the hard breaking stuff yet compared to my honda. Shock damper could be softer but I think I have to trade the hard setup for agility and braking response.

Muka rm3k, monthly rm512. Rm20 weekly for 300km plus minus. That's all for now

Nice share bro. Will really help me out when I get my own Vulcan S in the future. You took 7 years loan bro?

This post has been edited by GreenSamurai: Sep 2 2016, 08:19 AM

Vulcan s got special accessories ergofit where u can adjust the ride according to ur need

Not in malaysia I think. Purposely importing will be very expensive.

Yea 7 years. Paying cash is still not my level yet. It's like rm43,008 with Aeon credit mayhem. Roadtax rm250 a year with insurance it's like rm1.2k.

The shop say it can be adjusted at least the foot pegs. The seat and handlebars that will cost a bomb like rm300-400 each. I'll give the shop a visit after this. Next weekmis a busy day tho

Tiring in what sense?

I use my Vulcan as a mode of transportation to work , to and fro about 100km , mon - fri. Not tiring at all.

It could be that you are still not used to the bike (460KM) and not familiar with the position of the foot pegs since you used to ride a kapchai before this.
Give yourself some time and you'll love it.

One thing I noticed about the engine is that the rev must be at least 3500rpm - 4000rpm. Anything below that, the engine will vibrate.

How does the AHM mufflers sounds like? Which type of muffler you using? any pic?
I would like to get something bassy and solid.

Just a note if you are planning to get a Vulcan or any cruisers with forward pegs for street/city use.

Especially when you are caught in a traffic jam or riding in slow city speed, you will feel the heat from the engine on your lower leg (ankle area). Unless you are wearing a high-cut riding boots. Worse is when the high speed fan is running, it will blow hot air (very hot) onto your ankles.

Yea still not used to having to ride for a long journey. The first timer is taxing for 'ayam daging' like me who seldom break a sweat in a whole week or even the whole month. It's better than riding a horse really tho.

Yes it's quite a vibration under that mark.

As for the exhaust, the keyword is 'AHM vulcan s'. Pics inside fb together with YouTube video link. Mine is the single barrel.



This post has been edited by PedangGila: Sep 3 2016, 09:35 AM

Thanks.

But I'd love to get a sports type muffler...don't wish to spoil the modern-sports cruiser look on the VulcanS.
This type:


The Akrapovic on this ER6N sounds good.
Not sure if I will get this same sound when it is installed on a VulcanS (same engine, different tuning)

Hmm. Hardly can justify any sound coming from Youtube but it should be loud enough to ring your neighbors at 2-3am. A friend of mine said, in the dead silence morning 1am, he still can hear my exhaust 600m away to tell that I dont rev the engine.

So if you come home at 1am++, you gotta shut off the engine and push your bike home from 600m away.

Did he call you a nuisance? Haha.

Tahniah bro..

U took aeon finance? What is price before finance?

Well you put jealous, tired and misunderstanding you'll get the heat.

Tq bro. Cash can do rm30k but you know la poison like side bag, engine guard, radiator guard and accessories whatelse sure cannot do with just 30k. Atleast prepare to spend 33k. Yes with aeon credit. It's like 43k for 7 years. I rushed to buy this to mess with my bank statement so that I won't be able to straight jump from a kapcai to a Ducati Diavel last month or prolly this year. Am waiting for XDiavel really.

Peekaboos


This post has been edited by PedangGila: Sep 3 2016, 09:58 PM

Nice
How much you paid for the radiator guard?

It's in the package of like rm3k. Side boxes and the rack, rad cover and exhaust. The rad guard prolly 150 or so.

And the akrapovic just sounded like AHM. Different shape but almost the same note.

This post has been edited by PedangGila: Sep 4 2016, 06:51 AM

Side Box should be around RM800++. I'm using the same box, with Vulcan S mount (not universal mount).

Lane Splitter: XDiavel review

"The biggest issue for most people with the XDiavel is going to be fit. My friend Andria, who writes for USA Today, was along for the ride, and is all of 5'2" tall. Even with the pegs moved to their rear position (not the mid controls, but just moved back 22.5 mm), she still looked folded in half and pretty uncomfortable on the bike. At six feet even, I could operate the controls more easily, but wouldn’t call myself comfortable."

Duh I'm like 5'4". Doomed. But I have sat on Diavel and could reach the handle like vulcan S.

Ha I took mine out for evening cruise and am wearing this 3/4 pants and selipar jepun Hahaha oohhh if your bulu kaki ever need a good sauna, it's a good way to do so especially when the rad fan turns on.

Just got back from a return trip of 200km+. Pumped ron97 BHP RM19, about 9 liter something and it took away like 90%. Rev limited to 6k rpm in top gear and occasionally 5k rpm in 4th and 5th gear. Average speed 90kmh, max speed 120kmh. So heads up for those who want to have Kawasaki Vulcan S, full tank maybe you can do 300km but I'd rather be safe juat to put max 250km for a full tank minus the last bar.

Also highly recommended to use full face or modular helmet and freaking earplug because the exhaust maybe too loud if you have custom like mine. For modular helmet, recommend Lazer Monaco full carbon, Schuberth C3 pro, SHARK Evoline 3 or anything that fits your budget. I am currently riding with half helmet on, not a good experience as the wind will push it out of place.