Top 20 1997 kawasaki VN 1500 Vulcan Classic - Page 7 Questions & Answers

The bike is a "Meanstreak" If all you have is the engine you would probably be better taking the engine and any other cycle parts you like to a Frame builder.

If the bike is not fuel injected then why does it have a throttle positioning sensor? It may run but not correctly.

Surely, if your question was not answered in enough detail for you to carry out the repair, or be satisfied with it, don't pay it. I don't get paid if my client isn't happy with my answer, even if it came straight from the service manual!

This is from bikebandit.com. is this what you are looking for?

It holds about 3.5 quarts http://www.lubedealer.com/laststopsynthetics/

Any oil that is JASO MA certified for motorcycle use. 10w-40 for cool climate 20w-50 for warm climate. Do not use any oil that says Energy Conserving on the label it will shorten the life of your wet clutch and transmission gears. Synthetic oil will help your engine run cooler and shift easier in hot weather.

check your compression. you might have a problem with the valves. Other thing it might be is a jet or float in one of the carbs is stuck. hope this helps

This fan runs of a heat sensor..The sensor may be gon......Trace the wires and see if their is power from the sensor when it gets worm and also powet to the sensor........Power to the sensor is good but power not showing from the sensor after temp light or gauge shows time to cool means the sensor is unservicable..Hope this helps.

Unscrew the sparks, place them in their pipes, touch the spark on a metal surface with negative polarity, ( like the engine block) and hit the starter. If the spark well, then your problem is on fuel.
Remember, that petrol engines always require three things:

AIR, FUEL and SPARK. If any of them is missing, you'll never get it working.

There should be a fuse in any powered item on your bike. Also, you don't want it setup so that it can draw power at any time, as this can drain your battery.

we have no manuals for this old of a bike, contact a local motorcycle wrecking yard and try to buy a used connector is about all u can do here.

It sounds like your first gear has some teeth problems or the splines are worn enough to cause it to slip some on the shaft either way it sounds like the gear box needs to come apart.

Hello. Sorry to hear you have this problem. First you need to check all connections of the battery cables. See if any of the cables insulation has rubbed trough to the frame. This will cause a short. I know this is a long shot, but it may be your problem I hope. If all looks good the ECM is at fault causing this problem. There will be no other reason for this problem but what is described above

It can be gotten from ebay via:-

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Good luck and rate this.

you need the 12v supply from the battery to connect with the ignition cable ,this will enable the engine too run then the the third wire to connect to the other two for the starter motor ,so with your three way switch or better still a old style ignition switch or one off of an old lawn mower or something or buy one they are not expensive ,the first position connects the 12v supply and the ignition feed then the starter motor connection is connected to the last spring loaded connection its easy to do ,just watch starsky and hutch re-runs.Doesnt work on cars from about 92 though because they have chipped keys and transponder readers

I took it in to the dealer shop....I want my money back!

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Please, help yourself using the full repair and part manual. There you will find AIT sensor and wiring pictures.

Manual is downloadable for free from this page.

Make sure the new battery was charged before use. Many require an overnight charge at ~ 2 amps. If battery is charged, but still nothing happens, check for a blown fuse in the small wire that goes to the positive battery terminal. You may need to use a voltmeter or test light for locating where the voltage is getting lost. Good luck!