20 Most Recent 1999 kawasaki VN 1500 Vulcan Classic - Page 3 Questions & Answers

It sounds like the alternator (or magneto if so equipped) is not producing any charge voltage.

tune carbs

What is the question?

Most non fuel injected bikes do have a reserve, under the tank on the fuel valve where the line goes from the tank to the carb..:)

Lube the pivot point.

they may to be adjusted

Oil is not a problem.You must check the Ohms resistance in the coils and also check the pick up sensor for proper Volt supply.

Yes,but it will only make it run bad by either being too rich or too lean,It will not increase power or MPG's and will be damaging to the internals.

So what are you trying to achieve? Better mileage? More power? quicker response? What?

no power to the coils, check fuses

the part is called a stattor or statter but it should be a black box with raised lovers on it attached to out side of bike usually in the front with 2 or 3 wires coming from it to a plug then the wires going into the engine.Check the plug for fit and cleaness or Change that box if that doesn't work it's internal. take it to a dealer or independent and have repaired

either the tip over switch is bad, a simple fix or either the resistor in the ignition switch is bad. just for arguments sake check the coils for power going to them, its highly unlikely that the coils are bad, maybe one but not both. i would start with the tip over switch or the resistor (most likely)

Without more information, my guess is I would clean your battery cables, most important one is the ground cable under the bike just in front of the rear tire.  Also how old is your battery.

Bent the gear shift lever and doesn't have clearance? It happened to me a few times.

I think ya reached top197klm an an you really have to push to get that fast not a terrible thing they are heavy bikes i have an 04 nomad the get up to speed fast but they do top out ar 197 they say fast enough for an i been riding 34 years.

its grounding out somewhere,

usually 83 miles per gallon

The most common issue is the spark plug boot shorts to the engine.

maybe sucking air

make sure fuses are setted tight check for signal bulbs could be bad. i had a case where filiment in bulb had come into. it was shorting the bulb out

get a volt meter and check the three yellow wires coming out of stator / generator. All should read over 12.6volts, all should have same voltage. if not, chevk plug connections for burning or, if they are good, pull out stator for testing. If stator is good, replace voltage regulator unit, usually under seat near battery.