20 Most Recent 2000 kawasaki VN 800 Vulcan Classic - Page 2 Questions & Answers

carb cleaning needed or could be vacuum issues

May I suggest a trip to your local library. Cycle repair books should be in 646 stacks of reference.

The gas valve should be shut off too. Sounds like floats in carb. are stick up not shutting of gas flow.

.004""-.006" intake - cold / .010"-.012" exhaust - cold

May be your bikes clutch plates are bad, try to replace the clutch plates it might work...

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Of course. The bolt is in the middle of the splined shaft and holds the sprocket as well. Some have a hole where you insert a rod to lock the sprocket, or you can put the bike in 1st Gear and give the breaker bar a sharp tap with a lump hammer. Or you can jam the chain somewhere back by the back sprocket, for instance putting a ratchet strap through the rear forks and the wheel, or you can get someone to apply the rear brake.

Vin numbers give all the info you need. Call a dealership and they can tell you. If there is a data plate, it also has the model on it.

sounds like head gaskets Liquid cooled, four stroke, V-Twin, SOHC, 4 valves per cylinder. nice bike http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/kawasaki/kawasaki_vn800_classic%2096.htm

Oil capacity is usually stamped on the side of the engine near the viewing window or the filler hole

well i would say it had dropped a valve on one of the cylinders,its very hard to say which one but usually if it did it at speed it will have made a bit of a mess in the head.Take each of the spark plugs out and have a look in the spark plug hole on each cylinder with.a small powerful torch and look for bent metal or metal fragments.usually on a v twin its the rear cylinder that suffers as it runs hotter but its not always the way.

Do you have electricity on the main fuce what year is you vulkan

Normally is under the seat

I had to order a special spark plug wrench from amazon

Housing and cable must be changed together.

MAYBE IT IS JUST THE BATTERY... TAKE IT BACK AND GET A NEW ONE IF PROBLEM COMES BACK I WOULD TAKE THE BIKE IN FOR A CHECK UP DIAGNOSTIC.

CHECK YOUR FUSES.. IF NOT THERE IS A SHORT IN YOUR WIRES....