20 Most Recent 2000 kawasaki VN 1500 Vulcan Classic Questions & Answers

IT SHOULD BE ON THE BLOCK... SOMETIMES WHEN YOU DO THE OIL CHANGE YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE IT.

On my Roadstar and my Triumph Thunderbird there is a bolt at the back of the pillion seat you remove, slid the pillion back and out then remove (2) allen head bolts from each side of the riders seat just under the edge of the seat. Slide the seat back and off. If you go to www.bikebandit.com they have a parts breakdown of most bikes and it will show the locations of the bolts and brackets. Good luck!

Stuck in 1st and neutral is correct on a Kawasaki...2nd won't engage until the output shaft is turning at approx. 12 mph. This is to make neutral easier to find at a standstill. If you spin the back wheel to a decent speed by hand then second should engage. The stalling problem when trying to pull away is due to the sidestand switch...it's either sticking or not engaging with it's activating bracket properly. If it stalls as soon as you put it in 1st then the microswitch on the clutch lever has a problem also...

just a thought and not too sure but check exhaust is tight at cylinder head.

the fuel filter goes through on the top side of tank may be easier to remov tank not a hard job

Did you follow your service manual recommendations for oil changes. Your bike may require two different oils in different locations. Call your service center, to verify.

It is behind the engine cover on the left side of the bike.
Remove left driver foot peg or floorboard and shifter and the case is a few bolts to get off. No oil will leak when cover is removed.

do you mean =out of the carb or out of the exhaust,,well carb backfiring is a very weak mixture and its still burning when the inlet valve opens ,and exhaust is that there is a air leak at an exhaust joint and the heat of the exhaust with the air leak ignites unburnt fuel

Check out the inlet tappet clearance as they could be to tight OR
A burnt out inlet valve seat having a slight burn trace or a Cracked seat OR the timing is out of wack by 1 or 2 mm.
Once you have check out the above and fixed the problem you will be riding high . Ron

You can't with out braking a couple little parts inside the speedo. You can give it a try I have heard of it being done without any damage. Here in my state it's against the law to do this.

I actually have a scematic of this as I have a friend with an earlier model.
The fuse box is shown above the battery but is not clear.
My friends is in a state of severe strip down, loads of wear, my advise is mend the electrics and sell it!

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