I have a kawasaki vulcan nomad 1500 . it is a 2001 It started leaking gear lube out of rear diff, pulled diff out and was going to change the front seal and found the front bearing on the pinion shaft was worn. kawasaki tells me that the only way to get that bearing is to buy pinion shaft and ring gear set at 1100 dollars . has anybody found a bearing that will work? thanks soup

the engine oil serves to lube the engine and the transmission as well, cannot change just the trans oil by itself.

there a small bolt missing on the front of my kawasaki 1500 nomad that r not there and a little fuel come out from time to time do u no what it call so i can get another one to put there ? and after changing the oil bike wont shift gears help ? only first gear

TO ALL VN1500 OWNERS....This once happen to me,
I went to the garage to start the bike "Nothing ""The first thing is the lights are bright but no turning over,Next you think the solenoid is kaput but the answer was very simple and the fix takes 30 seconds..
Do not take the bike to bits looking for other problems and look at the clutch leaver and you will see some wires going into a plastic shroud going into the switch in the clutch leaver, Make sure this has not popped out if its connection as it some times may do after a few years due to constant turning on the handlebars,
When this is not connected you will have a bike that will not fire up but comes alive and you will hear a clicking noise but this is from the engine carb area and every function of the bike will work but it will not turn over, Worth looking at and saves sixteen quid for a starter unit you never needed.

Yes. I have a 99 nomad and use valvoline 5w30 full synthetic. 30,000 miles with no problems

You need to remove the carbs and dismantle them completly and adjust them to spec. Also change the fuel filter.

I hope you have a jack... I had to remove the pipes and bags on my 04 vulcan nomad so I remove the cotter pin and pull the axle out of the rear hub. Then removed the spcer and rear brake. slide wheel assy. out of the drive hud on the left (removal of brake and spacer allow this) and drop the tire down. It's not hard...