@ryanpalmisano3129 4 ай бұрын
Just bought this bike! (2023) and so far so good! Shifting guide is in the owners manual as to when you should shift to which gear based off mph-km/h.
@MidgetMoto 4 ай бұрын
Ah I see. I was surprised at how much I liked it!
@RD1138 3 ай бұрын
You don't need a Tac. Just like a stick shift car, feel and listen to the engine, thats plenty to go off of for shifting. Even as a 1st timer on said vehicle 15 minutes is plenty of time to get a good feel.
@MidgetMoto 3 ай бұрын
I agree you shouldn’t need a tac but the bike handles very different in low revs and high revs. Not clear when to shift as I said in the video. If you’ve looked around my channel you’ll see I’ve ridden a bunch of bikes and some have tacs and some don’t.
@peteenns67 3 ай бұрын
@@MidgetMotogive it a little time and shifting by ear becomes second nature
@Coyote-wm5op 3 ай бұрын
I wish they offered more colors like they used to and a 6th gear. Mine had the baffles taken out and it sounds pretty good. They do offer a mini tachometer from the factory. I drove mine in 30 mph gusts yesterday and it wasn’t bad.
@MidgetMoto 3 ай бұрын
I agree!
@WHarp-qc4cp 3 ай бұрын
go with a taller 170 tire and not only speedo corrects but so much less buzzzzz, me? 2009C Orange naked
@gregcosner8776 2 ай бұрын
I love my 2015 custom! Sooooo nice!! Looks like they haven’t changed much as far as look and style. Cuz they didn’t need too. I have the Vance n Hines pipes and it rumbles. I also added larger floorboards. Other than that, I listen to the engine and shift by sound. It’s a great bike!!
@MidgetMoto 2 ай бұрын
I enjoyed the ride!
@ericwilliams2317 3 ай бұрын
I recently got a 2010 Ebony Special Edition of this bike. I like it a lot, but it does need a 6th gear, so I bought the 'Barons' slightly larger engine pulley (a couple more teeth) and rear wheel pulley (a few less teeth) to alter the gearing. I'll live with the original setup for the summer, then get them installed. They reckon it should make about a 12% difference. Update: Did the work myself recently and it's made quite a difference, it's now a much better bike! (Don't know why they didn't have better gearing in the first place???)
@MidgetMoto 2 ай бұрын
Nice!
@surf221 2 күн бұрын
Did exactly that and love the difference.
@ericwilliams2317 2 күн бұрын
@@surf221 I agree. I finally did the work myself and the difference was well worth the cost and time!
@scripteaze 15 күн бұрын
Ok so which cruiser bike beats this one in your opinion? I'm looking for a second bike. Just sold my shadow 750.
@MidgetMoto 15 күн бұрын
Depends on what you want. If you want a nice relaxing ride and not too exciting, this is it. If you want some excitement but still nice try the eliminator 450, Vulcan 650. Those have the ninja engines
@quintinlindsey7967 3 ай бұрын
Stock form my only complaint is the handlebars being too low and the gearing but I do have a bigger front pulley coming because I ride mostly highway and I purchased some 2 inch handlebar risers and man those risers alone made it waaay more comfortable but I am a short guy only 5'8"! She loves to be laid down in corners though...dragging pegs!!!
@MidgetMoto 3 ай бұрын
Glad you’re liking it!
@viktorzeman5202 3 ай бұрын
Is this purchasable in Europe or is it just US? I can't find any Kawasaki retailer in Europe that's selling this bike.
@MidgetMoto 3 ай бұрын
www.kawasaki.co.uk/en/products/Cruiser/2015/Vulcan_900_Custom/overview?Uid=086DUVpbXAwOWVxbX11cXF8ODFFQWAlfDF4OXVhZDAtZDFE
@shawnallen8470 4 ай бұрын
I have a 2023 and personally I do not like this bike at all. Out of all the bikes I’ve had and ridden it is the worst I’ve ridden. Braking power for how heavy it is could use updating. Could use more power for the highway or at least add a 6th gear. Not too mention the vibration makes it almost impossible to see out of the left mirror at highway speed.
@MidgetMoto 4 ай бұрын
Good to know!
@WHarp-qc4cp 3 ай бұрын
Shawn, my man...these engines are meant to be high rev., but.....to help with buzzing...I used Barron pulleys and 170 back tire, and oh man! it does make a difference!
@marcmaschal2897 3 ай бұрын
Come on man.I have one and there is a little excess vibration.but you can see the mirrors fine .If you wanted a giant heavy bike to do mostly highways you should have bought a 1200 cc.Please trade in your bike if you hate it so someone who will love it can own it. Thanks
@AtheerDawood-bt9wr Ай бұрын
Would this be a good 1st bike?
@MidgetMoto Ай бұрын
It definitely won’t get away from you. Was very relaxing bike to ride
@AtheerDawood-bt9wr Ай бұрын
@@MidgetMoto thanks for the reply, can it handle a passenger ? About 320 lbs in total.
@MidgetMoto Ай бұрын
@@AtheerDawood-bt9wr yes!
@scripteaze 15 күн бұрын
Honda Shadow 750 is a great first cruiser and it only weighs 550lbs. you can buy one for about 3k and with low miles. I just sold mine for 3k with 9k miles on it and it was clean.
@LoneRiderSolo 4 ай бұрын
Vibration at a higher RPM would make me think the engine is not as balanced as it could be. That to me would translate to a shorter engine life.
@MidgetMoto 4 ай бұрын
It wasn’t my favorite thing for sure
@RD1138 3 ай бұрын
I have this bike and it does not vibrate. The engine cuts out if you push it "too" hard, It is a preventative measure that Kawasaki built into the bike. They were being conservative though cause the engine can be pushed way more. Ivans ECM reflash really unlocks that engine. Anyway again no the bike doesn't vebrate, Ive been on my vulcan 900 for over a year now and this is not the case.
@alfiospuson7165 Ай бұрын
Hello wonderful people ,can you explain to me what the world custom for a motorbike means please thank you to all .😊
@MidgetMoto Ай бұрын
In this case I thinks it’s just the model name. I don’t think anything is actually custom on this bike.
@alfiospuson7165 Ай бұрын
Bless thank you 😊
@scripteaze 15 күн бұрын
@@MidgetMoto It comes it 2 forms, classic (big fenders) and custom(small thing fenders)
@jaywinters2483 25 күн бұрын
Ninja drive train = high rpm. Kawi went cheap again. Instead of putting an appropriate drive train. Just like Kawi using a plastic skid plate on their ATV. Kawi doesn’t want to put much into their products. Their 2x2 uses a Chinese Chi-Com engine! Not even a Kawi engine! Keep it.
@MidgetMoto 25 күн бұрын
This bike doesn’t have a ninja engine. It’s way different. The S650 Vulcan uses the Ninja 650 engine
@codyswitzer380 4 ай бұрын
That bike is designed to shift at higher RPM’s. They basically basically took a ninja engine and tossed it on a cruiser
@owens945 4 ай бұрын
Thats not correct the Vulcan Custom is a v-twin engine, your thinking of the Vulcan S which is the engine from the Ninja 650 which is a parallel twin.
@MidgetMoto 4 ай бұрын
I think you’re getting the custom 900 with the Vulcan S 650
@marcmaschal2897 3 ай бұрын
No its not a Ninja engine lol
@owens945 3 ай бұрын
@@marcmaschal2897 Yes it is. Its a retuned engine from the Ninja 650 which is the parallel twin bike which is commonly considered a beginner bike not to be confused with the 600cc inline 4 cylinder in the Ninja ZX-6R the Supersport bike.
@marcmaschal2897 3 ай бұрын
@@owens945 Midgetmotos reply is correct.Its a 900 cc engine.Why can't you admit you're wrong?
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