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I'm on my way to go buy one. Pics to follow 
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Re: 1986 Kawasaki Vulcan 750
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Beware the shaft drive if it looks like a PO may have done too many burnouts.
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Re: 1986 Kawasaki Vulcan 750
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She's a cream puff! The exhaust is in the bed of the truck. Not bad for 250 bucks. I plan on making it run and selling it for a couple grand.  
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 , a cafe project !!!
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Re: 1986 Kawasaki Vulcan 750
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Blowing gravel off rural roads
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Re: 1986 Kawasaki Vulcan 750
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Fe Butt
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Sounds like another..ahem.."dream" project to me here, Dave!  (...sure hope it doesn't turn into a nightmare for ya, kid...though in THIS case, this Kawa looks to be in a whole lot better shape than that Honda was when ya picked her up)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Re: 1986 Kawasaki Vulcan 750
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Sounds like another..ahem.."dream" project to me here, Dave!
(...sure hope it doesn't turn into a nightmare for ya, kid...though in THIS case, this Kawa looks to be in a whole lot better shape than that Honda was when ya picked her up)
yeah, after I had those two Dreams for 5 years without much progress, I sold them to a local bike shop where they sit without much progress 
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Re: 1986 Kawasaki Vulcan 750
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Saddle Sore
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Dude that thing is ugggly, but for 250 bucks ya cant pass that up. However I would get that thing started and sell it fast, ya don't want the neighbors to see that in the driveway.
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Dude that thing is ugggly, but for 250 bucks ya cant pass that up.
However I would get that thing started and sell it fast, ya don't want the neighbors to see that in the driveway.
it won't win any beauty pageants, that's for sure
good thing I have a big garage 
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Re: 1986 Kawasaki Vulcan 750
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Hey, I've got a 23 yr. old here that's DROOLIN' over that thing!  He likes EVERYTHING about it! 
And you may see me tonight
With an illegal smile
J. Prine
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Re: 1986 Kawasaki Vulcan 750
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I've got a friend who picked up one of these a couple years back. After a couple hundred miles the driveshaft failed (hence the earlier warning). He spent big $$$ to fix it and has put thousands of miles on it since. It was originally intended to be a gap bike, but now he likes it so much, he says it's a keeper. (still kinda ugly though) 
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Yeah, I bought it with the sole intention of parting it out (just the final drive is worth a couple hundred bucks), but when I was talking to a friend that owns a bike shop, he told me he had a motor for it. We are going to do a quick swap, put it on the sales floor, and split whatever profit we get out of it. It has a clean title, and isn't missing anything major. I'm not in love with this bike by any means, but I am all about the bottom line for profit
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3/4 Throttle
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pulled the motor today, hopefully install the donor tomorrow  donor motor is in a frame still, so there is some extra work to be done... this is NOT an easy motor to get out!
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Re: 1986 Kawasaki Vulcan 750
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So I have the new motor in the bike and I'm starting to put it all back together... Need a damn shoehorn to get everything to fit!  I have a bunch of wiring to clean up, I plan on changing the handlebars and removing the windshield and swapping out some cosmetic pieces. Hopefully tomorrow I can fire it up by the end of the day.
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It never ceases to amaze me the number of projects you've worked on since I joined this site. Looking good, Dave!
Live to love, love to live.
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It never ceases to amaze me the number of projects you've worked on since I joined this site. Looking good, Dave!
Thanks Keith! Not bad for a guy that has no idea what he's doing, right?
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That a Huskavarna in the back ground?
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Re: 1986 Kawasaki Vulcan 750
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yeah, it's a sweet 250 and it sounds killer! it's really nice, should be back in the dirt by this weekend
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It never ceases to amaze me the number of projects you've worked on since I joined this site. Looking good, Dave!
Thanks Keith! Not bad for a guy that has no idea what he's doing, right?
Yes, Dave you are exceptionally handy with a wrench. Especially for a "Dick".
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Re: 1986 Kawasaki Vulcan 750
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well, I got this old beast running today and was able to take it around the block... need to do some carb tuning and it's not charging the battery...  but hey, on Monday this week it had a different non running motor and by Thursday it was moving under it's own power again 
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Freelance Jedi Knight
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still look ugly friday
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Re: 1986 Kawasaki Vulcan 750
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true, but it sits pretty comfortably
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Re: 1986 Kawasaki Vulcan 750
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Took the carbs completely apart today to clean them and make sure there were no problems, rejetted and reinstalled, now this thing runs great! It actually hauls ass, I was surprised at how torquey the motor is
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Time to get the gopro out and show us. 
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I might just have to do that this week  Won't be back at the bike shop until Monday at least, but hopefully after a few small cosmetic changes I'll be able to put it in craigslist before next weekend
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it will probably smoke your america
we should do this every weekend!
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i know you could pull a wheel on the 750 shadows
we should do this every weekend!
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we should do this every weekend!
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Looks fine to me When I retire I plan on buying something like that and having a tour round USA and Canada for a few months. I will keep you in mind.
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Good job, Dave! I kind of like the aqua blue paint.
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Well the ugly blue is all gone, spent the day in the body and paint shop today and came up with this new design for it. Should be getting back to the bike shop on Monday to bolt it all together and roll it up front to the showroom! 
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Looks Good.
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Looks good. I bet it wont even look like the same bike.
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Wow, that paint looks just great!! Looking forward to seeing it all strapped together again.
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