Jap cruisers

**okill** · 17th December 2006, 12:50

my vote goes for this

http://kawasaki.co.nz/kawasaki_custo...600B7F&do=list

**Hitcher** · 17th December 2006, 14:07

Originally Posted by okill

my vote goes for this

Whoa. Hitcher like!

**okill** · 17th December 2006, 16:16

yep as soon as i laid eyes on it hitcher i had to have it , i wasnt even looking for a road bike lol , should have it by friday this week .

**Waylander** · 18th December 2006, 15:36

There's one sitting at Baycity Motorcycles up here in Tauranga at the moment. Was in there saturday having a drool.

**SlashWylde** · 18th December 2006, 18:01

I saw one of these on the recent BRONZ toy run and thought it was a one-off custom untill a mate pointed out that it is a ltd edition production bike.

There is one in Mt Eden MC at the mo. Was in there today getting some work done on the VN so got to have a good look up close. Very impressive finish on it....I like

Kinda reminds me of this custom from the last issue of Heavy Duty magazine with the matte black paint and use of red & white accents:

**SlashWylde** · 18th December 2006, 18:14

Kawasaki have done some interesting things with the VN900 too. See here for more.

**Hitcher** · 18th December 2006, 19:08

Originally Posted by SlashWylde

Kawasaki have done some interesting things with the VN900 too.

Looks nice, but I reckon the skinny front wheel would fuck with its braking something chronic.

**Waylander** · 18th December 2006, 19:29

Originally Posted by SlashWylde

Kawasaki have done some interesting things with the VN900 too. See here for more.

That doesn't look ad at all!

Not sure about the single front disk though, Always thought that looked a bit silly on bikes. Must be so they can show off the wicked front rim.

**SlashWylde** · 18th December 2006, 21:17

Originally Posted by Waylander

Not sure about the single front disk though...

True, though cruisers less than 1000cc don't tend to have dual front disks. I'm just impressed that Kawasaki have given the VN900 a rear disk.

**scumdog** · 19th December 2006, 09:14

I guess the skinny front tyre and single disc are a good clue that this beast is not designed to be a 'canyon carver' eh?

Just a cruiser and should be ridden as such

**Midnight Special** · 12th January 2007, 22:55

Im pretty happy with my XV750 Midnight Special 83 Im sure the bigger XVs are awseome but the 750 is easy to handle for me , my Katana 650 was a bit big to control and had a couple of close calls. starter motors noisey but arent they all . i like the old style of it . cant think of anything else id swap for without lots of money ! have had some starting isues but seem to have fixed them touch wood .

**buckethead** · 16th January 2007, 05:56

we rode 2up on a VL1500 for about 18 mths ,great cruzer and you can load them up on long trips ,but have gone back to a 1000Vstrom because the VL is to hard work on NZ windy back roads.

**rooster** · 27th November 2007, 20:06

I still own the 2000 VN800 Kawasaki Drifter, seen nothing nor riden nothing that comes close. Still the most comfortable motorcycle ride I enjoyed yet, just starting to add bits and pieces.