The Kawasaki Vulcan was first introduced to the public in the fall of 1984 as a 700cc machine.(http://www.breyn.com/vn750/vn750models.htm) This is probably due to the fact that it was developed from the ZN700 LTD model. Actually, the first Vulcans look like a ZN700 LTD with a V-twin engine. (The ZN700 LTD had a “straight 4” engine.) What really set the bike apart from other motorcycles was the fact that it was a high-tech bike with automatic valve adjusters, shaft drive, 4-setting air-assist shock absorbers, dual front disc brakes, positive neutral finder and full instrumentation, including a fuel gauge. These items were unheard of on a motorcycle this size. The following year, 1985, the bike was changed to a 750cc engine, and the Vulcan, as we know it, came in to being. It has been virtually unchanged from that point until the final VN750 was produced in 2006.(http://motorcyclecruiser.automotive.com/67214/0604-crup-kawasaki-vulcan-750-suzuki-boulevard-s50-honda-shadow-spirit/index.html)
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