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Big easy: the 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Classic.

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| July 01, 2003 | Tuttle, Mark Jr. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Ehlert Publishing Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Wait a minute--this isn't the Way it's supposed to work. When a motorcycle cost less, should if? Yet the 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Classic longer, lower more stylish and powerful, and at $10,499, it's $500 easier on the wallet that the 2002 Vulean 1500 Classic FI which it replaces. Maybe it's the new math

The Vulcan cruiser series has always been a terrific value, especially once Kawasaki figured out that it should gear them lower and more rumbly for the open road. The 1600 is the only all-new Vulcan for 2003--the culmination of 17 years of experience with the liter-and-a-half V-twin, and it really shows.

Much has changed, little has stayed the same. ...

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