05-12-2015, 06:07 AM
35 years old here.
I had been riding my dad's old '86 Kawasaki Vulcan 750 for the last couple years. Nice, comfortable bike. 13,000 ticks on the odometer, only downed once (by me) and rebuilt back to factory save for the Vance and Hines pipes. I started looking at newer Kawasakis (the 900 classic and the new 650 S) and at the same time looking at 1970s bikes for a cafe/brat project. While walking around a local multi-manufaturer dealership, I spotted a very clean, older looking bike in the corner. Upon learning it was in fact a 2014, not a 1970's when I got closer, I was hooked. It was the best of both world's in my eyes. The classic styling I was craving, with the reliability and convenience of a modern machine. I'm definitely happy so far.
I had been riding my dad's old '86 Kawasaki Vulcan 750 for the last couple years. Nice, comfortable bike. 13,000 ticks on the odometer, only downed once (by me) and rebuilt back to factory save for the Vance and Hines pipes. I started looking at newer Kawasakis (the 900 classic and the new 650 S) and at the same time looking at 1970s bikes for a cafe/brat project. While walking around a local multi-manufaturer dealership, I spotted a very clean, older looking bike in the corner. Upon learning it was in fact a 2014, not a 1970's when I got closer, I was hooked. It was the best of both world's in my eyes. The classic styling I was craving, with the reliability and convenience of a modern machine. I'm definitely happy so far.