2008 Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 Classic LT review: srkcycles.com
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Had Harley's since I was 18yrs old and I'm 64. Got my 2009 classic 2000 last year and I love it !!!! I was never a chrome guy but this bike is beautiful to look at.the quality of paint and workmanship. It is a HUGE piece of art.then there's the performance!!! I'm a big guy but this bike pulls like nothing I've ever ridden.i also want to say how much I enjoy your videos, thank you
Thinking about getting one now
BETTER THAN OVERPRICED HARLEY 😁
All time.
That falls ( as we say in the south) under O.........For "Opinion" Bless your heart 😁
@@williampoff3096 Engineering isn't an opinion 😁 But one's preference is, of course, personal.
@@jetstream454 👏🏽🍻
Say it
I bought a 2009 Vulcan Lt I believe it was the last year they were made. I’m 5’ 8 and my tip toes just touched the ground. Immediately you could tell that if you’re balance got off your groin would pay for it. Very fun and strong running bike, I’ve had a lot of motorcycles but this one was the mountain. I climbed it and I got something more manageable for a old man. Love your videos keep it up man.and remember it’s not what you are riding it’s where you haven’t been.
Actually the last yr was 2010.
Love mine. I will never sell it because there is nothing like it and they don't make them anymore. Such a powerful machine and well balanced for a big bike. Love it!
You respect a VN2000. Gloves, pants and leather above the ankle are the proper attire for this and “ALL” motorcycle riders. Trust Me!
I used to ride a tough lil Vulcan 600. Then a Street Bob , now a Road King.. I love the RK but always been a fan of the Kawasaki and that bike looks beastly and beautiful
That engine is a work of art and BIG !!! The rest of the bike is pretty sweet as well. :)
Liking the new route.
thanks
My father has a 2000cc Vulcan classic with cobra pipes, it shakes the neighbor hood lol..
lucas harten Agreed and same, those cobra pipes are just nuts
wow...dream come true if i have this bike at my home
"Neighbor hood" lmfao
@lucashartem I have Cobra Drags(baffles out ;) on my Vulcan 1500 Classic FI...most of my Harley friends are jealous, because my bike sounds far better than theirs!! lol
@MRGRIMMREAPER1 I got Vance hance long shots on my 1500 fi and it's louder than any harley in the area. I've been next to thousands of them. No clue why that engine can make so much noise with just 65 hp. As for sound I love it. But some of those bikes are very deep and it sounds better. But I rather be louder.
I owned a 2004 Vulcan 2000, I put 104,000 miles on it in 7 years and it was a BEAST. Anvil tough and really comfortable.If you’re not at least 6 ft it’s probably not for you. It is a massive bike.
I'm 5.10 and it's so easy. Not hard to ride at all. And yes very comfortable
@@parhammotorsports6125 I’m glad it’s working for you.
I've had my 2008 Vulcan 2000 Classic LT (just like the one in this video...even same colour scheme) for about a year now. Traded my Vulcan 900 LT for it. With that 2053cc / 125ci engine, putting out about 103hp (I have stock tuner, pipes, etc.), and 141fp of torque...I eat nearly every Hardley on the road for breakfast. :) And it is carrying my 6'2" 350# fat arse on it. Sadly, they stopped making it in 2012. Because of not enough sales. Why? Too big, too fast, too much torque. :)
My stock 07 2000 dyno'd out at 154 HP. Your machine may really have a bit more than you're guessing. The only mod I have is a slightly bigger final drive pulley for lower HWY RPM's. A great addition I might say. Safe riding friend.
Harley isn't about the speed bud.. it's a lifestyle.
They stopped making them in 2010
@@Stoney-Lawson Harley lifestyle is about tassels and arseless chap's . Whatever makes you happy.
@@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641 you can keep fooling yourself to think that that
That's one big beautiful bike. Got love those big Kawasaki bike. Wish I hade it to go with my 1600 mean streak then would have the two beast big kaws
I demo rode one once and was quite impressed with the bike. Although quite heavy I was able to ride through twisties at a relatively brisk pace even with a passenger on board with me.
thats actually a bike i though about getting so the video was a big help. right now im on a custom vstar. with the engine bored to a 1200. it has alot of hours power but man my right hand just ant happy yett.
I had a choice of the 2000 cc, and the 1700 Nomad. Got the 1700. More then enough power.
Not quite as heavy.
Never regretted buying the 1700.
One very nice machine, particularly those dead straight pipes and the screen. As big as I'd want-a Boss Hoss is just overkill to me. I've never been much into enormous speed-all I want is something I can sit on for hours on end. 😎👍
All the best from north-east England!
Can’t believe the size of motorbike engines. After seeing the endless straight roads over there. It certainly explains the different motorsports of our continents. If I lived out there I would be looking into land to build twisty roads. Or preferably running parallel to the straight ones.
I have the 07 2000 LTD Classic. It is a HUGE machine. It actually does smoke virtually all Hardleys. Even with $4500 worth of Screaming Eagle mods, I easily walk away from 99% of the Hardleys on the road. Mine tends to shift a bit harder than this one. Yes the bike is nimble for it's massive size, but the low slung floorboards and exhaust tend to drag at any real speed in turns. I am 6'4" and weigh 225#. My wife is 6' and about 185. Doubled up on this bike is like it's empty. NEVER a lack of pure, raw torque. Just twist a little more throttle and this beast roars to life. NOTE: I did 5500 solo miles last summer.Spokane, WA to Phoenix, AZ by way of Red Lodge, MT and Vegas. The Mustang seat feels great when you sit on it for about 7 1/2 minutes. After that, this is a pure torture machine. (tongue in cheek) In all seriousness, the bike is not comfortable on longer tours. My Super Tenere is WAY more comfortable to ride long haul. Highway pegs help quite a bit. All in all, I am proud to roll up on this monster of a machine. BTW, I believe this machine was/is the largest V-twin ever fitted to a production cycle. Same with the rear tire and it's dry weight. (closer to 996 without fuel.)
luv ur vlogs bro, just picked up 09 1700 classic, can't wait to pic her up.👍👍👍😀😀😀
Those Vulcans are beasts of cruisers! 125 CI/2053cc of 52* Vtwin monster. 103mm Bore forged Pistons, huge for a Vtwin. Also unique in the sense that only the top end is liquid cooled and the bottom half of the cylinders are air cooled. There was a 2006 in the shop when I was getting my Shadow on the dyno and the Vulcan made like 110 HP and 130 TQ at the wheel with just pipes and ecu tuning. It is a heavy bike, but still the 850lbs or so isn't a lot for that kind of power and it still gets up and goes. The thing will outrun Harley's Vrod or the cult classic Flat 6 cyl Honda cruisers with ease and a good rider on a well tuned Vulcan 2k can give most 600cc Sport bikes a half decent run in the acceleration department.
Not really, this Kawasaki 2000 will not beat a V-rod or Valkyrie with ease unless someone's grandmother is driving them.
I have a 2008 Classic VN2000 - love it!
Also love what you do, Sean! Keep up the good work!
Watching ur videos every day 👍
thank you sir
It sounds gorgeous
Enjoy your video's , you crack me up with some of the comments.
I thought this was a good route! Good scenery, curves, and a couple places to get on the throttle. Nice job
thanks i like it also
Great Video as usual Shawn
I sat on one in a dealer back when they sold them. I'm just a little short for that bad boy! Was pretty heavy too.
stereo on the bike,cup holder,windsheild..you're living hard! ":))
As someone who works on a lot of bikes, what Jack do you recommend...?
Hey looking to buy one of these its a 07. I live in wv so how easy are they to run on 2 lanes with a lot of curves? How's the driver fatigue
I picked up a VN2K a couple years back. They have quite a few quirks, lack aftermarket support, very top heavy, etc etc. But, whatever. The bike is awesome. I love it and will never get rid of it.
Does it have cruise? Would it be good for 2up on longer trips than just around town?
Oh for crying out loud... I went off and bought my first, Kawasaki VN900 thanks to you. But after a year of riding it I crave for something more and now I see that VN2000 even exist? It looks and sounds as the most badass m...f... bike ever! Battling with my thoughts to try one out... just 3h ride from my home :D My wife will kill me...
I was on that same boat I had a VN900 and was whipping it like a scooter. Sold it and got a 2010 kawasaki zx6r. Now I'm looking to trade it for a 2000. Love the speed of the sport bike but miss the comfort of a big cruiser
What pipes , intake , and fuel management did that bike have?
Is there a big tent in the tank from the cup holder !
Been riding my 2007 since new, LOVE it !!! ONLY complaint: eats rear tires, LOL.................awesome machine, get you one.
Eats rear tires? Might wanna check your tire pressures all the time. Is what i do.
Switch to a harder compound
Best bike i ever had, except i have nacelle version. Was actually going to ask if you ever rode the v2k
Hey I asked you before so I’m asking agin what would the shift points on a 1500 would be
Love mine 2 ooo !! Like a big Cadillac . 2053 cc .
Looking at the 2017 Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 900. thanks for your review. kenn - nyc
kenneth vick dude I hope you got that 900. I love mine and so do a few of my buddies. Before we lost one there were 4 of us on 9s. For exhaust I would suggest a 2 into 1 set-up. A Cobra 2000 tuner(easier than my buddies V&H) and Cobra also makes a Cold Air intake. I built my own intake and wish I had known how good the 2-1 sounds and makes better power before I got my pipes.
One more thing, the 9s like to Rev. More than any other V-twin, short of a Duck, I have ever been around.
Hope you bought one! There's tons of aftermarket products for them.
cool review ! the torque must be epic :)
About 115 foot pounds of it would agree with you
BLAAP BLAAP BLAAP..Feel that BIG OLE BIKE 💪💪👍👍
Make a video on suzuki C109R !
You must love your job!
I love my vulcan 2000 will be real hard to find something i like better
You guys should do a video on the difference between the Vulcan 2000 V-Twin motor vs Harley-Davidson v-twin motors is both engines look very similar
Have 06 blue silver Ltd, had it 11 years and I'm 140lbs 64 yrs old. Its a true Cadillac.
I love how you ended this video with the cross! You are the #1 motorcycle video maker.
Is this Bike still for sale? And do you ship?
holy moly that's a huge engine lol
just picked up a blue 2004 Vulcan 2000, put 170 miles on it so far, lots of pulling power in any gear, sounds great and looks great
I love my 2006 VN2000 Vulcan Classic and their 2053cc, 125ci massive honking engine!
" I wish i was there in the meeting. " That is one of the most romantic statements as far as histoey goes. Imagine being a fly on the wall to some of the most successful and failures go.
Very powerful bike, I like it.
My dad just got a 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 and he's wondering what you think about Vance Hines we have stock exhaust and homemade exhaust
I have an 07. The 2000 is corked a little from the factory. Pipes should be the first performance mod. (you'll need to have the fuel inj/fuel mapping adjusted with a new pipe) An intake charger should be next. If you re-jet the fuel inj., hang on tight. The bike will see a significant increase in power. Just remember, it won't stop any faster than it does now, despite it's awesome brakes. God bless and safe riding.
@@68bigsac ... good point about “It won’t stop any faster than it does now!”
Are prices depressed in PA? your pricing seems really good. I found what I want on the west coast within driving distance totally by accident and miles compensated our agreed upon private party price is similar to your pricing.
+Karl Streich no my prices are just awesome
is this good for a first bike? 40 year old, 6'2" 170 #'s.......
He was only able to tickle this motor in throughout the whole video. Man what a bike!!
How do u get one of these blacked out? Never really a chrome guy
About how fast are you riding it ?
This thins sounds much better than my 05 Kawasaki Vulcan mean streak with cobra pipes
is this still for sale ?
Had the chance to even swap my 02 heritage for an 06 vn 2000,brand new in 06, dint do it , but now older wiser . have the 08 like in video, never go back..
That bike by it self could cause Harley Davidson to close their doors
Too bad Kawasaki didn’t capitalize on the market over 100 years ago or maybe they would hold a majority of the market...
Hi, does this have ABS?
Dammit, man. Can't find these Vulcan 2000s anymore.
would this be a good bike for me? Im 6.9 feet.
Is that vibrates too much like Vulcan 900 or less on high speed and top speed please.
Its probably smoother at the higher speeds than the 900, but not by much, and I never had the chance to top it out, but it will cruise effortlessly at 10 or 15 above any US highway speed limit
Love this bike. Been thinking about one of these or the VTX1800. How would you compare the two?
The VTX will be a smoother machine to ride. The Vulcan will beat it out speed wise, but the Honda is much more comfy. The Vulcan comes from the factory fully dressed out. Thats a lot of nuts and bolts. They need to be checked/tightened often. Either of these great metric cruisers would be a great machine to tour on.
The Vulcan is way more comfy than the VTX and the Vulcan gets way better gas mileage.
Power wise the vn2000 inches past the vtx1800 but the 1800 is a hair more comfortable. Both of them are comfy monsters though
What’s the weight ?
do you sell to canada
How many years in production ?
How did it feel compared to the Honda VTX 1800?
well its not built to be fast like the vtx, this is just built to be big and powerful, the vtx is more a muscle bike and this is more of a cruiser bike with tons of torque
Anyone else smile like a child when u gave er the beans!?
Was thinking about a Yamaha Raider 1900 but after seeing this I’m open to rethinking my decision. Anyone have any thoughts or experience with both?
The yamaha Raider: 113 cubic inches of Awasom.
Watch on you tube hopefully this will help you make a decision if you haven't made one yet,guy talks a lot about it and what to kind of expect and what the experience is like riding it. I myself am undecided which one to choose lol. I wish I could have both since they're both amazing machines so you're not the only one. Hopefully this will help you! Good luck and be safe out there riding!
Man the new route is killin my vibes, the old spot was the best lolol way too many cars now
I also test drove the vulcan 2000 and it was a dog, not that quick at all... My yamaha raider would make short work of it. However i drove the vulcan 2000, not the classic.. Same motor different tune.. Still lacked umph haha nice vid man, love this shyt
im working on it, but thanks for the feed back
+Srkcycles My old school friend has a VTX1800. He loves it. Honda makes good bikes.
yeah they are fun
yes they do the Honda shadow, spirit aero line, from 97 to 2008 still hold a ton of value, because they just don't die if you maintain them, no reason to replace it. Ime about to sell my first bike shadow 2001 750 sprit, put 26k KM on it in 5 months, amazing bike.
cup holder ffs WOW riding along drinking a soda or coffee lol? how cool is that? (maybe a bit unsafe though hehe?) ride safe
man, imagine some quality engine work like cams, ported heads, injectors, tune, 2 into 1 pipes, etc, etc. How much power and torque might be possible out of this unit.
Think it’s pushrod
I bet it very reliable too.
I'm an die hard harley man but I'd definitely switch to a beast like that if giving the chances
That's hilarious. In the meeting "yeah, yeah, we're doing this". Doesn't sound the least bit Japanese. LOL
The displacement curve follows the demands of the increasing tonnage of the US customer
The displacement, is in competition with Harley Davidson.
Not only does Yamaha's bike beat any Harley, in the comfort
department, it would also run circles around any Harley,
at a quarter the cost. Your stupidity does not validate your
opinion.
@@nowthisis2stupid he was pointing out the fatness of the American public.
@@nowthisis2stupid i had a Yamaha 1700 and it certainly did not run circles around any Harley. Neither does my Kawasaki 1600. I dunno which Harleys you guys are racing...the 1970s I guess 😂. My friends have modern Harleys...twin cam 103 and Milwaukee 8 107...and they can spank my metric pretty easily. I don't really care ...but they do.
@@JohnnyRebKy Metrics not only make more horsepower than their equivalent HD, they make more torque and generally weigh less. It's not a subjective opinion, it's just the facts dude.
@@nowthisis2stupid you should call and tell kawasaki that. My Vulcan 1600 makes like 65hp. So did my Yamaha road star. SOME metrics do like vtx1800 or Suzuki M109R. Many of them don't. Newer Harleys are making almost 100hp now. No current v twin metrics are doing that now accept Suzuki M109. Yamaha 1900 makes good torque
do you know what fuel controler that had,the maping was spot on,just put a pipe on mine and it pops on decel.great video,thanks in advance SRK cycles.
im sorry i dont
Popping on decel is caused by it running lean, just need a little more fuel on Decel to eliminate that. What fuel tuner are you using now?
none,I do have the air injection blocked off which helped,I'm going to get the cobra fuel controler.
Too bad Kawasaki stopped production. This model could've been a super machine with moderate improvements.
What I heard was Kawasaki couldn't make the big engine meet the upcoming emissions. Upcoming meaning since the end of production.
@@trevord3728 Federal Emissions They can stick that where the sun don't shine side ways with burs on.
They didn't sell enough #period
my dad has one, he had the 900 and ive just bought an 800, vulcan life
@joe Vulcan
How so?
What possesses a man to dangle tassels of the handle bars ?????
They were invented by Harley as their first speedometer ,when they hang down you are stopped ,and when they are pointing towards the back of the bike you are doing 30 mph ,if it where my bike I would rip them off right away
My custom 2001 VN 1500 sounds much more rumbling than that. I guess Vance and Hines makes a difference.
Sound is great
yeah it does
Hey Sean, do you still selling these motorycles? You seems like very good guy and i was wondering can you sell me Vulcan 2000 to Europe?
This Vulcan is taking down the street glide
Кому понадобилось устанавливать респеги на вулкан 2000? Кому-то ростом 2+ метра?
What was the 0 to 60 time on this vulcan 2k?
4sec i believe
My daily driver Audi A4 also has a 2 liter powerplant. But it makes 252 horsepower with a turbo. Can you imagine if this bike had that much power.
Eats Harley's for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
+Robert Brumley lol that bike is a beast
Yes it does. And I've never even reached the rev limiter. LOL
Its all about Harleys ?
Amen, amen, and amen!
Robert Brumley Harley’s are way way overpriced. I just found a 2004 Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 for $3000 OBO Dollars just now with 11k miles. I’m on my way to take a look. Looks beautiful I’m just worry because I’m 5’4 or 5’5 yes I’m short I have been riding bikes since I was 12 years old and I’m 43 now . So I have the riding experience but not the height and this is a huge bike according to the pictures and videos
Srk cycles. Do a video. On a Vulcan 2000 vs Yamaha raider 1900. I want to see that
Sweet bike !!
I share your life goal mate!
I love my Vulcan 2000
I ride harleys but I also love metrics I test rode one of these I want.
Sean, this is actually a bike I've been hoping you'd get for awhile. I've always wondered how a Vulcan 2000 felt. How would you compare it to a Road King?
ooooowwwww tough one, well this is a much biger bike than a road king. its just massive. i have to ponder that one.
Srkcycles you've had 6 months to ponder... what's the conclusion?
Srkcycles Yeah, what is your conclusion? I am considering to buy this, the Yamaha 1900 or a Road King.
I'd check manufacturers recommended service intervals first. The price point is clear and obvious. The Vulcan will smoke almost any King just like it sits. (without mods) You can find relatively low mileage 2000's for under $5k in some places. The Vulcan is much bigger and heavier. Will be cheaper for maintenance and mods.
Hans Gruber I bought the Yamaha Stratoliner S.
Now this bike I like. Just listen to that sound. I'll bet it vibrates a bit as well. Too bad about the fuel injection, I like carbureted bikes. What I don't understand is how you can like this bike and also like the new Valkyrie. They are total opposites. I would love to have this in my garage. Been thinking about getting an older pre fuel injection Harley.
Why don't you like FI bikes if you don't mind me asking? They are easier to warm up, easier to tune, make more power more efficiently and require less maintenance. Just curious why you prefer carbs over FI because I recently added a carb bike to my collection and tuning it is vastly harder than my injected stuff. My GSXR 750 for instance, when I want to tune timing or air/fuel etc I simply hook up my laptop and go to town. Also, when I want to ride I simply fire it up, let it idle for a minute or two then pull off. With my VT750C, I had to pull the carb and change jets every time I changed something-taking a solid hour or two each time. New pipes, need to rejet. New airbox, need to rejet, take the bike up to the mountains where altitude is way higher than the 200ft in used to, need to rejet. It's just a hassle I don't miss. Not to mention when I ride the VT I have to start it, choke it, let it warm up atleast 5 minutes then take off choke and ride. I also have to remember to turn the gas valve off and on. Fuel injection is just much more desirable for me personally.
Everybody thinks that EFI bikes run better and are more reliable> I have owned a couple of them, and found out that exactly the opposite is true. I have a 2013 Royal Enfield Bullet that came with Kehin EFI. It ran way too lean. The only way to reprogram it was to buy a $500 Power Commander, instead of a couple of $5 jets. About 2 1/2 years after I bout it new, ethanol gas destroyed the $500 fuel pump. For less than that, I was able to get a carb conversion kit from a place in the UK. It used an Amal MK1 Concentric, supposedly one of the worst carbs ever made. It is not a CV carb. Not only does the bike run a lot better, but I also put an aftermarket pipe on it, and went up one jet size. The plug shows the jetting to be right on. I have had no problems with it and don't expect to. If something does go wrong, it is so simple I could fix it blindfolded. Also, a carb will work even if there is a problem with it. It will likely get you home where you can fix it. Carbs can also be fixed by the side of the road. When EFI goes out, it's dead and isn't going anywhere. It is difficult to troubleshoot, and the parts are crazy expensive. I also had a Yamaha Zuma 125 scooter with EFI. It spent most of it's first year in the shop, even the dealer couldn't figure out how to fix it. When I finally got it back, the warranty was almost over. I sold it quick, while it was running. I want a bike that I can work on. A completely mechanical bike. I don't like electronic ignition, but it does not seem to be failure prone like EFI. I have a couple of bikes and a car with points and condenser ignition, and they never cause me any problems. A set of points is a lot cheaper than a $200-$300 control module. Way back about 25 years ago, I had a 1966 Triumph Bonneville. I actually had very few problems with it, mostly broken cables. The ends would break off. I always carried extra cables. But people talk about Lucas electrics and Amal carburetors like the devil himself designed them. I found them mostly trouble free, and cheap and easy to fix if something did go wrong.
I ride motorcycles as a way to get away from the technology we have to live with all the time. I like my motorcycles to be crude and primitive. I want them to have a very visceral fell in a world where everything seems to be smooth and quiet. I plan to buy a used Harley in the near future, one with a carburetor. I want something that vibrates and makes noise, like an internal combustion engine should. Modern vehicles have been refined to the point where they might as well be electric. The reason I am a car and motorcycle enthusiast is 99% because of the internal combustion engine. A simple purely mechanical one that sounds and feels like an engine should.
Honestly man your just not well versed in EFI tuning. There is absolutely nothing on any of my bikes that I can't fix for just as cheap as a carb bike. Electronic devices don't just "break". You may burn out a resistor or capacitor, but then the solder gun comes out with a part that costs a few pennies and the unit can be fixed. I've personally had no issues with any of my injected bikes. I love the fact that I don't have to take anything apart to change the tune. My bikes are anything but quiet and smooth, maybe stock bikes are like that but that has nothing to do with carb vs EFI that's just how new products are made because we have so many emissions and sound requirements that need to be met. There are still carbed bikes that don't feel like they're running when they're on, it's not solely an eFI thing. I guess at the end of the day it's all preference, but if carbs were indeed so much "better", every car truck bike etc would still have a carb on them. Hell even my tractor is EFI now and I love it. I guess I am a little biased though, I work at a shop that does EFI tuning so to me dialing in fuel injection is much easier than carbs. Also fuel mileage and efficiency is many times better with injection and an O2 sensor for each bank than a carb. Also with injection I can tune the AFRs and timing for each gear at every RPM and load imaginable. With a carb as soon as something changes, I.e altitude, fuel type, air flow, you need to open it up and re jet. I just pull out my laptop. A $500 fuel controller is really a drop in the bucket for the amount of work you can do with it vs a few $5 jets that are literally only good for that one situation. (I.e a 138 Main and 55 pilot might be good on a 750 for Brand X pipes and Brand Y air box, but as soon as I put Brand Z air box on I have to rejet again.)
To each their own. I grew up with carbs, and I love them. I love working on them. Another issue I have is that EFI really means EPA. Having been a car and bike enthusiast for decades, the EPA has caused me a lot of misery and grief. I do anything I can to get past them. My 1977 Corvette has a 400 hp carbureted small block under the hood. No emissions crap and no catcons. No way would it pass an emissions test, but it doesn't have to. It is insured as a collector car, and therefore exempt from emissions testing. I see EFI as just more govt meddling in my life. And as I said before, EFI bikes don't run any better than carbed bikes. Just wait until you have to spend $500 on a new fuel pump. I am a retired fleet services mechanic, (for 36 years) and I have replaced dozens of fuel pumps that failed just because the car ran out of gas. Those pumps need gas both for a lubricant, and top put a load on them to limit their speed. If run in an empty tank, they quickly destroy themselves.
Carburators are all good for 1 or 2 cylinder bikes, I Would prefer 1 carburetor only because keep more than 1 adjusted and equalized is not that easy.. And that is the advantage of EFI. And when travelling for far away, in diferrent rotations, velocitys, altittudes, carbs turn annoying and stinky, the smell in the clothes won't go away Never again after 500 miles on a carburetor bike.. Well, that been said, I will keep carburetors for race,Sport bikes and commuters, for long travels always EFI...
I was looking at a 2008 Vulcan 2000 FB marketplace with 32K on it for $4.000.00 for a friend. That's a good thing about Japanese bikes they have poor resale value and you can get a deal on a used one unlike Harley Davidson. I had four Harley Davidson motorcycles and a 46 indian chief. I sold both my twin cams for more than I paid for them when I bought them as used bikes.