| KAWASAKI Vulcan 1700 Vaquero | BMW R 12 |
|---|
| engine specs | |
| Type | |
|---|---|
| four-stroke, liquid-cooled, SOHC, four valve per cylinder, 52degree V-twin | Water-cooled, 2-cylinder, four-stroke boxer engine with four valves per cylinder operated by cam followers and two overhead camshafts per cylinder |
| Displacement | |
| 1,700 cm3 | 1170 cm3 |
| Bore X Stroke | |
| 4.0x4.1 in OR 102 mm | 4.0x2.9 in OR 102 mm |
| Compression Ratio | |
| 9.5:1 | - |
| Horsepower | |
| 83/5000 KW(hp)/RPM | 95/6500 KW(hp)/RPM |
| Torque | |
| 108/2,750 lb-ft/RPM OR 146/2,750 Nm/RPM | 81/6000 lb-ft/RPM OR 110/6000 Nm/RPM |
| Fuel System | |
| EFI, dual 42 mm throttle bodies | - |
| transmission specs | |
| Gearbox | |
|---|---|
| 6-speed with overdrive | 6-speed |
| Clutch | |
| wet multi-disc, manual | - |
| Final Drive | |
| carbon fiber belt | Shaft |
| chassis specs | |
| Frame | |
|---|---|
| double-cradle, high-tensile steel | Tubular space frame in steel, engine self-supporting |
| Front Suspension | |
| 45mm hydraulic telescopic fork | USD telescopic forks, 45 mm |
| Rear Suspension | |
| swingarm with twin air-assisted shocks with 4-way rebound damping | Aluminium Paralever swinging arm, directly linked WAD spring strut, spring base and rebound damping adjustable |
| Front Brake | |
| dual 300mm discs | Twin disc brake, floating brake discs, 310 mm, 4-piston monobloc fixed calipers |
| Rear Brake | |
| single 300mm disc | Single disc brake, 265 mm, 2-piston floating caliper |
| dimension specs | |
| Overall Length | |
|---|---|
| 98.8 in OR 2510 mm | 86.6 in OR 2200 mm |
| Overall Width | |
| 38.2 in OR 970 mm | 32.7 in OR 831 mm |
| Seat Height | |
| 28.7 in OR 729 mm | 29.7 in OR 754 mm |
| Ground Clearance | |
| 5.7 in OR 145 mm | - |
| Weight | |
| 835.7 lbs OR 379 kg | 500 lbs OR 227 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | |
| 5.3 gallons OR 20.1 L | 3.7 gallons OR 14.0 L |
| Wheelbase | |
| 65.6 in OR 1666 mm | 59.8 in OR 1519 mm |
| tyres specs | |
| Front | |
|---|---|
| 130/90x16 | 100/90-19 |
| Rear | |
| 170/70x16 | 150/80-16 |
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