Kawasaki Vulcan 500 as a first bike?

Question

I'm 22 and I've been looking at getting a first bike for quite a while now. I've driven a jeep wrangler for 3 years and have grown to love the open air experience. Is the Vulcan a good beginner bike and a good bike in general? The problem is that I don't really have any experience with driving motorized bikes, I've only ever driven a moped around my grandpa's farm. What are some ways I could go about gaining experience to ride a bike like the Vulcan?

Answer 1

2005 Vulcan 500

Answer 2

The Vulcan 500 is as good a place to start as any. You'll feel the open air experience and a few more things out on the interstate but it can and will get you across Kansas many times over if maintained properly.

The MSF Basic Rider Courses usually provide the bikes to be ridden, mostly 250cc cruisers or sporty-standards. They ask you bring a helmet, gloves and sturdy footwear plus the willingness to learn.

Answer 3

The Vulcan is a good bike for STREET/road use. Did your Jeep make you want to go OFF road? the Vulcan is not designed for that but others are.

The safety riding courses will provide the bikes, How would you get yours there if you can't ride?

Answer 4

A 500 is a good size for a first bike. I have never been a fan of Kawasaki but your on the right track as far as style and size. To learn you just have to bite the bullet and buy the bike.. thats why your first bike is smaller. Just stick to some back roads untill you have the shifting under control and get a feel for how it turns before you head out.

Answer 5

a Vulc500 is a competent motorbike for a newbie... yet you are able to got here upon that it gets a sprint small length-sensible when you have been using it for a mutually as... relies upon how enormous a man or woman you're. i'm 6'a million and approximately 210lbs, and discover that i'm getting uncomfortable on long rides on smaller motorcycles. additionally the 5 hundred tops out a 70mph(112kph) i've got confidence. is the motorbike basically for commuting, if so then for short rides and basically for the exciting of being on a motorbike then yeah a VN500 could be great, yet once you intend on doing long journeys or longer rides this is fairly helpful to thinking going with a shadow 750 or Vulc800/900, the two those motorcycles, have surprisingly good cruiser seems, are good metric motorcycles that have a great style of improve innovations for longer journeys and are easy to experience and cope with.

Answer 6

2005 Vulcan 500 was my first bike a few years ago.



It's a great bike to learn on, light, maneuverable.



Dangerous on the freeway though, so if you need it for freeway driving stay away, it just doesn't have any real giddy-up.



I would suggest taking a motorcycle safety class to get yourself comfortable, then skip up to around 1000cc. 1000cc isn't all that much on a cruiser type bike, but its enough to do just about everything. It's all you'll really need.

Answer 7

The beginner motorcycle safety course provides you a bike to use. The more advanced courses allow you to ride your own bike.