Another One Bites the Dust

[Patrick Thompson]

What year did the Vulcan come out with EFI? Are the late 90's Vulcans with carbs a pain?

Stephen hampson <shampson at gmx.co.uk> wrote:

>I had returned to biking after a 15 yrs layoff. I wanted something that wasn't going to frighten the hell out of me and would be good two up. After a year riding it and thoroughly enjoying it I got a need for speed and salty british winter roads are not very kind to all that chrome.
>To be honest I wish I could of afforded both at the time as the I don’t think the mrs has forgiven me for selling it.
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>I wouldn't hesitate in buying another but would probably go for an EFI rather than carbed model. There are a couple of known issues with the D and E models that were fixed on later ones.
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>The early suzuki VL1500 are basically the same bike. I think Suzuki went their own way after 98.
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>Steve,
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>Who now has a supermoto to play on and the geeper for travelling
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com [mailto:gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Thompson
>Sent: 15 May 2010 14:48
>To: GPZ List
>Subject: RE: Another One Bites the Dust
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>Why did you get the gpz over the Vulcan? 
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>Stephen hampson <shampson at gmx.co.uk> wrote:
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>>I went the other way Vn1500 Classic to the GPZ. Theres a great forum on
>>Delphi full of great advise and people 
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>>http://forums.delphiforums.com/kawvulcan/start
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>>Steve
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com [mailto:gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com] On
>>Behalf Of Patrick
>>Sent: 15 May 2010 03:55
>>To: gpzlist at micapeak.com
>>Subject: Re: Another One Bites the Dust
>>
>>How are you liking the cruiser?  My gpz is for sale also. I have got a lot
>>of calls about the gpz, I will miss it.  Probably gonna go with the Vulcan
>>1500 classic.
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>>On Fri May 14th, 2010 8:48 PM MDT Dave King wrote:
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>>>Well I really didn't want to do it, in fact I hadn't even tried, but I sold
>>my '96 GPz.  A couple of weeks ago I bought a big V-twin cruiser.  Well one
>>of my friends that has recently started riding again after several years
>>came by the house and was admiring the GPz and then says, "Whatcha want for
>>it?"  I was stunned but I shot him a price and he didn't even blink, he just
>>smiled and before I knew what happened I was holding a bunch of $$$ and he
>>was riding off on my GPz.  
>>> 
>>>Y'all keep em out of the ditches out there.  
>>> 
>>>Dave in E. Tenn.  Black '04 Suzuki Intruder VL1500, (black is still
>>beautiful). 
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