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Selling my mint condition 2009 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic, Diablo Black colour. 12,500 km, well cared for, never been dropped or been in an accident, clean title. Maintenance done as per schedule. Love this bike - great do-it-all bike, very easy to handle and nimble for its size, but plenty...

That is *awesome*. I know this is pretty off-topic, but with your job and all, you probably have a pretty interesting perspective on choosing to ride a motorcycle. What made you decide to take up riding?

I know there's a few guys who park on Richmond, west of Portland, east of Bathurst, on the south side. In front of 555 Richmond St W, I believe. At least like 3-6 bikes there on summer days. That's just a few minutes from King & Bathurst.

Yeah, I live downtown and spent 80% of my time on the streets here unfortunately. I also cycle a ton around these streets in the summer so I've developed some super-defensive habits, especially around cabbies. They're just terrible, terrible drivers that make terrible, terrible decisions. I...

Agreed - not sure why this thread turned into machismo vs. stupidity. Must be that "trolling" thing people keep referring to. I sold my car when I bought my bike, since I live downtown. Had to commute to the Scarborough office today, it was either spend 90 minutes on the TTC or do the 40 minute...

Downtown Toronto last Thurs - was going north on George St. after turning off Adelaide, had a green light at Richmond the entire time. Going about 30km/h in 2nd, had a green light from a long way off so I maintain my speed and cross Richmond. Car going westbound on Richmond runs the red...

I had a buddy to ride with, which helps. I love the Iron 883 - it's such a sick looking ride. Congrats!

lol no...not 170km/h. I'm pretty speed-conscious out there - would rather not hurt the insurance premiums by getting dinged with tickets. Besides, I rely on AutoShare too when I need a cage, and you can be disqualified if you have enough infractions. I grabbed the Vulcan Classic. I like the...

Didn't go through all 165 pages of the thread, but flipping through I haven't seen too many cruisers posted, just sport bikes. Here's mine, took this at Polson Pier today.

Yeah, I'm a big guy, I looked at a Vulcan 500 and a Shadow 600 and my knees were hitting the handlebars on both. I thought about the Shadow 750 but that's about the same size as the Vulcan 900 anyway. Haven't had any trouble handling it at all though - the power through the throttle very smooth...

I hope he's got another ebay listing for donations for gear.

Got my 2009 Vulcan 900 on Monday night, and went for my first ride on Saturday. I'm still waiting out the 60 days on my M1, so no riding after dark, and I work all day, so really no riding all week. Saturday was pretty much the first time I rode the bike. Woke up early on Saturday morning, did...

ended getting a 2009 Vulcan 900 classic on Monday - very happy with it! I did get to sit on a couple of Shadows - the fit wasn't too bad to be honest, but the Vulcan did seem to 'sit' a bit better, and it got better reviews across the board. going to try to fit some riding in before...

just got my first bike on Monday - 2009 Vulcan 900 Classic. My solution? Ride in the cold anyway. Going to stop once it's not dry on the roads anymore. Just went for my first ride yesterday, 170km from downtown to the forks of the credit and back. Got some weird looks here and there, but still...

that is an awesome site! You know, according to this, based on the Shadow Aero (which is the closest thing I see on this list to the Phantom), the Shadow may actually give more knee room!

it's actually really good information to hear your knees scrape the bars on a Vulcan 500, because I was really considering holding off on the 900 for now and getting the 500 as a learner bike. I'm really not lusting after high power/larger displacement bikes, and trying to make a decision based...

Hey Tricky, What did you think of the Shadow when you sat on it? How was the fit for you? Yeah, being a bigger guy was part of the equation when I was debating cruiser vs sport bike, but I think overall a cruiser makes more sense for me anyway. I'm using it mostly to get around town, I would...

Wow - thanks for all the responses and warm welcome! My friends told me the riding community is pretty tight, and they weren't kidding.

just wanted to say 'hi' and introduce myself. I anticipate spending a lot of time here =) My name is Mike, just finished the M2 course with RTI last weekend. Had a great time on the course, highly highly recommended for new riders. Thinking of picking up a Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic (but not...