After more than 2 decades, why did they discontinue this bike?? It was perfect.... It's been removed from the 2007 lineup, but I haven't heard an official reason why.
2006-10-12 16:41:09 · 5 answers · asked by SR 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
It is sad to hear that the Kawasaki Vulcan 750 is being discontinued it was a great bike that was extremely powerful for a V-twin and could run off and leave most all stock Harley Davidsons no matter what their size is. It's just like the question I have about all the discontinued dual purpose bikes, what's happening to them as well?
2006-10-14 18:06:31 · answer #1 · answered by barfoeng 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
crazed & bluffmike gave good answers. Here's another to consider. When Kawasaki & Suzuki merged, since Suzuki is the dominant partner, they decided to "clean house" and discontinue the models with declining sales. I don't know the #s, but perhaps Suzuki's Intruder model is a better seller ( I don't see it though. On the road, Vulcan 750's are more popular than the Intruder"s by 10 to 1).
2006-10-13 10:05:24 · answer #2 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only reason a manufacturer discontinues anything is because sales aren't meeting expectations.
2006-10-12 23:49:24 · answer #3 · answered by The One True Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't need it. Sales of the newer models have made it superfluous. Honda did the same with great models to concentrate on VTwins.
The business of Kaw or Honda is not to make great bikes, but to make money.
2006-10-12 23:58:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure. Perhaps it is because of a move towards larger engines? Kawi is making a 2 liter v-twin now.
2006-10-13 18:38:54 · answer #5 · answered by Dave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋