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The Kawasaki Vulcan S - Breaking Boundaries Build-Off

Sam Bendall

Held deep in San Pedro, California the Kawasaki Breaking Boundaries Build-Off sought to find the creative potential of the company's Vulcan S cruiser in the design-happy hands of four separate outlets/shops: RideApart, Austin Speed Shop, Iron and Air Magazine, and Tracker-Die.

If you don’t know much about the Kawasaki Vulcan S, it's a cruiser built around the company’s popular 649cc engine available in their Ninja and Versys, but specially tuned to provide better low-end and mid-range torque profiles.

READ MORE: Kawasaki Vulcan S Specs | RideApart

The Build-Off's Beginnings

Emcee for the evening and PR Manager + Brand Experience for Kawasaki Motor Corp. USA, Kevin Allen, explained that the Breaking Boundaries Build-Off was first conceived in the Kawasaki marketing department as a fun experiment for the Vulcan S.

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The Vulcan S is a fairly affordable cruiser that comes in just under $8,000 and has the potential to serve as a promising platform for customization. What better way to see what could be done with the Vulcan S than to give it to a few folks eager to cut some metal and twist a wrench?

Intrigue Under the Sheets

Under each individual veil, each Vulcan S possessed very different profiles very different from the stock version.

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The Builds, Unveiled

The Austin Speed Shop Kawasaki Vulcan S Custom

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  • Two Brothers Competition 2-1 Exhaust

  • ProTaper high rise ATV bars for a tracker look

  • Battery - Shorai Ultra Light Lithium

  • Upholstery - Mario’s on South 1st Diamond Stitch Design

  • Tail Lights - Vintage Dash Light with LED internals

  • Grips - Motorcross Style grips

  • Tail Section - 1” O.D. Tubing shaped includes custom oval seat section with wiring routed through tubing.

  • Rear Sets - Relocated 10” rearward

  • Headlight - Hella LED 6”, 18 watt 1080 lumen bulb

  • Electrical - Wires minimized to clean up appearance. All connections soldered and heat shrinked for a cleaner look.

  • Battery box custom fabricated

RideApart Kawasaki Vulcan S Flat Tracker

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