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Old 03-05-2006, 08:08 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default '06 Vulcan 1500 Classic vs '05 Suzuki C90T

Hello All!
I'm a new member here and I have a question to all those who ride C90T.
After getting married I've decided that I need a bigger bike to be able to do touring together with my wife. We went to dealerships and did some research. And finally we found that there are two bikes that fit my size (I'm 6'5) and our budget:
1. '05 Suzuki C90T
2. '06 Vulcan 1500 Classic

Suzuki comes with windshield, backrest, saddlebags, lightbar and engine guards.
Kawasaki bike is just plain bike without all the accessories, but it is a bit cheapers as well. So, basically if I buy Vulcan and put backrest, saddlebags and windshield on it the price for both bikes is going to be the same.
I really cannot decide which one to go with, they both have pros and cons such as:
Suzuki has a really small gas tank (15 litres) and it has monoshock (which i personally don't like)
Kawasaki on the other hand has much bigger tank, but I read that these models had some problems with engines and transmissions.

I'm totally confused and need some advice from those who owned one of these bikes. How comfortable are they? How good are they for long rides? How good/bad is fuel consumption? How reliable are they?

Thanks a lot!