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Hi guys, this is my first large bike.It did not come with any manuals so its internet info for me,lol. It belonged to the guys father,so I will assume nothing good about P/M. Any advice would be much appreciated. I was going to start with oil change,what type? Then coolant,which no one ever thinks of,type please? oooops, sorry,the bike..... 2000 Kaw Vulcan 1500 Nomad FI,only mod is V&H pipes. I seen air valves on the top of the shocks? I love this bike,the color,the way it handles and sounds.its like a caddy on the highway.
want to complete these tasks before I really ride it. Thanks ahead of time,Mike.
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04-25-2016, 08:52 PM
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Welcome to the forum Mike
 I'm in Missouri If I were you I would start looking for a reasonably price manual on ebay. You will definitely want one if not now then later on. Stay away from any that are NOT the OEM service manual You can usually pick them up for around 40 to 50 bucks. In the meantime here is some reading for you. There are two modifications on the your Nomad you may want to look into. Cam chain tensioners and Clutch spring. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211...sfixitpage.htm
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04-25-2016, 09:07 PM
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Welcome to the forum, Mike. There is a wealth of info and guys on this forum that are more than willing to help with needed info. BTW, I'm in southern NC.
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04-25-2016, 11:13 PM
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the 1600 only uses 3.5 quarts with filter do not know about the 1500 but I would ck before putting too much oil in or you will be using a turkey baster sucking it out or dropping the plug and starting all over. http://www.vulcanbagger.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=10178
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04-25-2016, 11:32 PM
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Buy a service manual....
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What is that ?,2 different types of measurment for a simple task like putting oil in your engine.The sooner you blokes catch up with the rest of the world and start using metric measurements,the simpler things will be to understand.And its 3.5 ltrs.
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Are the links to Gadgets page in posts #2 & #4 working for anyone else?
If not this link worked for me. http://www.vulcangadgets.com Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
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Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the 1600 takes 3.1L with filter change, not 3.5...
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