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VULCAN1500MEANSTREAKVN1500MEANSTREAKMotorcycleServiceManualAllrightsreserved.Nopartsofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicmechanicalphotocopying,recordingorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofQualityAssuranceDepartment/ConsumerProducts&MachineryCompany/KawasakiHeavyIndustries,Ltd.,Japan.Noliabilitycanbeacceptedforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsinthispublication,althougheverypossiblecarehasbeentakentomakeitascompleteandaccurateaspossible.Therightisreservedtomakechangesatanytimewithoutpriornoticeandwithoutincurringanobligationtomakesuchchangestoproductsmanufacturedpreviously.SeeyourMotorcycledealerforthelatestinformationonproductimprovementsincorporatedafterthispublication.Allinformationcontainedinthispublicationisbasedonthelatestproductinformationavailableatthetimeofpublication.Illustrationsandphotographsinthispublicationareintendedforreferenceuseonlyandmaynotdepictactualmodelcomponentparts.©KawasakiHeavyIndustries,Ltd.,2001FirstEdition(1):Jul.15,2001(M)LISTOFABBREVIATIONSAampere(s)lbpound(s)ABDCafterbottomdeadcentermmeter(s)ACalternatingcurrentminminute(s)ATDCaftertopdeadcenterNnewton(s)BBDCbeforebottomdeadcenterPapascal(s)BDCbottomdeadcenterPShorsepowerBTDCbeforetopdeadcenterpsipound(s)persquareinchCdegree(s)CelsiusrrevolutionDCdirectcurrentr/min,rpmrevolution(s)perminuteFfarad(s)TDCtopdeadcenterFdegree(s)FahrenheitTIRtotalindicatorreadingftfoot,feetVvolt(s)ggram(s)Wwatt(s)hhour(s)ohm(s)Lliter(s)ReadOWNER’SMANUALbeforeoperating.EMISSIONCONTROLINFORMATIONToprotecttheenvironmentinwhichwealllive,Kawasakihasincorporatedcrankcaseemission(1)andexhaustemission(2)controlsystemsincompliancewithapplicableregulationsoftheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandCaliforniaAirResourcesBoard.Additionally,Kawasakihasincorporatedanevaporativeemissioncontrolsystem(3)incompliancewithapplicableregulationsoftheCaliforniaAirResourcesBoardonvehiclessoldinCaliforniaonly.1.CrankcaseEmissionControlSystemThissystemeliminatesthereleaseofcranckcasevaporsintotheatmosphere.Instead,thevaporsareroutedthroughanoilseparatortotheinletsideoftheengine.Whiletheengineisoperating,thevaporsaredrawnintocombustionchamber,wheretheyareburnedalongwiththefuelandairsuppliedbythefuelinjectionsystem.2.ExhaustEmissionControlSystemThissystemreducestheamountofpollutantsdischargedintotheatmospherebytheexhaustofthismotorcycle.Thefuel,ignition,andexhaustsystemsofthismotorcyclehavebeencarefullydesignedandconstructedtoensureanefficientenginewithlowexhaustpollutantlevels.TheexhaustsystemofthismodelmotorcyclemanufacturedprimarilyforsaleinCaliforniaincludesacatalyticconvertersystem.3.EvaporativeEmissionControlSystemVaporscausedbyfuelevaporationinthefuelsystemarenotventedintotheatmosphere.Instead,fuelvaporsareroutedintotherunningenginetobeburned,orstoredinacanisterwhentheengineisstopped.Liquidfueliscaughtbyavaporseparatorandreturnedtothefueltank.TheCleanAirAct,whichistheFederallawcoveringmotorvehiclepollution,containswhatiscommonlyreferredtoastheAct’stamperingprovisions.Sec.203(a)Thefollowingactsandthecausingthereofareprohibited...(3)(A)foranypersontoremoveorrenderinoperativeanydeviceorelementofdesigninstalledonorinamotorvehicleormotorvehicleengineincompliancewithregulationsunderthistitlepriortoitssaleanddeliverytotheultimatepurchaser,orforanymanufacturerordealerknowinglytoremoveorrenderinoperativeanysuchdeviceorelementofdesignaftersuchsaleanddeliverytotheultimatepurchaser.(3)(B)foranypersonengagedinthebusinessofrepairing,servicing,selling,leasing,ortradingmotorvehiclesormotorvehicleengines,orwhooperatesafleetofmotorvehiclesknowinglytoremoveorrenderinoperativeanydeviceorelementofdesigninstalledonorinamotorvehicleormotorvehicleengineincompliancewithregulationsunderthistitlefollowingitssaleanddeliverytotheultimatepurchaser...NOTEThephraseremoveorrenderinoperativeanydeviceorelementofdesignhasbeengenerallyinterpretedasfollows:1.Tamperingdoesnotincludethetemporaryremovalorrenderinginoperativeofdevicesorelementsofdesigninordertoperformmaintenance.2.Tamperingcouldinclude:a.Maladjustmentofvehiclecomponentssuchthattheemissionstandardsareexceeded.b.Useofreplacementpartsoraccessorieswhichadverselyaffecttheperformanceordurabilityofthemotorcycle.c.Additionofcomponentsoraccessoriesthatresultinthevehicleexceedingthestandards.d.Permanentlyremoving,disconnecting,orrenderinginoperativeanycomponentorelementofdesignoftheemissioncontrolsystems.WERECOMMENDTHATALLDEALERSOBSERVETHESEPROVISIONSOFFEDERALLAW,THEVIOLATIONOFWHICHISPUNISHABLEBYCIVILPENALTIESNOTEXCEEDING$10,000PERVIOLATION.TAMPERINGWITHNOISECONTROLSYSTEMPROHIBITEDFederallawprohibitsthefollowingactsorthecausingthereof:(1)Theremovalorrenderinginoperativebyanypersonotherthanforpurposesofmaintenance,repair,orreplacement,ofanydeviceorelementofdesignincorporatedintoanynewvehicleforthepurposeofnoisecontrolpriortoitssaleordeliverytotheultimatepurchaserorwhileitisinuse,or(2)theuseofthevehicleaftersuchdeviceorelementofdesignhasbeenremovedorrenderedinoperativebyanyperso