Owner and Service Manual Review

The following workshop manual applies for Kawasaki EN450 and EN500 Twins 1985 and 2004 model years. This manual is divided into Chapters; each chapter is divided into numbered Sections. The purpose of this workshop manual is to help the motorcycle owner and mechanics. It provides information and procedures for routine maintenance and servicing, and it offers diagnostic and repair procedures to follow when trouble occurs. The Kawasaki EN450 and EN500 are popular lightweight cruisers. The EN450 is known in the US as the 454 LTD and in the UK as the LTD 450. The EN500 was sold in the US as the Vulcan 500.

Content of the manual: Tune-up and routine maintenance, engine, clutch and transmission, cooling system, fuel and exhaust systems, ignition system, steering, suspension and final drive, brakes, wheels and tires, frame and bodywork, electrical system, wiring diagram and conversion factors.

Read the rest of this entry »