How's the ground clearance and ridding in traffic - Vulcan S?

I am bit dissapointed for the ground clearnce. Its very low and usually crashes on steep speed breakers and even on road damages. You need to slow down to about 10km/h for many of the speed vreakers. Aditionally as compated to sports bikes this bike is not good in shock absorption. The bike may feel heavy in traffic when bike will be running at nearly 10kmph. But after few months it gets really easy to ride it in traffic.Aditionally as to turning circumference of bike is really high (as always in chopper-cruiser bikes) it may give you difficulties in turning more than 90 degrees in the traffic.I will add one more thing here as the seat height is low, the control and balancing never gives any issue. But at the low speeds, rider's legs can feel heat from the engine.

It's 130 mm and low. Scraping is guaranteed at Speed bumps if you aren't too careful.

Need to be extra cautious in traffic specially if you are on the first gear

The ground clearance is low and it underside will scrape over some speed breakers. You'll have to come to a near stop and gently go over most of the steep ones.

Hows the ground clearance and ridding in traffic

Q. How's the ground clearance and ridding in traffic - Vulcan S?
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RatnadeepPaithankar | 2 years ago

I am bit dissapointed for the ground clearnce. Its very low and usually crashes on steep speed breakers and even on road damages. You need to slow down to about 10km/h for many of the speed vreakers. Aditionally as compated to sports bikes this bike is not good in shock absorption. The bike may feel heavy in traffic when bike will be running at nearly 10kmph. But after few months it gets really easy to ride it in traffic.Aditionally as to turning circumference of bike is really high (as always in chopper-cruiser bikes) it may give you difficulties in turning more than 90 degrees in the traffic.I will add one more thing here as the seat height is low, the control and balancing never gives any issue. But at the low speeds, rider's legs can feel heat from the engine.

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Sathish | 4 years ago

It's 130 mm and low. Scraping is guaranteed at Speed bumps if you aren't too careful.

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Swasti | 4 years ago

Need to be extra cautious in traffic specially if you are on the first gear

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Rallyn | 4 years ago

The ground clearance is low and it underside will scrape over some speed breakers. You'll have to come to a near stop and gently go over most of the steep ones.

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Max Power61 PS @ 7500 rpm
Fuel Capacity14 Liters
No Of Gears6 Speed, Return
Tyre TypeTubeless
Kerb Weight235 Kg
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