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Kawasaki EN500 Vulcan appeared in 1990 and replaced the Kawasaki 454 LTD. Unlike the classic V-engine layout, the Kawasaki EN500 Vulcan gets an in-line 2-cylinder engine from the [[Kawasaki_GPZ500 | Kawasaki GPZ 500]].

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Subsequently, this engine was installed on a large number of models - in addition to [[Kawasaki_GPZ500 | GPZ500]], on [[Kawasaki_ER-5 | Kawasaki ER-5]], [[Kawasaki_KLE500 | Kawasaki KLE 500]] + on domestic Japanese models with a slightly reduced volume - [[Kawasaki_EX-4 | Kawasaki EX-4]], [[Kawasaki_KLE400 | Kawasaki KLE 400]]. Moreover, this engine became the progenitor of the modern engine installed on the [[Kawasaki_Versys_650 | Kawasaki Versys 650]], [[Kawasaki_ER-6 | Kawasaki ER-6]] and [[Kawasaki_Vulcan_S | Kawasaki Vulcan S]] models. The first versions of the Kawasaki EN500 Vulcan produced 60 hp. power and 46 Nm of torque.

At the time of its release, the Kawasaki EN500 Vulcan was a classic short wheelbase cruiser with a steel frame, cast wheels, classic suspensions (telescopic fork in front, double shock absorber in the rear), rear drum brake and belt drive.

The Kawasaki EN500 Vulcan model was produced until 2009 and was targeted at foreign markets - this motorcycle was not sold in Japan. In 2014, Kawasaki releases the [[Kawasaki_Vulcan_S | Vulcan S (EN650S)]] model, which, although it does not position itself as a successor to the Kawasaki Vulcan 500 LTD, can still be called such - an inline 2-cylinder "road" engine wrapped in a modern cruiser.

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