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There’s a new rumbling at the ranch. After years of riding a sport bike, I’ve apparently caught whatever bug it is that drove Stephanie to buy a cruiser not long ago. I think it started when I rode her bike home from the shop when she bought it. Though her bike doesn’t fit me and I consequently found it uncomfortable on the freeway, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed riding it, especially at in-town speeds. When I’m on my VFR, it always seems like the speed limit or the traffic are holding me back. On the cruiser, putting along at the speed limit seems just fine.

And so, after a crazy week or so of research and test rides, yesterday I brought home a brand old (2006, but with only 582 miles) Vulcan Meanstreak, which my trekkie friends will likely tell me is an oxymoron if they don’t know that it’s 1552cc cruiser made by Kawasaki. I even considered a Harley, but I’m not ready for that serious of an investment in a cruiser yet.

Here’s the bike that Stephanie calls, “The Meanie”.

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