Comparison of Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Mean Streak 2008 and Yamaha Midnight Warrior 2006

Attribute	Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Mean Streak 2008 ×	Yamaha Midnight Warrior 2006 ×
General
Production from (year)	2008	2006
Make	Kawasaki	Yamaha
Model	Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Mean Streak	Yamaha Midnight Warrior
Category	Custom / cruiser	Custom / cruiser
Engine and transmission
Engine type	V2, four-stroke	V2, four-stroke
Valves per cylinder	4	-
Fuel system	Injection	Injection. Twin-bore Electronic Fuel Injection, w/throttle position sensor
Displacement (cm³)	1,552	1,649
Cooling system	Liquid	Air
Transmission type,final drive	Shaft drive (cardan)	Belt
Bore (mm)	102	97
Stroke (mm)	95	113
Gearbox	2-speed	5-speed
Fuel control	Overhead Valves (OHV)	Overhead Valves (OHV)
Ignition	-	Digital TCI
Compression	9.0:1	8.3:1
Chassis
Front suspension	43mm inverted cartridge fork / 5.9 in.	41mm Kayaba inverted telescopic fork, 5.3´
Rear suspension	Dual air-assisted shocks with four-way rebound damping / 3.4 in.	Single shock, link-type w/adjustable preload and rebound damping
Front brakes	Double disc	Double disc
Rear brakes	Single disc	Single disc
Diameter (mm)	300	282
Frame type	High-tensile steel, double cradle	-
Front tyre	130/90-17	120/70-ZR18
Rear tyre	170/60-17	200/50-ZR17
Rear wheel travel (mm)	-	4
Trail (mm)	145	-
Rake (fork angle) (degree)	32	-
Other
Starter	Electric	-
Color options	candy fire red metallic diablo black	onyx black
Dimensions
Wheelbase (mm)	1,704	1,666
Dry weight (kg)	290	274
Overall height (mm)	1,100	1,115
Overall length (mm)	2,410	2,385
Overall width (mm)	851	935
Seat height (mm)	701	714
Ground clearance (mm)	-	155
Performance
Fuel capacity (l)	17.03	15.14