Talk:Kawasaki VN1500A

I have a 1990 kawasaki vulcan 1500/88 , the motor /crank seized up. can I drop any of the 1500 a1- a13 series motors into this bike ? what year motors will bolt up to this frame and drive shaft.

any mechanical knowlege is appreciated.

Thank you

Ok in checking which bikes use the same crankcase set. I found the following VN1500 A1-A13 VN1500 B1-B4 VN1500 C3-C4

The drive shaft is used on all of those as well.

I think your most likely to have problems with small things such as electronics etc. I checked and the starter is also the same for all the A series Vulcan's. But there are just so many parts that it's likely something is different. I also checked the frame. And it looks like it's the same for all but the VN1500-B1 and VN1500-A1. So if you have a choice I'd shy away from those particular year models as something is definitely different even though it might not be on the engine at all.