2012 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero, Swagger on the Open Road Cool, low, long, ultra stylish ⿿ all these adjectives fit the Vulcan® 1700 Vaquero⿢ plus one more ⿿ plenty functional. This bagger, introduced just last year into the Vulcan cruiser line, proves that practicality and cool can co-exist on the same bike. Its aggressive and muscular styling makes any Vaquero rider stand out from the crowd. And with a powerful 1,700 cc engine, electronic cruise control and full-featured audio system, the Vaquero begs to be taken out on the open road. Custom, blacked-out details are your first clue to the Vaquero⿿s mission, and there⿿s plenty to see. It all starts with the beautiful Candy Plasma Blue paint on the abbreviated fairing, sculpted tank and curvaceous bodywork that looks as if it could be a mile deep. The Special Edition takes it a step further with its Candy Lime Green with Ebony paint job and a custom marbleized paint graphic. Luxurious chrome accents (engine guards, exhaust, mirrors, etc.) provide a beautiful counterpoint to the glossy paintwork, but it⿿s perhaps the multi-textured blacked-out engine and chassis treatment that best highlights the Vaquero⿿s radical aesthetic look. The engine, air-cleaner cover, wheels, fork assembly and tank cover all get the black-out treatment, which gives the bike a true custom look that⿿s beautiful and menacing at once. It⿿s definitely not a motorcycle you⿿ll easily forget.