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Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 26, 2017, 16:29:27 PM 
I am claiming over medication and for some reason was thinking you had a 800 .....oh time for a nap......
Posted by Tfrank59
- October 26, 2017, 12:05:21 PMQuote from: jmbo on October 25, 2017, 21:12:09 PMHere are a couple photos of the air cleaner and lowered. The air cleaner is stock with a rare cast aluminum cover with a vulcan logo. The cover is almost 1/2" thick.
The lowers are 1/4" Lexan with rubber tubing over chrome "U" bolts to hold them on. (photo taken before I painted the bike)
She's a real beauty in all respects. Love the color scheme. How long can you endure that seat--perfect retro look but is it good for a few hours in the saddle? (you could always get an airhawk pad for long rides)
Posted by Old Drifter
- October 26, 2017, 09:34:22 AMQuote from: CDNRatMan on October 25, 2017, 21:29:55 PMThe pic looks like the "brake side" to me.how about the air filter on the brake side of the bike.....
Posted by jmbo
- October 26, 2017, 09:33:06 AMQuote from: CDNRatMan on October 25, 2017, 21:29:55 PMhow about the air filter on the brake side of the bike.....
Same stock shell with matching vulcan cover
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 25, 2017, 21:29:55 PMhow about the air filter on the brake side of the bike.....
Posted by jmbo
- October 25, 2017, 21:12:09 PMHere are a couple photos of the air cleaner and lowered. The air cleaner is stock with a rare cast aluminum cover with a vulcan logo. The cover is almost 1/2" thick.
The lowers are 1/4" Lexan with rubber tubing over chrome "U" bolts to hold them on. (photo taken before I painted the bike)
Posted by --Jerry S--
- October 24, 2017, 21:17:06 PMI give no grief and many look very well done with Indian items. I simply enjoy spending hours looking at Drifters and how each one has done theirs. I also really like the look of the new Scout, some are really retro done.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 24, 2017, 15:22:52 PMVery nice and a couple of questions? But first the title of your picture should be "My Bike and I', the language police will nail you.
So can we get a better picture of your lowers and how you mounted them, and the second air cleaner and how it mounts......Thanks.....
Posted by jmbo
- October 24, 2017, 12:52:02 PMHappy Riding!
Posted by Pete
- October 22, 2017, 02:58:10 AMQuote from: jmbo on September 15, 2017, 09:22:14 AMYou've done a really good job on those badges, I think they are fab.Each to their own on the Indianizing thing. Personally I have never been a fan especially since the new Indians came out. Let's face it Drifters are rare bikes. The manufacturing numbers prove it. While I am not a fanatic on restoring my '99er, keep it a Drifter versus a mock-Indian makes sense to me. I agree tank logos are necessary. That's why I made my own....
Posted by RockinRollin
- October 20, 2017, 08:42:16 AMIt never was my intention in the beginning to make an Indianized Drifter it just happened. When I bought my bike it had no tank badges and was painted with a Pink Floyd theme. Then after painting I noticed the Zamboni tank badges and fell in love with them because of the metallic 3D finish. After that I tried finding hard bags that I could paint 2 tone but couldn't find anything I liked. I still have a pair of 1960 Buco bags in my attic that I couldn't figure how to paint so I went with 2015 Indian leather bags that matched the solo seat Corbin sold. Hey, maybe on some subconscious level I always wanted to do this anyway, if some of jmbo's designs were made into the metallic 3D stuff I would be tempted to switch them out.
Posted by RockinRollin
- October 20, 2017, 08:26:52 AMAt jmbo, you made some nice tank badges too bad we couldn't get the Zamboni Brothers to make them up with a metallic finish, my favorite one is the bottom one that resembles the old tank badges they used on the Royal Enfield Indians. I noticed the one you put on your bike is not part of the badges you posted , can you provide a close up of your tank? I would like to see it if possible.
Posted by Trall
- September 16, 2017, 15:49:50 PMQuote from: jmbo on September 15, 2017, 09:22:14 AMAnother Beautiful Drifter on the road. Always -Love the two tone paint and decals. As fas as Drifters go, do what makes you feel good and like. These bikes where inspired and designed by Cobra engineers and Kawasaki in the 90's on what a modern era Indian would look like and tribute to Indian origins was born. So their bones are Kawasaki's take on Indian origins and design. My first beautiful 800 Drifter (Since Sold) it already had the iconic Indian head front fender light to those awesome Indian inspired fenders. I added a actual Indian derby cover to the air cleaner that I had a trophy business inscribed Tribute and Drifter above and below the Indian name. It looked fantastic. On my current Drifter 1500's x 2, both have the awesome Indian fender light but nothing with the name Indian. Personally adding Tribute covers both sides of the issue for me. Thats why I did that on my 800.Each to their own on the Indianizing thing. Personally I have never been a fan especially since the new Indians came out. Let's face it Drifters are rare bikes. The manufacturing numbers prove it. While I am not a fanatic on restoring my '99er, keep it a Drifter versus a mock-Indian makes sense to me. I agree tank logos are necessary. That's why I made my own....
These Drifter's are classic and have their own iconic history that are absolutely beautiful every time you see one on the road, it brings a smile to almost everyone that enjoys motorcycles.
Posted by kw-retrorider
- September 16, 2017, 05:38:14 AMjmbo: Very nice logos....like the gold Drifter and the Drifters by Kawasaki. Are these available commercially? I can see you did some of them to compliment your paint scheme....would have to be careful putting some of these on the stock paint job.
Posted by greenbarn
- September 15, 2017, 21:23:21 PMLet me start by saying I don't have any issues with anyone doing whatever they want with their bike - I think it's great that these bikes are such a personalized piece of equipment.
When I got my first Drifter, I was really enamored with the Indians, so I did Indianize the bike to some extent. At that time, there was no Indians being produced, only the nostalgic reminiscence of the Indian. Once Polaris came out again with the new Indian, then (for me) the thought of Indianizing my bike lost it's luster. Not that I don't like the new Indians - they are fine - it's jut that (for me) it was more romantic to dress up my Indian Tribute bike like an Indian. Now that there is current Indian in production, I don't have any interest in confusing my bike with the current Indian. I consider the Drifter to be a tribute to the original Indians -- but me personally, I would not want anyone thinking I was building my Drifter to be a modern-Indian tribute. That's just me, though - I have no trouble with anyone making theirs up to be an Indian if they want- they're making the payments, LOL, and they have to ride on it!! 
(now, I do think it's shitty to go around TELLING people it's an Indian when it really is not) 