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Posted by Pete
- November 15, 2017, 16:57:04 PMQuote from: outlaw on November 11, 2017, 15:33:35 PMYou may have a switch on your bike to turn any spotlights off, but Kawasaki don't fit one to turn the headlight on and off.In the uk we have a switch that we can knock the lights off and on.
Posted by Bucko
- November 13, 2017, 20:53:48 PMQuote from: outlaw on November 11, 2017, 15:33:35 PMInteresting. Where's the switch located? Can you post a pix?In the uk we have a switch that we can knock the lights off and on.
Posted by outlaw
- November 11, 2017, 15:33:35 PMIn the uk we have a switch that we can knock the lights off and on. 
Posted by mittico68
- October 02, 2017, 11:59:06 AMQuote from: Zoar on October 02, 2017, 10:12:13 AMWho wants to be normal???
That's why we've got a Drifter! 
Posted by Zoar
- October 02, 2017, 10:12:13 AMQuote from: Greg59 on September 19, 2017, 20:51:02 PMWho wants to be normal???Ok so I have my first Drifter and its an 01. The previous owner replaced the stock Headlight with a generic one.
The Headlight only comes on when the bike is running not when the key is turned on. Is this normal for this bike?
Any Help appreciated
Posted by Pete
- September 28, 2017, 02:31:22 AMQuote from: OR Seedman on September 27, 2017, 15:55:03 PMIt's a quote from a British television comedy series called "Fawlty Towers".Careful regarding Manuel.....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- September 27, 2017, 16:54:36 PMOk we are all over this and so anyway what is new here and what is good......
Posted by OR Seedman
- September 27, 2017, 15:55:03 PMCareful regarding Manuel.....in today's pc society, that could be considered offensive (I do stand corrected, however, on Manual vs Manuel..got ahead of my typing and didn't proof-read). The headlight issue is probably not something that most would know how to look up in a MANUAL, like tire pressure, so try and give a little slack on this kind of question, please....whether or not you have had a bad day....
Posted by Pete
- September 27, 2017, 08:11:49 AMQuote from: Hoggy on September 25, 2017, 17:51:36 PMQuote from: Pete on September 25, 2017, 03:43:00 AMLOLI second RatMan's "WOW people". Next thing you know somebody will say "I didn't know it had a neutral finder"!
A what?
Posted by Pete
- September 27, 2017, 08:10:27 AMQuote from: OR Seedman on September 25, 2017, 09:44:17 AMThere is something in what you say, but no, I don't always jump on people, I try and help especially when it is an obscure, rare or difficult problem, or something outside the questioner's experience and then I will offer help if I can.WOW Pete...way to jump on people for asking questions....do you respond that way to every question you get asked...ie, go download a manuel? and by the way, I think my house(s) are probably the most expensive items I have purchased, along with my other vehicles and a college education....This is a forum where people are suppose to ask questions about their bikes...and not get a condescending response..
I've benefitted from advice from this and other fora, and in turn provided help; I've even given away a couple of gadgets that I made to help with lubricating the suspension, the odd spare, a back-rest for a dual seat and CAD files with my pannier bracket design to a couple of people to make hardware for themselves, or to use as a start for their own designs using the plotted pick-up points. On several occasions I've drawn up circuit diagrams for people with no experience of electrickery and written out step-by-step test procedures for people who have no electrical experience. This very afternoon I'm going to take some of my specialised tools to a chap who lives a few miles away and help him with rebuilding the chassis of his LE Velocette (it's worth looking up, an odd but interesting design - and no, this man isn't a friend, we just got chatting at a lecture a few months ago, and knowing me for a fellow motorcycle enthusiast asked for some help).
But sometimes, when I'm in a grumpy mood after a shitty week, then I might get a bit terse with the lazy, those who expect other people to make an effort to answer their questions before they have made at least a tiny little bit of effort to help themselves, the sort of person who asks what their tyre pressures should be.
It isn't as though there isn't a link to the free manuals on this very forum. The link is out of date because the page has moved, but all one has to do is dial in VN800 Drifter and there is a download link. Failing that, if anybody wants I'll set up a Dropbox link and put a copy of the Ower's Manual in it.
And by the way, ref your house, that's why I wrote "... one of the most expensive..."and not "... the most expensive ...", but that's cognitive bias for you.
And Manuel is a waiter from Barcelona.
Posted by Hoggy
- September 25, 2017, 17:51:36 PMQuote from: Pete on September 25, 2017, 03:43:00 AMI second RatMan's "WOW people". Next thing you know somebody will say "I didn't know it had a neutral finder"!
A what?
Posted by CDNRatMan
- September 25, 2017, 11:18:41 AMOK my WOW was only because it has not come up more often.
My house was the most expensive thing I ever bought, well perhaps my wife after you calculate the cost of my freedom and the divorce.....then it is her was the most expensive mistake in my life........but the Drifter was my best buy in my life.....and still learning about it .....
Posted by OR Seedman
- September 25, 2017, 09:44:17 AMWOW Pete...way to jump on people for asking questions....do you respond that way to every question you get asked...ie, go download a manuel? and by the way, I think my house(s) are probably the most expensive items I have purchased, along with my other vehicles and a college education....This is a forum where people are suppose to ask questions about their bikes...and not get a condescending response..
Posted by Pete
- September 25, 2017, 03:43:00 AMI second RatMan's "WOW people". Next thing you know somebody will say "I didn't know it had a neutral finder"!
Your motorcycle is probably one of the most expensive purchases that you make in your life, so RTFM, you know it makes sense.
There is no excuse. The Owners Manuals often appear on ebay, and if you really can't afford a couple of £ / $, there is a link on Kawasaki's own website where you can download for free, so if you are reading this, you can have an Owners Manual.
Posted by Tfrank59
- September 20, 2017, 19:06:55 PMOkay thanks got it