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Posted by RockinRollin
 - May 15, 2018, 07:32:09 AM

Lots to customize other than exhaust and windshield, Custom paint for starters. Custom bags, custom wheels , custom trunk, custom lights. I could go on and on! This year I installed custom inserts into the crash bars and will make or adapt custom windshield lowers. :)  Watch last summer's Northern Drifter Rendezvous for some really cool custom bikes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cFAAuKBdJU

Here's my custom crash bar inserts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko3Lt-QmvAQ

Posted by Adventure_Boy
 - May 15, 2018, 00:58:14 AM

Ill try to post the picture again.

Posted by OR Seedman
 - May 14, 2018, 15:38:43 PM

Zoar...I agree on the batwing....keeps my hands from getting cold in the early morning and directs the airflow around you better...that's why I put one on both my 1500 and my 800 (when I still had it)  My 1500 with the batwing is so stable on the highway that I can lock the throttle (have a BrakeAway) and put both hands down and it just cruises straight and steady (I don't do that for very long LOL).  My old Honda Pacific Coast would even do that...

Posted by Zoar
 - May 14, 2018, 14:42:28 PM
Quote from: Adventure_Boy on May 14, 2018, 11:35:30 AM

This is all very true! I love the fenders on the Drifter though it was made to look like Indians and now that the  Indians are back it doesnt feel as unique. The first thing people ask me about my bike is if its an Indian when I reply its actually a Kawasaki Drifter their smiles disappear and look confused haha

I just wanted to know if anyone has modernized their drifters with some cool stuff? My favorite so far has to be this guy! Check out the picture.

I hear you. People do the same to me. They WANT it to be an INDIAN!! When it isn't they get "disappointed".

The only two "mods" I see are exhaust pipe and wind shield. I think more of a bat shield TO COVER THE HANDS MOSTLY is a better shield than what they came with. My hands get COLD with them exposed.

As far as the exhaust, I want the exhaust to look more like 1939-1943 and I want the sound to be throatier.  See my exhaust below.

Posted by Old Drifter
 - May 14, 2018, 12:12:29 PM
Quote from: CDNRatMan on May 14, 2018, 11:38:45 AM

I can not open it.....not sure why.

For some reason, it won't open down here either.
Posted by CDNRatMan
 - May 14, 2018, 11:38:45 AM

  I can not open it.....not sure why.

Posted by Adventure_Boy
 - May 14, 2018, 11:35:30 AM

This is all very true! I love the fenders on the Drifter though it was made to look like Indians and now that the  Indians are back it doesnt feel as unique. The first thing people ask me about my bike is if its an Indian when I reply its actually a Kawasaki Drifter their smiles disappear and look confused haha

I just wanted to know if anyone has modernized their drifters with some cool stuff? My favorite so far has to be this guy! Check out the picture.

Posted by mittico68
 - May 14, 2018, 01:55:49 AM

I totally agree what GB said.
You CAN'T strip those lovely fenders off of a Drifter, unless you ain't got NO sense of beauty...
They're the first and most nice thing that pops out from that bike!
If you like bobber or cafe look, PLEASE, buy everything else BUT the Drifter.

Posted by greenbarn
 - May 13, 2018, 21:40:10 PM

I think you'll find that there are many many Drifters that are Customized...  But very very very few owners will ditch the fenders and make it into a bobber or cafe bike - I think most Drifter owners bought the bike BECAUSE of the fenders, and the Indian-esque look.  It would be like taking the fender fins off of a '57 chevy, or cutting out the split-rear window on an '63 vette, or cutting off the tail lights from a '59 caddy.

I would hate to see a Drifter stripped of her britches and left to run around naked.   But like I've always said, it's your bike, so make it what you want it to be.  I just think maybe it would be better if you want to modify something radically, it might be better to start with something less unique?   

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - May 13, 2018, 19:45:18 PM

Wow why would you want to take a really fine looking piece of machinery like a Drifter and bob or cafe it. Perhaps a Vulcan 1500 Classic or something I might do that with but never a Drifter......
It has been done but why ruin a Drifter........

Posted by Old Drifter
 - May 13, 2018, 15:56:19 PM
Quote from: Adventure_Boy on May 13, 2018, 13:21:31 PM

I've been searching for ideas of what I can do with my drifter and change its look however it seems there isnt much out there. I'm curious if anyone has done anything to their drifters? Bobber or Cafe look or maybe just short fenders? If anything please post pictures I would love to see your modifications.

Many people make mods to the Drifter, however we don't really like "changing it's look". The Drifter "Look" is unique, that's why we have them. The fenders are the signature look of the Drifter. Just my 2 cents. 
Posted by Adventure_Boy
 - May 13, 2018, 13:21:31 PM

I've been searching for ideas of what I can do with my drifter and change its look however it seems there isnt much out there. I'm curious if anyone has done anything to their drifters? Bobber or Cafe look or maybe just short fenders? If anything please post pictures I would love to see your modifications.

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