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Posted by RockinRollin
- May 17, 2018, 06:24:07 AMCarbon steel 16 gauge or 1/16" thick. They were powder coated. The hardest part would be cutting out the Indian heads , the rest is fairly straight forward.
Posted by mittico68
- May 16, 2018, 04:32:30 AMRockinRollin, I really like those homemade inserts!
Before startin' my own project, I'd like to have some specifics from you: what kind of material are them and what is their thickness?
I wouldn't like to see them wobbling at high speed...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 15, 2018, 21:20:15 PM 
If I remember correctly Trall you were invited to attend and you could have seen some of these really cool Drifters and Drifter riders in person......
Posted by badboy194
- May 15, 2018, 20:22:34 PMOuote "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"
Many have said the same thing to me including Harley mechanics. I think they are embarrassed when they find out it is not an Indian. I make an effort not to make them feel foolish. They obviously liked the bike enough to start the conversation. It is up to us to keep it going. My reply sometimes is I thought the same thing when I first saw it and we all laugh...
Posted by Trall
- May 15, 2018, 18:40:07 PMQuote from: RockinRollin on May 15, 2018, 07:32:09 AMWOW. WHAT A GREAT VIDEO with some ultra cool Drifters. That and those really cool crash bar inserts custom made. Looks awesome. Thanks for sharing.........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=3cFAAuKBdJUHere's my custom crash bar inserts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko3Lt-QmvAQ
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 15, 2018, 09:26:51 AM 
God that white haired person is some nice......
Posted by RockinRollin
- May 15, 2018, 07:32:09 AMLots 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 AMIll try to post the picture again.
Posted by OR Seedman
- May 14, 2018, 15:38:43 PMZoar...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 PMQuote from: Adventure_Boy on May 14, 2018, 11:35:30 AMI hear you. People do the same to me. They WANT it to be an INDIAN!! When it isn't they get "disappointed".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.
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 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on May 14, 2018, 11:38:45 AMFor some reason, it won't open down here either.I can not open it.....not sure why.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 14, 2018, 11:38:45 AMI can not open it.....not sure why.
Posted by Adventure_Boy
- May 14, 2018, 11:35:30 AMThis 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 AMI 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 PMI 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?