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Posted by Bucko
- December 24, 2020, 13:09:38 PMQuote from: OR Seedman on December 22, 2020, 17:38:48 PMAwesome!oh..and by the way, runs just fine. nice and smooth. had a dry lifter at first, but it cleared up after a few minutes.
Posted by Bucko
- December 24, 2020, 13:09:07 PMQuote from: OR Seedman on December 22, 2020, 17:36:25 PMAlways wondered if this was an option. What did you have to do to get the front wheel/brake to fit? Are you using a low profile tire or did you change the fender position?...with Vulcan 88 19" front
Posted by OR Seedman
- December 23, 2020, 15:00:37 PMit's actually very quiet compared to how it sounded with the V&H pipes....sounds like stock Nomad...
I still am waiting on the rectifier mounting bracket to show up, so I can mount the rectifier up front. You have to move it because the left side pipe comes out of the goat bladder right where it sits. As soon as that comes in, I'll mount the rectifier and put the left cover back on...
I have a short video of it running, but it's to big a file to post here, so I posted it on the MeWe page...you can here the noisy lifter...about 5 minutes later it quieted right down and now you can barely hear the engine at all...
Posted by Tim
- December 23, 2020, 11:44:35 AMBig thumbs up - nice work! Have you driven it yet? (Not sure what your weather is like this time of year). We have ice and snow where I live and I have to go visit my bike in the garage to keep her company for a while... 🥺😄
Posted by mittico68
- December 23, 2020, 02:56:32 AMStunning result! 
Can't wait to hear how it sounds.
Posted by Easy Drifter
- December 22, 2020, 21:23:22 PMWow. Just freaking WOW!
Posted by OR Seedman
- December 22, 2020, 17:38:48 PMoh..and by the way, runs just fine. nice and smooth. had a dry lifter at first, but it cleared up after a few minutes.
Posted by OR Seedman
- December 22, 2020, 17:36:25 PMAll done except for the Rectifier relocation....bracket is on the way.
Things done: Swapped in 2003 Vulcan 1600 engine with one actual mile on it
Added 2004 Vulcan Nomad dual exhaust (very quiet...not sure about that but I love the look)
Things still to do: Swap out wheels with Vulcan 88 19" front and 15" back wheels getting powder-coated right now to match the Navajo Crimson paint
Mount new WW tires on wheels when they are ready. have new bearings and rotors for both.
Design a better and permanent muffler bracket for each side of the bike to hold the Nomad mufflers. Currently they are attached to
the saddlebag brackets.
I will be listing multiple items for sale at very reasonable prices here on the forum....if things don't sell, I'll put them on fleabay.
pics of new engine:
Posted by OR Seedman
- December 16, 2020, 16:43:29 PMwill do. I'm waiting on a couple of parts still, but I am going to put the clutch spring from the 1600 (new) on the 1500 clutch (friction plates are still in nice shape) because I ordered a heavy duty Barnett one with the new limiter springs. Also, one of the exhaust studs backed out and I have a new one coming (the nut was frozen on it). I will let you know as soon as it is back together and ready to go. I will be sending the new 1600 clutch slave with it as well since I didn't want to take the lines off of mine to switch them out.
Posted by Big Foot
- December 16, 2020, 07:07:51 AMOR Seedman,
I would be putting it in my 2001 Drifter. I am definitely interested. Let me know how we can make that happen. Big Foot!!!!
Posted by OR Seedman
- December 15, 2020, 23:04:27 PMYes....nothing wrong with it that I know of...but it has 40K miles on it and I got it at 31K so I don't know the full history. I put a new front bevel gear bearing in (that's why it the bike was sold off cheap) and flushed the motor several times to make sure the crankcase was clean. it does have the noisy lifters but it runs strong and doesn't burn any oil....I'm putting the side case back on with a new gasket and then going to get it ready for sale. let me know if you are interested and I will send you some detail pics. Price will be right...especially if it needs to be shipped LTL, which can get kind of expensive.
on the washer....the center hole is too small to fit anywhere on the clutch...so, I'm still trying to figure out where it goes....no motor diagrams have it listed as far as I can tell....
Posted by Big Foot
- December 15, 2020, 15:48:35 PMOR Seedman,
I have not found an engine yet to put into my 2001 1500 Drifter. I started this thread. I am excited to hear how your project works out!! Is the engine you took out for sale?
Posted by Bucko
- December 14, 2020, 16:08:09 PMThere's a couple of washers that are part of the clutch stack - maybe one of those?
From the 1500 Motor fich (not sure if the 1600's are the same or not): https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/kawasaki/motorcycle/2001/vulcan-1500-drifter-vn1500-r1/clutch-r1-r3
(wondering if it's one of 92022A)
Posted by OR Seedman
- December 14, 2020, 13:05:57 PMquestion on right side of engine...when I pulled off the right case cover, I did not see the small washer that is in the photos. However, since I am swapping the case from my old engine, when I pulled it off, I found this washer in the pic. It was not where I have it sitting because I did not notice it at first and found it when it rattled in the case cover after turning it over. My question is where does it go? this is the only place I can find where it would fit. Does anyone know if it sits there between the sprocket and the needle bearing in the side case that the shaft it is sitting on goes? I cannot find it on any engine diagrams.....all my clutch parts are in and I am waiting to find out about this washer before putting everything back together....
Posted by OR Seedman
- December 10, 2020, 23:20:26 PMThe $250 makes up for it....clutch plates and limiter springs totaled about $135. So, by the time its all said and done, I have a brand new 1600 engine for about $1200.00. looking forward to seeing if the higher torque and hp ratings translate to the drifter and its cpu. If nothing else, having a new engine is worth it. Once that's done, I'm going to have some Vulcan 88 rims (19" front, 15" back) sandblasted and powder coated to match the Navajo Crimson red on the bike and get those mounted with WW tires and put on. the modification for the front wheel is here on the forum. Then I can go tubeless as well.