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Posted by mittico68
- February 25, 2021, 02:00:51 AMHappy to know that you're still alive! 
And, most of all, that your brain is well kickin'...
I mean, it would have been a real murder to sell the Drifter: IMHO, Drifters are way cool bikes because of their vintage Indian-style (and their reliability).
That's why I own my 800 Drifter since 1999!
And, just to answer your question. I do also like to ride with no windhield on, as this way the bike is more performing and, as you said, looks even sharper! 
Posted by rob f
- February 24, 2021, 09:16:24 AMMy last post was a long time ago and i suppose a few of you thought that i maybe was taken out by Covid or worse yet....... sold my Drifter.
To be honest, I am pretty much done tinkering with the bike. After many attempts to gain more power for highway cruising I finally came to the realization that 800cc's can only give so much.
I ended up buying a 2005 kawi vn1600 to satisfy my need for speed. The Drifter was but up on blocks and insurance pulled for 2020. I was this close " " to selling it but slapped myself and came to my senses. After watching a string of YouTube Videos on Drifters in general, i realized that these bikes are becoming rarer all the time and seem to be quite sought after.
I have decided to keep the old gal after all and reinsure it for 2021. It won't be getting many km's on it but at least it is there when i get the "Drool for Cool" itch.
Speaking of cool... i ended up pulling my windshield off to see how it affected my performance, and did that ever make the bike look sharp! I may just leave it off for good as now i will be just putting around town and low speed secondary roads.
Curious as to how many of you guys run without a windshield and what styles of windshields are out there that match the retro look? I have seen a few with Batwing fairings but it just looked "Wrong" My vision of retro cool is, no windshield, a leather aviators cap and big old goggles. Unfortunately we have helmet laws here 