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Posted by OR Seedman
- October 31, 2025, 19:05:47 PMthere are some real frame differences between the two....for instance the way the saddle bags mount to the frame is completely different between them. Just swapping the rear swingarm won't solve that issue....Wiring harness are different too...and the way the fuel connect from the tank to the injector manifold it completely different...lots of little issues would be cropping up. I suggest, as others have, just swapping the motors. Not really very hard to do...as long as you have a rolling floor jack for a motorcycle, one person can do it.
Posted by drifter-paul
- October 31, 2025, 03:04:30 AMHoping it might be easier than taking the engine out of both . Clymer says remove everything including the horns ..
Posted by Bucko
- October 30, 2025, 16:29:25 PMWhy not just swap the motor from the classic into the Drifter frame?
Posted by drifter-paul
- October 28, 2025, 21:22:25 PMMy '99 Drifter has done the big end .
I am looking at a 2003 Classic, and swapping the Drifter parts , fenders , tank , solo seat .
I found a thread on this in the forum , but can't locate it again .
Not in Mods .
Anyone able to supply the thread ?
Thanks heaps .
P.S.
I'm thinking of using the '99 swingarm to retain the fender mount points & swapping the '99 front forks into the Classic for the same reason .