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Posted by chief
- July 20, 2011, 17:36:27 PMYeah, I think only 800's have black. Not sure if all years or not.
Posted by greenbarn
- July 20, 2011, 17:18:01 PMThanks Troll, Griz, and Chief, for taking time to reply.
Chief, I have a question though - you're thinking all the years have the white speedo available? I've seen a few later models listed for sale that show what looks to be a black background, like the pic I attached from an ad on Craigs for a 2005 - but it didn't even say if it was a 800 or 1500 (not a very good ad...). I prefer the cluster in Troll's picture he posted - it's just CLASSIC.
ALL: it looks like all you guys own 1500's - was the white background only on the 1500 or both models??? I was kind of leaning towards the 800 for a few different reasons, but just haven't made up my mind yet.
Thanks.
Posted by chief
- July 20, 2011, 13:37:58 PMI believe they all are white. There may be some variance in light color, but I believe most are the orange/red lighting.
Posted by griz01
- July 19, 2011, 19:07:37 PMMy 99 1500 is also a white faced gauge; same orange/red lighting
Posted by Troll
- July 19, 2011, 18:46:57 PMMy '01 has a white speedo with red/orange back lighting. The first 2 years have cable driven speedos and then they went electronic.
"01 and up has all the chrome, and a 5 gal fuel tank
Posted by greenbarn
- July 19, 2011, 17:32:50 PMCan anybody tell me off the top of their head (or point me to a link) which models/years the white - faced speedo came on the Drifters? Is it available as an aftermarket, for those that it didn't come stock on??
I'm a potential new bike owner, looking for a Drifter. I've looked at several different bikes, and fell in love with the Drifter for probably some of the same reasons you all like them. I haven't seen hardly ANY around, so almost all of my looking has been on Craigslist and ebay. One of the things I really liked about the Drifter is the white speedo I see on some 99's and 2000's (I think). Can't find enough good pics or info to tell for sure when and which (800 vs 1500) it was on.
I suppose, though, a certain speedo is NOT a good "main reason" to pick a certain model or year. Are there any other features or major differences (besides condition, mods, price, miles, etc) that I should be inherently looking towards (or staying away from) any particular years, or for that matter either the 800 vs. 1500?
Thanks in advance.