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Posted by chief
- April 08, 2012, 14:04:03 PMYou know the whole "eye of the beholder" thing. There are many differing opinions on looks. Fortunately, the drifter can pull-off most of them. I don't like solo's and bags on my drifter... had both. But some folks like them... and their bikes look great. So I guess its just preference differences.
Posted by Troll
- April 08, 2012, 10:12:03 AMI don't think the stock seat is all that bad...I had a local guy stud mine to match the rest of the stuff, and with the bags on, you don't really see all the space under the back. I modded the solo rack to work with the 2-up seat, and it's all an assembly now that can be removed a one (big) piece and the solo put back on. I know mine's a 1500, and your's is an 800, but except for size and the rear shocks, they are really very similar.
Posted by chief
- April 07, 2012, 22:20:07 PMYeah I dumped the oem solo for a corbin double... absolutely meets with my approval... I have gotten almost as many positive comments on the seat as the drifter itself.
Posted by alamogeorge
- April 07, 2012, 12:46:31 PMI absolutely hate the look of the OEM two up. Mine came with a Corbin two up. Much nicer. They are pricey and I would probably never have bought one if it didn't come with it so I'm glad it did. I sold my solo saddle, rail, and rack and just use the two up corbin even though my wife rides her own bike.
Posted by Boaski
- April 05, 2012, 19:37:29 PMI bought my Drifter back in January from a guy that posted on here (joe28). When I got it the solo seat was on it.
I like the way it looked but it doesn't lend itself to hauling my wife on the back. In the mean time I took the bike apart and had some pin striping done.
I also cut the bottom of the windshield off and made some new mounting brackets to even out the gap around the headlight.
It's getting closer to the way I want it:
But the passenger problem still wasn't solved.
I decided to try a frilled Mustang seat cover:
I guess it works, but I still like the looks of the solo seat better. I think the old style luggage rack with a removable passenger pad may be the way to go. Has anyone made a combination rack / seat that bolts on to the existing seat bolts?
I'm fortunate to have access to a machine shop with a waterjet cutter as well as a CNC press/brake. It allows me to make some decent stuff but I'm not real quick at it; I have to rely on technology to make up for may general lack of talent.