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Posted by 49Reo
- April 09, 2012, 00:21:17 AMTo each their own.... and if somebody doesn't like it, then they shouldn't wast time looking at it and criticizing.... 
....it really is "in the eye of the beholder." After all, we build/change them, or leave them as they came, to suit ourselves, not someone else. 
Regards and such,
49Reo
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.