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Posted by 45 Bravo
- September 09, 2012, 19:07:51 PMCongratulations!
You know you won't be sorry..
You didn't want that yamaha.
Now photos!!!
45 Bravo
Posted by mbk
- September 09, 2012, 18:35:09 PMYes - GOT IT TODAY! The 800 Drifter that is. Ride home - 50 miles of beautiful Michigan 55 mph back roads -- was great. Ran cool, no negative events whatsoever, feels great to ride. Bought it at 3,999. Front suspension is maybe a bit too soft, but rear suspension is great. I'll post on this in a new thread later! Mike
Posted by DKtime
- September 06, 2012, 12:23:07 PMany update?
Posted by 45 Bravo
- August 26, 2012, 23:00:10 PMOk, YOU will be riding it, you say you like the FEEL of the drifter.
I am big on feel, if you "settle" for the yamaha, you will always be asking, should i have, or what if i had.. always second guessing your self..
Also, the drifter is 5 years newer, so the $1400 difference is a wash...
I say jump on the Drifter, it is where your passion lies.. You said it yourself...
Besides, how many people do you see take a second walk around a yamaha v-star when they see it in the parking lot?
IT ALWAYS happens when the Drifter is parked in the lot..
45 Bravo
Posted by mbk
- August 26, 2012, 20:07:12 PMQuote from: DKtime on August 26, 2012, 19:40:08 PMThis is very helpful - tjanks.My wife has just upgraded ( last month ) from a 2007 650 v star classic to a 2006 800 drifter and when we ride together she seems, to me, to have a lot more fun, so I guess she is uniquely qualified to answer your question.
I read her your post and her reply is....
" The v-star vs the drifters power is like a 60 watt light bulb vs a 100 watt bulb and the actual ride is a lot smoother with less vibration in the handle bars and the body of the bike. The drifter grips the road a lot better and doesn't feel like it's going to fall over while taking a curve. Get the drifter if you can, it's a lot more fun"
Posted by DKtime
- August 26, 2012, 19:40:08 PMMy wife has just upgraded ( last month ) from a 2007 650 v star classic to a 2006 800 drifter and when we ride together she seems, to me, to have a lot more fun, so I guess she is uniquely qualified to answer your question.
I read her your post and her reply is...." The v-star vs the drifters power is like a 60 watt light bulb vs a 100 watt bulb and the actual ride is a lot smoother with less vibration in the handle bars and the body of the bike. The drifter grips the road a lot better and doesn't feel like it's going to fall over while taking a curve. Get the drifter if you can, it's a lot more fun"
Posted by mbk
- August 26, 2012, 18:58:53 PMI have the opportunity to get a Yamaha V-Star classic (1999 version, but it was upgraded with floorboards so it is pretty much like all of them now - no heel/toe but I was amazed at how well it shifter) for $2,500 or a 2004 Drifter 800 for $3,900. OK, I love the Drifter - it looks better, feels better, seems to have better power from the additonal displacement - but there's a $1,400 difference between the two, and these days - heck, any days -- that's a lot of dough. The Drifter is where my passion is, but Yamaha did a nice job with the classic as well (love the Yamaha's green and white and the bike is in excellent shape with 19K). I thought I had lost the ability to buy the Drifter yesterday due to another sale, and kind of resigned myself to not getting it, but I guess that other sale did not go through and now I have the chance to get it again, so any comparative info would be of great value. Hope this post does not insult anyone here, it's just I'm on the fence and the lower cost does make the Yamaha an attractive option, but if some of you have thoughts on this (like the Drifter will always be worth $3,900 while the V-Star tends not not hold its value as well, at least from what I have seen of the market) I would appreciate them.