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Posted by CDNRatMan
- September 30, 2012, 20:43:22 PMSo now there is 2 of us riding about with a silly a$$ grin on our faces.....makes me feel better
Posted by mbk
- September 30, 2012, 18:28:24 PMQuote from: 49Reo on September 28, 2012, 20:09:26 PMThanks - as you already can guess, I am just loving it. What an incredible bike. 800 is all I need.Congrats on your purchase MBK; ride safe!
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by 49Reo
- September 28, 2012, 20:09:26 PMCongrats on your purchase MBK; ride safe!
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by heartrans
- September 28, 2012, 16:31:31 PMI"ve had mine for a while (6 yrs ) I like to put about 2 to 300 miles a week on it , I do alot of riding and every time I go into a place it seem's that women want to have their pic's taken on it , and of course I have to oblige them ,I line up with the Harleys but people pass them up just to see my Drifter and I ride with alot of harley's and have no problem keeping up with them ( and we do ride hard ) I have been very well pleased with mine , it's an eye catcher for sure @ bike ralley's and on the road . have fun and keep your wheels on the ground.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- September 10, 2012, 10:57:21 AMCouple of us from work are planing a huge circle ride from here in ON and into MI so once we flesh out the plans and the route I'll get back to you and perhaps we can have a 2 person drift in....lol.....
One of my co-workers said they saw me out riding the other day and I looked like a 6 year old who stoled the candy with a s**t eating grin from ear to ear as I was going down the highway....never even seen him in his car...lol...
Posted by aralph
- September 09, 2012, 21:40:56 PMNow that's a picture you need to post.... 
Posted by mbk
- September 09, 2012, 19:44:01 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on September 09, 2012, 19:28:59 PMThanks for pointing that out - I just did. Wow, on the ride home I notcied at least two groups of bikers who did a double-take on the bike. If we'd been going in the same direction I'm sure they would have stopped to talk about it.
lol lol now you got to change your profile to what you do ride...an 800...lol
Posted by CDNRatMan
- September 09, 2012, 19:28:59 PM lol lol now you got to change your profile to what you do ride...an 800...lol
I have put a bit over 3000 kms on mine since I bought it last month, and I am riding it to work every day too.....
I just need to figure out a rack of some sort to haul my golf clubs around in so I can dress in my knickers and ride to the golf course.......
Posted by mbk
- September 09, 2012, 18:50:39 PMJust rode home my "new-to-me" 2004 Drifter 800. Fifty miles of beautiful, Michigan backroads with nary a problem. Reminds me of my Yamaha Majesty 400 in that when you dismount after a long ride it does not feel like it has worked at all. Engine runs nice and cool, very strong. Shifting was excellent, even using the heel part. Brakes were great - nice having dual disks. Oh, and that Corbin dual seat it came with is amazing - very comfortable. I like the look of it with the stock seat, but I may just keep the Corbin on for a while since it feels sooooo good.
Only issue I had was there were some rather significant bumps in the asphalt and every time I hit one I could feel it in the front fork; back suspension was fine, but I think the front may just be too soft. I'm not sure, but it almost felt a little loose in the steering tube bearings (or whatever that is called - on a bicycle I'd call it a head set), but with only 4,000 miles on it and everything else in such good shape that would be an odd problem to have, no?
Anyway, happy to own one finally and if I can figure out how to post pictures I will!
Thanks to the forum for all the help in getting me to this point. I think I have a very clean bike here and judging by how it performed today, I am very pleased.
Mike