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Posted by Boaski
- October 16, 2012, 17:58:53 PMI had my first Drifter sighting down in Nelsonville, Ohio 2 weeks ago. Looked like a 1500.
Posted by 49Reo
- October 16, 2012, 14:05:06 PM2 thumbs up for your "rant". You are 100% correct; booze and bikes (vehicles too for that matter) don't mix. I try stay at the back of a pack when on those runs where there are more than 2 or 3 bikes; I would rather stay out of the way and let them "Macho up" without being involved.
Some nice looking bikes there; especially the last one!!!
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 14, 2012, 21:06:14 PMI would have to agree with you 100% on most of your rant. My brother in law has a pair of Harley Chaps...$400.00 I bought a pair off Amazoncom Jafrum for $39.00, figured if I got one summe rI got my moneies worth.....mine are thicker and better made then his Harley ones made in China ones....lol
and a very nice picture of your ride....
Posted by 45 Bravo
- September 23, 2012, 22:45:27 PMWell, there was a poker run this weekend, supporting a local organization.
I did not participate as it is not one I choose to support, but I was at the bike shop when it departed and returned..
It was scheduled to make 5 stops "at old stagecoach stops around the county"
The cost was $25 a head to ride, they were back at the start point in 1 hour & 5 minutes.
that was too fast and short of a ride for the cost in my opinion.
There were about 20 bikes, about half rode 2 up..
Mostly Harley's, 1 Beemer, 2 or 3 old yamahas (1980's) and 2 vulcans.
After my buddy had his new rear tire installed (thats why we were at the shop to begin with)
We rode the back roads to tupelo, went to Elvis's birthplace.
Had a burger, and rode the twistys back to town.
Good weather, good friends, saw a lot of bikes, but just my drifter...
Oh it got lots of attention before the ride started, all positive, I answered lots of questions..
The 2 Vulcan riders never knew about the drifters until yesterday.
45 Bravo
Posted by ChilliDrift
- September 22, 2012, 18:35:42 PMAnd a semi nice looking, Honda vtx1300 sitting on the side of the road in a guy
45 Bravo
[/quote] i think I saw that Vtx in the weeds by the rd when I went down to Memphis to see my Sister off of rte 40. It just looked odd sitting
there by the driveway facing the highway. Maybe they bought a Drifter and are turnibg the Honda into a mailbox or a trellis for growing morning glories.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- September 21, 2012, 19:53:36 PM 
We are planning a 300 km ride tomorrow as a fall leaves ride and look at the changing colours of the leaves.....lol they have already changed.....about 2 months left before I will park my ride...never wait till it is to late.....and before the snow is on the ground because it will come fast. We are about 5 hours east of SSM. Most of my military time since 72 has been north of 55 and in the bush....love the isolation but I am really happy here and some awesome riding around here for a small northern town.
if anyone is ever passing by or close should drop a line and we could met and do a bit of a ride.
Posted by 56Drifter
- September 21, 2012, 18:21:25 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on August 10, 2012, 18:29:44 PMhow true.....I have lived in this town for 12 years and always am looking at bikes, never seen a 800 drifter in town yet, know that there is perhaps a couple of 1500 but never counted them. Today was chased around the mall parking lot by a guy who wanted to see my " Indian" I told him twice it was a Kawi...he said I was lieing to him.....ok ....
Oh crap man...you must not get much ridin' weather up there... I used to be stationed up in Sault St. Marie, Mich.area in 1975-77 at an Air Force Base called Kincheloe (Carter closed it in 77) and there wasn't much summer up there. I remember working in -20,-40, and even -60 BELOW ZERO on B-52's !!! I'm originally from Detroit but I got smart and after I left the military i moved to San Antonio,Tx. Now I'm thinking of moving to Chattanooga, Tn. Just LOVE that area...great town and the Smokey Mts. there. Still decent riding weather there too but not as long as Texas i would imagine.
Let's KEEP THEM DRIFTERS ON THE ROAD AND MAKE EVERYONE DRROOOOOL.. HEHE...later.. -MIKE
Posted by 45 Bravo
- September 17, 2012, 12:27:58 PMMy wife and i went for a short ride, (100 miles, up to Tn. buy a Lottery Ticket,) and just spend some time together.
No Drifters sighted, no Indians, several Harleys, a few wings, and one guy on a clean late 70's Honda cb750F super sport (the 4 into one chrome trombone).
And a semi nice looking, Honda vtx1300 sitting on the side of the road in a guys front yard half covered in weeds, out near the road like it was for sale..
We rode through the 3 towns where other Drifters in this area live, but none sighted.
But the weather was nice and cool, dodged a few showers, but had a good time.
45 Bravo
Posted by ChilliDrift
- September 17, 2012, 10:01:07 AMI had two instances of Indian dissapointment from guys walking up recently. On guy walked up with a big smile... as soon as he got close enough to the tank to read the eblem. he just stood there with this big goofy lookin smile on his face. He was speechless. I asked.. Do you ride? He said he had a Harley. I said oh yea? He said it was a Roadster, I said oh yea, the XL1200R. Still with the goofy smile on his face and looking at the bike. I just said.. Its a Drifter... a Vulcan. He said nothing else and still with the big dumb founded grin on his face he walked off. I guess there are just lots of people who just never saw one. Another guy saw me pull into a restraunt in Elizabethtown Ky. Came and found me to ask what kind of bike it was. When I told him, he said "oh". And that was about it. LOL I purchased some KAWASAKI traditional emblems a while back, while looking for Drifter emblems. Im thinking about painting the white lettering inside to the Grabber Red sort of color that matches my stripes and switching emblems for awhile. Just to see what happens. Most of the time people have good things to say. When we rider together for awhile.. And they see that what they can do performance wise. They come back and ask more about them. I am starting to think that most of the Indians around where I am in Central OH are Drifters. I have figured out that you can tell fairly quickly by looking at the engine/transmission casing. At least I think that is right.
Posted by 45 Bravo
- September 15, 2012, 22:29:13 PMThere ya go, Keep them guessing...
45 Bravo
Posted by Troll
- September 15, 2012, 18:56:13 PMIt was the fall "flood run" today. Literally thousands of motorcyclists and Bikers descend on the Great River Road from Illinois and Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. It starts at 7 am and runs until 10 pm. They are everywhere, in small groups and packs of 50 or more....It took me 10 minutes to get through the town of Nelson, which is about 1/4 mile long....I road about 250 miles today, and saw 4 bottle cap 'Indians", one blockhead scout, and just about anything else you could possibly imagine, including a guy riding a restored WL 45, but NO DRIFTERS except my own. I saw a guy on a black bottle cap riding through a town, I pointed at him, he waved back...and then the look on his face changed to a huge question mark....I'm sure he had no idea what he was looking at....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- August 27, 2012, 23:34:13 PMMy dad lived on University Ave in Windsor years back.....
Some place I read or saw something to the effect that there were only 900 Drifters in Canada, now not sure if that was all drifters or just the 800's.
I stopped at Kawasaki dealer in Napanee area and they heard of them but never seen one, and at the dealer in Kingsotn the really cute and really young redhead behind the counter would not believe me I was riding a Kawasaki till she went out to look at it.
During my ride down to Kingston I saw lots of bikes and a veriety of makes but not one drifter.....
Posted by aralph
- August 27, 2012, 21:43:14 PMFrom Windsor, ON.
Had to go to Cleveland, Ohio to get mine back in April
Seen a few at Port Dover in July.
Yet to see another in Essex County....
Posted by 49Reo
- August 24, 2012, 09:51:08 AMQuote from: 45 Bravo on August 24, 2012, 00:16:52 AMI have been there, and i still enjoy the speed,and the rush of acceleration, but highways is just not were you act that much of a fool.Someday he might figure it out.
45 Bravo
Hopefully in a painless manner.....
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by drifter-paul
- August 24, 2012, 05:09:56 AMI think there were 14 '99 Drifters sold in NSW (one state in 9 states/territories) , Australia. I've met or know of 6 of the owners. Saves buying theft insurance 
Less face it - we have discerning taste (downside well - we aren't going to run into each other that much).