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Posted by pcarrell
- November 12, 2012, 20:35:45 PMQuote from: 45 Bravo on November 12, 2012, 19:30:23 PMHe's probably hatching some Pinky & The Brain style plan to take over the world!I have notice that Ratman has been strangely silent since he has discovered his MAY be 1 of 50...
Either he is beside himself joy, passed out on the floor from the shock, or his head is slowly swelling over the new found knowledge of exactly how collectable his bike is over ours (yes i am jealous).
Quote from: 45 Bravo on November 12, 2012, 20:20:58 PMSo wit a minute......you're telling me you picked up a Drifter for $1000? It'd serve you right to have to pay $8000 for the next one just to balance things out!I am not looking to sell, i am talking about the buying side.
I bought mine for $1000, if in a year or so, i go to get my wife a 800, i would hate to be faced with a $8,000 + sticker shock..
Posted by 45 Bravo
- November 12, 2012, 20:20:58 PMI am not looking to sell, i am talking about the buying side.
I bought mine for $1000, if in a year or so, i go to get my wife a 800, i would hate to be faced with a $8,000 + sticker shock..
45 Bravo
Posted by jmbo
- November 12, 2012, 19:54:55 PMI wasn't aware that they made a 400CC version for Japan. Here's a Japanese website that has listings for them.
http://motorcycle.goobike.com/motorcycle/bike/kawasaki__vulcan_400_drifter/summary.html
Posted by Troll
- November 12, 2012, 19:52:19 PMBlue book values are what you make of them. Personally, I intend to keep my bikes until my estate has to figure out what to do with them. Never bought a motorcycle giving even the slightest thought to what it was "worth" in someone else's opinion. The W was a present to myself for my 60th birthday, and the Drifter was a chance barn find...I only bought 1 motorcycle new in my life, and that one I rode for more than 30 years.
Posted by 45 Bravo
- November 12, 2012, 19:30:23 PMI have notice that Ratman has been strangely silent since he has discovered his MAY be 1 of 50...
Either he is beside himself joy, passed out on the floor from the shock, or his head is slowly swelling over the new found knowledge of exactly how collectable his bike is over ours (yes i am jealous).
So, now that the numbers have been made public, how long do you think it will be before the blue books adjust their numbers as to the value of the Drifter?
Or do you think they will stay the same?
As it is, Drifters regularly bring over twice the book value, and that was before the low production numbers hit the street..
45 Bravo
Posted by pcarrell
- November 12, 2012, 19:16:57 PMI know, right?
Posted by 49Reo
- November 12, 2012, 10:30:14 AMI would like to get my hands on one, just for bragging rights!
Posted by pcarrell
- November 12, 2012, 09:29:51 AMNo word on 400cc production, except that they were intended for the Japanese market only.
Posted by DC
- November 11, 2012, 23:31:53 PMYes, rarer than chicken lips.
Posted by 49Reo
- November 11, 2012, 19:11:27 PMDoes the 9000 units of each cc unit apply to the 400cc model sold in Japan?
Regards and such,
49Reo
P.S. Btw, my 1500 was a U.S. unit; it came up from Colorado.
Posted by pcarrell
- November 11, 2012, 08:54:55 AMChiefs first post on this thread stated that 600 of each, 800's & 1500's, were sent to Canada....total. So that means RatMan's bike is one of 600 of the 800's. Seeing as that 600 number was spread across all the years available, I'd say there's a good chance it's one of less then 100 for that year. Add to that there were 2 colors available that year for 800's, and his could be one of only 50 made for Canada that year.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- November 11, 2012, 08:16:46 AMSorry yes meant to mention that the Drifters were made for the European market mores so then the NA market, and a few of them were sent to CDN and Aus for a test run to see how they were looked upon there by riders. An for some reason the figure of 900 is always popping up in that. I'll have to see if I can track done some more info on that number.
Posted by pcarrell
- November 11, 2012, 07:54:30 AMCool, I wasn't sure about that.
Posted by waltervl
- November 11, 2012, 05:57:49 AMI see far more 800 for sale here in The Netherlands (Europe) than 1500, Blacked out and chrome versions. So the 99 models are also sold in Europe.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- November 10, 2012, 21:11:26 PMfrom what I have read and been told the 1999, 800's were only sold in Canada and in Australia as a test market, and 900 were produced of the 1999 800 Drifters now as to how many were sent where I have not been able to find out. So I have a bike like me..... special......