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Posted by pcarrell
 - November 19, 2012, 11:30:53 AM
Quote from: CDNRatMan on November 18, 2012, 20:35:12 PM

lol I near fainted when I looked really quick at your picture because who but you would make a backrest from a park bench.....

Guess it did kinda look like that, huh?
Posted by DC
 - November 19, 2012, 06:53:56 AM
Quote from: CDNRatMan on November 18, 2012, 20:35:12 PM

nope that is the stock 1999 800 seat rail. As the owner told me he changed nothing but the tires to the ones that are still on it, ......I want the sissy bar for a sissy bar bag for travelling because lets me have more room on the bike.....

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I swore by the sissy bar and luggage rack on my old Honda.  I could load that thing up with a sleeping bag, cooler, Coleman stove, and all sorts of other things.  It was my mobile camper for years.
Posted by CDNRatMan
 - November 18, 2012, 20:35:12 PM

  lol I near fainted when I looked really quick at your picture because who but you would make a backrest from a park bench.....

nope that is the stock 1999 800 seat rail. As the owner told me he changed nothing but the tires to the ones that are still on it, and nothing else was changed. In person it is not very high it kind of blends in and looks really nice I think, almost like the old Harley seats that were meant for 2 up......I want the sissy bar for a sissy bar bag for travelling because lets me have more room on the bike.....

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/kawasaki/kawasaki_vn800_drifter%2099.htm

http://www.mbike.com/kawasaki/vn800-drifter/1999/photos/photo-9618

box of parts to be kept in the back room under the bed for now......

Posted by pcarrell
 - November 18, 2012, 20:25:36 PM

Hang onto those stock parts RatMan.  They'll get harder to find over the years.  The backrest looks really good though.  I'm kinda wondering about that seat rail in the first few pics though.  It sits up more like a solo seat rail, not like the 2up rail I have (I know, different bikes, but it seems strange).

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - November 18, 2012, 19:28:43 PM

  ok today I spent time polishing and thinking about changes, but I really like the plain and stock look of the bike so not a lot of changes, but so far I swapped the seat rail for a sissy bar from Mo-Tique in Holland....I like it so now it will stay....next will be the front fender guard....

Posted by DC
 - November 18, 2012, 19:12:08 PM
Quote from: Bake on November 18, 2012, 11:31:30 AM

Very Nice DC, Love that two tone combo, Looks like the PO put some nice extras on her, What brand tires are on yours? Not familiar with that tread pattern on the rear, I'm running Dunlop Max Cruiser WW.

Thanks Bake.  The P.O. had a fair amount of custom leather work done.  I have lots of other leather stuff that I haven't put back on the bike.

I just had a new Metzler ME 880 put on the back to pass inspection.  I also have two spare Michelin Commander blackwalls that came with the bike.  One day I may decide to go blackwall just for a change.

Posted by David Baker
 - November 18, 2012, 11:31:30 AM

Very Nice DC, Love that two tone combo, Looks like the PO put some nice extras on her, What brand tires are on yours? Not familiar with that tread pattern on the rear, I'm running Dunlop Max Cruiser WW.

Posted by pcarrell
 - November 18, 2012, 08:01:40 AM
Quote from: DC on November 17, 2012, 23:44:32 PM

She looks mighty fine!  Here's her cousin.

That's just all kinds of nice!  Bike too!
Posted by DC
 - November 17, 2012, 23:44:32 PM
Quote from: pcarrell on November 15, 2012, 20:37:28 PM

She's a good girl......now Lucille on the other hand.......

She looks mighty fine!  Here's her cousin.
Posted by DC
 - November 17, 2012, 23:34:42 PM

I do not have any After pics.  I only have Before pics, as I haven't done anything to her yet.

Posted by David Baker
 - November 16, 2012, 20:44:06 PM

It's interesting to hear the stories of these bikes, I think it's safe to say everyone here likes Motorcycles, But we all love our Drifters! Seems to me... "Drifters are motorcycles with a better story"

Posted by pcarrell
 - November 16, 2012, 19:34:30 PM

That is a really nice ride Troll.  That's probably my favorite color combo.

Posted by Troll
 - November 16, 2012, 18:19:36 PM

  Thank you for all the kind words. It's been an interesting trip from a barn in Wild Rose, Wi, to my house in La Crosse...32,000 miles!
I really like this bike, almost more for what it brings back in memories, than for just itself. Old style touring without the pain...Thought I'd miss the radio/MP3 player from the TourGlide, but I don't. Criss-crossed the country in my youth on a '46 EL and a '49 FL...This bike reminds me of both of them, without the leaks or parts falling off/breaking. I really don't miss having to reset the points every 1500 miles, or adjusting the chain....but I do miss being able to reach down with my right hand and adjust the main jet mixture on the old linkert while I was riding.....

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - November 16, 2012, 17:53:54 PM

very nice ride Troll

Posted by marshalldoll
 - November 16, 2012, 10:41:27 AM

Troll my drifter was my first bike to ever have a windshield and I have to say I love it but near the end of the season this year I too removed it and I have to say you are right. Makes the  bike much cleaner and I enjoyed the wind in my face. Funny how once it was removed the old memories can rushing back. Thats what happens when you have been riding for over 48 years.
Dan

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